I seem to have subscribed to a large number of 'best of 2011' type Spotify playlists from various publications. Not sure I'll have time to listen to them all, but here they are:

Guardian Best Songs of 2011: http://open.spotify.com/user/guardianmusic/playlist/6zHWYWWmqOymmIW2KfB3...

NME best tracks of 2011: http://open.spotify.com/user/vivaissy/playlist/7dir0HcnutfrJc0dKo3ebt

Quietus Albums of 2011: http://open.spotify.com/user/quietusjohn/playlist/3dZAwsEcdF0DBqcki1s8mq

Top 100 tracks of 2011 by Pitchfork: http://open.spotify.com/user/pitchforkmedia/playlist/4ajBV7IPKfCi87Dhkof...

NPR's Top 100 of 2011: http://open.spotify.com/user/diginutt/playlist/1m2nn0KfsozXZC79LWlEYm

fRoots Critics Poll 2011 - New albums: http://open.spotify.com/user/murkeychris/playlist/6SHrX2LxzJExZhBJGVvoSU

Gilles Peterson - 1st All Winners of 2011: http://open.spotify.com/user/niniouz/playlist/09uzLmtZcSUq6nnw6BGmdN

Plus, on a related tangent are:

Murkey's Marvellous Mixtape 2011: http://open.spotify.com/user/murkeychris/playlist/0j9ydWQbGGp83HYYD6JKI2

RIP 2011: http://open.spotify.com/user/hoxsd/playlist/2iYQNGUhbrmHNgUO4MKCRc

Glastonbury 2011: http://open.spotify.com/user/murkeychris/playlist/3kOc8pc3gNxYSMOVPUr6up

Enjoy! Any more for any more? Particularly less mainstream ones.

Chris