Best Albums of the 2000s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 2000s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 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	916	186,114	Kid A (8th) by Radiohead
2001	949	171,056	Is This It (27th) by The Strokes
2002	976	175,970	A Rush Of Blood To The Head (56th) by Coldplay
2003	1,111	157,205	Elephant (49th) by The White Stripes
2004	1,109	183,186	Funeral (10th) by Arcade Fire
2005	1,202	147,696	Illinois (90th) by Sufjan Stevens
2006	1,282	150,950	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (52nd) by Arctic Monkeys
2007	1,326	218,202	In Rainbows (16th) by Radiohead
2008	1,310	133,808	Fleet Foxes (88th) by Fleet Foxes
2009	1,377	137,291	Merriweather Post Pavilion (97th) by Animal Collective
Total	11,558	1,661,478

The best bands of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, The Strokes, Muse, The White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Animal Collective, Wilco and Modest Mouse.

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Band

151.

The Beautiful Letdown

Switchfoot

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	36 charts
Rank in 2003:	15	Rank Score:	1,636
Rank in 2000s	151	Overall Rank:	685
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152.

Bleed American

Jimmy Eat World

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	54 charts
Rank in 2001:	15	Rank Score:	1,617
Rank in 2000s	152	Overall Rank:	693
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153.

The Black Album

Jay-Z

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	68 charts
Rank in 2003:	16	Rank Score:	1,617
Rank in 2000s	153	Overall Rank:	694
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154.

Morning View

Incubus

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	49 charts
Rank in 2001:	16	Rank Score:	1,614
Rank in 2000s	154	Overall Rank:	696
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155.

XTRMNTR

Primal Scream

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	63 charts
Rank in 2000:	17	Rank Score:	1,602
Rank in 2000s	155	Overall Rank:	703
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156.

Kasabian

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	59 charts
Rank in 2004:	14	Rank Score:	1,583
Rank in 2000s	156	Overall Rank:	710
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157.

The Milk-Eyed Mender

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	60 charts
Rank in 2004:	15	Rank Score:	1,580
Rank in 2000s	157	Overall Rank:	711
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158.

My Morning Jacket

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	75 charts
Rank in 2005:	17	Rank Score:	1,578
Rank in 2000s	158	Overall Rank:	713
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159.

Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	55 charts
Rank in 2002:	19	Rank Score:	1,577
Rank in 2000s	159	Overall Rank:	714
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160.

First Impressions Of Earth

The Strokes

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	63 charts
Rank in 2006:	15	Rank Score:	1,567
Rank in 2000s	160	Overall Rank:	718
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	83	8%
2001	93	9%
2002	96	10%
2003	95	10%
2004	94	9%
2005	102	10%
2006	104	10%
2007	119	12%
2008	114	11%
2009	100	10%

Band	Albums	%

Animal Collective	7	1%
Opeth	5	1%
Modest Mouse	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Coldplay	5	1%
Muse	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	571	57%
	225	23%
	58	6%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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