Best Albums of 2011

Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2011 year 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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27
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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27
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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27
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
27
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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27
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 71 of 100

Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 6 1%
The Weeknd 3 0%
Steve Hackett 2 0%
R.E.M. 2 0%
Childish Gambino 2 0%
Kate Bush 2 0%
Bill Frisell 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 481 48%
United Kingdom 184 18%
Canada 56 6%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Germany 25 3%
Australia 25 3%
Sweden 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 957 96%
Yes 43 4%
Live? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 27 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 7 1%
Best Albums of 1958
1. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
2. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
3. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
4. Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
5. Milestones by Miles Davis
6. Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud by Miles Davis
7. Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely by Frank Sinatra
8. Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra
10. One Dozen Berrys by Chuck Berry
11. Basie by Count Basie And His Orchestra & Neal Hefti
12. The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers
13. Jerry Lee Lewis by Jerry Lee Lewis
14. Elvis' Golden Records by Elvis Presley
15. Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
16. Cool Struttin' by Sonny Clark
17. King Creole by Elvis Presley
18. Dance Mania by Tito Puente
19. Songs By Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra
20. Please Please Please by James Brown And His Famous Flames
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