Best Albums of 2011

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Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2011 year summaryThe best artists of 2011 were Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, The Beach Boys, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, The Black Keys, Destroyer, Adele, M83 and Foo Fighters.

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11.

Strange Mercy

St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

418 charts

Rank Score:

2,797

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

638

Average Rating:

79 (544 votes)

Comments:

12.

Section.80

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

2,338

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

115

Overall Rank:

768

Average Rating:

80 (707 votes)

Comments:

13.

Take Care

Drake

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

284 charts

Rank Score:

2,258

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

118

Overall Rank:

791

Average Rating:

71 (425 votes)

Comments:

14.

Exmilitary

Death Grips

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

252 charts

Rank Score:

2,184

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

120

Overall Rank:

818

Average Rating:

81 (456 votes)

Comments:

15.

James Blake

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

366 charts

Rank Score:

2,114

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

122

Overall Rank:

842

Average Rating:

73 (598 votes)

Comments:

16.

Ceremonials

Florence + The Machine

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

282 charts

Rank Score:

2,077

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

125

Overall Rank:

861

Average Rating:

75 (457 votes)

Comments:

17.

Suck It And See

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

313 charts

Rank Score:

2,018

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

130

Overall Rank:

890

Average Rating:

73 (841 votes)

Comments:

18.

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House Of Balloons

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

1,957

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

136

Overall Rank:

924

Average Rating:

77 (397 votes)

Comments:

19.

Torches

Foster The People

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

286 charts

Rank Score:

1,910

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

140

Overall Rank:

944

Average Rating:

72 (548 votes)

Comments:

20.

Angles

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

336 charts

Rank Score:

1,701

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

151

Overall Rank:

1,043

Average Rating:

72 (858 votes)

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Radiohead	2	0%
Clams Casino	2	0%
Cowboy Junkies	2	0%
Kate Bush	2	0%
Gorillaz	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	481	48%
	185	18%
	56	6%
	36	4%
	25	2%
	25	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	7	1%

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