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. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  2. Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
  3. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  4. Austin Chronicle: Austin Powell: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  5. Prefix: Top Albums of 2011
  6. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  7. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  8. I Guess I’m Floating: 30 Best Albums of 2011
  9. Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
  10. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  11. BBC: Top 25 Albums of 2011
  12. Jordan Cronk: 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s
  13. Mojo: Best Albums of 2011
  14. Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
  15. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2011
  16. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Albums of 2011
  17. Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2011
  18. Rise: Records of the Year 2011
  19. Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  20. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
  21. Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  22. DIY: Albums of 2011
  23. musicOMH: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  24. FasterLouder: Best Albums of 2011
  25. Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  26. Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2011
  27. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade
  28. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s