Best Albums of 2011

Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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195
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Buy album United States
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2011
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195
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Buy album United States
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2011
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193
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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191
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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190
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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Country Albums %


United States 475 47%
United Kingdom 185 18%
Canada 58 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Australia 31 3%
Germany 24 2%
Sweden 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 957 96%
Yes 44 4%
Live? Albums %
No 971 97%
Yes 30 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 7 1%
Best Artists of the 1990s
1. Radiohead
2. Nirvana
3. The Smashing Pumpkins
4. Neutral Milk Hotel
5. Oasis
6. My Bloody Valentine
7. Pearl Jam
8. R.E.M.
9. Nick Cave
10. Weezer
11. Björk
12. Richard David James
13. Pavement
14. Portishead
15. Blur
16. Jeff Buckley
17. Elliott Smith
18. Nas
19. Massive Attack
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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