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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Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

639 charts

Rank Score:

4,733

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

379

Average Rating:

82 (845 votes)

Comments:

62.

Takk...

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

565 charts

Rank Score:

4,697

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

380

Average Rating:

82 (826 votes)

Comments:

63.

The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me

Brand New

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

450 charts

Rank Score:

4,524

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

393

Average Rating:

81 (567 votes)

Comments:

64.

Strawberry Jam

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

519 charts

Rank Score:

4,500

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

396

Average Rating:

81 (770 votes)

Comments:

65.

Donuts

J Dilla

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

4,455

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

398

Average Rating:

81 (510 votes)

Comments:

66.

Transatlanticism

Death Cab For Cutie

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

525 charts

Rank Score:

4,422

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

400

Average Rating:

79 (745 votes)

Comments:

67.

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

545 charts

Rank Score:

4,344

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

410

Average Rating:

78 (743 votes)

Comments:

68.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

613 charts

Rank Score:

4,317

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

413

Average Rating:

79 (809 votes)

Comments:

69.

Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

637 charts

Rank Score:

4,293

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

415

Average Rating:

80 (951 votes)

Comments:

70.

Fear Of A Blank Planet

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

416 charts

Rank Score:

4,286

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

417

Average Rating:

81 (583 votes)

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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%
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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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