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The Highest Rated Albums of 2011

Year

2011
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  - 2013
  - 2012
- - 2011
  - 2010
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Genre

All
- - All
  - Alt-Country
  - Alternative Rock
  - Ambient
  - Art Pop
  - Country
  - Dream Pop
  - Drone
  - Dubstep
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Experimental
  - Experimental Rock
- - Folk
  - Garage Rock
  - Hip Hop
  - Indie Folk
  - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Lo-Fi
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Post-Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - Punk
  - R&B
- - Rock
  - Shoegaze
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop

Min. Reviews

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1. Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down

Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down

August 29, 2011

Critic Score

90

8 reviews

2. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

February 15, 2011

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

89

32 reviews

3. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

September 13, 2011

Critic Score

87

33 reviews

4. Destroyer - Kaputt

Destroyer - Kaputt

January 25, 2011

Critic Score

86

26 reviews

5. Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

November 21, 2011

Critic Score

86

26 reviews

6. Meshell Ndegeocello - Weather

Meshell Ndegeocello - Weather

November 8, 2011

Critic Score

85

6 reviews

7. Tom Waits - Bad as Me

Tom Waits - Bad as Me

October 25, 2011

Critic Score

85

29 reviews

8. Gazelle Twin - The Entire City

Gazelle Twin - The Entire City

July 11, 2011

Critic Score

85

5 reviews

9. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine

King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine

May 23, 2011

Critic Score

85

9 reviews

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

tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l

April 19, 2011

Critic Score

85

27 reviews

11. Nils Frahm - Felt

Nils Frahm - Felt

October 11, 2011

Critic Score

85

7 reviews

12. Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest

Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest

June 28, 2011

Critic Score

85

15 reviews

13. A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Winged Victory for the Sullen

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Winged Victory for the Sullen

September 13, 2011

Critic Score

85

8 reviews

14. Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

February 15, 2011

Critic Score

84

15 reviews

15. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

June 28, 2011

Critic Score

84

23 reviews

16. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

June 21, 2011

Critic Score

84

32 reviews

17. Rustie - Glass Swords

Rustie - Glass Swords

October 11, 2011

Critic Score

83

13 reviews

18. Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What

Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What

April 12, 2011

Critic Score

83

13 reviews

19. Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libre

Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libre

May 10, 2011

Critic Score

83

7 reviews

20. Danny Brown - XXX

Danny Brown - XXX

August 15, 2011

Critic Score

83

7 reviews

21. Low - C'mon

April 12, 2011

Critic Score

83

19 reviews

22. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

May 3, 2011

Critic Score

83

32 reviews

23. Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I

Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I

February 22, 2011

Critic Score

83

9 reviews

24. Russian Circles - Empros

Russian Circles - Empros

October 25, 2011

Critic Score

82

9 reviews

25. Peter Broderick - Music for Confluence

Peter Broderick - Music for Confluence

November 22, 2011

Critic Score

82

5 reviews

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