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Originally posted by rihannafan
"perfrectionism"
*Releases runthe world as lead single and best top 10 i never had as follow up*
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*Perfectionism:
4 was included on several year-end lists by music critics and publications.
Rolling Stone listed 4 as the 25th best album of 2011.
The Guardian also placed the album at number 4 on its year-end list.
They additionally put the album at number 2 on Spin's list of "20 Best Pop Albums of 2011".
Rap-Up listed 4 at number 5 on its list of "10 Best Albums of 2011".
Pitchfork Media put the album at number 27 on its list of the best albums of 2011 while The New York Times put 4 at number 10.
Amazon.com listed the album at number 2.
The New Yorker ranked 4 at number 10 on its list of "The Best Music of 2011: The British Singers"
and at number one on its list of "The Best Music of 2011: The American Singers", also giving Knowles the title of the best artist of 2011.
MSN, Digital Spy and Associated Press ranked the album at number 3.
Chicago Sun-Times put the album at number 6 on the list of "The 11 Best Albums of 2011".
Mark Edward Nero of the website About.com, put the album at number 13 in his list of best albums for 2011.
Consequence of Sound ranked the album at number 13, concluding:
"Born from bits and pieces of Fela Kuti, Broadway musicals, and Lionel Richie, 4 is simultaneously one of Beyoncé's most musically diverse and personal records. It's a master class, of sorts, of pop music over the last 40 years. [...] 4 is a hit factory extravaganza – only with more substance."
In 2012, the album was ranked at number 37 on the women's list of "The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine. "Countdown" was chosen as the essential moment of the album.
I can go on.
