Best Albums of 2011

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Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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2011 year summaryThe best artists of 2011 were Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, The Beach Boys, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, The Black Keys, Adele, M83, Destroyer and Foo Fighters.

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Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

802 charts

Rank Score:

11,412

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Overall Rank:

160

Average Rating:

80 (1,187 votes)

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Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

773 charts

Rank Score:

11,168

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Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

7,468

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2011

Appears in:

582 charts

Rank Score:

6,604

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2011

Appears in:

733 charts

Rank Score:

6,255

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Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

5,620

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Overall Rank:

350

Average Rating:

78 (955 votes)

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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

402 charts

Rank Score:

4,070

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468

Average Rating:

77 (564 votes)

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Adele

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

392 charts

Rank Score:

4,023

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2011

Appears in:

397 charts

Rank Score:

3,941

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Overall Rank:

490

Average Rating:

79 (507 votes)

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10.

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

3,912

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495

Average Rating:

76 (688 votes)

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Childish Gambino	2	0%
The Milk Carton Kids	2	0%
R.E.M.	2	0%
Phil Spector	2	0%
Cowboy Junkies	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	508	51%
	172	17%
	52	5%
	32	3%
	31	3%
	26	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	39	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

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