Best Albums of 2011

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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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Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

918 charts

Rank Score:

8,969

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Overall Rank:

172

Average Rating:

82 (1,307 votes)

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104

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

940 charts

Rank Score:

8,735

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2011

Appears in:

468 charts

Rank Score:

6,058

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2011

Appears in:

733 charts

Rank Score:

5,973

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2011

Appears in:

865 charts

Rank Score:

4,749

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2011

Appears in:

626 charts

Rank Score:

4,368

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395

Average Rating:

78 (1,074 votes)

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Kaputt

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

484 charts

Rank Score:

3,800

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466

Average Rating:

79 (587 votes)

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Adele

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

505 charts

Rank Score:

3,271

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543

Average Rating:

72 (923 votes)

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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

486 charts

Rank Score:

3,243

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546

Average Rating:

77 (657 votes)

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10.

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

420 charts

Rank Score:

2,815

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622

Average Rating:

76 (783 votes)

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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	%

	475	48%
	184	18%
	58	6%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	24	2%
	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%

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