Best Albums of 2011
Explore the best albums of 2011, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"On this album Justin Vernon and company take a baby step toward the electronic effects and song fragments that dominated 22, A Million. But it really is just a baby step. This album is comprised of songs, and what great songs they are, headlined by "Holocene," which might be Bon Iver's best song...." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"After listening to it the first few times, I enjoyed it and the standout tracks were Sim sala bim, and helplessness blues. After a week or so, some of the tracks grow on you so much - they have a nack of making you want to listen to each track over and over again! So after around 5 months of list..." [+] Reply
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"How does she do it? Like her contemporary Bjork, PJ Harvey continues to astound and amaze. Let England shake, is a brilliant tribute album to her home country. It's full of fantastic songs, but you wouldn't expect anything less from PJ. Long may she continue to thrill us." Reply
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"Finally, after more than forty years, the Beach Boys' unfinished album "Smile" has been released in its entirety - to the extent possible. "Smile" was in 1966 Brian Wilson's most ambitious project, and he wanted to create music that was as innovative as that of the Beatles - a group which he both..." [+] Reply
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"6 really great tracks including some of the most beautiful music ever written in Lotus Flower, Bloom, Codex, Little By Little, Give Up the Ghost, and Separator. Feral is too short to fault the album for. unfortunately, it's only 37 mins long but they released 4 songs as singles the same year - Su..." [+] Reply
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"El Camino is The Black Keys best album, and its a good one. With lots of really good songs, and few weak ones it about as good an album as you could ask for from The Black Keys. However, I don't think Th Black Keys are a spectacular band, so, while this is likely the best they'll ever achieve, it..." [+] Reply
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souplipton | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"The melodies and the lyrics are good, but the jazzy instrumentation is what makes this album for me. Exquisitely tasteful." Reply
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9999 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"BEA 500 ranked album , BEA users you've done it again as this is a terrific album. Firstly its a long album clocking in at 22 tracks and 72 minutes , fully absorbing everything takes a lot of commitment from listener to firstly listen once , then a second time and a needed third listen if you wan..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is not bad at all : great voice, catchy songs, and not to kitsch and ridiculous. I mean, it is, but not too much." Reply
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drakonium | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"Can't decide if I prefer this or The Colour And The Shape. The standout songs on The Colour And The Shape are better than those on Wasting Light, but Wasting Light is more consistent." Reply
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Best Albums of 2011 composition
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| Various Artists | 5 | 0% | |
| The Weeknd | 3 | 0% | |
| Augustines | 2 | 0% | |
| Cass McCombs | 2 | 0% | |
| Liz Harris | 2 | 0% | |
| Childish Gambino | 2 | 0% | |
| Foo Fighters | 2 | 0% | |
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477 | 48% | |
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187 | 19% | |
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53 | 5% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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