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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 (56th) by Coldplay
2003	1,119	157,706	Elephant (49th) 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 (90th) 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, Animal Collective, Wilco and Modest Mouse.

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Album

Band

541.

Rock Steady

No Doubt

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	28 charts
Rank in 2001:	49	Rank Score:	420
Rank in 2000s	541	Overall Rank:	2,169
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542.

Farm

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 2009:	54	Rank Score:	419
Rank in 2000s	542	Overall Rank:	2,170
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543.

Sumday

Grandaddy

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	18 charts
Rank in 2003:	58	Rank Score:	419
Rank in 2000s	543	Overall Rank:	2,171
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544.

Breakaway

Kelly Clarkson

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	15 charts
Rank in 2004:	51	Rank Score:	419
Rank in 2000s	544	Overall Rank:	2,172
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545.

Life In Cartoon Motion

Mika

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 2007:	62	Rank Score:	418
Rank in 2000s	545	Overall Rank:	2,175
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546.

Eye To The Telescope

KT Tunstall

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	18 charts
Rank in 2004:	52	Rank Score:	418
Rank in 2000s	546	Overall Rank:	2,178
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547.

Analogue

a-ha

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 2005:	59	Rank Score:	417
Rank in 2000s	547	Overall Rank:	2,182
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548.

Mutemath

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	15 charts
Rank in 2006:	59	Rank Score:	416
Rank in 2000s	548	Overall Rank:	2,184
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549.

Souljacker

Eels

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 2001:	50	Rank Score:	415
Rank in 2000s	549	Overall Rank:	2,187
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550.

Mighty ReArranger

Robert Plant

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	15 charts
Rank in 2005:	60	Rank Score:	415
Rank in 2000s	550	Overall Rank:	2,188
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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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