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	933	187,007	Kid A (8th) by Radiohead
2001	968	172,059	Is This It (27th) by The Strokes
2002	995	176,803	A Rush Of Blood To The Head (55th) by Coldplay
2003	1,119	157,686	Elephant (49th) by The White Stripes
2004	1,115	183,802	Funeral (10th) by Arcade Fire
2005	1,207	147,826	Illinois (91st) by Sufjan Stevens
2006	1,292	151,220	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (52nd) by Arctic Monkeys
2007	1,337	218,959	In Rainbows (16th) by Radiohead
2008	1,323	134,350	Fleet Foxes (89th) by Fleet Foxes
2009	1,394	137,445	Merriweather Post Pavilion (98th) by Animal Collective
Total	11,683	1,667,154

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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281.

The Information

Beck

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	42 charts
Rank in 2006:	29	Rank Score:	845
Rank in 2000s	281	Overall Rank:	1,235
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282.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	29 charts
Rank in 2003:	31	Rank Score:	840
Rank in 2000s	282	Overall Rank:	1,242
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283.

Et Minne Om Deg

Jan Toft

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 2003:	32	Rank Score:	837
Rank in 2000s	283	Overall Rank:	1,249
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284.

The Con

Tegan And Sara

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	34 charts
Rank in 2007:	36	Rank Score:	836
Rank in 2000s	284	Overall Rank:	1,251
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285.

Attack & Release

The Black Keys

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	62 charts
Rank in 2008:	21	Rank Score:	836
Rank in 2000s	285	Overall Rank:	1,252
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286.

Food And Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 2006:	30	Rank Score:	834
Rank in 2000s	286	Overall Rank:	1,254
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287.

Don't Believe The Truth

Oasis

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 2005:	33	Rank Score:	829
Rank in 2000s	287	Overall Rank:	1,260
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288.

Rockin' The Suburbs

Ben Folds

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	33 charts
Rank in 2001:	24	Rank Score:	829
Rank in 2000s	288	Overall Rank:	1,262
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289.

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 2003:	33	Rank Score:	827
Rank in 2000s	289	Overall Rank:	1,267
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290.

Night Falls Over Kortedala

Jens Lekman

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	30 charts
Rank in 2007:	37	Rank Score:	825
Rank in 2000s	290	Overall Rank:	1,268
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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%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
Modest Mouse	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Coldplay	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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