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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Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

893 charts

Rank Score:

9,441

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Overall Rank:

167

Average Rating:

82 (1,289 votes)

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104

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

921 charts

Rank Score:

9,277

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Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

457 charts

Rank Score:

6,343

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Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

615 charts

Rank Score:

4,565

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Overall Rank:

389

Average Rating:

78 (1,063 votes)

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Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

2,998

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Overall Rank:

592

Average Rating:

76 (777 votes)

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Strange Mercy

St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

418 charts

Rank Score:

2,802

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Overall Rank:

636

Average Rating:

79 (544 votes)

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Section.80

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

2,341

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114

Overall Rank:

769

Average Rating:

80 (706 votes)

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Exmilitary

Death Grips

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

252 charts

Rank Score:

2,188

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120

Overall Rank:

818

Average Rating:

81 (456 votes)

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Torches

Foster The People

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

286 charts

Rank Score:

1,913

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140

Overall Rank:

943

Average Rating:

72 (548 votes)

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Angles

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

335 charts

Rank Score:

1,701

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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%
Bill Frisell	2	0%
Clams Casino	2	0%
James Blake	2	0%
Lil Wayne	2	0%
Tim Hecker	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	482	48%
	184	18%
	56	6%
	36	4%
	25	3%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%

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