Using my record label formula, here were my favorite labels of 2011…

1.  Bandcamp – 9.737 (39 artists, 12 LPs, 1 5-Star LP, 1 4-Star LP)

2.  Self Released – 9.714 (32 artists, 6 LPs, 1 5-Star LP, 1 4-Star LP)

3.  Frenchkiss – 8.696 (3 artists, 2 LPs, 1 5-Star LP)

4.  Secretly Canadian – 8.538 (4 artists, 1 LP, 1 5-Star LP)

5.  Tiny Engines – 7.593 (5 artists, 4 LPs, 3 4-Star LPs)

6.  Asian Man – 7.494 (5 artists, 4 LPs, 2 4-Star LPs)

7.  Barsuk – 7.450 (5 artists, 5 LPs, 1 4-Star LP)

8.  Plan It X – 7.430 (3 artists, 3 LPs, 2 4-Star LPs)

9.  No Idea – 7.302 (4 artists, 3 LPs, 1 4-Star LP)

10.  Polyvinyl – 7.291 (4 artists, 2 LPs, 1 4-Star LP)