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	4,166	231,216	Kid A (7th)by Radiohead
2001	4,106	215,801	Is This It (23rd)by The Strokes
2002	4,177	210,821	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,508	185,013	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,482	206,946	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,695	192,006	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,868	172,518	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,035	244,752	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,092	145,233	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,270	144,040	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,399	1,948,345

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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261.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,038

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

261

Overall Rank:

1,649

Average Rating:

76 (301 votes)

Comments:

262.

Talkie Walkie

Air

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

1,034

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

262

Overall Rank:

1,653

Average Rating:

76 (271 votes)

Comments:

263.

Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia

The Dandy Warhols

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

1,028

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

263

Overall Rank:

1,663

Average Rating:

75 (206 votes)

Comments:

264.

The Campfire Headphase

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

1,027

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

264

Overall Rank:

1,664

Average Rating:

80 (208 votes)

Comments:

265.

Everything All The Time

Band Of Horses

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

1,025

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

265

Overall Rank:

1,666

Average Rating:

76 (275 votes)

Comments:

266.

Riot!

Paramore

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

1,020

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

266

Overall Rank:

1,671

Average Rating:

72 (229 votes)

Comments:

267.

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

1,019

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

267

Overall Rank:

1,673

Average Rating:

75 (184 votes)

Comments:

268.

At War With The Mystics

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,018

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

268

Overall Rank:

1,675

Average Rating:

75 (324 votes)

Comments:

269.

Under The Iron Sea

Keane

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

1,011

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

269

Overall Rank:

1,682

Average Rating:

71 (219 votes)

Comments:

270.

Thirteenth Step

A Perfect Circle

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

1,009

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

270

Overall Rank:

1,686

Average Rating:

77 (239 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	105	11%
2001	102	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	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
Opeth	5	0%
The Black Keys	5	0%
The White Stripes	5	0%
The Decemberists	5	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	551	55%
	219	22%
	57	6%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	10	1%

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