Best Albums of 2011

Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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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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18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
18
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 6 1%
The Weeknd 3 0%
Foo Fighters 2 0%
Steve Hackett 2 0%
Radiohead 2 0%
Wussy 2 0%
Kate Bush 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 478 48%
United Kingdom 183 18%
Canada 56 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Australia 31 3%
Germany 24 2%
France 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 955 96%
Yes 45 5%
Live? Albums %
No 972 97%
Yes 28 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 7 1%
Best Albums of 1957
1. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
2. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
6. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
7. With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
8. After School Session by Chuck Berry
9. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
11. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
12. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
13. The Clown by Charles Mingus
14. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
15. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
16. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
17. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
18. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
19. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps by Gene Vincent
20. Kenya by Machito
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