MY TOP MUSIC OF 2011

2011 releases are indicated with *.


1.  Credo - THE HUMAN LEAGUE*

2.  Panic Of Girls - BLONDIE*

3.  This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978-1990 - KATE BUSH

4.  Most Of All: The Best Of DEBORAH HARRY

5.  Gold: 20 Super Hits - BONEY M.

6.  Nightflight To Venus (2007 issue) - BONEY M.

7.  Director's Cut: Collector's Edition - KATE BUSH*

8.  Where The Nails Were - SANDI PATTY (MP3)

9.  THE GROOP

10.  Take The Heat Off Me (2007 issue) - BONEY M.

11.  The Essential Collection 1965-1997 - CARPENTERS

12.  The Best Of LINDA RONSTADT 1991-2006 (Home compilation)

13.  50 Words For Snow - KATE BUSH*

14.  Greatest Hits - THE TOURISTS

15.  The Very Best Of FRIDA 1967-1996 (Home compilation)

16.  Love For Sale (2007 issue) - BONEY M.

17.  In Your Dreams - STEVIE NICKS*

18.  The Reprise Years 1969-1975 - FLEETWOOD MAC (Home compilation)

19.  36 All-Time Greatest Hits - THE 5TH DIMENSION

20.  Platinum & Gold Collection - ARETHA FRANKLIN

21.  Mac Tracks 1971-1974 - CHRISTINE McVIE (Home compilation)

22.  Making A Good Thing Better - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

23.  Bad Girls: Deluxe Edition - DONNA SUMMER

24.  The FLEETWOOD MAC Family Album

25.  Autoamerican (2001 issue) - BLONDIE

26.  The Ultimate Collection - SADE*

27.  Close-Up: Vol. 2, People & Places - SUZANNE VEGA

28.  Oceans Of Fantasy (2007 issue) - BONEY M.

29.  The Best Of CHAMPAGNE

30.  History: The 70's - HEART (Home compilation)


Fun facts:

My #1 of 2010, "THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER Anthology: Down In Birdland" was at the top of my weekly list for 5 weeks.  This year's #1 by THE HUMAN LEAGUE ran the same number of weeks.

SANDI PATTY is the only Contemporary Christian artist to be #1 on my list.  I was learning the song for a tenebrae service at church earlier this year.

I had 31 total #1 titles this year.  I wanted an even-numbered list, so bumped from it is a compilation I put together called "Pieces Of 80s" by various artists.  It's a collection of 40 a-side singles I bought in the 80s.

The self-titled disc by THE GROOP is in the top 10 on my year-end list for the 4th year in a row, the only one to do so since I started the list online in 2006.  It was my top title in 2008 staying at #1 for 16 weeks.  It was #1 for 4 weeks in 2009 and 1 week in 2010 and 2011.  It is the longest-running #1 on my list.