Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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  1. Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
  2. Mojo: Best Albums of 2011
  3. NPR Music: Ann Powers: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
  4. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  5. Hot Press: Top 30 Albums of 2011
  6. BBC: Top 25 Albums of 2011
  7. musicOMH: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  8. Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
  9. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2011
  10. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  11. Guardian: Best Albums of 2011
  12. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  13. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  14. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  15. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.