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	4,154	232,916	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,084	216,598	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,157	211,706	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,465	185,905	Elephant (111th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,458	208,419	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,666	193,030	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,847	173,317	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,008	246,450	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,053	145,639	Fleet Foxes (132nd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,227	144,404	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,119	1,958,384

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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121.

A Ghost Is Born

Wilco

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

374 charts

Rank Score:

2,347

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

121

Overall Rank:

764

Average Rating:

80 (487 votes)

Comments:

122.

Brian Wilson Presents Smile

Brian Wilson

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

345 charts

Rank Score:

2,325

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

122

Overall Rank:

773

Average Rating:

79 (486 votes)

Comments:

123.

Microcastle

Deerhunter

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

372 charts

Rank Score:

2,322

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

123

Overall Rank:

774

Average Rating:

80 (461 votes)

Comments:

124.

Original Pirate Material

The Streets

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

349 charts

Rank Score:

2,296

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

124

Overall Rank:

780

Average Rating:

77 (454 votes)

Comments:

125.

Ghosts Of The Great Highway

Sun Kil Moon

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

247 charts

Rank Score:

2,278

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

125

Overall Rank:

787

Average Rating:

82 (297 votes)

Comments:

126.

Humbug

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

2,277

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

126

Overall Rank:

788

Average Rating:

75 (928 votes)

Comments:

127.

My Morning Jacket

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

319 charts

Rank Score:

2,262

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

127

Overall Rank:

794

Average Rating:

78 (441 votes)

Comments:

128.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

429 charts

Rank Score:

2,231

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

128

Overall Rank:

801

Average Rating:

71 (933 votes)

Comments:

129.

Velocity : Design : Comfort

Sweet Trip

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

2,185

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

129

Overall Rank:

820

Average Rating:

82 (220 votes)

Comments:

130.

Sung Tongs

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

2,184

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

130

Overall Rank:

822

Average Rating:

78 (475 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	110	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%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
Wilco	5	0%
The Black Keys	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	217	22%
	57	6%
	35	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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