Best Albums of 2011

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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, PJ Harvey, The Beach Boys, Radiohead, The Black Keys, Destroyer, Adele, M83 and Foo Fighters.

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I Hate Jazz

Mike Krol

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2011

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6 charts

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Demons: The Nomad Series, Vol. 2

Cowboy Junkies

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2011

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10 charts

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Beyond Magnetic

Metallica

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2011

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15 charts

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Michael McCann

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2011

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1 chart

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405.

Conatus

Zola Jesus

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2011

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26 charts

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Fading Parade

Papercuts

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2011

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16 charts

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Who You Are

Jessie J

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2011

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15 charts

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Deep Politics

Grails

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2011

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14 charts

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Breathe Out, Breathe In

The Zombies

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2011

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6 charts

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300 Days At Sea

Heather Nova

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2011

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3 charts

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
The Milk Carton Kids	2	0%
The Devin Townsend Project	2	0%
James Blake	2	0%
Grouper	2	0%
Frank Zappa	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	476	48%
	184	18%
	57	6%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	28	3%

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

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