Bridging The Atlantic — It's time to break the radio silence on BTA, and bring you my best albums and tracks of the year 2011. A year that belonged to Ms. Harvey. Since Let England Shake was released early in the year no-one else had a chance.Top 10 Albums:10. Big Deal ... more info

Guardian Music — It has been a momentous year for the record business, with EMI being broken up and even Simon Cowell taking a knocking. Here are five key stories to remember 1) Break-up of the year: EMIThe indie organisation IMPALA has, for years, fought against any... more info

411 Mania — With the holidays passing, Buble's Christmas album will fall to 21... more info

411 Mania — It crosses five million in domestic sales... more info

Starpulse — Adele's 2011 has ended on a high note after it emerged she's sold more albums in 12 months than any artist since Usher seven years ago. The singer released her second disc, 21, in January and, bo... more info

411 Mania — Meanwhile, Adele has her highest sales week yet... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Buble continued his "Christmas" reign at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday for the fifth consecutive week, keeping Adele and rapper Young Jeezy from the No. 1 position. more info

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ContactMusic — Adeles 2011 has ended on a high note after it emerged shes sold more albums in 12 months than any artist since Usher seven years ago The singer released her second disc 21 in January 11 and boosted by a show-stopping performance at the Brit Awards... more info

Chicago Tribune — The ukulele revival, music in the cloud and AdeleThe year has brought music-lovers some fascinating shifts in what they listen to — and how — and also set off some flares about what the next decade might sound like. Here are a few key trends from... more info