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. Austin Chronicle: Austin Powell: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  2. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  3. MagicRPM: Top 15 Albums of 2011
  4. Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
  5. Chicago Sun-Times: Thomas Conner: Top Albums of 2011
  6. SFGate: Mark Morford: Top 10 Most Awesome Records of 2011
  7. Pinpoint Music: Top 25 Albums of 2011
  8. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  9. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  10. DIY: Albums of 2011
  11. Brooklyn Vegan: Bradford Cox: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  12. Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  13. Owl Mag: Best Albums of 2011
  14. Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2011
  15. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  16. Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
  17. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
  18. FasterLouder: Best Albums of 2011
  19. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 50 Albums of the 2010s
  20. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  21. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  22. NME: Best Albums of 2011
  23. Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2011
  24. Rise: Records of the Year 2011
  25. Prefix: Top Albums of 2011
  26. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  27. Mojo: Best Albums of 2011
  28. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  29. Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
  30. Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
  31. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  32. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s