2011: Best Albums of the Year

KT - Key Track


50. Heritage - Opeth
(Progressive Rock)
KT: The Devil's Orchard

49. Forevermore - Whitesnake
(Hard Rock)
KT: Love Will Set You Free

48. In Waves - Trivium
(Metalcore)
KT: Built to Fall

47. Codes and Keys - Death Cab for Cutie
(Indie Pop)
KT: You are a Tourist

46. Angles - The Strokes
(New Wave)
KT: Taken for a Fool

45. The King is Dead - The Decemberists
(Indie Folk)
KT: This Is Why We Fight

44. The Fall - Gorillaz
(Alternative Hip-Hop)
KT: Revolving Doors

43. Showroom of Compassion - Cake
(Alternative Rock)
KT: Long Time

42. Taking Back Sunday - Taking Back Sunday
(Alternative Rock)
KT: You Got Me

41. 21 - Adele
(Pop)
KT: Someone Like You

40. Fishin' for Woos - Bowling for Soup
(Pop Punk)
KT: S-S-S-Saturday

39. Alpocalypse - "Weird" Al Yankovic
(Comedy)
KT: Perform This Way

38. Nine Types of Light - TV on the Radio
(Art Rock)
KT: Keep Your Heart

37. Relentless Reckless Forever - Children of Bodom
(Melodic Death Metal)
KT: Pussyfoot Miss Suicide

36. All You Need Is Now - Duran Duran
(New Wave)
KT: Leave a Light On

35. Let Them Talk - Hugh Laurie
(Blues)
KT: You Don't Know My Mind

34. The Here and Now - Architects
(Post-Hardcore)
KT: Heartburn

33. Ceremonials - Florence and the Machine
(Indie Pop)
KT: Shake It Out

32. Welcome Home Armageddon - Funeral for a Friend
(Post-Hardcore)
KT: Front Row Seats to the End of the World

31. Build a Rocket Boys! - Elbow
(Alternative Rock)
KT: Neat Little Rows

30. England Keep My Bones - Frank Turner
(Folk Rock)
KT: If I Ever Stray

29. Kairos - Sepultura
(Groove Metal)
KT: Kairos

28. The King of Limbs - Radiohead
(Experimental Rock)
KT: Lotus Flower

27. American Capitalist - Five Finger Death Punch
(Heavy Metal)
KT: Under and Over It

26. Suck It and See - Arctic Monkeys
(Indie Rock)
KT: Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair

25. So Beautiful or So What - Paul Simon
(Folk Rock)
KT: Love and Hard Times

24. A Dramatic Turn of Events - Dream Theater
(Progressive Metal)
KT: On the Backs of Angels

23. Chickenfoot III - Chickenfoot
(Hard Rock)
KT: Big Foot

22. Credo - The Human League
(Synthpop)
KT: Never Let Me Go

21. Endgame - Rise Against
(Melodic Hardcore)
KT: Satellite

20. In Metal - Bill Bailey
(Comedy Metal)
KT: Leg of Time

19. Adrenaline Mob - Adrenaline Mob
(Heavy Metal)
KT: Hit the Wall

18. Beyond Magnetic - Metallica
(Thrash Metal)
KT: Hell and Back

17. I'm with You - Red Hot Chili Peppers
(Funk Rock)
KT: The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie

16.Beast - DevilDriver
(Groove Metal)
KT: Dead to Rights

15. El Camino - The Black Keys
(Garage Rock)
KT: Lonely Boy

14. Collapse Into Now - R.E.M.
(Alternative Rock)
KT: Oh My Heart

13. Back Through Time - Alestorm
(Power Metal)
KT: The Sunk'n Norwegian

12. Dead Ends - Heights
(Metal)
KT: The Lost and Alone

11. Stand Up and Fight - Turisas
(Folk Metal)
KT: Hunting Pirates

10. Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
(Folk)
KT: Someone You'd Admire

9. Blunt Force Trauma - Cavalera Conspiracy
(Groove Metal)
KT: Killing Inside

8. Bon Iver, Bon Iver - Bon Iver
(Folk Rock)
KT: Beth/Rest

7. Union Black - Skindred
(Alternative Rock)
KT: Warning

6. Welcome 2 My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
(Rock)
KT: Caffeine

5. TH1RT3EN - Megadeth
(Heavy Metal)
KT: Public Enemy No. 1

4. The Hunter - Mastodon
(Progressive Metal)
KT: Curl of the Burl

3. Worship Music - Anthrax
(Thrash Metal)
KT: Fight 'em 'til You Can't

2. Unto the Locust - Machine Head
(Groove Metal)
KT: Darkness Within

1. Wasting Light - Foo Fighters
(Alternative Rock)
KT: Dear Rosemary