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	4,154	232,916	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,084	216,598	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,157	211,706	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,465	185,905	Elephant (111th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,458	208,419	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,666	193,030	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,847	173,317	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,008	246,450	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,053	145,639	Fleet Foxes (132nd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,227	144,404	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,119	1,958,384

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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371.

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

728

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

371

Overall Rank:

2,234

Average Rating:

78 (248 votes)

Comments:

372.

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

Tom Waits

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

728

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

372

Overall Rank:

2,235

Average Rating:

78 (144 votes)

Comments:

373.

A Weekend In The City

Bloc Party

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

726

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

373

Overall Rank:

2,242

Average Rating:

71 (280 votes)

Comments:

374.

Magic

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

717

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

374

Overall Rank:

2,261

Average Rating:

74 (250 votes)

Comments:

375.

Labor Days

Aesop Rock

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

717

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

375

Overall Rank:

2,262

Average Rating:

80 (128 votes)

Comments:

376.

All Is Dream

Mercury Rev

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

715

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

376

Overall Rank:

2,268

Average Rating:

76 (143 votes)

Comments:

377.

Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts

M83

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

174 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

377

Overall Rank:

2,269

Average Rating:

78 (237 votes)

Comments:

378.

Music

Madonna

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

711

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

378

Overall Rank:

2,275

Average Rating:

73 (251 votes)

Comments:

379.

Marry Me

St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

709

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

379

Overall Rank:

2,276

Average Rating:

78 (188 votes)

Comments:

380.

Show Your Bones

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

709

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

380

Overall Rank:

2,277

Average Rating:

75 (256 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	110	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%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
Wilco	5	0%
The Black Keys	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	217	22%
	57	6%
	35	3%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	10	1%

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