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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by Tim Hecker

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  1. Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
  2. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2011
  3. New York Times: Ben Ratliff: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  4. Dennis Cooper: Favorite Albums of 2011
  5. Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  6. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Albums of 2011
  7. musicOMH: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  8. XLR8R: 30 Best Albums of 2011
  9. Resident Advisor: Top 20 Albums of 2011
  10. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  11. Sonic: Best Albums of 2011
  12. Jordan Cronk: 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s
  13. Prefix: Top Albums of 2011
  14. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  15. Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
  16. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  17. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  18. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  19. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
  20. 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.