NME Albums and Tracks of the Year, 2011
The NME Album of the Year and Single Of The Year were announced on 23 November 2011. It was the 38th countdown of the most popular albums and tracks of the year, as chosen by music reviewers and independent journalists who work for the magazine and for NME.com.
Albums
Note: UK artists |
# |
Album |
Artist |
Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Let England Shake |
PJ Harvey |
|
2 |
The English Riviera |
Metronomy |
|
3 |
Skying |
The Horrors |
|
4 |
Smother |
Wild Beasts |
|
5 |
Smoke Ring for My HaLo |
Kurt Vile |
|
6 |
Suck It And See |
Arctic Monkeys |
|
7 |
Strange Mercy |
St. Vincent |
|
8 |
On a Mission |
Katy B |
|
9 |
w h o k i l l |
tUnE-yArDs |
|
10 |
Go Tell Fire to the Mountain |
WU LYF |
|
11 |
Anna Calvi |
Anna Calvi |
|
12 |
Again into Eyes |
S.C.U.M |
|
13 |
Zeroes QC |
Suuns |
|
14 |
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? |
The Vaccines |
|
15 |
Wild Flag |
Wild Flag |
|
16 |
A Different Kind of Fix |
Bombay Bicycle Club |
|
17 |
Gloss Drop |
Battles |
|
18 |
Cat's Eyes |
Cat's Eyes |
|
19 |
A Creature I Don't Know |
Laura Marling |
|
20 |
The King of Limbs |
Radiohead |
|
21 |
Velociraptor! |
Kasabian |
|
22 |
Last Night on Earth |
Noah and the Whale |
|
23 |
Yuck |
Yuck |
|
24 |
Big Talk |
Big Talk |
|
25 |
W |
Planningtorock |
|
26 |
Father, Son, Holy Ghost |
Girls |
|
27 |
Arabia Mountain |
Black Lips |
|
28 |
Looping State of Mind |
The Field |
|
29 |
Dye It Blonde |
Smith Westerns |
|
30 |
Pala |
Friendly Fires |
|
31 |
Ceremonials |
Florence and the Machine |
|
32 |
Submarine EP |
Alex Turner |
|
33 |
Audio, Video, Disco |
Justice |
|
34 |
Unknown Mortal Orchestra |
Unknown Mortal Orchestra |
/ |
35 |
Nine Types of Light |
TV on the Radio |
|
36 |
New Brigade |
Iceage |
|
37 |
D |
White Denim |
|
38 |
Biophilia |
Björk |
|
39 |
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
|
40 |
Cherish the Light Years |
Cold Cave |
|
41 |
Exmilitary |
Death Grips |
|
42 |
Lupercalia |
Patrick Wolf |
|
43 |
Wasting Light |
Foo Fighters |
|
44 |
Kaputt |
Destroyer |
|
45 |
Feel It Break |
Austra |
|
46 |
Bon Iver |
Bon Iver |
|
47 |
Days |
Real Estate |
|
48 |
Paradise |
Slow Club |
|
49 |
SBTRKT |
SBTRKT |
|
50 |
Watch the Throne |
Jay-Z & Kanye West |
Countries represented
= 25
= 18
= 3
= 1
= 1
= 1
= 1
= 1
Singles
Note: UK artists |
# |
Track |
Artist |
Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
"Video Games" |
Lana Del Rey |
|
2 |
"Yonkers" |
Tyler, The Creator |
|
3 |
"Still Life" |
The Horrors |
|
4 |
"The Words That Maketh [...]" |
PJ Harvey |
|
5 |
"Bed Of Nails" |
Wild Beasts |
|
6 |
"Ice Cream" |
Battles |
|
7 |
"The Bay" |
Metronomy |
|
8 |
"Bizness" |
tUnE-yArDs |
|
9 |
"I Told You Once" |
Howler |
|
10 |
"Midnight City" |
M83 |
|
11 |
"The Look" |
Metronomy |
|
12 |
"Baby's Arms" |
Kurt Vile |
|
13 |
"The Fox" |
Niki & The Dove |
|
14 |
"If You Wanna" |
The Vaccines |
|
15 |
"Never Fade Away" |
Spector |
|
16 |
"I Want You" |
Summer Camp |
|
17 |
"Broken Record" |
Katy B |
|
18 |
"212" |
Azealia Banks featuring Lazy Jay |
/ |
19 |
"Blackout" |
Anna Calvi |
|
20 |
"Beyond Living" |
Milk Music |
|
21 |
"Pumped Up Kicks" |
Foster The People |
|
22 |
"The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" |
Arctic Monkeys |
|
23 |
"Shake It Out" |
Florence and the Machine |
|
24 |
"The World Is Yours" |
Glasvegas |
|
25 |
"Under Cover of Darkness" |
The Strokes |
|
26 |
"We Found Love" |
Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris |
/ |
27 |
"Ritual Union" |
Little Dragon |
|
28 |
"Post Break-Up [...]" |
The Vaccines |
|
29 |
"Shuffle" |
Bombay Bicycle Club |
|
30 |
"Rolling in the Deep" |
Adele |
|
31 |
"Money" |
The Drums |
|
32 |
"Liiines" |
Ghostpoet |
|
33 |
"Piledriver Waltz" |
Alex Turner |
|
34 |
"Beat and the Pulse" |
Austra |
|
35 |
"Wildfire" |
SBTRKT featuring Little Dragon |
/ |
36 |
"My House" |
Hercules and Love Affair |
|
37 |
"Radioactive" |
Marina and the Diamonds |
|
38 |
"Run The World (Girls)" |
Beyoncé |
|
39 |
"I'm His Girl" |
Friends |
|
40 |
"Civilization" |
Justice |
|
41 |
"She Wants" |
Metronomy |
|
42 |
"(R E A L L O V E)" |
Factory Floor |
|
43 |
"Reckless (With Your Love)" |
Azari & III |
|
44 |
"Gabriel" |
Joe Goddard featuring Valentina |
|
45 |
"Broken Bone" |
Iceage |
|
46 |
"Lose It" |
Austra |
|
47 |
"Muscle Memory" |
Dananananaykroyd |
|
48 |
"The Great Pan is Dead" |
Cold Cave |
|
49 |
"If I Had A Gun..." |
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
|
50 |
"AKA... What a Life!" |
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
Artists with multiple entries
3 Entries
- Metronomy (7, 11, 41)
2 Entries
- The Vaccines (14, 28)
- Austra (34, 46)
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (49, 50)
Countries represented
= 27
= 15
= 3
= 3
= 2
= 1
= 1
= 1