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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	931	187,171	Kid A (8th) by Radiohead
2001	966	172,001	Is This It (27th) by The Strokes
2002	994	176,758	A Rush Of Blood To The Head (55th) by Coldplay
2003	1,119	157,706	Elephant (48th) by The White Stripes
2004	1,113	183,814	Funeral (10th) by Arcade Fire
2005	1,207	147,863	Illinois (91st) by Sufjan Stevens
2006	1,291	151,251	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (52nd) by Arctic Monkeys
2007	1,337	219,157	In Rainbows (16th) by Radiohead
2008	1,320	134,407	Fleet Foxes (89th) by Fleet Foxes
2009	1,389	137,490	Merriweather Post Pavilion (98th) by Animal Collective
Total	11,667	1,667,617

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

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Band

161.

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	161	Overall Rank:	719
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162.

A Ghost Is Born

Wilco

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	62 charts
Rank in 2004:	16	Rank Score:	1,557
Rank in 2000s	162	Overall Rank:	726
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163.

Blink-182

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	39 charts
Rank in 2003:	17	Rank Score:	1,531
Rank in 2000s	163	Overall Rank:	742
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164.

The Reminder

Feist

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	71 charts
Rank in 2007:	24	Rank Score:	1,526
Rank in 2000s	164	Overall Rank:	746
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165.

Eyes Open

Snow Patrol

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	53 charts
Rank in 2006:	16	Rank Score:	1,505
Rank in 2000s	165	Overall Rank:	753
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166.

Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	62 charts
Rank in 2004:	17	Rank Score:	1,467
Rank in 2000s	166	Overall Rank:	768
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167.

Yellow House

Grizzly Bear

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	70 charts
Rank in 2006:	17	Rank Score:	1,467
Rank in 2000s	167	Overall Rank:	769
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168.

Aerial

Kate Bush

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	57 charts
Rank in 2005:	18	Rank Score:	1,449
Rank in 2000s	168	Overall Rank:	771
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169.

Meteora

Linkin Park

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	43 charts
Rank in 2003:	18	Rank Score:	1,440
Rank in 2000s	169	Overall Rank:	773
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170.

No Line On The Horizon

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	46 charts
Rank in 2009:	14	Rank Score:	1,423
Rank in 2000s	170	Overall Rank:	781
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	85	9%
2001	93	9%
2002	96	10%
2003	95	10%
2004	94	9%
2005	101	10%
2006	104	10%
2007	118	12%
2008	114	11%
2009	100	10%

Band	Albums	%

Animal Collective	7	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
Modest Mouse	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	569	57%
	225	23%
	59	6%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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