Obsessive-compulsive mode ON...
Albums I've listened straight thru at least once this year; most more than that. Really a needle in a haystack year. Numerically, I've been way over-generous. I can only recommend thru the 7.5s at best. Ranked thru 7.5, and just alphabetical by score after that. I'm eager to see what I've missed - likely some glaringly obvious goodies.
Replacing the original monstrosity with a Rate Your Music list...
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/blirbis/top_albums_2011