Best Albums of 2011

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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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Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

899 charts

Rank Score:

9,088

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Overall Rank:

172

Average Rating:

82 (1,300 votes)

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104

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

923 charts

Rank Score:

9,001

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2011

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

6,154

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2011

Appears in:

714 charts

Rank Score:

6,113

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2011

Appears in:

848 charts

Rank Score:

4,822

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2011

Appears in:

618 charts

Rank Score:

4,459

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390

Average Rating:

78 (1,068 votes)

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Kaputt

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

467 charts

Rank Score:

3,724

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478

Average Rating:

79 (581 votes)

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Adele

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,393

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532

Average Rating:

72 (922 votes)

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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

3,270

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543

Average Rating:

77 (654 votes)

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10.

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

420 charts

Rank Score:

2,886

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609

Average Rating:

76 (779 votes)

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Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
The Weeknd	3	0%
소녀시대 [Girls' Generation]	2	0%
Steve Hackett	2	0%
Thee Oh Sees	2	0%
Bill Frisell	2	0%
The Milk Carton Kids	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	479	48%
	181	18%
	56	6%
	36	4%
	31	3%
	26	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	43	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	7	1%

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