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Metacritic Reports The Best Albums of 2011

We reveal our official list of the best-reviewed albums of 2011. Plus, get links to stream virtually all of our top albums, find out which LPs our users preferred, and see which 2011 releases scored the lowest with critics.

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Tago Mago [40th Anniversary Edition] - Can

Metascore: 100
Release Date: Nov 15, 2011

User Score: 9.0
The rerelease of the third album by the German experimental band often cited as a major influence on post-punk artists.More »
Siamese Dream [Deluxe Edition] - Smashing Pumpkins

Metascore: 95
Release Date: Nov 29, 2011

User Score: 8.8
The deluxe edition of the remastered second album for the Smashing Pumpkins includes a disc of unreleased/rare tracks and a DVD of a 1993 concert...More »
The SMiLE Sessions - The Beach Boys

Metascore: 95
Release Date: Nov 1, 2011

User Score: 8.4
The collection of sessions from the never-released SMiLe album are finally released together after many years of parts of the collection being...More »
Achtung Baby [Super Deluxe] - U2

Metascore: 93
Release Date: Nov 1, 2011

User Score: 7.8
On the 20th anniversary of the original release, the seventh studio album reissue includes remixes, B-sides, and outtakes. The larger box set...More »
Some Girls [Deluxe Edition] - The Rolling Stones

Metascore: 93
Release Date: Nov 21, 2011
The Rolling Stones' classic 1978 album is remastered and reissued to include 12 unreleased songs from the Some Girls recording sessions. A Super...More »
National Treasures: The Complete Singles - Manic Street Preachers

Metascore: 93
Release Date: Nov 8, 2011
The two-disc set contains 38 remastered Manic Street Preachers singles.More »
Quadrophenia [The Director's Cut] - The Who

Metascore: 90
Release Date: Nov 15, 2011

User Score: 7.6
The expanded reissue of the 1973 album from The Who includes 11 demos. A super deluxe version includes a DVD of eight tracks mixed for 5.1 surround...More »
Rio [Live] - Keith Jarrett

Metascore: 90
Release Date: Nov 8, 2011
The two-disc set is a recording of Keith Jarrett's April 2011 show at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro.More »
Complete - The Smiths

Metascore: 89
Release Date: Oct 18, 2011
The title of the collection is somewhat of a misnomer because the eight-disc set contains the band's four albums remastered by Johnny Marr, three...More »
Bad as Me - Tom Waits

Metascore: 88
Release Date: Oct 25, 2011

User Score: 8.4
The latest album for the singer-songwriter is the first album of all new songs since 2004's Real Gone.More »