Readers Poll Results

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  Favourite Hip-Hop Albums of 2011

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2012

  To wrap up 2011, we published our picks for the best Hip-Hop albums of the year, featuring releases from Kanye West, Jay-Z and Shabazz Pala...

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  Favourite Soul/Funk Albums

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2011

  1. Janelle Monae The Archandroid (Bad Boy) The Archandroid is astounding in its breadth of material. This is soul as symphony, yet doesn't...

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  Favourite Metal Albums

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2011

  1. Deftones Diamond Eyes (Reprise) A return to the heavier style that dominated albums like "Around the Fur" and the self-titled album. "Di...

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  Favourite Punk Albums

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2011

  1. White Lung It's the Evil (Deranged) Being a fan of Patti Smith, I was delighted to listen to this album for the first time. I mention th...

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  Favourite Pop Rocks Albums

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2011

  1. Arcade Fire The Suburbs (Merge) Redefining the Canadian presence in modern rock with each album they produce. Kyle Marshall, Victoria BC...

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  Favourite Hip-Hop Albums

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2011

  1. Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Roc-A-Fella) Of all of Kanye's albums, this will be the one that is remembered ten years f...

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  Favourite Electronic Albums

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2011

  1. LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening (DFA/Virgin) James Murphy is the definitive perfectionist, which is only fitting as he has been slowly...

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  Favourite Country/Folk Album

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2011

  1. The Sadies Darker Circles (Outside) The Sadies continue to evolve and sound refreshing. Live, they are a joy. There is something profoun...