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, M83, Adele and Foo Fighters.
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973
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942
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881
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723
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689
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642
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Total albums: 483. Page 3 of 49

Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 6 1%
The Weeknd 3 0%
Steve Hackett 2 0%
Tim Hecker 2 0%
Grouper 2 0%
Bill Frisell 2 0%
Cowboy Junkies 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 483 48%
United Kingdom 184 18%
Canada 56 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Australia 25 2%
Germany 24 2%
Sweden 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 958 96%
Yes 44 4%
Live? Albums %
No 975 97%
Yes 27 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 99%
Yes 6 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. R.E.M.
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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