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, PJ Harvey, The Beach Boys, Radiohead, The Black Keys, Destroyer, Adele, M83 and Foo Fighters.
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2011
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2011
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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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35
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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35
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
35
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Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
35
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
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Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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  • eBay
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
35
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
35
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
34
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 60 of 100

Best Albums of 2011 composition

Country Albums %


United States 476 48%
United Kingdom 184 18%
Canada 57 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Australia 31 3%
Germany 24 2%
Sweden 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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