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.
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  1. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune: Chris Riemenschneider: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  3. Boston Globe: James Reed: Top Albums of 2011
  4. Piccadilly Records: Albums of 2011
  5. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  6. Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
  7. FasterLouder: Best Albums of 2011
  8. Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2011
  9. Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
  10. Austin Town Hall: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  11. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.