For those that don't know, Pazz and Jop is the oldest, most respected critical ranking of the year's best singles and albums.

Here's the list for 2011, just published.

The Singles winner was a given (no song better combined critical and commercial appeal), but what an inspired choice for Albums winner! She wasn't even on my radar for this, but it is well-deserved.

What say ye? Let's have a chat.

YESS tUnE-yArDs was my favorite album of 2011 as well! Great choice. P&J know the true tea.

This might be the best top ten ever.

I look forward to this list every year. Great representation of music this year.

"Friday" in the top 60 on the singles list with 11 mentions? I know it pretty much represented 2011 in music (besides the undisputed queen of pop music - Adele) and it actually grew on some people, but seriously?

One of the best lists that I've seen this year. My only complaint is Biophilia's position.

TTWE was so criticcaly acclaimed

I've been waiting for this!

I love the top ten singles. "Rolling in the Deep," "Super Bass," "N**gas in Paris," "Till the World Ends," "Someone Like You" and "Pumped Up Kicks" were all on my personal year-end list.

I'm also glad to see "Lonely Boy" and "Call Your Girlfriend" crack the top 25, and those eight mentions for "How I Roll" make me very happy.

As for the albums, I didn't hear too many in 2011, so I'll just use their list as a guide to expand my own horizons in the coming weeks...