Lists
- Hot Press: Top 30 Albums of 2011
- Magnet: Top 20 Albums of 2011
- Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
- FasterLouder: Best Albums of 2011
- Austin Chronicle: Margaret Moser: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Hartford Courant: Eric R. Danton: Top 20 Albums of 2011
- Los Angeles Times: Randall Roberts: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
- New York Times: Jon Pareles: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- BBC: Top 25 Albums of 2011
- Minneapolis Star Tribune: Jon Bream: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
- Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- Boston Globe: James Reed: Top Albums of 2011
- Observer: Kitty Empire: Best Pop Music of 2011
- Mojo: Best Albums of 2011
- American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- A.V. Club: Best Music of 2011
- Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
- Guardian: Best Albums of 2011
- Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: Top Albums of 2011
- Filter: Top 20 Albums of 2011
- PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
- Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
- Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2011
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Rise: Records of the Year 2011
- Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Piccadilly Records: Albums of 2011
- Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Albums of 2011
- Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
- Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s