[see also 2018]
Thomas Conner: Top Albums of 2011, as published by The Chicago Sun-Times
AllMusic: Favorite Rock Albums of 2011
22 December 2011
Eric R. Danton: Top 20 Albums of 2011, as published by The Hartford Courant
Bradford Cox of Deerhunter and Atlas Sound: Top 10 Albums of 2011, as published by Brooklyn Vegan