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The List so far

Prepare yourself for R&B domination

Best track - Novacane

It's not an official album - it is only a mixtape but it ***** on 97% of the albums released in the last year. I said it many times but Frank is the best new artist of 2011. The album opens with a very short intro. After it we had a Coldplay cover - Strawberry Swing, which is better than the original. Then we have the lead single and the best track on the album Novacane.

Then we have amazing follow up songs - We All Try, Songs for Women and Goldeneye. The next track is There Will Be Tears and it showcases Frank's best vocals to date. The second single Swim Good is the next amazing song. Then we have Dust and American Wedding - 7 minutes of perfection. The album closes with Nature Feels.
It's the best debut album released in 2011.

And hust a little spoiler - every album in the Top 5 is sung by females.

Best track - Love a Woman (feat. Beyoncé)

The amazing R&B album is a follow up to Mary's classic album My Life. It's whole name is My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act I). It opens with an intro. The first song is Feel Inside that features Nas. Then we have Midnight Drive that marks the return of Mary's Hip-Hop alter ego - Brook Lynn. After we have the Busta Rhyme's assisted Next Level. A cover of Chaka Khan's Ain't Nobody follows. The lead single 25/8 is placed 6th. Then we have Don't Mnd and No Condition. The single Mr. Wrong is the next song, which features Drake and it's the best single of the album. After we have the best song on the album - Love a Woman, in which the Queen of Hip Hop Soul and the Queen of Pop collaborate to create this perfect song. I hope they'll do another collabo in the future.

Then the album slows down with Empty Prayers. The emotional and meaningful song Need Someone is the next. I didn't like it at first but now it's in the top 3 of my favourite songs of the album, mainly due to the amazing X Factor live performance. The album closes with the Golden Globe nominated song from the sountrack of the movie The Help - The Living Proof. Then in the deluxe and the international editions we have some great bonus tracks - the best are the promo single Someone to Love Me (Naked) and One Life, which is produced by Calvin Harris and Stargate - I never expected Mary to collaborate with them. And the actually

Best track - Commander (feat. David Guetta)

Kelly's best work to date.

The album opens with I'm Dat Chick - a great empowerment dance track. Then it's Work It Man which features Lil Playy - a R&B flavoured track. Then we have the lead single - Motivation, which is the sexiest song released in 2011. The second single Lay It on Me is the next track. The 5th track - Feelin' Me Right Now is pure

, I've been jamming to it a lot lately and I can't wait to be released as a single.

Then, we have the break up song Turn It Up. After it the album slows down into 2 amazing ballads - the sexy All of the Night and the emotional Keep It Between Us. After them, the album turns 180 degrees with Commander - a perfect dance recording and it's the best track Kelly ever done in her solo career. The David Guetta produced beats and Kelly's vocals are amazing.

The last song is another dance record - Down for Whatever - it's amazing despite ReDone's ReCycled beat. Then we have 4 bonus tracks - the ballad Heaven and Earth, which showcases Kelly's amazing vocals, the dance-flavoured mid-tempo Each Other, a remix of Motivation and the urban remix of Commander.
As a whole, the album is

And the dance version is a mess and I don't use it. I'm still mad at Kelly for including When Love Takes Over in it.

Thank you all for your comments.

The Top 3 is coming tommorow. Any guesses?

Razzle

Don't like any of them

My guess for the top 3 are 4, 21 and probably the Katy B album

jomarr

Who is this FrankOcean?

He's been slaying Year End lists right and left. I better listen to him

4 is definitely your number 1

AshleeSimpsonFan

Frank Ocean

haven't heard the full album, but the songs I've heard from him are great

Japoy

Haven't heard any of these albums.

Billie Joe

Albums 9-7 are AMAZING!!! FTP + Coldplay + Rihanna =

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Originally posted by Razzle

Don't like any of them

My guess for the top 3 are 4, 21 and probably the Katy B album

The first two guesses are right. But Katy B in the top 3.

She is worthy to be somewhere in the top 333.

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Originally posted by jomarr

Who is this FrankOcean?

He's been slaying Year End lists right and left. I better listen to him

Frank Ocean is an amazing R&B artist and the best new artist of 2011.

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Originally posted by AshleeSimpsonFan

Frank Ocean

haven't heard the full album, but the songs I've heard from him are great

You need to listen to the whole mixtape.

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Originally posted by Japoy

Haven't heard any of these albums.

Update with the Top 3 is coming soon.

Razzle

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Originally posted by Beyoncé on Top

The first two guesses are right. But Katy B in the top 3.

She is worthy to be somewhere in the top 333.

I was basing it on your survivor. Isn't she the one with the song Lights On?
I should change my guess to the Bjork album then

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Originally posted by Razzle

I was basing it on your survivor. Isn't she the one with the song Lights On?
I should change my guess to the Bjork album then

Lights On has never been in any of my survivors.

And it's not Björk, either. I'll give you a hint - it's from a really amazing female vocalist from the UK.

Razzle

^Ceremonials

I would have guessed it right the first time. I just thought it already appeared on the countdown

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Originally posted by Razzle

^Ceremonials

I would have guessed it right the first time. I just thought it already appeared on the countdown

This time you're right.

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The list so far

Let's get into the Top 3.

Best track - Spectrum

It's such an amazing album from Flo.

The album opens with Only If for a Night, which has a fantastic hook. Then we have the perfect lead single Shake It Out, which is much more up-tempo that the rest. After it we have the buzz single - What the Water Gave Me - the lyrics are so meaningful. Then we have Never Let Me Go and Breaking Down - two great album track. After them, the album goes up-tempo once again with the fantastic song Lover to Lover. The second single No Light, No Light is next - at first I didn't like it and I placed it so low in the Best Singles and I regret it so much. But next year will be much higher.

After we have one of the weakest tracks on the album - Seven Devils, but everything goes right after it with Heartlines. The next song is the best song on the album and Florence's best song to date - Spectrum. It's a perfect song and I can't wait to be released as a single.

All This Heaven Too is the next song - it's cute but nothing outstanding. The album closes with Leave My Body - a perfect album closer. In the different versions we have a lot of bonus tracks, but my fave out of them is Remain Nameless and the accoustic versions are great. As a whole, the album is

Best Track - Rolling in the Deep

The best-selling album of 2011 is placed at #2. The album opens with the best song and the lead single of it - Rolling in the Deep - a flawless song. The up-tempo song Rumour Has It is the next song - I see a smash here and I just can't wait to be released as a single. Then we have another future smash hit - Turning Tables - it's a fantastic ballad. Don't You Remember is another great ballad and it will smash hard if it's released. The third single Set Fire to the Rain is the next song and it's the most mainstream on the album. I can't wait to be #1 on BB Hot 100 next week.

Then we have a song with a slight urban vibe - He Won't Go. Another amazing ballad is next - Take It All. After it we have another more up-tempo record than the rest - I'll Be Waiting, it's amazing and it will smash if it's released. Then we have a little bit long, but flawless song - One and Only. After it we have a cover of The Cure's Lovesong. The album closes with another flawless song and the second single - Someone Like You. We have a bonus track - I Found a Boy - a much more joyful than the rest of the album. As a whole, the album is free of flaws.

Before revealing the best album of 2011, let's go back to 2010.

The best album of 2010 is definitely Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. As a record, it flawless.

I won't write a full review, because I have no time.

Now, let's go back to 2011.

Best Track - 1+1

Yeah, the best album of 2011 is Beyoncé's 4. The album opens with the best song on the album and the song of 2011 - 1+1. It's flawless. The lyrics, the melody and everything is perfect. I Care is next. Her vocals in the bridge are

After it we had the most quiet song on 4 - I Miss You - a masterpiece written by Frank Ocean.

The second single is next - Best Thing I Never Had, a classic Beyoncé song. Then we have a fantastic collaboration with André 3000 - Party. It's retro but it's lovely. The next 2 songs - Rather Die Young and Start Over are the weakest on the album, but they are still better than 99% of the music released in 2011. After them the album goes up-tempo with the best single of 2011 - Love on Top - a flawless record. After it we have another great up-tempo - Countdown with a fantastic production. End of Time - a flawless song that will smash hard if it's released properly is the 10th. After we have a Dianne Warren-penned - I Was Here, Bey's vocals are out of this world in here. The album closes with the lead single of 4 - Run the World (Girls), which is strangely placed last, although her previous singles were always placed first. The album have 1 Japanese bonus track - Dreaming, 3 Deluxe bonus tracks - Lay Up Under Me, Schoolin' Life and Dance for You, we also have 3 remixes of Run the World. Schooin' Life>>>>>> Dance for You>>>>>>>> Lay Up Under Me>>>>>>>>>>> Dreaming>>>>>>> Remixes.
Every song of the album charted somewhere in my Best of 2011.

As a whole, the album is the best of 2011, Beyoncé's best and it's my most favourite album of all-time.

So, that's all for the albums. Tommorow, the first part of the Top 20 Best Artists will be revealed.
Thank you all for your comments.

AshleeSimpsonFan

Ceremonials

I haven't heard 21, but I love the singles, specially "Set The Fire To The Rain"

Beyonce at #1 is not a surprise

good for her

Razzle

2/3
Ceremonials

sumthintoxic82

2/3

21 was great, but 4 was AMAZING

was my #2 of the year

really, it was her BEST album to date

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Achilles.

Excellent top 3 albums; I listened to Ceremonials and was blown away, especially since I'd never listened to Florence.

Wonderful (if not predictable

) #1 album; it's certainly worthy of the top spot!

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The Top 20 artist is calculated using this formula:

(3xAlbum + 2xSingle + Music Video + Album/Bonus Track/Promo Single)/7

Only the highest entry is used. Featurings are counted, too.