- Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
- Consequence of Sound: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
- Robert Everett-Green: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Matt Jordan: 30 Favorite Albums of 2011
- Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2011
- Ann Powers: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
- Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2011
- Dave Morris: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- NME: Best Albums of 2011
- DIY: Albums of 2011
- PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
- Web in Front: Best Albums of 2011
- A.V. Club: The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s
- Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- A.V. Club: Best Music of 2011
- Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
- Owl Mag: Best Albums of 2011
- Nate Chinen: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- musicOMH: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Richard Trapunski: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
- Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
- Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- Prefix: Top Albums of 2011
- Greg Kot: Top Albums of 2011
- Thomas Conner: Top Albums of 2011
- Guardian: Best Albums of 2011
- Rise: Records of the Year 2011
- I Guess I’m Floating: 30 Best Albums of 2011
- Pinpoint Music: Top 25 Albums of 2011
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
- Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 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.