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This is an ordered list of The Needle Drop's highest rated albums of 2011. Check out
The Needle Drop's Year End List
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Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2
May 3, 2011
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
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2
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Destroyer - Kaputt
January 25, 2011
Sophisti-Pop
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
3
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Disma - Towards the Megalith
July 19, 2011
Death Metal
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
4
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Big K.R.I.T. - Return Of 4eva
March 28, 2011
Southern Hip Hop
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Conscious Hip Hop
Score
90
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Amazon
5
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Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
May 3, 2011
Chamber Folk
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Indie Folk
Score
90
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Amazon
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6
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Battles - Gloss Drop
June 6, 2011
Neo-Psychedelia
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Experimental Rock
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Math Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
7
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Ghoul - Transmission Zero
November 8, 2011
Score
80
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Amazon
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8
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Oblivionized - Abhorrent Evolution
Score
80
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Amazon
9
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Foxygen - Take the Kids Off Broadway
October 7, 2011
Psychedelic Rock
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Glam Rock
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Indie Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Young Fathers - Tape One
November 14, 2011
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
11
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Cormorant - Dwellings
December 6, 2011
Progressive Metal
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
12
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Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
November 8, 2011
Ambient
,
Plunderphonics
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
13
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The Log.Os - λόγος
November 13, 2011
Score
80
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Amazon
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14
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Milo - I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here
November 1, 2011
Abstract Hip Hop
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Experimental Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
15
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Absu - Abzu
October 4, 2011
Black Metal
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Thrash Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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La Dispute - Wildlife
October 4, 2011
Emo
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Post-Hardcore
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG
September 17, 2011
Jazz
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
18
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Veronica Falls - Veronica Falls
September 20, 2011
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse
August 30, 2011
Nu Jazz
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Jazz Fusion
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Psychedelic Soul
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
20
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Giles Corey - Giles Corey
March 1, 2011
Singer-Songwriter
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Slowcore
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Contemporary Folk
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Danny Brown - XXX
August 15, 2011
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Africa Hitech - 93 Million Miles
May 10, 2011
Dubstep
,
UK Bass
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Chelsea Wolfe - Ἀποκάλυψις [Apokalypsis]
August 23, 2011
Gothic Rock
,
Ethereal Wave
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libre
May 10, 2011
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Spiritual Jazz
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
25
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Little Dragon - Ritual Union
July 26, 2011
Electropop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Needle Drop awarded albums throughout 2011.
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