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	4,153	232,818	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,085	216,476	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,163	211,623	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,489	185,775	Elephant (111th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,459	208,270	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,668	192,882	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,848	173,198	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,009	246,332	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,054	145,668	Fleet Foxes (132nd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,227	144,302	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,155	1,957,344

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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991.

Supermodified

Amon Tobin

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

234

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992.

Spiritual Machines

Our Lady Peace

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

234

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993.

Phantoms

Acceptance

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

233

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994.

Doomsday Afternoon

Phideaux

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

233

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994

Overall Rank:

5,684

Average Rating:

76 (27 votes)

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995.

Live In Gdańsk
Live

David Gilmour

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

232

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995

Overall Rank:

5,693

Average Rating:

79 (49 votes)

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996.

Deftones

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

232

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997.

Sunset Mission

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

232

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998.

Tales Of The Inexpressible

Shpongle

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

232

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999.

Horses In The Sky

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra And Tra-La-La Band

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

231

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1000.

Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven

Orphaned Land

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

231

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1,000

Overall Rank:

5,737

Average Rating:

78 (31 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%
The Decemberists	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	217	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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