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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Metals

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  1. Globe and Mail: Robert Everett-Green: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  2. Globe and Mail: Brad Wheeler: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  3. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  4. Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
  5. Los Angeles Times: Margaret Wappler: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  6. Sonic: Best Albums of 2011
  7. KCRW: Jason Bentley: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  8. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  9. MagicRPM: Top 15 Albums of 2011
  10. Los Angeles Times: Todd Martens: Top 15 Albums of 2011
  11. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  12. Hot Press: Top 30 Albums of 2011
  13. FasterLouder: Best Albums of 2011
  14. Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2011
  15. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  16. Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2011
  17. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  18. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  19. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011

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