It was nice and peaceful sitting there on their bench for a few, strumming a few choruses of Wildwood Flower while some folks were having some sort of candlelight vigil affair.

1. This one’s almost a cheat, as it’s really 3 lists: The 50 best albums of 2011, The 50 Best Singles of 2011, and The Best Movies of 2011
   Rolling Stone’s Best of 2011
   http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rolling-stones-best-of-2011-20111206
2. SPIN’s 20 Best Metal Albums of 2011: Plus Download Free 19-Song Mixtape!
   http://www.spin.com/articles/spins-20-best-metal-albums-2011-plus-download-free-19-song-mixtape
3. NPR Music’s 100 Favorite Songs Of 2011 : NPR
   http://www.npr.org/2011/12/14/143580858/npr-musics-100-favorite-songs-of-2011?sc=tw&cc=twmp
4. The 10 Best Rap Guest Verses Of 2011
   http://stereogum.com/908002/the-10-best-rap-guest-verses-of-2011/franchises/listomania/
5. 10 Best Rock Songs of 2011
   http://www.aolradioblog.com/features/best-rock-songs-2011/
6. The Best Albums of 2011: 40 Records That Made This Year Unforgettable
   http://www.spinner.com/2011/12/14/best-albums-2011/
7. Top 50 Albums of 2011
   http://treblezine.com/features/303.html
8. Best Albums of 2011 [HearYa's Top 50]
   http://www.hearya.com/2011/12/13/best-albums-of-2011-so-far/
9. Pitchfork enters the foray with a nicely annotated list. Even if I ignore the repeats from others, and Beyonce, it’ll still take me a bit to read through:
   Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2011
   http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8726-the-top-100-tracks-of-2011/10/
10. This one from s kind of fun – not exactly a music list, but the drama that surrounds it:
    10 Most Surprising Music Stories Of The Year
    http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2011/12/10-most-surprising-music-stories-of-the-year.html