NME Albums and Tracks of the Year, 2011

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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. [1] [2]

Contents

Albums

Note: UK artists
#AlbumArtistCountry of origin
1 Let England Shake PJ Harvey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2 The English Riviera Metronomy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
3 Skying The Horrors Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
4 Smother Wild Beasts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
5 Smoke Ring for My Halo Kurt Vile Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 Suck It And See Arctic Monkeys Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
7 Strange Mercy St. Vincent Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 On a Mission Katy B Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
9 w h o k i l l tUnE-yArDs Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 Go Tell Fire to the Mountain WU LYF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
11 Anna Calvi Anna Calvi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
12 Again into Eyes S.C.U.M Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
13Zeroes QC Suuns Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
14 What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? The Vaccines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
15 Wild Flag Wild Flag Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 A Different Kind of Fix Bombay Bicycle Club Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
17 Gloss Drop Battles Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 Cat's Eyes Cat's Eyes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
19 A Creature I Don't Know Laura Marling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
20 The King of Limbs Radiohead Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
21 Velociraptor! Kasabian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
22 Last Night on Earth Noah and the Whale Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
23 Yuck Yuck Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
24 Big Talk Big Talk Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25 W Planningtorock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
26 Father, Son, Holy Ghost Girls Flag of the United States.svg  United States
27 Arabia Mountain Black Lips Flag of the United States.svg  United States
28 Looping State of Mind The Field Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
29 Dye It Blonde Smith Westerns Flag of the United States.svg  United States
30 Pala Friendly Fires Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
31 Ceremonials Florence and the Machine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
32 Submarine EP Alex Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
33 Audio, Video, Disco Justice Flag of France.svg  France
34 Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra Flag of the United States.svg  United States / Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
35 Nine Types of Light TV on the Radio Flag of the United States.svg  United States
36 New Brigade Iceage Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
37 D White Denim Flag of the United States.svg  United States
38 Biophilia Björk Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
39 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
40 Cherish the Light Years Cold Cave Flag of the United States.svg  United States
41 Exmilitary Death Grips Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42 Lupercalia Patrick Wolf Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
43 Wasting Light Foo Fighters Flag of the United States.svg  United States
44 Kaputt Destroyer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
45 Feel It Break Austra Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
46 Bon Iver Bon Iver Flag of the United States.svg  United States
47 Days Real Estate Flag of the United States.svg  United States
48 Paradise Slow Club Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
49 SBTRKT SBTRKT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
50 Watch the Throne Jay-Z & Kanye West Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Countries represented

Singles

Note: UK artists
#TrackArtistCountry of origin
1"Video Games" Lana Del Rey Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2"Yonkers" Tyler, The Creator Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3"Still Life" The Horrors Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
4"The Words That Maketh Murder" PJ Harvey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
5"Bed Of Nails" Wild Beasts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
6"Ice Cream" Battles Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7"The Bay" Metronomy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
8"Bizness" tUnE-yArDs Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9"I Told You Once" Howler Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10"Midnight City" M83 Flag of France.svg  France
11"The Look"MetronomyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
12"Baby's Arms" Kurt Vile Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13"The Fox" Niki & The Dove Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
14"If You Wanna" The Vaccines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
15"Never Fade Away" Spector Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
16"I Want You" Summer Camp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
17"Broken Record" Katy B Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
18"212" Azealia Banks featuring Lazy Jay Flag of the United States.svg  United States / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
19"Blackout" Anna Calvi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
20"Beyond Living" Milk Music Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21"Pumped Up Kicks" Foster The People Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22"The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" Arctic Monkeys Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
23"Shake It Out" Florence and the Machine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
24"The World Is Yours" Glasvegas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
25"Under Cover of Darkness" The Strokes Flag of the United States.svg  United States
26"We Found Love" Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
27"Ritual Union" Little Dragon Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
28"Post Break-Up Sex"The VaccinesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
29"Shuffle" Bombay Bicycle Club Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
30"Rolling in the Deep" Adele Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
31"Money" The Drums Flag of the United States.svg  United States
32"Liiines" Ghostpoet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
33"Piledriver Waltz" Alex Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
34"Beat and the Pulse" Austra Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
35"Wildfire" SBTRKT featuring Little Dragon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom / Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
36"My House" Hercules and Love Affair Flag of the United States.svg  United States
37"Radioactive" Marina and the Diamonds Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
38"Run The World (Girls)" Beyoncé Flag of the United States.svg  United States
39"I'm His Girl" Friends Flag of the United States.svg  United States
40"Civilization" Justice Flag of France.svg  France
41"She Wants"MetronomyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
42"(R E A L L O V E)" Factory Floor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
43"Reckless (With Your Love)" Azari & III Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
44"Gabriel"Joe Goddard featuring ValentinaFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
45"Broken Bone" Iceage Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
46"Lose It"AustraFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
47"Muscle Memory" Dananananaykroyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
48"The Great Pan is Dead" Cold Cave Flag of the United States.svg  United States
49"If I Had A Gun..." Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
50"AKA... What a Life!"Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Artists with multiple entries

3 Entries

2 Entries

Countries represented

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