Best Albums of 2011
Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
""Ewww, this album is so /simple/ and /country/! Gross!" Ugh. That irritates me so much. BEA's typical bias against anything that sounds remotely southern and simple. This is a fantastic album that has many moments of brilliance. Sure, it's not the typical proggy Decemberists sound, but it is uniq..." [+] Reply
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"Growing up ain’t easy. Not even for rich college kids. And it seems our boys have had their hearts handed to them once or twice since their shimmering debut. There is a haze of melancholy that hangs over this album. Plus, the crisp pace and immediacy of the debut is traded in for a more lazy, non..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is a strange album. I have to say I don’t think I’ve ever really heard a band have a sound quite like this. I’ve heard some similar, but this is definitely unique. It’s electronic, it’s avant-garde and it’s rock all in one. It’s incoherent, yet somehow there’s some kind of coherency within i..." [+] Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Phenomenal first half of the album, stylized electro pop perfectly executed with a great mix of voices and really interesting arangements, the second half is not as brilliant although it stills has a lot of class..." Reply
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covecove | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is just Tom Waits doing what Tom Waits does best. Making incredible music. He’s never been one to soar across the radio and be incredibly well known, but those who do know him can really appreciate his genius. He’s got a voice that one may call an acquired taste, but if you can look past tha..." [+] Reply
- RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This album present to us something we would never think about. the good side of the sad breakup of Oasis. On his gigs, Noel always starts with "(It's Good) To Be Free" and this contrasts with the freedom of his talent with the end of Oasis. The best songs of Noel Gallagher since the end of the 90..." [+] Reply
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"I have to say, major kudos to The Roots for taking on the challenge of a rap concept album and doing incredibly well with it. Black Thought really amazes me with his rapping, it truly can be poetic. There’s even a short little instrumental suite at the end of the album that really finishes off th..." [+] Reply
- RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Stop being a snob, Iggy. At least she writes her own music and sets her own trends. She may not be your taste, but you have to respect her talent." Reply
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GoJetsGo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (6 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"I would imagine that if a member of Fleet Foxes decided to leave and make their own solo album, it would sound like this album. With a voice that sounds like Devendra Banhart and Lou Reed had a baby, Kurt Vile has created quite an interesting album. A great folk-rock album that has bits of multip..." [+] Reply
- RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is the album where they turned into a shit band. their first 4 albums were amazing, the best 4 consecutive albums put out by a band in the 21st century (maybe behind arcade fire but you get the point). Mylo was the album were the band went from being a respectable alternative band to a pop b..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 of 100
Best Albums of 2011 composition
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| Various Artists | 5 | 1% | |
| The Weeknd | 3 | 0% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 0% | |
| Car Seat Headrest | 2 | 0% | |
| James Blake | 2 | 0% | |
| Grouper | 2 | 0% | |
| 소녀시대 [Girls' Generation] | 2 | 0% | |
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475 | 48% | |
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188 | 19% | |
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54 | 5% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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