Best Albums of 2011

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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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Never Trust A Happy Song

Grouplove

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

161

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172.

New Blood

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

160

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173.

Different Gear, Still Speeding

Beady Eye

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

159

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174.

Major/Minor

Thrice

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

159

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175.

On The Water

Future Islands

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

158

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176.

Dye It Blonde

Smith Westerns

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

157

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177.

The People's Key

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

157

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178.

The Front Bottoms

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

20 charts

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157

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179.

Love & War & The Sea In Between

Josh Garrels

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

7 charts

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157

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180.

Eureka

Mother Mother

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

21 charts

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157

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Gorillaz	2	0%
Car Seat Headrest	2	0%
Adele	2	0%
Boris	2	0%
The Milk Carton Kids	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	475	48%
	185	19%
	58	6%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	956	96%
Yes	44	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

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

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