US Number 1 Albums Of 2011

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OK, second time lucky; some overlap with the UK list but overall far more interesting and varied a collection of albums.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
4 - Beyoncé	13
Speak Now - Taylor Swift	10
Born This Way - Lady Gaga	7
Femme Fatale - Britney Spears	6
Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj	6
The King Is Dead - The Decemberists	4
Watch the Throne - Jay-Z and Kanye West	4
Take Care - Drake	3
Wasting Light - Foo Fighters	3
Under the Mistletoe - Justin Bieber	2
Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne	1
Christmas - Michael Bublé	1
Now 37 - Various Artists	1
21 - Adele	1
F.A.M.E. - Chris Brown	0
Cole World: The Sideline Story - J. Cole	0
Clear as Day - Scotty McCreery	0
Evanescence - Evanescence	0
Mylo Xyloto -Coldplay	0
Blue Slide Park - Mac Miller	0
Mission Bell - Amos Lee	0
Duets II - Tony Bennett	0
Own the Night - Lady Antebellum	0
Never Say Never: The Remixes - Justin Bieber	0
The R.E.D. Album – The GAME	0
Chief - Eric Church	0
Lasers - Lupe Fiasco	0
Showroom of Compassion - Cake	0
The Light of the Sun - Jill Scott	0
Hell: The Sequel - Bad Meets Evil	0
Red River Blue - Blake Shelton	0

― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:03 (twelve years ago) link

In descending order:

Speak Now
Femme Fatale
Pink Friday
Born This Way
Chief
4

― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:05 (twelve years ago) link

i'm actually surprised to have heard all of nine of these. Britney it is.

― Ioannis, Friday, 6 January 2012 15:08 (twelve years ago) link

The Scott and Shelton albums are pretty good too (in that order).

― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link

of the ones i've heard: Gaga > Foo Fighters > Beyonce > J. Cole > Watch The Throne > Evanescence > Wayne

throwing a vote to the Foos since i doubt they'll get many.

― we bought a zoo in a hopeless place (some dude), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link

It's Britney, bitch.

― Bon Ivoj (jaymc), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:16 (twelve years ago) link

heard:

Speak Now - Taylor Swift
Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj
21 - Adele
Lasers - Lupe Fiasco
Femme Fatale - Britney Spears
Born This Way - Lady Gaga
4 - Beyoncé
Watch the Throne - Jay-Z and Kanye West
Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne
Cole World: The Sideline Story - J. Cole
Take Care - Drake

in order:

4 > speak now >>>> pink friday > femme fatale >>>>>>>>>> born this way >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cole world > 21 > watch the throne >>>> tha carter iv >>>> lasers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (etc) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take care

― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link

the only one that i'm thinking i really should've heard is jill scott, though i think i didn't b/c i was busy at the time and everyone seemed to be lukewarm on it

― all i see is angels in my eyes (lex pretend), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link

It's a pretty good if dated record i.e. would've sounded marvelous in 2002.

― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:25 (twelve years ago) link

FYI, on Now 37:

1. "Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem featuring Rihanna 4:22
2. "Just the Way You Are" - Bruno Mars 3:35
3. "Firework" - Katy Perry 3:45
4. "Raise Your Glass" - Pink 3:20
5. "We R Who We R" - Kesha 3:24
6. "Only Girl (In the World)" - Rihanna 3:52
7. "Like a G6" - Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs & Dev 3:36
8. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" - Pitbull featuring T-Pain 3:24
9. "Yeah 3X" - Chris Brown 3:58
10. "Stereo Love" - Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina 3:04
11. "Whip My Hair" - Willow Smith 3:13
12. "No Hands" - Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale 4:22
13. "Bottoms Up" - Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj 3:59
14. "Please Don't Go" - Mike Posner 3:15
15. "Love Like Woe" - The Ready Set 3:19
16. "Mine" - Taylor Swift 3:59
17. "Waiting Outside the Lines" - Greyson Chance 3:51
18. "Loving You Tonight" - Andrew Allen 2:59
19. "My Girl" - Mindless Behavior 3:59
20. "This or That" - Jacob Latimore 3:18

― Jeff W, Friday, 6 January 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link

lol i read a billboard article yesterday that said that the new kidz bop album is a strong contender to reach #1 next week

― teledyldonix, Friday, 6 January 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link

4 btw

― teledyldonix, Friday, 6 January 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link

who the fuck let the decembrists have a number 1 album??

― Mordy, Saturday, 7 January 2012 04:56 (twelve years ago) link

Swift, not close. Then Church, Beyonce and Britney.

― all the other twinks with their fucked up dicks (billy), Saturday, 7 January 2012 05:57 (twelve years ago) link

Hope the results are good in three weeks!

― Mark G, Monday, 9 January 2012 09:45 (twelve years ago) link

drake

― pug waffle (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 9 January 2012 13:22 (twelve years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 30 January 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link

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