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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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	4,144	232,524	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,067	216,138	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,139	211,741	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,453	185,786	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,426	208,356	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,659	193,228	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,834	173,482	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,000	246,816	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,031	145,842	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,217	144,308	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	45,970	1,958,221

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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571.

Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles
Live

John Mayer

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

445

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

571

Overall Rank:

3,307

Average Rating:

81 (57 votes)

Comments:

572.

Before The Dawn Heals Us

M83

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

445

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

572

Overall Rank:

3,311

Average Rating:

76 (121 votes)

Comments:

573.

Tourist

St. Germain

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

445

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

573

Overall Rank:

3,312

Average Rating:

76 (79 votes)

Comments:

574.

Van Lear Rose

Loretta Lynn

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

442

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

574

Overall Rank:

3,334

Average Rating:

76 (107 votes)

Comments:

575.

No Line On The Horizon

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

442

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

575

Overall Rank:

3,335

Average Rating:

66 (535 votes)

Comments:

576.

I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

441

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

576

Overall Rank:

3,336

Average Rating:

78 (114 votes)

Comments:

577.

Fall Be Kind

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

441

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

577

Overall Rank:

3,338

Average Rating:

77 (219 votes)

Comments:

578.

Zitilites

Kashmir

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

441

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

578

Overall Rank:

3,339

Average Rating:

77 (52 votes)

Comments:

579.

Alone With Everybody

Richard Ashcroft

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

440

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

579

Overall Rank:

3,346

Average Rating:

73 (109 votes)

Comments:

580.

Bachelor No. 2, Or The Last Remains Of The Dodo

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

440

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

580

Overall Rank:

3,350

Average Rating:

75 (108 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	105	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	107	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	217	22%
	56	6%
	35	4%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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