Best Albums of 2011

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Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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:

897 charts

Rank Score:

9,214

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Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

82 (1,298 votes)

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104

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

923 charts

Rank Score:

9,087

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2011

Appears in:

461 charts

Rank Score:

6,248

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2011

Appears in:

714 charts

Rank Score:

6,138

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2011

Appears in:

849 charts

Rank Score:

4,928

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2011

Appears in:

620 charts

Rank Score:

4,521

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390

Average Rating:

78 (1,067 votes)

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Kaputt

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

465 charts

Rank Score:

3,757

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476

Average Rating:

79 (579 votes)

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Adele

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

492 charts

Rank Score:

3,330

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539

Average Rating:

72 (917 votes)

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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

476 charts

Rank Score:

3,293

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542

Average Rating:

78 (651 votes)

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10.

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,924

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605

Average Rating:

76 (778 votes)

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Foo Fighters	2	0%
Andy Stott	2	0%
The Milk Carton Kids	2	0%
Radiohead	2	0%
Bill Frisell	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	181	18%
	56	6%
	35	4%
	30	3%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

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

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