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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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	4,161	231,339	Kid A (7th)by Radiohead
2001	4,099	215,863	Is This It (23rd)by The Strokes
2002	4,177	210,900	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,507	185,010	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,482	207,010	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,693	192,079	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,866	172,532	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,034	244,795	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,091	145,289	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,270	144,102	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,380	1,948,920

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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341.

Building Nothing Out Of Something
Compilation

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

811

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

341

Overall Rank:

2,045

Average Rating:

81 (217 votes)

Comments:

342.

Gulag Orkestar

Beirut

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

158 charts

Rank Score:

798

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

342

Overall Rank:

2,073

Average Rating:

77 (199 votes)

Comments:

343.

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

795

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

343

Overall Rank:

2,079

Average Rating:

77 (164 votes)

Comments:

344.

The Lemon Of Pink

The Books

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

789

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

344

Overall Rank:

2,091

Average Rating:

77 (145 votes)

Comments:

345.

In Ghost Colours

Cut Copy

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

183 charts

Rank Score:

788

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

345

Overall Rank:

2,097

Average Rating:

77 (217 votes)

Comments:

346.

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

786

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

346

Overall Rank:

2,099

Average Rating:

76 (182 votes)

Comments:

347.

Folie À Deux

Fall Out Boy

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

786

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

347

Overall Rank:

2,101

Average Rating:

70 (133 votes)

Comments:

348.

Mer De Noms

A Perfect Circle

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

151 charts

Rank Score:

781

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

348

Overall Rank:

2,116

Average Rating:

78 (204 votes)

Comments:

349.

White Pepper

Ween

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

778

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

349

Overall Rank:

2,124

Average Rating:

81 (172 votes)

Comments:

350.

The Ape Of Naples

Coil

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

773

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

350

Overall Rank:

2,130

Average Rating:

79 (118 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	107	11%
2003	114	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	108	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	102	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%
Dream Theater	5	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	553	55%
	219	22%
	57	6%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	10	1%

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