Best Albums of 2011

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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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Vice Verses

Switchfoot

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

141

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192.

Passed Me By

Andy Stott

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

139

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Leprous

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

139

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Portamento

The Drums

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

138

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Demolished Thoughts

Thurston Moore

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

39 charts

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138

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Blessed

Lucinda Williams

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

18 charts

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136

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Tha Carter IV

Lil Wayne

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

30 charts

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135

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The Centennial Collection
Compilation

Robert Johnson

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

5 charts

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135

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The Goat Rodeo Sessions

Yo-Yo Ma / Stuart Duncan / Edgar Meyer / Chris Thile

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

11 charts

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134

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Mirror Traffic

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

47 charts

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134

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
Foo Fighters	2	0%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	0%
Wussy	2	0%
Lil Wayne	2	0%
Radiohead	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	479	48%
	182	18%
	58	6%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	25	2%
	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%

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