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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Different Gear, Still Speeding

Beady Eye

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

172

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162.

Love & War & The Sea In Between

Josh Garrels

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

172

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163.

Major/Minor

Thrice

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

172

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164.

Never Trust A Happy Song

Grouplove

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

170

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165.

New Blood

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

168

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166.

On The Water

Future Islands

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

36 charts

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168

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167.

Talk That Talk

Rihanna

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

36 charts

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163

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168.

Blood Lust

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

32 charts

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162

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169.

Songbook

Chris Cornell

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

11 charts

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162

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170.

Lulu

Lou Reed & Metallica

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

43 charts

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161

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Grouper	2	0%
Lil Wayne	2	0%
Gorillaz	2	0%
Adele	2	0%
Bill Frisell	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	483	48%
	184	18%
	56	6%
	35	3%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	20	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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