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# The Best Albums of 2011
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/blog/2011/12/25/the-best-albums-of-2011/
- Published: 2011-12-25T19:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-11-02T19:49:27.000Z
- Description: The Black Keys, Kurt Vile, Nicolas Jaar, PJ Harvey. These are the stand-out albums of the year as far as I'm concerned.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Blog, Music

These are the stand-out albums of the year as far as I'm concerned. I liked Bon Iver and Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes upon first listening, but I've only listened to each two or three times more.

The Black Keys: El Camino  
Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring for my Halo  
Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise  
Radiohead: King of Limbs  
The Weeknd: House of Balloons  
PJ Harvey: Let England Shake 

Pitchfork's list of [the top 50 albums of 2011](https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/8727-the-top-50-albums-of-2011/?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com). The best albums of 2011 according to [Dutch music critics](http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/2011.htm?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com) and Ted Gioia's selection of the [100 best albums of the year](http://tedgioia.com/100best2011.html?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com) (mostly jazz and world).