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Readers' Poll: The Best Albums of 2011

Your picks include Lady Gaga, Foo Fighters and the Black Keys

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7. Bon Iver, 'Bon Iver'

Bon Iver's second album is 2011's biggest indie crossover, with songwriter Justin Vernon earning fans well beyond the hipster set with his plaintive, luxuriously produced soft rock tunes. 

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