- PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
- Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2011
- Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2011
- Owl Mag: Best Albums of 2011
- Mojo: Best Albums of 2011
- Filter: Top 20 Albums of 2011
- Mark Morford: Top 10 Most Awesome Records of 2011
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
- Jason Bentley: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Kitty Empire: Best Pop Music of 2011
- Margaret Wappler: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Sonic: Best Albums of 2011
- Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Brad Wheeler: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Jon Bream: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- I Guess I’m Floating: 30 Best Albums of 2011
- Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Thomas Conner: Top Albums of 2011
- Greg Kot: Top Albums of 2011
- Austin Town Hall: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- Consequence of Sound: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2011
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
- BBC: Top 25 Albums of 2011
- Eric R. Danton: Top 20 Albums of 2011
- Prefix: Top Albums of 2011
- Guardian: Best Albums of 2011
- American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- FasterLouder: Best Albums of 2011
- Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- DIY: Albums of 2011
- Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
- Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
- Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2011
- Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
- Piccadilly Records: Albums of 2011
- Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
Year-End Lists
Notable, browsable lists of the year's best music, movies, books, and TV shows. Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, we make no tallies. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its authors, at the source.