Best Albums of 2011

Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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2,687
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2,126
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2011
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2,085
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2011
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2,023
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2011
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1,993
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2011
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1,931
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2011
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1,905
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1,839
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2011
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1,796
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1,614
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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 6 1%
Boris 3 0%
The Weeknd 3 0%
Steve Hackett 2 0%
Radiohead 2 0%
Kate Bush 2 0%
Thee Oh Sees 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 478 48%
United Kingdom 183 18%
Canada 56 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Australia 31 3%
Germany 23 2%
Sweden 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 957 96%
Yes 45 4%
Live? Albums %
No 975 97%
Yes 27 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 7 1%
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