Como parte de la tradicional selección en el mes de diciembre de lo más destacado del año. El popular semanario musical de Reino Unido, New Musical Express, presenta su listado de los 50 mejores discos de 2011.
PJ Harvey, Metronomy y The Horrors se encuentran en las mejores posiciones.
50. Jay-Z & Kanye West / Watch The Throne
49. SBTRKT / SBTRKT
48. Slow Club / Paradise
47. Real Estate / Days
46. Bon Iver / Bon Iver, Bon Iver
45. Austra / Feel It Break
44. Destroyer / Kaputt
43. Foo Fighters / Wasting Light
42. Patrick Wolf / Lupercalia
41. Death Gribs / Ex-Military
40. Cold Cave / Cherish The Light Years
39. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds / Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
38. Björk / Biophilia
37. White Denim / D
36. Iceage / New Brigade
35. TV On The Radio / Nine Types Of Light
34. Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Unknown Mortal Orchestra
33. Justice / Audio, Video, Disco
32. Alex Turner / Submarine Soundtrack
31. Florence & The Machine / Ceremonials
30. Friendly Fires / Pala
29. Smith Westerns / Dye It Blonde
28. The Field / Looping State Of Mind
27. Black Lips / Arabia Mountain
26. Girls / Father, Son, Holy Ghost
25. Planningtorock / W
24. Big Talk / Big Talk
23. Yuck / Yuck
22. Noah & The Whale / Last Night On Earth
21. Kasabian / Velociraptor
20. Radiohead / The King Of Limbs
19. Laura Marling / A Creature I Don’t Know
18. Cat’s Eyes / Cat’s Eyes
17. Battles / Gloss Drop
16. Bombay Bicycle Club / A Different Kind Of Fix
15. Wild Flag / Wild Flag
14. The Vaccines / What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
13. Suuns / Zeroes QC
12. Scum / Again Into Eyes
11. Anna Calvi / Anna Calvi
10. WU LYF / Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
9. tUnE-YarDs / w h o k i l l
8. Katy B / On A Mission
7. St. Vincent / Strange Mercy
6. Arctic Monkeys / Suck It And See
5. Kurt Vile / Smoke Ring For My Halo
4. Wild Beasts / Smother
3. The Horrors / Skying
2. Metronomy / The English Riviera
1. PJ Harvey / Let England Shake