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The top five lists from every contributing writer will be published on the BBC Music Blog next week.

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This is my last monthly round-up of 2011 - instead of a similar entry for December, the BBC Music Blog will host the BBC Music Writers' Best Albums of 2011, compiled from votes cast by our many critics.