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	232,807	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,086	216,671	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,164	211,939	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,495	186,094	Elephant (111th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,463	208,351	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,668	192,948	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,851	173,277	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,010	246,093	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,064	145,814	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,231	144,298	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,188	1,958,292

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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311.

Rockin' The Suburbs

Ben Folds

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

881

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

311

Overall Rank:

1,905

Average Rating:

78 (148 votes)

Comments:

312.

He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms...

A Silver Mt. Zion

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

873

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

312

Overall Rank:

1,917

Average Rating:

78 (142 votes)

Comments:

313.

Dopesmoker

Sleep (US)

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

870

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

313

Overall Rank:

1,924

Average Rating:

80 (163 votes)

Comments:

314.

Bloodflowers

The Cure

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

870

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

314

Overall Rank:

1,925

Average Rating:

74 (272 votes)

Comments:

315.

Kasabian

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

867

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

315

Overall Rank:

1,932

Average Rating:

75 (341 votes)

Comments:

316.

Hypnotize

System Of A Down

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

866

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,935

Average Rating:

73 (368 votes)

Comments:

317.

Youth & Young Manhood

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

865

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

317

Overall Rank:

1,937

Average Rating:

74 (419 votes)

Comments:

318.

Album

Girls

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

864

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

318

Overall Rank:

1,941

Average Rating:

78 (221 votes)

Comments:

319.

Harmony In Ultraviolet

Tim Hecker

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

861

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

319

Overall Rank:

1,943

Average Rating:

75 (150 votes)

Comments:

320.

The Flying Club Cup

Beirut

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

856

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

320

Overall Rank:

1,949

Average Rating:

77 (195 votes)

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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	107	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	98	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	549	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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