Year-End Lists

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1. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021
2. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
3. Complex: The Best Albums of 2021
4. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
5. Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
5. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2021
7. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
12. Vinyl Factory: Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021
14. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
15. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021
20. Consequence of Sound: Top 50 Albums of 2021
22. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
32. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
32. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
45. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021

• BBC Culture: 10 Best Albums of 2021
• New Statesman: The Best Albums of 2021
• New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2021
• AllMusic: Best of 2021

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1. Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2011
1. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
1. Minneapolis Star Tribune: Jon Bream: Top 10 Albums of 2011
1. Time: Claire Suddath: Top 10 Albums of 2011
1. Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2011
1. SFGate: 10 Best Albums of 2011
2. Boston Globe: Sarah Rodman: Top Albums of 2011
3. Refinery29: The 10 Best Albums of the 2010s
3. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
3. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
3. Austin Chronicle: Margaret Moser: Top 10 Albums of 2011
5. Los Angeles Times: Randall Roberts: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
5. KCRW: Jason Bentley: Top 10 Albums of 2011
6. Filter: Top 20 Albums of 2011
6. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
8. Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2011
8. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
10. DIY: Albums of 2011
10. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
12. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
14. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
18. Sonic: Best Albums of 2011
19. Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
23. Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
24. Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
34. Consequence of Sound: Top 50 Albums of 2011
42. Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011
45. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
55. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

• Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of the 2010s
• Albumism: The 110 Best Albums of the 2010s
• NPR Music: 50 Favorite Albums of 2011
• Atwood Magazine: The Best Albums of the Decade

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2. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2015
3. Entertainment Weekly: 40 Best Albums of 2015
4. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2015
5. Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015
16. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2015
35. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2015
42. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2015
78. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s