Lists
- Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2011
- Prefix: Top Albums of 2011
- Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- NPR Music: Ann Powers: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
- New York: Nitsuh Abebe: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2011
- Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2011
- Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of the Decade
- Los Angeles Times: Margaret Wappler: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Jordan Cronk: 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s
- Los Angeles Times: Randall Roberts: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
- Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
- Pinpoint Music: Top 25 Albums of 2011
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
- Rise: Records of the Year 2011
- Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2011
- Sonic: Best Albums of 2011
- Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Albums of 2011
- Los Angeles Times: Todd Martens: Top 15 Albums of 2011
- Hartford Courant: Eric R. Danton: Top 20 Albums of 2011
- Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- A.V. Club: The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s
- Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Complex: 25 Best Albums of 2011
- PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
- Mojo: Best Albums of 2011
- Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
- Guardian: Best Albums of 2011
- Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade
- Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2011
- Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s