Best Albums of 2011

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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Buy album United States
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2011
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Buy album United States
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2011
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
18
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Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
18
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Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
18
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
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Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
18
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 2011 composition

Country Albums %


United States 479 48%
United Kingdom 182 18%
Canada 58 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Australia 31 3%
Germany 25 2%
Sweden 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 958 96%
Yes 43 4%
Live? Albums %
No 971 97%
Yes 30 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 7 1%
Best Artists of 1963
1. Charles Mingus
2. Bob Dylan
3. The Beatles
4. James Brown
5. Sam Cooke
6. Thelonious Monk
7. The Thelonious Monk Quartet
8. The Beach Boys
9. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
10. Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
11. John Coltrane
12. Jorge Ben
13. Kenny Burrell
14. The Oscar Peterson Trio
15. Oscar Peterson
16. Roy Orbison
17. John Coltrane Quartet
18. Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
19. Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
20. John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
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