You’ve seen our gallery of New Year’s Eve show photos and read our report on 2011’s staggering music sales figures, which can only mean one thing: 2011 is a wrap, people.
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- The 50 Best Albums of 2011
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From Girls and Danny Brown to the Rapture and the Weeknd, the soundtrack to our majorly Fucked Up year.
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- The 20 Best Songs of 2011
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Look! We made you an awesome mixtape! Featuring M83, the Rapture, and, of course, Adele.
• 80 Minutes or Less: Listen to SPIN’s Favorite Dance Tracks of 2011
• 80 Minutes Or Less: Listen to SPIN’s Favorite Pop Tracks of 2011
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- The 10 Best Reissues 2011
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From exhaustive anthologies to rock’s most fabled lost treasure, ten history lessons you can (occasionally) dance to.
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- The 25 Best Live Photos of 2011
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Straight from lenses of SPIN’s gifted team of photographers, here are 25 electric shots that capture the visceral joy of live performance. Also starring: Juggalos!
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- Endless Bummer: 30 Ways 2011 Was a Drag
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Record sales tanked, the White Stripes split up, talented musical heroes lost their lives, and Flavor Flav lost his chicken joint. SPIN looks back at the year everything broke.
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- The 10 Best Music Books of 2011
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Conversations with the authors of the year’s most compelling reads, from Chunklet’s ‘Indie Cred Test’ to the oral history of MTV