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Zeitgeist 2011 People’s Choice


Every Hype Machine Zeitgeist tabulates the best music of the year, as decided by music bloggers. This time, we thought it would be interesting to open the voting up to everybody and find out what albums everyone loved in 2011.

We built an album picker stocked with all albums released in 2011 according to Discogs, which over 4300 people used to create and share their top album plaques. The final rank was calculated by assigning points to every album (#1=15 points, 2=14, 3=13, etc), and tallying up the total score. Together with our annual blogger Top 50, the People’s Choice paints a fuller picture of the rich musical landscape of 2011. Explore both lists; you may discover a great album you’ve missed out on the first time around.

1. Bon IverBon Iver (8057) 26. Little DragonRitual Union (1301)
2. M83Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (6749) 27. DestroyerKaputt (1250)
3. Adele21 (4677) 28. Bombay Bicycle ClubA Different Kind Of Fix (1213)
4. MetronomyThe English Riviera (4244) 29. SkrillexMore Monsters And Sprites (1211)
5. Foster The PeopleTorches (3964) 30. Friendly FiresPala (1195)
6. James BlakeJames Blake (3821) 31. The AntlersBurst Apart (1190)
7. Fleet FoxesHelplessness Blues (3138) 32. The Weeknd – House Of Balloons (1170)
8. RadioheadThe King Of Limbs (2814) 33. DigitalismI Love You Dude (1134)
9. JusticeAudio, Video, Disco. (2710) 34. Youth LagoonThe Year Of Hibernation (1119)
10. Washed OutWithin And Without (2651) 35. DrakeTake Care (1080)
11. SBTRKTSBTRKT (2556) 36. The RaptureIn The Grace Of Your Love (1045)
12. Jay-Z & Kanye WestWatch The Throne (2395) 37. Holy Ghost!Holy Ghost! (1044)
13. Lykke LiWounded Rhymes (2393) 38. M83Midnight City Remix EP (1026)
14. CultsCults (2223) 39. AustraFeel It Break (1018)
15. BeirutThe Rip Tide (2134) 40. PhantogramNightlife (1017)
16. The Black KeysEl Camino (2030) 41. Real EstateDays (981)
17. The StrokesAngles (2017) 42. St. VincentStrange Mercy (979)
18. Cut CopyZonoscope (1821) 43. The Naked And FamousPassive Me, Aggressive You (959)
19. Florence + The MachineCeremonials (1614) 44. The VaccinesWhat Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (959)
20. FeistMetals (1608) 45. Childish GambinoCamp (898)
21. The Weeknd – Thursday (1559) 46. Neon IndianEra Extraña (890)
22. GirlsFather, Son, Holy Ghost (1534) 47. Arctic MonkeysSuck It And See (881)
23. ColdplayMylo Xyloto (1454) 48. PJ HarveyLet England Shake (865)
24. tUnE-yArDsw h o k i l l (1355) 49. Toro Y MoiUnderneath The Pine (855)
25. Daft PunkTRON: Legacy Reconfigured (1333) 50. Death Cab For CutieCodes And Keys (850)

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