Best Albums of 2011

Listed below are the best albums of 2011 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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2011
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2011
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Buy album United States
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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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Rank Score:
18
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
18
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Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
18
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Rank in 2010s:
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Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • 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
  • Amazon
  • 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 477 48%
United Kingdom 181 18%
Canada 57 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Australia 31 3%
Germany 25 3%
France 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 957 96%
Yes 43 4%
Live? Albums %
No 971 97%
Yes 29 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 7 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Nirvana
11. Kendrick Lamar
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. R.E.M.
18. Pixies
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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