As our full list of the best albums of 2011 is published, Alexis Petridis, Rebecca Nicholson, Tim Jonze and Kitty Empire go through all 50 and pick out their highlights. They also talk in more detail about their choices.
The chat doesn't stop there. The panel also cover the list's surprises and notable exceptions, as well as a few explanations as to how it was compiled.
Leave us a comment below or drop us a tweet – use the hashtag #album2011 and we'll retweet the best over the next week …
