Todd Martens: Top 15 Albums of 2011, as published by The Los Angeles Times
- Le Butcherettes — Sin Sin Sin
- Van Hunt — What Were You Hoping For?
- Fucked Up — David Comes to Life
- The Roots — Undun
- Anna Calvi — Anna Calvi
- Raphael Saadiq — Stone Rollin’
- Wilco — The Whole Love
- Wild Flag — Wild Flag
- Bewitched Hands — Birds & Drums
- Lydia Loveless — Indestructible Machine
- Tune-Yards — Whokill
- Feist — Metals
- Drive-By Truckers — Go-Go Boots
- Shabazz Palaces — Black Up
- The Feelies — Here Before