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.

The King is Dead

by  The Decemberists

  1. Margaret Moser: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  2. Sarah Rodman: Top Albums of 2011
  3. Owl Mag: Best Albums of 2011
  4. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  5. Thomas Conner: Top Albums of 2011
  6. Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2011
  7. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  8. A.V. Club: Best Music of 2011
  9. Antiquiet: 20 Best Albums of 2011
  10. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
  11. Eric R. Danton: Top 20 Albums of 2011
  12. Matt Jordan: 30 Favorite Albums of 2011
  13. BBC: Top 25 Albums of 2011
  14. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  15. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  16. musicOMH: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  17. Rise: Records of the Year 2011
  18. Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
  19. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

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