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	232,245	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,092	216,074	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,169	211,242	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,498	185,435	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,471	207,666	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,688	192,672	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,859	172,846	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,026	245,238	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,081	145,653	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,262	144,119	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,302	1,953,190

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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351.

White Pepper

Ween

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

768

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

351

Overall Rank:

2,139

Average Rating:

81 (172 votes)

Comments:

352.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

151 charts

Rank Score:

768

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

352

Overall Rank:

2,140

Average Rating:

76 (226 votes)

Comments:

353.

Pretty. Odd.

Panic! At The Disco

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

765

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

353

Overall Rank:

2,149

Average Rating:

71 (182 votes)

Comments:

354.

Modern Guilt

Beck

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

764

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

354

Overall Rank:

2,153

Average Rating:

75 (338 votes)

Comments:

355.

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

763

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

355

Overall Rank:

2,158

Average Rating:

77 (217 votes)

Comments:

356.

Haha Sound

Broadcast

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

761

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

356

Overall Rank:

2,166

Average Rating:

79 (123 votes)

Comments:

357.

From Here We Go Sublime

The Field

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

755

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

357

Overall Rank:

2,178

Average Rating:

78 (122 votes)

Comments:

358.

Blood Money

Tom Waits

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

746

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

358

Overall Rank:

2,190

Average Rating:

78 (185 votes)

Comments:

359.

Insurgentes

Steven Wilson

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

743

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

359

Overall Rank:

2,202

Average Rating:

78 (135 votes)

Comments:

360.

It Still Moves

My Morning Jacket

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

153 charts

Rank Score:

743

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

360

Overall Rank:

2,203

Average Rating:

78 (162 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
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%
Opeth	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	218	22%
	57	6%
	35	4%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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