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Highest Rated Albums of 2011

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2011

This is an ordered list of Pitchfork's highest rated albums of 2011. Check out Pitchfork's Year End List.

1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

June 21, 2011

Score

95

2. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

September 13, 2011

Score

93

3. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

October 18, 2011

Score

91

4. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

September 13, 2011

Score

90

5. James Blake - James Blake

James Blake - James Blake

February 8, 2011

Score

90

6. Macintosh Plus - Floral Shoppe

Macintosh Plus - Floral Shoppe

December 9, 2011

Score

88

7. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica

Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica

November 8, 2011

Score

88

8. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

June 28, 2011

Score

88

9. tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l

tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l

April 19, 2011

Score

88

10. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

May 3, 2011

Score

88

11. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

February 15, 2011

Alternative Rock

Score

88

12. Destroyer - Kaputt

Destroyer - Kaputt

January 25, 2011

Score

88

13. Atlas Sound - Parallax

Atlas Sound - Parallax

November 8, 2011

Score

87

14. Real Estate - Days

Real Estate - Days

October 18, 2011

Score

87

15. Drake - Take Care

Drake - Take Care

November 15, 2011

Score

86

16. Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage

Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage

September 13, 2011

Score

86

17. Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

June 7, 2011

Score

86

18. Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

February 15, 2011

Score

86

19. Cut Copy - Zonoscope

Cut Copy - Zonoscope

February 8, 2011

Score

86

20. Mississippi Fred McDowell - The Alan Lomax Recordings

Mississippi Fred McDowell - The Alan Lomax Recordings

August 16, 2011

Score

85

21. Pete Swanson - Man With Potential

Pete Swanson - Man With Potential

December 2, 2011

Score

85

22. Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

November 21, 2011

Score

85

23. The Field - Looping State of Mind

The Field - Looping State of Mind

October 11, 2011

Score

85

24. Kanye West & Jay-Z - Watch the Throne

Kanye West & Jay-Z - Watch the Throne

August 8, 2011

Score

85

25. EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints

EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints

May 10, 2011

Score

85

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2011.

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