Best Albums of 2011

Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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2011
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8,969
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8,735
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6,058
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5,973
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4,749
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4,368
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3,800
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2011
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3,271
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2011
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3,243
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2011
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2,815
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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 6 1%
The Weeknd 3 0%
Tim Hecker 2 0%
Steve Hackett 2 0%
Frank Zappa 2 0%
R.E.M. 2 0%
Thee Oh Sees 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 475 48%
United Kingdom 184 18%
Canada 58 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Australia 30 3%
Germany 24 2%
Sweden 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 956 96%
Yes 44 4%
Live? Albums %
No 971 97%
Yes 29 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 7 1%
Best Artists of 1961
1. John Coltrane
2. Robert Johnson
3. Ornette Coleman
4. Bill Evans
5. Bill Evans Trio
6. Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
7. Miles Davis
8. John Coltrane Quartet
9. Oliver Nelson
10. Ray Charles
11. Patsy Cline
12. Yusef Lateef
13. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
14. Art Blakey
15. The Miles Davis Sextet
16. Elvis Presley
17. Bobby Bland
18. Roy Orbison
19. Eric Dolphy
20. Django Reinhardt
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