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.

2011

Antiquiet: 20 Best Albums of 2011

13 December 2011

Wasting Light - Foo Fighters

Antiquiet: 20 Best Albums of 2011

[see also 20142013]

Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011

12 December 2011

Kaputt - Destroyer

Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011

Observer: Kitty Empire: Best Pop Music of 2011

12 December 2011

Kitty Empire: Best Pop Music of 2011, as published by The Observer

[see also 2023202220212020201920182017201620152012]

Prefix: Top Albums of 2011

12 December 2011

Black Up - Shabazz Palaces

Prefix Magazine: Top Albums of 2011

Sasha Frere-Jones: Favorite Albums of 2011

12 December 2011

Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker: Favorite Albums of 2011, ordered by release date

[see also 20222018201720162015201420132012]

Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011

12 December 2011

David Comes to Life - Fucked Up

Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011

[see also 202120202010s201920182017201620152012]

  1. various artists

musicOMH: Top 50 Albums of 2011

12 December 2011

Let England Shake - PJ Harvey

musicOMH: Top 50 Albums of 2011

[see also 2012]

PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011

12 December 2011

Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes

PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011

[see also 20232022202120202019201820172012]

Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011

12 December 2011

The English Riviera - Metronomy

Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011

[see also 2022202120202012]

ChartAttack: 12 Favourite Albums of 2011

12 December 2011

ChartAttack: 12 Favourite Albums of 2011, in no particular order