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Highest Rated Albums of 2011

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Genre

2011

1. Wild Beasts - Smother

Wild Beasts - Smother

May 10, 2011

Score

98

2. The Decemberists - The King is Dead

The Decemberists - The King is Dead

January 18, 2011

Score

96

3. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

June 28, 2011

Score

96

4. HTRK - Work (Work, Work)

HTRK - Work (Work, Work)

September 6, 2011

Score

96

5. Destroyer - Kaputt

Destroyer - Kaputt

January 25, 2011

Score

92

6. Cut Copy - Zonoscope

Cut Copy - Zonoscope

February 8, 2011

Score

90

7. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

February 15, 2011

Alternative Rock

Score

90

8. Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

June 7, 2011

Score

90

9. Josh T. Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen

Josh T. Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen

March 29, 2011

Score

90

10. Wild Flag - Wild Flag

Wild Flag - Wild Flag

September 13, 2011

Score

90

11. Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

November 21, 2011

Score

90

12. Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island

Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island

May 17, 2011

Singer-Songwriter

Score

90

13. James Blake - James Blake

James Blake - James Blake

February 8, 2011

Score

88

14. EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints

EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints

May 10, 2011

Score

88

15. Wye Oak - Civilian

Wye Oak - Civilian

March 8, 2011

Score

86

16. DeVotchKa - 100 Lovers

DeVotchKa - 100 Lovers

March 1, 2011

Score

86

17. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

September 13, 2011

Score

86

18. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

September 13, 2011

Score

86

19. Death - Spiritual Mental Physical

Death - Spiritual Mental Physical

January 25, 2011

Score

86

20. Mike Adams at His Honest Weight - Oscillate Wisely

Mike Adams at His Honest Weight - Oscillate Wisely

January 25, 2011

Score

86

21. Wilco - The Whole Love

Wilco - The Whole Love

September 27, 2011

Alternative Rock

Score

85

22. Megafaun - Megafaun

Megafaun - Megafaun

September 20, 2011

Score

85

23. David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time

David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time

November 8, 2011

Score

85

24. Tom Waits - Bad as Me

Tom Waits - Bad as Me

October 25, 2011

Score

85

25. Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness

Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness

November 15, 2011

Score

85

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

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