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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.

76. Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire

Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire

October 11, 2011

Alt-Country, Singer-Songwriter

Score

82

77. Drake - Take Care

Drake - Take Care

November 15, 2011

Pop Rap, Contemporary R&B

Alternative R&B, Cloud Rap

Score

82

78. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

October 17, 2011

Alternative Rock

Neo-Psychedelia

Score

82

79. Class Actress - Rapprocher

Class Actress - Rapprocher

October 18, 2011

Electropop, Synthpop

New Wave, Synthwave

Score

82

80. Tinariwen - Tassili

Tinariwen - Tassili

August 30, 2011

Score

82

81. Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer

Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer

July 12, 2011

Score

82

82. Yes - Fly from Here

Yes - Fly from Here

July 12, 2011

Progressive Pop

Score

82

83. J Mascis - Several Shades of Why

J Mascis - Several Shades of Why

March 15, 2011

Singer-Songwriter, Acoustic Rock, Folk Rock

Score

82

84. Times New Viking - Dancer Equired!

Times New Viking - Dancer Equired!

April 26, 2011

Noise Pop, Slacker Rock

Twee Pop, Shitgaze

Score

82

85. Wye Oak - Civilian

Wye Oak - Civilian

March 8, 2011

Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Shoegaze

Dream Pop, Indie Folk, Shoegaze

Score

82

86. ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Tao of the Dead

...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Tao of the Dead

February 8, 2011

Alternative Rock

Score

82

87. Parts & Labor - Constant Future

Parts & Labor - Constant Future

March 8, 2011

Noise Pop, Shoegaze

Score

82

88. Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High

Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High

March 1, 2011

Score

82

89. Cut Copy - Zonoscope

Cut Copy - Zonoscope

February 4, 2011

Synthpop, Indie Pop

Electropop, Indietronica, Psychedelic Pop

Score

82

90. The Submarines - Love Notes/Letter Bombs

The Submarines - Love Notes/Letter Bombs

April 5, 2011

Score

81

91. Van Hunt - What Were You Hoping For?

Van Hunt - What Were You Hoping For?

September 27, 2011

Score

81

92. Common - The Dreamer / The Believer

Common - The Dreamer / The Believer

December 20, 2011

Conscious Hip Hop

Pop Rap, Neo-Soul

Score

81

93. Mates of State - Mountaintops

Mates of State - Mountaintops

September 13, 2011

Score

81

94. Low - C'mon

Low - C'mon

April 12, 2011

Slowcore, Indie Rock

Dream Pop, Post-Rock

Score

81

95. Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde

Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde

January 18, 2011

Glam Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Power Pop

Score

81

96. Markéta Irglová - Anar

Markéta Irglová - Anar

October 10, 2011

Score

80

97. Miracles of Modern Science - Dog Year

Miracles of Modern Science - Dog Year

December 6, 2011

Score

80

98. Rob Crow - He Thinks He's People

Rob Crow - He Thinks He's People

October 18, 2011

Score

80

99. Primus - Green Naugahyde

Primus - Green Naugahyde

September 12, 2011

Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative Rock

Score

80

100. Blondie - Panic of Girls

Blondie - Panic of Girls

May 30, 2011

Score

80

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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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