Best Albums of 2011

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Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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:

906 charts

Rank Score:

9,034

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Overall Rank:

172

Average Rating:

82 (1,304 votes)

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104

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

927 charts

Rank Score:

8,877

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2011

Appears in:

463 charts

Rank Score:

6,102

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2011

Appears in:

717 charts

Rank Score:

6,010

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2011

Appears in:

852 charts

Rank Score:

4,767

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2011

Appears in:

617 charts

Rank Score:

4,399

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395

Average Rating:

78 (1,070 votes)

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Kaputt

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

473 charts

Rank Score:

3,718

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Overall Rank:

475

Average Rating:

79 (584 votes)

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Adele

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

499 charts

Rank Score:

3,280

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541

Average Rating:

72 (921 votes)

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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

483 charts

Rank Score:

3,273

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542

Average Rating:

77 (654 votes)

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10.

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

419 charts

Rank Score:

2,836

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618

Average Rating:

76 (780 votes)

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Kate Bush	2	0%
Adele	2	0%
The Devin Townsend Project	2	0%
James Blake	2	0%
Childish Gambino	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	181	18%
	58	6%
	36	4%
	31	3%
	25	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

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

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