Best Albums of 2011

Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
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2011 year summaryThe best artists of 2011 were Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, PJ Harvey, The Beach Boys, Radiohead, The Black Keys, Destroyer, M83, Adele and Foo Fighters.
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"I never got some of the lower ratings for this album, sur eit's nothing out of the ordinary, but it isn't as bad as people claim it is. Not sure why this album was decided to be choosen for the over - hate."  Reply
- | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"I've been a big fan of the Arctic Monkeys and Turner's songwriting for a while now, and the other day I heard that they scored a movie called Submarine(Which is a brilliant film by the way). After watching it, I instantly downloaded the album and went on a walk in a snowy park with my ear buds. I..."  [+]  Reply
- jackowacko1055 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Only just discovered Frank - saw him at Beautiful Days 2012. Why have I never heard of him before? Ace songwriter in a vein which crosses punk and folk. Have bought all his albums but this (his latest) really pushes all the buttons!"  Reply
- richardhaighton | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Opeth have finally made the leap into full-on prog rock. Gone are the growled vocals; in with the flutes! I personally liked Opeth's transitional period, where they were slowly adding prog elements into their otherwise death metal sound. Heritage lacks the kick that those heavier elements provide..."  [+]  Reply
- zdwyatt | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"I don't think there's too much to get here. This is perfect pool party music. It's something that a whole group of people can enjoy without one of them complaining about the music. It's pretty chill for the most part, the girl voice is not only not annoying but is actually above average. The musi..."  [+]  Reply
- ShaneSpear | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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