100 Greatest Albums of 2011
Criteria: These music albums from the year 2011 were chosen for their initial and lasting popularity and their influence and impact on rock music in general. Also considered is critical acclaim. The list includes rock and roll and related genres that were influential on rock music.
Newly added names: **
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
Newly added names: **
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. 21
Adele
2. Take Care
Drake
3. Born This Way
Lady Gaga
4. Bon Iver
Bon Iver
5. House of Balloons **
The Weeknd
6. 4
Beyoncé
7. Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
8. Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
M83
9. Watch the Throne
Jay-Z and Kanye West
10. Talk That Talk
Rihanna
11. Ceremonials
Florence + The Machine
12. Wasting Light
Foo Fighters
13. James Blake
James Blake
14. Making Mirrors
Gotye
15. +
Ed Sheeran
16. W H O K I L L
tUnE-yArDs
17. Goblin
Tyler, the Creator
18. Strange Mercy
St. Vincent
19. Nostalgia, Ultra **
Frank Ocean
20. Kaputt
Destroyer
21. Helplessness Blues
Fleet Foxes
22. Smoke Ring for My Halo
Kurt Vile
23. Black Up
Shabazz Palaces
24. Chief **
Eric Church
25. El Camino
The Black Keys
26. Past Life Martyred Saints
EMA
27. LiveLoveA$AP **
A$AP Rocky
28. Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Girls
29. Bad as Me
Tom Waits
30. XXX
Danny Brown
31. David Comes to Life
Fucked Up
32. 50 Words for Snow
Kate Bush
33. Section.80
Kendrick Lamar
34. Christmas **
Michael Buble
35. Barton Hollow
The Civil Wars
36. Undun
The Roots
37. Nine Types of Light
TV on the Radio
38. Torches
Foster the People
39. Biophilia
Björk
40. The King of Limbs
Radiohead
41. Blue Slide Park
Mac Miller
42. Collapse into Now
R.E.M.
43. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Beastie Boys
44. Tomboy
Panda Bear
45. Mylo Xyloto
Coldplay
46. Civilian
Wye Oak
47. The King is Dead
The Decemberists
48. Underneath the Pine
Toro y Moi
49. Days
Real Estate
50. Gloss Drop
Battles
51. Suck It And See
Arctic Monkeys
52. Tha Carter IV
Lil Wayne
53. Wounded Rhymes
Lykke Li
54. Metals
Feist
55. Slave Ambient
The War on Drugs
56. Replica **
Oneohtrix Point Never
57. Wild Flag
Wild Flag
58. Cults
Cults
59. Ravedeath, 1972 **
Tim Hecker
60. The Whole Love
Wilco
61. Cole World: The Sideline Story
J. Cole
62. A Creature I Don't Know
Laura Marling
63. Skying
The Horrors
64. Codes and Keys
Death Cab for Cutie
65. The Light of the Sun
Jill Scott
66. Up All Night
One Direction
67. Noel Gallagher's Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
68. Echoes of Silence **
The Weeknd
69. The Big Roar
The Joy Formidable
70. Cloud Nothings
Cloud Nothings
71. The English Riviera
Metronomy
72. Vows
Kimbra
73. So Beautiful or So What
Paul Simon
74. Apocalypse **
Bill Callahan
75. Yuck
Yuck
76. My Head is an Animal
Of Monsters and Men
77. Zonoscope
Cut Copy
78. Veronica Falls
Veronica Falls
79. Wit's End
Cass McCombs
80. Belong
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
81. Femme Fatale
Britney Spears
82. Camp
Childish Gambino
83. C'mon **
Low
84. What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
The Vaccines
85. Kiss Each Other Clean
Iron & Wine
86. Blood Pressures
The Kills
87. Far Side Virtual **
James Ferraro
88. We're New Here **
Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx
89. Exmilitary **
Death Grips
90. Thursday **
The Weeknd
91. Go-Go Boots
Drive-By Truckers
92. All Eternals Deck
The Mountain Goats
93. Coastal Grooves
Blood Orange
94. Only in Dreams
Dum Dum Girls
95. Never Trust a Happy Song
Grouplove
96. Hell on Heels **
Pistol Annies
97. Circuital **
My Morning Jacket
98. Nothing But the Beat
David Guetta
99. Shed **
Title Fight
100. No Time for Dreaming **
Charles Bradley
Adele
2. Take Care
Drake
3. Born This Way
Lady Gaga
4. Bon Iver
Bon Iver
5. House of Balloons **
The Weeknd
6. 4
Beyoncé
7. Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
8. Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
M83
9. Watch the Throne
Jay-Z and Kanye West
10. Talk That Talk
Rihanna
11. Ceremonials
Florence + The Machine
12. Wasting Light
Foo Fighters
13. James Blake
James Blake
14. Making Mirrors
Gotye
15. +
Ed Sheeran
16. W H O K I L L
tUnE-yArDs
17. Goblin
Tyler, the Creator
18. Strange Mercy
St. Vincent
19. Nostalgia, Ultra **
Frank Ocean
20. Kaputt
Destroyer
21. Helplessness Blues
Fleet Foxes
22. Smoke Ring for My Halo
Kurt Vile
23. Black Up
Shabazz Palaces
24. Chief **
Eric Church
25. El Camino
The Black Keys
26. Past Life Martyred Saints
EMA
27. LiveLoveA$AP **
A$AP Rocky
28. Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Girls
29. Bad as Me
Tom Waits
30. XXX
Danny Brown
31. David Comes to Life
Fucked Up
32. 50 Words for Snow
Kate Bush
33. Section.80
Kendrick Lamar
34. Christmas **
Michael Buble
35. Barton Hollow
The Civil Wars
36. Undun
The Roots
37. Nine Types of Light
TV on the Radio
38. Torches
Foster the People
39. Biophilia
Björk
40. The King of Limbs
Radiohead
41. Blue Slide Park
Mac Miller
42. Collapse into Now
R.E.M.
43. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Beastie Boys
44. Tomboy
Panda Bear
45. Mylo Xyloto
Coldplay
46. Civilian
Wye Oak
47. The King is Dead
The Decemberists
48. Underneath the Pine
Toro y Moi
49. Days
Real Estate
50. Gloss Drop
Battles
51. Suck It And See
Arctic Monkeys
52. Tha Carter IV
Lil Wayne
53. Wounded Rhymes
Lykke Li
54. Metals
Feist
55. Slave Ambient
The War on Drugs
56. Replica **
Oneohtrix Point Never
57. Wild Flag
Wild Flag
58. Cults
Cults
59. Ravedeath, 1972 **
Tim Hecker
60. The Whole Love
Wilco
61. Cole World: The Sideline Story
J. Cole
62. A Creature I Don't Know
Laura Marling
63. Skying
The Horrors
64. Codes and Keys
Death Cab for Cutie
65. The Light of the Sun
Jill Scott
66. Up All Night
One Direction
67. Noel Gallagher's Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
68. Echoes of Silence **
The Weeknd
69. The Big Roar
The Joy Formidable
70. Cloud Nothings
Cloud Nothings
71. The English Riviera
Metronomy
72. Vows
Kimbra
73. So Beautiful or So What
Paul Simon
74. Apocalypse **
Bill Callahan
75. Yuck
Yuck
76. My Head is an Animal
Of Monsters and Men
77. Zonoscope
Cut Copy
78. Veronica Falls
Veronica Falls
79. Wit's End
Cass McCombs
80. Belong
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
81. Femme Fatale
Britney Spears
82. Camp
Childish Gambino
83. C'mon **
Low
84. What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
The Vaccines
85. Kiss Each Other Clean
Iron & Wine
86. Blood Pressures
The Kills
87. Far Side Virtual **
James Ferraro
88. We're New Here **
Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx
89. Exmilitary **
Death Grips
90. Thursday **
The Weeknd
91. Go-Go Boots
Drive-By Truckers
92. All Eternals Deck
The Mountain Goats
93. Coastal Grooves
Blood Orange
94. Only in Dreams
Dum Dum Girls
95. Never Trust a Happy Song
Grouplove
96. Hell on Heels **
Pistol Annies
97. Circuital **
My Morning Jacket
98. Nothing But the Beat
David Guetta
99. Shed **
Title Fight
100. No Time for Dreaming **
Charles Bradley
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Edited By: Ryan