- Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2011
- musicOMH: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- NME: Best Albums of 2011
- DIY: Albums of 2011
- MagicRPM: Top 15 Albums of 2011
- Piccadilly Records: Albums of 2011
- Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- BBC: Top 25 Albums of 2011
- Guardian: Best Albums of 2011
- Jason Bentley: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
- Rise: Records of the Year 2011
- Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- NME: Greatest Albums of the Decade
- FasterLouder: Best Albums of 2011
- Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
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.