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- New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Complex: The Best Albums of 2021
- Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Top 10 Albums of 2021
- Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2021
- Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
- Wired: Jason Parham: The 8 Best Albums of 2021
- Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2021
- Vinyl Factory: Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021
- NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
- A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021
- Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
- Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
- Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
- The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
- The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021
- Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
- Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021
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- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- Entertainment Weekly: 40 Best Albums of 2015
- Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015
- Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2015
- American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2015
- Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
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- SFGate: 10 Best Albums of 2011
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Minneapolis Star Tribune: Jon Bream: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2011
- Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2011
- Time: Claire Suddath: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Boston Globe: Sarah Rodman: Top Albums of 2011
- Austin Chronicle: Margaret Moser: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Refinery29: The 10 Best Albums of the 2010s
- KCRW: Jason Bentley: Top 10 Albums of 2011
- Los Angeles Times: Randall Roberts: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
- Filter: Top 20 Albums of 2011
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
- Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
- DIY: Albums of 2011
- Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
- PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
- Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
- Sonic: Best Albums of 2011
- Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
- Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
- Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
- Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s