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.

Lists

  1. I Guess I’m Floating: 30 Best Albums of 2011
  2. Austin Town Hall: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  3. NPR Music: Stephen Thompson: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
  4. Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
  5. Prefix: Top Albums of 2011
  6. A.V. Club: Best Music of 2011
  7. Washington Post: Chris Richards: Best Pop Albums of 2011
  8. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2011
  9. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  10. Los Angeles Times: Margaret Wappler: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  11. MagicRPM: Top 15 Albums of 2011
  12. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  13. AwkwardSound: 25 Best Albums of 2011
  14. Rise: Records of the Year 2011
  15. Piccadilly Records: Albums of 2011
  16. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  17. Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  18. Pinpoint Music: Top 25 Albums of 2011
  19. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  20. Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
  21. Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
  22. Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  23. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  24. DIY: Albums of 2011
  25. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  26. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  27. NME: Best Albums of 2011
  28. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  29. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s