Best Albums of 2011

Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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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2011
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of 2011 composition

Country Albums %


United States 493 49%
United Kingdom 178 18%
Canada 54 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Germany 27 3%
Australia 25 3%
Sweden 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 956 96%
Yes 44 4%
Live? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 27 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 995 100%
Yes 5 1%
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