Best Albums of 2011

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Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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:

893 charts

Rank Score:

9,449

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Overall Rank:

167

Average Rating:

82 (1,289 votes)

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104

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

921 charts

Rank Score:

9,286

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2011

Appears in:

456 charts

Rank Score:

6,345

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2011

Appears in:

717 charts

Rank Score:

6,304

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2011

Appears in:

842 charts

Rank Score:

5,035

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2011

Appears in:

614 charts

Rank Score:

4,567

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390

Average Rating:

78 (1,063 votes)

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Kaputt

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

458 charts

Rank Score:

3,787

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476

Average Rating:

79 (576 votes)

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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

3,452

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530

Average Rating:

77 (646 votes)

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Adele

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

3,414

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533

Average Rating:

72 (908 votes)

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10.

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

2,999

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593

Average Rating:

76 (777 votes)

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Adele	2	0%
Bill Frisell	2	0%
Childish Gambino	2	0%
Thee Oh Sees	2	0%
James Blake	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	482	48%
	184	18%
	56	6%
	36	4%
	25	2%
	25	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	7	1%

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