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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	922	186,299	Kid A (8th) by Radiohead
2001	953	170,965	Is This It (27th) by The Strokes
2002	981	176,018	A Rush Of Blood To The Head (56th) by Coldplay
2003	1,116	157,574	Elephant (49th) by The White Stripes
2004	1,110	183,705	Funeral (10th) by Arcade Fire
2005	1,203	147,693	Illinois (90th) by Sufjan Stevens
2006	1,285	151,017	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (52nd) by Arctic Monkeys
2007	1,335	219,215	In Rainbows (16th) by Radiohead
2008	1,320	134,240	Fleet Foxes (91st) by Fleet Foxes
2009	1,387	137,512	Merriweather Post Pavilion (99th) by Animal Collective
Total	11,612	1,664,239

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 Milk-Eyed Mender

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	64 charts
Rank in 2004:	14	Rank Score:	1,639
Rank in 2000s	151	Overall Rank:	687
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152.

The Beautiful Letdown

Switchfoot

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	36 charts
Rank in 2003:	15	Rank Score:	1,636
Rank in 2000s	152	Overall Rank:	689
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153.

Bleed American

Jimmy Eat World

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	54 charts
Rank in 2001:	15	Rank Score:	1,620
Rank in 2000s	153	Overall Rank:	694
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154.

Morning View

Incubus

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	50 charts
Rank in 2001:	16	Rank Score:	1,614
Rank in 2000s	154	Overall Rank:	695
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155.

XTRMNTR

Primal Scream

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	63 charts
Rank in 2000:	17	Rank Score:	1,598
Rank in 2000s	155	Overall Rank:	704
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156.

The Black Album

Jay-Z

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	68 charts
Rank in 2003:	16	Rank Score:	1,595
Rank in 2000s	156	Overall Rank:	706
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157.

Kasabian

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	60 charts
Rank in 2004:	15	Rank Score:	1,587
Rank in 2000s	157	Overall Rank:	710
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158.

My Morning Jacket

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	77 charts
Rank in 2005:	17	Rank Score:	1,580
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.

A Ghost Is Born

Wilco

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	62 charts
Rank in 2004:	16	Rank Score:	1,576
Rank in 2000s	160	Overall Rank:	715
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	83	8%
2001	93	9%
2002	95	10%
2003	96	10%
2004	94	9%
2005	103	10%
2006	104	10%
2007	118	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	%

	569	57%
	225	23%
	60	6%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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