Year-End Lists

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune: Chris Riemenschneider: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  2. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  3. Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
  4. Owl Mag: Best Albums of 2011
  5. Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
  6. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  7. I Guess I’m Floating: 30 Best Albums of 2011
  8. Filter: Top 20 Albums of 2011
  9. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  10. Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2011
  11. NPR Music: Stephen Thompson: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
  12. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
  13. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 50 Albums of the 2010s
  14. A.V. Club: Best Music of 2011
  15. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  16. Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
  17. Hot Press: Top 30 Albums of 2011
  18. Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2011
  19. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  20. Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2011
  21. Guardian: Best Albums of 2011
  22. musicOMH: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  23. Boston Globe: James Reed: Top Albums of 2011
  24. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2011
  25. Pinpoint Music: Top 25 Albums of 2011
  26. MagicRPM: Top 15 Albums of 2011
  27. Washington Post: Chris Richards: Best Pop Albums of 2011
  28. FasterLouder: Best Albums of 2011
  29. Prefix: Top Albums of 2011
  30. BBC: Top 25 Albums of 2011
  31. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  32. Hartford Courant: Eric R. Danton: Top 20 Albums of 2011
  33. Sonic: Best Albums of 2011
  34. DIY: Albums of 2011
  35. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  36. Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
  37. Magnet: Top 20 Albums of 2011
  38. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  39. Complex: 25 Best Albums of 2011
  40. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  41. Antiquiet: 20 Best Albums of 2011
  42. Mojo: Best Albums of 2011
  43. Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  44. NME: Greatest Albums of the Decade
  45. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  46. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  47. Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2011
  48. Piccadilly Records: Albums of 2011
  49. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  50. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
  51. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
  52. Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
  53. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  54. Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2011
  55. NME: Best Albums of 2011
  56. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
  57. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  58. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

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