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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30
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
30
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
30
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Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
30
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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Country Albums %


United States 479 48%
United Kingdom 183 18%
Canada 56 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Australia 31 3%
Germany 23 2%
Sweden 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 956 96%
Yes 45 4%
Live? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 28 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 7 1%
Best Albums of 1982
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. The Dreaming by Kate Bush
3. The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
4. Pornography by The Cure
5. Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
6. 1999 by Prince
7. Avalon by Roxy Music
8. Rio by Duran Duran
9. Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
10. The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
11. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds
12. Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
13. Combat Rock by The Clash
14. Peter Gabriel IV by Peter Gabriel
15. Big Science by Laurie Anderson
16. English Settlement by XTC
17. Screaming For Vengeance by Judas Priest
18. Hex Enduction Hour by The Fall
19. Bad Brains by Bad Brains
20. The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
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