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Highest Rated Albums of 2011

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

1.

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
February 15, 2011
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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2.

Atari Teenage Riot - Is This Hyperreal?
July 26, 2011
Electronic
Score
90
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3.

Björk - Biophilia
October 11, 2011
Art Pop
Score
90
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4.

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
September 13, 2011
Art Pop
Score
90
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5.

Metronomy - The English Riviera
April 12, 2011
Electronic
Score
90
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6.

Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See
June 7, 2011
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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7.

Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi
March 1, 2011
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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8.

Wild Beasts - Smother
May 10, 2011
Indie Pop
Score
90
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9.

Glasvegas - EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\
April 5, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
90
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10.

Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
January 25, 2011
Folk
Score
90
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11.

Las Kellies - Kellies
June 6, 2011
Score
80
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12.

Warm Brains - Old Volcanoes
August 15, 2011
Score
80
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13.

Pete and the Pirates - One Thousand Pictures
May 23, 2011
Score
80
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14.

The Sound of Arrows - Voyage
November 7, 2011
Synthpop
Score
80
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Spotify

15.

The Strange Boys - Live Music
October 25, 2011
Garage Rock
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Kai Fish - Life in Monochrome
September 26, 2011
Score
80
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iTunes
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Spotify

17.

Milk Maid - Yucca
June 20, 2011
Garage Rock
Score
80
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18.

The Death Set - Michel Poiccard
March 15, 2011
Dance Punk
Score
80
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iTunes
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19.

Bill Ryder-Jones - If
November 14, 2011
Modern Classical
Score
80
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20.

The Rifles - Freedom Run
September 19, 2011
Score
80
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21.

David Thomas Broughton - Outbreeding
June 13, 2011
Score
80
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22.

Title Fight - Shed
May 3, 2011
Score
80
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Spotify

23.

Alessi's Ark - Time Travel
April 25, 2011
Indie Pop
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Rise Against - Endgame
March 16, 2011
Punk Rock
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Martyn - Ghost People
October 10, 2011
Electronic
Score
80
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iTunes
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Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2011.
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