Year-End Lists

Thomas Conner: Top Albums of 2011, as published by The Chicago Sun-Times

1. Wild Flag
   Wild Flag
2. Ezra Furman & the Harpoons
   Mysterious Power
3. Girls
   Father, Son, Holy Ghost
4. The Roots
   Undun
5. Wilco
   The Whole Love
6. Beyoncé
   4
7. The Decemberists
   The King is Dead
8. Childish Gambino
   Camp
9. Fleet Foxes
   Helplessness Blues
10. Ximena Sarinana
    Ximena Sarinana
11. Fucked Up
    David Comes to Life
12. Foo Fighters
    Wasting Light
13. Raphael Saadiq
    Stone Rollin’
14. The Feelies
    Here Before
15. Tune-Yards
    Whokill
16. Ron Sexsmith
    Long Player Late Bloomer
17. Joy Formidable
    The Big Roar
18. St. Vincent
    Strange Mercy
19. Battles
    Gloss Drop
20. Sloan
    The Double Cross