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

251.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	40 charts
Rank in 2004:	24	Rank Score:	913
Rank in 2000s	251	Overall Rank:	1,150
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252.

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 2001:	22	Rank Score:	910
Rank in 2000s	252	Overall Rank:	1,154
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253.

Backspacer

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	44 charts
Rank in 2009:	25	Rank Score:	903
Rank in 2000s	253	Overall Rank:	1,163
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254.

FutureSex/LoveSounds

Justin Timberlake

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	52 charts
Rank in 2006:	24	Rank Score:	900
Rank in 2000s	254	Overall Rank:	1,166
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255.

St. Elsewhere

Gnarls Barkley

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	53 charts
Rank in 2006:	25	Rank Score:	899
Rank in 2000s	255	Overall Rank:	1,167
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256.

Man On The Moon: The End Of Day

Kid Cudi

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	27 charts
Rank in 2009:	26	Rank Score:	897
Rank in 2000s	256	Overall Rank:	1,170
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257.

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	41 charts
Rank in 2007:	34	Rank Score:	894
Rank in 2000s	257	Overall Rank:	1,171
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258.

Donuts

J Dilla

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	49 charts
Rank in 2006:	26	Rank Score:	891
Rank in 2000s	258	Overall Rank:	1,175
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259.

Extraordinary Machine

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	40 charts
Rank in 2005:	28	Rank Score:	884
Rank in 2000s	259	Overall Rank:	1,179
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260.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	43 charts
Rank in 2000:	27	Rank Score:	880
Rank in 2000s	260	Overall Rank:	1,184
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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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