Seattle Gay News, the third longest-running gay weekly in the country that features original music content 52 weeks a year, chose Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" as the Best Single and The Black Keys' El Camino as Best Album, as part of its "Best of Music 2011" spread on December 16.
The "Best of Music 2011" special issue also included an exclusive interview with Young The Giant and picks for the year's best live performances, hottest artists and worst music. You can access this edition by going to http://www.sgn.org/ and clicking on the "December 16" archive.
The top ten lists for Singles and Albums, in order, appear below.
BEST SINGLES OF 2011
1 Rolling in the Deep - Adele
2 Holocene - Bon Iver
3 We Found Love - Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris)
4 Ghost on the Canvas - Glen Campbell
5 Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People
6 You and I - Lady GaGa
7 Mona Lisa - Atlas Sound (featuring Andrew VanWyngarden)
8 Audio, Video, Disco - Justice
9 Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys
10 How Deep is Your Love? - The Rapture
BEST ALBUMS OF 2011
1 El Camino - The Black Keys
2 Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
3 21 - Adele
4 The Whole Love - Wilco
5 Hell on Heels - Pistol Annies
6 Bon Iver - Bon Iver
7 The Light is On - Jill Scott
8 Chief - Eric Church
9 Ceremonials - Florence + the Machine
10 Tomboy - Panda Bear
1 comment:
Thank you for posting this.
These are amazing albums and songs.
Bon Iver is amazing.
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