Contrary to media-fueled misconception, people are still buying lots of CDs (and LPs). In fact, 2011 was a good year for Hoodlums (and music in general). Of course, we thank all of you for buying so many of your CDs (and LPs) here.

Wanna take a look at what you bought? Let’s do it. As a store owner, I’m pretty proud of you guys. That’s a solid list of quality music (as is the Top-selling Vinyl List) and you should be proud of your taste and diversity.

What influences the chart? In addition to noted in-store performances, I’ve included a little “legend” of a few of the notable influences, namely the opinions of the hoodlums at Hoodlums (click here for our Top 10 of 2011 lists), at the bottom.

Hoodlums Top 99 CDs of 2011

1. Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers – Unida Cantina (in-store performance)
2. Adele – 21
3. Decemberists – King is Dead (S, K)
4. Black Keys – El Camino (S)
5. Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More
6. Abigail Washburn – City of Refuge (in-store performance, K)
7. Ryan Adams – Ashes and Fire (A, K)
8. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
9. Black Keys – Brothers
10. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
11. Wilco – Whole Love
12. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
13. Danger Mouse/Daniele Luppi – Rome (S)
14. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
15. Jason Isbell and 400 Unit – Here We Rest (A, S, K)
16. Gillian Welch – Harrow and the Harvest (K)
17. Social Distortion – Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (A)
18. Radiohead – King of Limbs
19. Florence & the Machine – Lungs
20. Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong (A)
21. Cake – Showroom of Compassion
22. Paul Simon – So Beautiful or So What
23. Sarah Jarosz – Follow Me Down (K)
24. Ma/Duncan/Meyer/Thile – Goat Rodeo Sessions (K)
25. Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
26. My Morning Jacket – Circuital
27. Tedeschi/Trucks – Revelator
28. Fitz & The Tantrums – Pickin’ Up the Pieces
29. Amos Lee – Mission Bell
30. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
31. Foster the People – Torches
32. Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
33. Chris Isaak – Beyond the Sun
34. REM – Collapse Into Now
35. M83 – Hurry Up We’re Dreaming
36. Adele – 19
37. Small Leaks Sink Ships – Oak Street Basement (in-store performance)
38. Gregg Allman – Low Country Blues
39. Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming (S)
40. Death Cab for Cutie – Codes and Keys
41. Neil Young – Treasure
42. Flogging Molly – Speed of Darkness
43. Bright Eyes – People’s Key
44. Primus – Green Naugahyde
45. She & Him – Very She & Him Christmas (in a post… who knew?)
46. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You
47. Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures
48. Bill Evans – Piano Player
49. Daptone Gold – Various Artists
50. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee
51. Ben Harper – Give Till It’s Gone
52. Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below
53. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See
54. Bruno Mars – Doo Wops & Hooligans
55. John Hiatt – Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
56. Drive-By Truckers – Go Go Boots
57. Kooper/Bloomfield – Fillmore East: Lost Tapes
58. Strokes – Angles
59. Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math (A)
60. Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal
61. Avett Brothers – I & Love & You
62. Aloe Blacc – Good Things
63. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
64. Eddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs
65. Feist – Metals
66. St. Vincent
67. Vaccines – What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
68. Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers – Rare Bird Alert
69. Black Carl – Borrowed (in-store performance)
70. Jayhawks – Mockingbird Time
71. Nick 13 – Nick 13 (A)
72. Tinariwen – Tassili
73. Beach Boys – Smile Sessions
74. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
75. TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light
76. Delaney & Bonnie – D & B Together
77. Cults – Cults
78. Wanda Jackson – Party Ain’t Over
79. Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’ (S)
80. Loudon Wainwright III – Album 3
81. Rave on Buddy Holly – Various Artists
82. Decemberists – Live at Bull Moose (RSD)
83. Sharon Jones & Dapkings – Soul Time (RSD)
84. Dry River Yacht Club – Family Portraits
85. William Elliot Whitmore – Field Songs
86. Old Crow Medicine Show – OCMS
87. Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
88. Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
89. Kills – Blood Pressures
90. Ryan Adams – III & IV
91. Warren Haynes – Man In Motion (S)
92. Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
93. Etta James – At Last
94. Ahmad Jamal – Pittsburgh
95. Taj Mahal – Natch’l Blues
96. Mergence – Those Vibrant Young People Are Dead (S)
97. City and Colour – Little Hell (A)
98. Kinch – Incandenza (A)
99. Beatles – Abbey Road (15 copies!)

S = Steve’s Top 10 of 2011 pick

K = Kristian’s Top 10 of 2011 pick

A = Andy’s Top 10 of 2011 pick

RSD = Record Store Day or Indie Black Friday title

Tags: Best Music of 2011, Great music, Hoodlums Music, Hoodlums' Top Five Lists, Indie Store, It's all about the music, Top CDs of 2011, Top Ten lists of a Non-Critic

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