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	4,141	232,805	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,065	216,373	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,137	212,121	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,451	185,957	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,424	208,638	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,657	193,174	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,822	173,673	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	4,995	247,090	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,030	145,954	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,215	144,478	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	45,937	1,960,263

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Muse, Animal Collective and The White Stripes.

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151.

Deltron 3030

Deltron 3030

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,868

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

151

Overall Rank:

965

Average Rating:

79 (264 votes)

Comments:

152.

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

1,856

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

152

Overall Rank:

969

Average Rating:

79 (321 votes)

Comments:

153.

Deja Entendu

Brand New

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,852

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

153

Overall Rank:

971

Average Rating:

77 (314 votes)

Comments:

154.

Aerial

Kate Bush

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,845

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

154

Overall Rank:

974

Average Rating:

78 (343 votes)

Comments:

155.

Return To Cookie Mountain

TV On The Radio

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

1,826

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

155

Overall Rank:

987

Average Rating:

78 (452 votes)

Comments:

156.

Sigh No More

Mumford & Sons

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

366 charts

Rank Score:

1,813

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

156

Overall Rank:

991

Average Rating:

67 (718 votes)

Comments:

157.

Jane Doe

Converge

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,801

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

157

Overall Rank:

998

Average Rating:

76 (222 votes)

Comments:

158.

Fever Ray

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,784

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

158

Overall Rank:

1,001

Average Rating:

78 (331 votes)

Comments:

159.

Continuum

John Mayer

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,753

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

159

Overall Rank:

1,013

Average Rating:

72 (353 votes)

Comments:

160.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

297 charts

Rank Score:

1,734

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

160

Overall Rank:

1,026

Average Rating:

75 (481 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	105	11%
2003	114	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	107	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	100	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	217	22%
	56	6%
	35	4%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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

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