- Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2011
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Jon Bream: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Claire Suddath: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2011
- SFGate: 10 Best Albums of 2011
- Sarah Rodman: Top Albums of 2011
- Courtney E. Smith: The 10 Best Albums Of The Decade
- American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Margaret Moser: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Randall Roberts: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
- Jason Bentley: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Filter: Top 20 Albums of 2011
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
- Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
- DIY: Albums of 2011
- Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
- PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
- Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Sonic: Best Albums of 2011
- Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
- Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
- Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- Consequence of Sound: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
Year-End Lists
A browsable archive of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.