Best Albums of 2011

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, M83, Adele and Foo Fighters.
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2011
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2011
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Buy album United States
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2011
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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60
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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60
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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60
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
60
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
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Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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59
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 40 of 100

Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 6 1%
The Weeknd 3 0%
Childish Gambino 2 0%
Gorillaz 2 0%
Clams Casino 2 0%
Lil Wayne 2 0%
Adele 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 482 48%
United Kingdom 184 18%
Canada 56 6%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Australia 25 3%
Germany 24 2%
Sweden 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 956 96%
Yes 44 4%
Live? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 27 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 995 100%
Yes 5 1%
Best Albums of the 2010s
1. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
2. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
3. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar
4. The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
5. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens
6. A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
7. Lonerism by Tame Impala
8. Blond by Frank Ocean
9. ★ (Blackstar) by David Bowie
10. Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend
11. High Violet by The National
12. Teen Dream by Beach House
13. Currents by Tame Impala
14. Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
15. Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
16. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
17. Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver
18. AM by Arctic Monkeys
19. This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem
20. Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
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