Best Albums of the 2000s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2000s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
2000	4,156	232,058	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,092	215,973	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,171	211,118	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,498	185,366	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,472	207,569	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,688	192,527	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,860	172,665	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,026	245,049	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,085	145,590	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,262	144,080	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,310	1,951,994

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Animal Collective, Muse and The White Stripes.

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121.

Seven Swans

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

346 charts

Rank Score:

2,335

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

121

Overall Rank:

766

Average Rating:

80 (477 votes)

Comments:

122.

Brian Wilson Presents Smile

Brian Wilson

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

343 charts

Rank Score:

2,334

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

122

Overall Rank:

768

Average Rating:

79 (486 votes)

Comments:

123.

Microcastle

Deerhunter

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

2,311

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

123

Overall Rank:

774

Average Rating:

80 (462 votes)

Comments:

124.

Original Pirate Material

The Streets

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

2,302

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

124

Overall Rank:

778

Average Rating:

77 (454 votes)

Comments:

125.

Humbug

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

386 charts

Rank Score:

2,278

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

125

Overall Rank:

786

Average Rating:

75 (929 votes)

Comments:

126.

Ghosts Of The Great Highway

Sun Kil Moon

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

2,270

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

126

Overall Rank:

789

Average Rating:

82 (298 votes)

Comments:

127.

My Morning Jacket

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

319 charts

Rank Score:

2,249

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

127

Overall Rank:

793

Average Rating:

78 (443 votes)

Comments:

128.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

429 charts

Rank Score:

2,224

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

128

Overall Rank:

800

Average Rating:

71 (935 votes)

Comments:

129.

The Eraser

Thom Yorke

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

459 charts

Rank Score:

2,171

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

129

Overall Rank:

821

Average Rating:

77 (711 votes)

Comments:

130.

Sung Tongs

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

2,168

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

130

Overall Rank:

822

Average Rating:

78 (476 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	108	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Animal Collective	6	1%
Radiohead	6	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
Wilco	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
Opeth	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	218	22%
	57	6%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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