It's a little overdue but here are my personal favourites from 2011... I'm still not sure about the ranking order, but these are definitely the CDs that made last year a memorable one:
1. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
2. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
3. Black Keys - El Camino
4. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
5. Clams Casino - Instrumentals
6. The Weeknd - House of Balloons
7. The Antlers - Burst Apart
8. Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
9. Gotye - Making Mirrors
10. The Roots - Undun
Special mention to: The Decemberists, Toro Y Moi, Drake, Fleet Foxes, Wilco, and I'm sure many more that will come to me after I finish typing this.