Top 10 Best Albums Released in 2011

December 28th, 2011

From numbers (4, 21) to Christmas albums to songs about Judas, the best albums of 2011 have one thing in common – they definitely don’t sound like anything else! Check out our top ten albums released in 2011 and let us know whether you agree or disagree in the comments below!

10. Justin Bieber, Under The Mistletoe

Justin enlisted the help of a number of artists while recording his first Christmas album, but getting Busta Rhymes on his rendition of Little Drummer Boy? If that ain’t swag then I don’t know what is.

9. Rihanna, Talk That Talk

While this album didn’t drop until late in 2011, it’s already spawned Rihanna’s biggest hit to date with We Found Love, an impressive feat considering the singer’s monster success over the past five years.

6. Britney Spears, Femme Fatale

The talk of Britney’s ‘comeback’ has been a source of debate for years. While Blackout and Circus were both supposed to be the stars big return to the spotlight, it was this year’s Femme Fatale and her tour with Nicki Minaj that really put the Princess of Pop back on her throne.

7. Florence and the Machine, Ceremonials

What makes Florence Welch’s sophomore album so amazing is that it doesn’t have any of the makings of a mainstream album in 2011, yet the singer has landed herself on every Top 40 countdown and awards show, even scoring a coveted performance on SNL. Looks like undeniable talent and hard work is still celebrated in 2011. Take that, auto tune.

6. Drake, Take Care

While Canada and the rest of the world eagerly anticipated the release of Drake’s second studio album, the MC was already thinking about his follow up to 2011’s Take Care, which is precisely why he created one of the year’s best records. YOLO, indeed.

5. Jay Z and Kanye West, Watch the Throne

What does it sounds like when two of the biggest musicians of all time put out an album together? That shit cray.

4. Beyonce, 4

Now that Beyonce is literally multiplying (oh babies!), the creativity and inspiration in her music is only going to get bigger. Who run the world? Beyonce.

3. Lady Gaga, Born This Way

From her controversial track Judas to her directorial debut on Marry The Night, it’s difficult to believe there will ever come a day when one of Lady Gaga’s albums won’t make the top 10 best of the year.

2. Katy Perry, Teenage Dream

Okay, okay. So Teenage Dream actually came out in 2010. But in 2011, the album scored five number one hits, tying Michael Jackson’s record for his disc Bad. With The One That Got Away looking like it may be lucky number 6, we can’t ignore that the biggest album of 2011 was released a year earlier.

1. Adele, 21

Four words – Rolling In The Deep.

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