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Highest Rated Albums of 2011

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

26. Abigail Washburn - City of Refuge

Abigail Washburn - City of Refuge

January 11, 2011

Score

87

27. Caveman - Coco Beware

Caveman - Coco Beware

November 15, 2011

Score

87

28. Brian Eno and the Words of Rick Holland - Drums Between the Bells

Brian Eno and the Words of Rick Holland - Drums Between the Bells

July 4, 2011

Electronic, Poetry

Ambient, Chillout, Livetronica, Modern Classical

Score

87

29. The Low Anthem - Smart Flesh

The Low Anthem - Smart Flesh

February 22, 2011

Score

87

30. TW Walsh - Songs of Pain and Leisure

TW Walsh - Songs of Pain and Leisure

October 11, 2011

Score

86

31. Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone

Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone

May 17, 2011

Singer-Songwriter, Folk Rock, Alternative Rock

Score

86

32. The Kills - Blood Pressures

The Kills - Blood Pressures

April 5, 2011

Score

86

33. Destroyer - Kaputt

Destroyer - Kaputt

January 25, 2011

Indie Pop, Art Pop, Soft Rock

Score

86

34. The Original 7ven - Condensate

The Original 7ven - Condensate

October 18, 2011

Funk, Contemporary R&B

Score

85

35. Vintage Trouble - The Bomb Shelter Sessions

Vintage Trouble - The Bomb Shelter Sessions

July 25, 2011

Score

85

36. Ben Sollee - Inclusions

Ben Sollee - Inclusions

May 10, 2011

Score

85

37. We Are Augustines - Rise Ye Sunken Ships

We Are Augustines - Rise Ye Sunken Ships

August 23, 2011

Score

85

38. Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

November 21, 2011

Art Pop, Ambient Pop

Progressive Pop, Dream Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Post-Rock

Score

85

39. Björk - Biophilia

Björk - Biophilia

October 5, 2011

Art Pop, Electronic

IDM, Glitch Pop, Ambient Pop, Avant-Folk, Experimental

Score

85

40. Wilco - The Whole Love

Wilco - The Whole Love

September 27, 2011

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Art Rock, Alt-Country, Power Pop, Americana

Score

85

41. Nick Lowe - The Old Magic

Nick Lowe - The Old Magic

September 13, 2011

Singer-Songwriter

Score

85

42. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - It's A Corporate World

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - It's A Corporate World

June 7, 2011

Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

Score

85

43. Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong

Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong

June 7, 2011

Americana, Alt-Country

Country Rock, Folk Rock

Score

85

44. Black Lips - Arabia Mountain

Black Lips - Arabia Mountain

June 7, 2011

Garage Punk, Psychedelic Rock

Score

85

45. Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose

Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose

March 29, 2011

Score

85

46. The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck

The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck

March 29, 2011

Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter

Score

85

47. James Blake - James Blake

James Blake - James Blake

February 4, 2011

Alternative R&B, Art Pop

Future Garage, Ambient Pop, Singer-Songwriter

Score

85

48. The Decemberists - The King is Dead

The Decemberists - The King is Dead

January 14, 2011

Indie Folk, Country Rock, Americana

Alt-Country, Folk Rock

Score

85

49. The Black Swans - Don't Blame the Stars

The Black Swans - Don't Blame the Stars

May 31, 2011

Score

84

50. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Smoking in Heaven

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Smoking in Heaven

October 25, 2011

Score

84

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

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