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Best Albums of 2011

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,700 greatest album charts.

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2011 year summaryThe best bands of 2011 were Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, Radiohead, P.J. Harvey, The Beach Boys, The Black Keys, Adele, Foo Fighters, James Blake and Destroyer.

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Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	238 charts
Rank in 2011:	1	Rank Score:	6,809
Rank in 2010s	4	Overall Rank:	187
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Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	234 charts
Rank in 2011:	2	Rank Score:	6,493
Rank in 2010s	5	Overall Rank:	197
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The King Of Limbs

Radiohead

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	246 charts
Rank in 2011:	3	Rank Score:	5,081
Rank in 2010s	8	Overall Rank:	248
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Let England Shake

P.J. Harvey

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	179 charts
Rank in 2011:	4	Rank Score:	3,756
Rank in 2010s	9	Overall Rank:	313
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The Smile Sessions

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	96 charts
Rank in 2011:	5	Rank Score:	3,270
Rank in 2010s	14	Overall Rank:	363
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El Camino

The Black Keys

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	160 charts
Rank in 2011:	6	Rank Score:	2,761
Rank in 2010s	17	Overall Rank:	423
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Adele

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	118 charts
Rank in 2011:	7	Rank Score:	2,366
Rank in 2010s	21	Overall Rank:	490
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Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	115 charts
Rank in 2011:	8	Rank Score:	2,317
Rank in 2010s	24	Overall Rank:	504
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Kaputt

Destroyer

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	105 charts
Rank in 2011:	9	Rank Score:	2,084
Rank in 2010s	27	Overall Rank:	554
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James Blake

Year of Release:	2011	Appears in:	87 charts
Rank in 2011:	10	Rank Score:	2,051
Rank in 2010s	28	Overall Rank:	562
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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Lil B	3	0%
R.E.M.	2	0%
Boris	2	0%
Tim Hecker	2	0%
Wussy	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	500	50%
	183	18%
	58	6%
	52	5%
	30	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
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