O jornal inglês The Guardian listou os 50 melhores álbuns de 2011, e Born This Way aparece como trigésimo primeiro melhor álbum, na frente de Kanye West e Jay Z, Nicola Roberts, Lykke Li, e outros. Veja os 35 primeiros álbuns da lista:
01 Adele – 21
02 Katy B – On A Mission
03 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
04 Beyoncé – 4
05 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
06 James Blake – James Blake
07 Metronomy – The English Riviera
08 The Weeknd – House of Balloons
09 Rustie – Glass Swords
10 Tune-Yards – whokill
11 White Denim – D
12 Wild Beasts – Smother
13 King Creosote and John Hopkins – Diamond Mine
14 Tom Waits – Bad as Me
15 SBTRKT – SBTRKT
16 The Horrors – Skying
17 Björk – Biophilia
18 St Vincent – Strange Mercy
19 Drake – Take Care
20 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
21 Gillian Welch – The Harrow & the Harvest
22 Noah and the Whale – Last Night on Earth
23 Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
24 Feist – Metals
25 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for My Halo
26 Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
27 Radiohead – The King of Limbs
28 Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
29 Kate Bush – 50 Words for Snow
30 Gil Scott-Heron/Jamie XX – We’re New Here
31 Lady Gaga – Born This Way
32 Lykke Li – Wounded Rymes
33 Destroyer – Kaputt
34 Jamie Woon – Mirrorwriting
35 Cats Eyes – Cats Eyes
02 Katy B – On A Mission
03 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
04 Beyoncé – 4
05 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
06 James Blake – James Blake
07 Metronomy – The English Riviera
08 The Weeknd – House of Balloons
09 Rustie – Glass Swords
10 Tune-Yards – whokill
11 White Denim – D
12 Wild Beasts – Smother
13 King Creosote and John Hopkins – Diamond Mine
14 Tom Waits – Bad as Me
15 SBTRKT – SBTRKT
16 The Horrors – Skying
17 Björk – Biophilia
18 St Vincent – Strange Mercy
19 Drake – Take Care
20 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
21 Gillian Welch – The Harrow & the Harvest
22 Noah and the Whale – Last Night on Earth
23 Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
24 Feist – Metals
25 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for My Halo
26 Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
27 Radiohead – The King of Limbs
28 Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
29 Kate Bush – 50 Words for Snow
30 Gil Scott-Heron/Jamie XX – We’re New Here
31 Lady Gaga – Born This Way
32 Lykke Li – Wounded Rymes
33 Destroyer – Kaputt
34 Jamie Woon – Mirrorwriting
35 Cats Eyes – Cats Eyes
