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

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Il Sorprendente Album D'Esordio De I Cani

I Cani

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2011

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Un Coeur Comme Le Mien

Axelle Red

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2011

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2 charts

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Longe De Onde

Karina Buhr

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2011

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4 charts

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Dropped Pianos

Tim Hecker

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2011

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12 charts

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845.

Hymns From Nineveh

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2011

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846.

New Album

Boris

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2011

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5 charts

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847.

Odiosa Natureza Humana

Matanza

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2011

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Album Raises New And Troubling Questions
Compilation

They Might Be Giants

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2011

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Good Man Down

Ewert And The Two Dragons

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2011

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8 charts

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850.

Under The Covers With

The Tremolo Beer Gut

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2011

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Gorillaz	2	0%
Wussy	2	0%
Adele	2	0%
Boris	2	0%
The Milk Carton Kids	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	475	48%
	184	18%
	58	6%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

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

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