We all know I hate Best of Lists that come out before the year is over so nearly 4 weeks into 2012 I finally present my best albums of 2011! (Still a day faster than last year!) Below are the top 10 albums from my 2011 followed by 10 honorable mentions. The list was compiled by weighing total play counts …
![Uhh Yeah Dude [♡♡♡]](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2009/10/uhh+yeah+dude.jpg "America through the eyes of two American Americans. Seatbelts.")
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![[LP] tUnE-YarDs – W H O K I L L (w/ “Gangsta”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/tUnE-YarDs-w-h-o-k-i-l-l-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Joe Goddard – “Gabriel” (feat. Valentina)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2012/01/Joe-Goddard-Gabriel-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Penguin Prison – PENGUIN PRISON (w/ every Penguin Prison track TBE has ever posted)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Penguin-Prison-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Yalls – YALLS (w/ “Please”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Yalls-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Caught A Ghost – CAG Mixtape (w/ “Time Go”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Caught-A-Ghost1-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Heffay – AT NIGHT (w/ “Flight of the Bears” & “Rockin With Me”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Heffay-At-Night-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] The Lisps – ARE WE AT THE MOVIES? (w/ “Try”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Are-We-At-The-Movies_-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Drake – TAKE CARE](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/drake-take-care-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Holy Ghost! – HOLY GHOST!](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Holy-Ghost-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] M83 – HURRY UP WE’RE DREAMING (w/ “OK Pal”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/11/M83-Hurry-Up-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Gotye – MAKING MIRRORS (w/ “In Your Light”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/11/Making-Mirrors-75x75.png)
![[LP] Civil Civic – RULES (w/ “Less Unless” “Run Overdrive” and “Street Trap”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/11/Civil-Civic-RULES-75x75.jpg)
![[EP+CONTEST] The Good Natured – SKELETON EP](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Skeleton-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Terius Nash – 1977](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Terius-Nash-1977-75x75.png)
![[LP] Das Racist – RELAX (w/ “Girl”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Relax-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] The Airplane Boys – WHERE’VE YOU BEEN (w/ “Sleep” & “Escape”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Whereve-You-Been-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] The Rapture – IN THE GRACE OF YOUR LOVE (w/ “Children”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/In-the-Grace-of-Your-Love-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Hooded Fang – ALBUM (w/ “Straight Up The Dial” & “Sleep Song”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Hooded-Fang-Album-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Baby Monster – BABY MONSTER](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Baby-Monster1-75x75.png)
![[EP] Capital Cities – CAPITAL CITIES EP (w/ EP Stream)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Capital-Cities-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Jay-Z & Kanye West – WATCH THE THRONE](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Watch-The-Throne-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Arrange – PLANTATION (w/ “Tiny Little Boy” & “When’d You Find Me”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Arrange-Plantation-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Nowonder – COLOR THE CONCRETE (w/ “White Light”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Nowonder-Color-The-Concrete-EP-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Pompeya – TROPICAL (w/ “Tropical” & “Lazy” [Unreleased hidden track])](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Pompeya-Tropical-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Is Tropical – NATIVE TO (w/ “Lies”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Is_Tropical_-_Native_to-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Monarchy – MONARCHY / AROUND THE SUN (w/ “Gold In The Fire”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Monarchy-75x75.png)
![[EP] Reptar – OBLANGLE FIZZ Y’ALL (w/ “Stuck In My Id”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Reptar-Oblangle-Fizz-Yall-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Handsome Furs – SOUND KAPITAL (w/ “Repatriated”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Handsome-Furs-Sound-Kapital-75x75.png)
![[LP] Cults – CULTS (w/ “Abducted”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Cults-Cults-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Patrick Wolf – LUPERCALIA (w/ “The Falcons”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Patrick-Wolf-Lupercalia-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Walk The Moon – I WANT! I WANT!](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Walk-The-Moon-I-Want-I-Want-75x75.jpg)
![[PREMIERE] Dream Jefferson – PUNCH PERM EP (w/ “Robo Kill Beneath Disco Club Layla” & “Purple Hearts”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Dream-Jefferson-punch-perm-artwork-1-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Rubik – SOLAR (w/ “World Around You”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Rubik-Solar-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Arpline – TRAVEL BOOK (w/ “Fold Up Like A Piece Of Paper” & “Amplify”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Arpline-Travel-Book-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Mammal Club – THE AU EP (w/ “Otter” & “Hang”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Mammal-Club-EP-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Y Luv – HOW CHILL CAN YOU LET GO (w/ “All Night”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Y-Luv-How-Chill-Can-You-Let-Go-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] JHAMEEL wants you to SHUT UP and LOVE these jams like ME. Don’t make him say it TWICE.](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/06/Jhameel-Dance-EP-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] PETER BJORN AND JOHN MAY SEEM like a dead band but that’s quite a MACABRE view on a still vibrant crew](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/06/Peter-Bjorn-John-Gimme-Some-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] FREEDOM OR DEATH slide INSIDE THIS blog’s speakers, filling and already CROWDED ROOM with beauty](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/06/Freedom-or-Death-EGO-COVER-75x75.png)
![[EP] ART IMPERIAL is MY ep of the summer and it should be CRYSTAL clear why](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/05/Art-Imperial-Surf-Suburban-ep-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] MOTOPONY have a GOD DAMN good debut with songs even your GIRL will like](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/05/Motopony-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] PANIC! AT THE DISCO are back so LET’S not KILL the vibe by being haters TONIGHT](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/05/Panic-at-the-disco-vices-and-virtues-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] GENERATIONALS’ solid new album is still not as much of a GREENLEAF as i wanted it to be](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/05/Generationals-Actor-Castor-2-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] THE VACCINES have arrived IF YOU WANNA BLOW more IT-band smoke UP their hype balloon](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/The-Vaccines-What-Did-You-Expect-From-The-Vaccines-2011-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] PANCE PARTY lead me on a RAINBOW of a magical ROAD](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/Rainbow_Road_EP_Image-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] JAMIE WOON sounds like BLUE, feels like TRUTH, smells like NIGHT and tastes like fresh AIR](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/jamie-woon-mirrorwriting-lp-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] THE SHOES have apparently not been WASTIN’ any TIME](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/The-Shoes-Crack-My-Bones-75x75.jpg)
![[MP3] THE WEEKND fill my HOUSE with the sound OF dirty grooves like floating like BALLOONS. Not on the GLASS TABLE, GIRLS!](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/the-weeknd_house-of-balloons-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] THE ECLECTIC MONIKER should soundtrack an EASTER party on an ISLAND](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/Eclectic-moniker-A-Part-of-Something-Bigger-Cover-Art-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] BUILT BY ANIMALS have an ANIMAL of a track followed by a brief PARADE of further goodness](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Built-By-Animals-Summer-of-Shmizz-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] GOBBLE GOBBLE are anything but BORING and it would be a HORROR to lose them](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Cover-GOBBLE_GOBBLE-Boring_Horror-75x75.jpg)
![[MP3] PUNCHES fill this SLEEPLESS CITY with people FEELING just RIGHT](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Punches-Sleepless-City-EP-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] BUTTERFLIES ON STRINGS don’t know WHAT they DID to make JOHN STUART MILLS SAY that thing AGAIN?](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Butterflies-on-strings-What-Did-John-Stuart-Mill-Say-Again-single-cover-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] COLD WAR KIDS are not exactly LOUDER THAN EVER, per se, but they are still rocking](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/cold-war-kids-mine-is-yours-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] TURBOWEEKEND are turning INTO THE kind of band with chops as hard as PAVEMENT](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/turboweekend-bound-ep-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] FRANK OCEAN has mad SONGS FOR getting WOMEN to SWIM between your GOOD linens](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Frank-Ocean-Nostalgia-Ultra-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] PAULA & KAROL play music that even BIRDS & BEES could love](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/paulaikarol_overshare-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] DREAM JEFFERSON are on about VAMPYROTEUTHIS and THE GHOSTS OF SAN SIMEON on their epic debut ep](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Dream-Jefferson-Sasquatch-Bury-Their-Dead-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] JAMES BLAKE, you tested my LIMIT TO get into you but then YOUR album grew on me and now i might LOVE it](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/James-Blake-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] JACK LITTMAN has an ep that i GOT2HAVEU all get a copy off](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/The-Mixtape-Cover-Art-2-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] THEOPHILUS LONDON makes me wonder WHY people would EVEN TRY not to get down to these jams](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/Theo-London-Lovers-Holiday-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] JHAMEEL takes BERNAL to new HEIGHTS, and HOW! MANY people will be LOVERS of this album.](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/Jhameel-The-Human-Condition-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] MITTEN are ALL kinds of good. THAT I’VE GOT their ep is a SIMILAR SENSE to eating great ice cream with your crush.](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/Mitten-See-You-Bye-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] ANR should STAY on all KIDS ipods if they want BIG jams and are having a PROBLEM finding them](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/ANR-Stay-Kids-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] WILDLIFE STAND apart IN THE world of indie bands full of WATER. They are full of MATCHES.](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/Strike-Hard-Young-Diamond-Cover-Art-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] POMPEYA have an UNTITLED jam that has so much POWER it goes to II](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/01/Pompeya-Cheenese-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] FOSTER THE PEOPLE have a song for HELENA with a great BEAT](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/01/Foster-The-People-EP-75x75.jpg)
