Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Diamond Mine - King Creosote & Jon Hopkins

Bob Boilen: NPR 11 Favorite Albums of 2011

Diamond Mine - King Creosote & Jon Hopkins

Stephen Thompson: NPR 10 Favorite Albums of 2011

Let England Shake - PJ Harvey

Ann Powers: NPR 10 Favorite Albums of 2011

The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius

Peter Bradshaw: Guardian Best Films of 2011

Sin Sin Sin - Le Butcherettes

Jim DeRogatis: WBEZ 40 Favorite Albums of 2011

Dummy 12 Albums for 2011

The Future - Miranda July

Richard Brody: New Yorker 26 Best Films of 2011

Far Side Virtual - James Ferraro

The Wire Top 50 Albums of 2011

21 - Adele

Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2011

Let England Shake - PJ Harvey

NME Best Albums of 2011

The Hare with Amber Eyes - Edmund de Waal

Benjamin Schwarz: Atlantic Books of the Year 2011

Hugo - Martin Scorsese

David Denby: New Yorker Best Films of 2011

Civilian - Wye Oak

A.V. Club Best Music of 2011

Feel It Break - Austra

Nitsuh Abebe: New York Top 10 Albums of 2011

Raven Sings the Blues Top 20 of 2011

The Whole Love - Wilco

NPR 50 Favorite Albums of 2011

Alexander McQueen - Andrew Bolton & others (text), Sølve Sundsbø (photographs)

Library Journal Ten Best Books of 2011

Father, Son, Holy Ghost - Girls

Stereogum Top 50 Albums of 2011

We Have a Pope - Nanni Moretti

Cahiers du Cinéma Top Ten Films of 2011

Black Up - Shabazz Palaces

Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of 2011

Nine Types of Light - TV on the Radio

Jason Bentley: KCRW Top 10 Albums of 2011

Monkeytown - Modeselektor

Clash Top 40 Albums of 2011

David Comes to Life - Fucked Up

AwkwardSound 25 Best Albums of 2011

Wild Flag - Wild Flag

Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune Top Albums of 2011