The best albums of 2011

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1El CaminoThe Black Keys · 4.3 from 3 scores
  2. 2Bon Iver, Bon IverBon Iver · 5 from 1 score
  3. 3Helplessness BluesFleet Foxes · 4.2 from 3 scores
  1. 4Hurry Up, We’re DreamingM834.2 from 3 scores
  2. 5Suck It and SeeArctic Monkeys3.8 from 3 scores
  3. 6James BlakeJames Blake3.8 from 3 scores
  4. 7The King of LimbsRadiohead3.8 from 3 scores
  5. 8Section.80Kendrick Lamar4 from 1 score
  6. 9Born This WayLady Gaga3.8 from 2 scores
  7. 10CeremonialsFlorence + the Machine3.8 from 2 scores
  8. 11My Head Is an AnimalOf Monsters and Men3.8 from 2 scores
  9. 1221Adele3.8 from 2 scores
  10. 13Watch the ThroneJAŸ-Z3.8 from 2 scores
  11. 14The English RivieraMetronomy3.7 from 3 scores
  12. 15EndgameRise Against3.5 from 1 score
  13. 16DiveTycho3.5 from 3 scores
  14. 17Wasting LightFoo Fighters3.5 from 3 scores
  15. 18Making MirrorsGotye3.5 from 3 scores
  16. 19Mylo XylotoColdplay3.3 from 3 scores
  17. 20Take CareDrake3.2 from 3 scores
  18. 21Welcome RealityNERO3 from 2 scores
  19. 22AnglesThe Strokes2.8 from 3 scores
  20. 23Nothing but the BeatDavid Guetta2.5 from 2 scores
  21. 24TorchesFoster the People2.7 from 3 scores
  22. 25CampChildish Gambino2.3 from 3 scores