It's in folks. Billboard released it Critics Best list of the top 10 albums of 2011 and Born This Way is no where to be seen. Yes, yes monsters, Born This Way is on the Top 200 Albums based on year-end sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. No doubt the 0.99 deal helped boost sales a lot plus the fact that more were shipped than actually bought by the public. I trust the critics more than the monsters. Most of them wouldn't know good music if it was shoved inside an RPG and blasted through their house.
Here's the critics best:
10.) "The Big Roar" by The Joy Formidable
9.) "James Blake" by James Blake
8.) "Ceremonials" by Florence + The Machine
7.) "House of Balloons" by The Weekend
6.) "David Comes To Life" by Fucked Up
5.) "Take Care" by Drake
4.) "Nostalgia, Ultra" by Frank Ocean
3.) "Watch The Throne" by Jay-Z and Kanye West
2.) "Bon Iver' by Bon Iver
1.) "21" by Adele
A thank you to an anonymous commenter for sending me the link to the critics list.
