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.
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Civilian

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Civilian - Wye Oak

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  1. A.V. Club: Best Music of 2011
  2. Austin Town Hall: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  3. Web in Front: Best Albums of 2011
  4. NPR Music: Stephen Thompson: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
  5. Magnet: Top 20 Albums of 2011
  6. Owl Mag: Best Albums of 2011
  7. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  8. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  9. Rise: Records of the Year 2011
  10. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2011
  11. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  12. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
  13. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.