Best Albums of 2011

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Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 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:

841 charts

Rank Score:

10,444

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Overall Rank:

164

Average Rating:

82 (1,247 votes)

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100

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

865 charts

Rank Score:

10,312

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2011

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

7,107

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2011

Appears in:

657 charts

Rank Score:

6,291

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2011

Appears in:

789 charts

Rank Score:

5,483

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2011

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

5,128

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373

Average Rating:

78 (1,012 votes)

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Kaputt

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

4,111

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Overall Rank:

458

Average Rating:

79 (552 votes)

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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

448 charts

Rank Score:

3,749

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500

Average Rating:

77 (614 votes)

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Adele

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

449 charts

Rank Score:

3,664

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Overall Rank:

514

Average Rating:

72 (862 votes)

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10.

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

394 charts

Rank Score:

3,422

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Overall Rank:

544

Average Rating:

77 (739 votes)

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Phil Spector	2	0%
Thee Oh Sees	2	0%
Cowboy Junkies	2	0%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	0%
R.E.M.	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	493	49%
	181	18%
	50	5%
	36	4%
	28	3%
	25	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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