Best Albums of 2011

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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2011
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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18
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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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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
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2011
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18
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 2011 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 6 1%
The Weeknd 3 0%
Kate Bush 2 0%
Car Seat Headrest 2 0%
Adele 2 0%
Bill Frisell 2 0%
Thee Oh Sees 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 474 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%
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