Thomas Conner: Top Albums of 2011, as published by The Chicago Sun-Times
- Wild Flag — Wild Flag
- Ezra Furman & the Harpoons — Mysterious Power
- Girls — Father, Son, Holy Ghost
- The Roots — Undun
- Wilco — The Whole Love
- Beyoncé — 4
- The Decemberists — The King is Dead
- Childish Gambino — Camp
- Fleet Foxes — Helplessness Blues
- Ximena Sarinana — Ximena Sarinana
- Fucked Up — David Comes to Life
- Foo Fighters — Wasting Light
- Raphael Saadiq — Stone Rollin’
- The Feelies — Here Before
- Tune-Yards — Whokill
- Ron Sexsmith — Long Player Late Bloomer
- Joy Formidable — The Big Roar
- St. Vincent — Strange Mercy
- Battles — Gloss Drop
- Sloan — The Double Cross