Well it is official, 2011 is pretty much over. Today we counted the top 100 albums of 2011 as voted by 88Nine RadioMilwaukee's Listeners. Thank you for taking part and making this list. From all of us at 88Nine, have a safe and great New Year!!!
1. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
2. Adele – 21
3. The Black Keys – El Camino
4. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
5. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
6. Decemberists – The King Is Dead
7. TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light
8. Foster The People – Torches
9. Beirut – The Rip Tide
10. Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
11. Coldplay –Mylo Xyloto
12. Wilco – The Whole Love
13. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
14. tUnE-yArDs – Whokill
15. The Head And The Heart – The Head And The Heart
16. James Vincent McMorrow – Early In The Morning
17. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
18. Amos Lee – Mission Bell
19. City And Colour – Little Hell
20. Ryan Adams – Ashes And Fire
21. Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
22. Feist – Metals
23. Death Cab For Cutie – Codes And Keys
24. James Blake – James Blake
25. Portugal. The Man – In The Mountain In The Cloud
26. Kanye West & Jay-Z – Watch The Throne
27. Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
28. Mayer Hawthorne – How Do You Do
29. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee, Part Two
30. Bright Eyes – The People’s Key
31. The Roots – Undun
32. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
33. Tedeschi Truck Band – Revelator
34. Cut Copy – Zonoscope
35. The Strokes – Angles
36. Brett Dennen – Loverboy
37. Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
38. G. Love – Fixin’ To Die
39. Little Dragon – Ritual Union
40. Cold War Kids – Mine Is Yours
41. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
42. Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing
43. Motopony – Motopony
44. Cage The Elephant – Thank You. Happy Birthday
45. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
46. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
47. Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
48. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome
49. Cults – Cults
50. Lupe Fiasco – Laser
51. The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
52. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Scandalous
53. Rapture – In The Grace Of Your Love
54. Atmosphere – The Family Sign
55. Peter Bjorn & John – Gimme Some
56. Zion I & The Grouch – Heroes In The Healing Of The Nation
57. Trombone Shorty – For True
58. Michael Kiwanuka – Tell Me A Tale
59. Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’
60. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
61. Tinariwen – Tassili
62. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You
63. The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
64. Evidence – Cats & Dogs
65. Awolnation – Megalithic Symphony
66. The Jayhawks – Mockingbird Time
67. Alabama Shakes – Alabama Shakes
68. Cake – Showroom Of Compassion
69. Dessa – Castor, The Twin
70. Deer Tick – Divine Providence
71. Bell X1 – Bloodless Coup
72. Plan B – The Defamation Of Strickland Banks
73. Maritime – Human Hearts
74. Ben Harper – Give Till It’s Gone
75. Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures
76. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
77. Doomtree – No Kings
78. Givers – In Light
79. Reptar – Oblangle Fizz Y’all
80. Gomez – Whatever’s On Your Mind
81. Jamie Woon – Mirrorwriting
82. Gotye – Making Mirrors
83. De La Buena – La Tortuga
84. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
85. Herman Astro – Chico
86. Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
87. Alexander – Alexander
88. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical
89. BoDeans – Indigo Dreams
90. Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
91. Blind Pilot – We Are The Tide
92. Frank Turner – England Keep My Bones
93. Mates Of State – Mountaintops
94. Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding
95. Milagres – Glowing Mouth
96. The Hollowz – Dreams Of Sex And Flying
97. Various Artists – Rave On Buddy Holly
98. Middle Brother – Middle Brother
99. The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar
100. Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur