THE 11TH ANNUAL “RUSTY PICKS THE TOP 50 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR” 2011 EDITION

And so here we are, my annual list of what I think are the 50 best albums of the year that is coming to a close, in this case 2011.

For this year’s big reveal, it is all here at once. Rather than draw it on posting and rambling on about one album a day, I’m tipping a nod to my days writing for Stranded In Stereo. I give you the whole list, with some detailed insight on my Top 10.

But before the list, I guess it would make sense to mention those few albums that were good, or alright, or just didn’t make the cut but for some reason I feel like noting their existence this year.

THE 2011 HONORABLE MENTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
CANT
- Dreams Come True - Terrible
Girls
- Father, Son, Holy Ghost - True Panther
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Mirror Traffic - Matador
Megafaun - Megafaun - Hometapes
Portugal. The Man
- In The Mountain In The Cloud - Atlantic

And then, there were the more important 50…

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