We’ve been bringing you 10Of’11 End Of The Year Lists from bands throughout all of December, but we’re stoked to be bringing you some 10Of’11s from our trusted staff. Next up is PropertyOfZack reviewer Jesse Richman. Our staff lists are also a little more rounded out compared to some of the lists we brought you from bands, so check them out and be on the lookout for more!

Top Albums of 2011
The Bigger Lights - Battle Hymn
Go Radio - Lucky Street
Mansions - Dig Up The Dead
Sparks The Rescue - Worst Thing I’ve Been Cursed With
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - History Of Modern
Panic! At The Disco - Vices And Virtues
Balance & Composure - Separation
Thrice - Major/Minor
The Wonder Years - Suburbia I’ve Given You My All And Now I’m Nothing
Tancred - Capes

Top EPs of 2011
Transit - Something Left Behind
Unicorn Kid - Tidal Rave
Patrick Stump - Truant Wave
Amely - The Raleigh Sessions
Good Problems - I’m Changing My World / Be Eccentric

Honorable Mentions
I Am The Avalanche - Avalanche United
There For Tomorrow - The Verge
Jonah Matranga - You’re All Those Things And Then You’re None
Little Bombs - Little Bombs
Patrick Stump - Soul Punk

Most Disappointing Albums/EPs of 2011 
Four Year Strong - In Some Way, Shape Or Form
Lights - Siberia
All Time Low - Dirty Work
Owl City - All Things Bright And Beautiful
Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends
The Greater The Risk - Say What You Never Said
The Horrible Crowes - Elsie
The Strokes - Angles
The Summer Set - Everything’s Fine
Tonight Alive - What Are You So Scared Of?

Best Producer of the Year 
Mike Sapone & Brian McTernan (tie)

Band of The Year
The Wonder Years

Best Record Labels 
No Sleep
Razor And Tie
Rise

Best Songs of 2011
Cobra Starship - Anything For Love
Washed Out - Amor Fati
The Summer Set - Someone Like You
The Throne - No Church In The Wild
Patrick Stump - Run Dry (X Heart X Fingers) / Cryptozoology
Never Shout Never - Until I Die Alone
LMFAO - With You
Touche Amore - Condolences
We Are The In Crowd - See You Around
Nocturnal Me - Without You

The Next Big Things(s) of 2012 
The Story So Far
Such Gold
Beast Make Bomb
David Wazeter
Giants At Large

Most Anticipated Releases Of 2012
Paramore
Unicorn Kid
Fast Times
Circa Survive / Anthony Green
Foxy Shazam
Motion City Soundtrack
The Early November
David Wazeter
NGHBRS
John K. Samson
whatever Riley Breckenridge does