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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	922	186,266	Kid A (8th) by Radiohead
2001	953	171,034	Is This It (27th) by The Strokes
2002	981	175,930	A Rush Of Blood To The Head (56th) by Coldplay
2003	1,116	157,562	Elephant (49th) by The White Stripes
2004	1,110	183,542	Funeral (10th) by Arcade Fire
2005	1,203	147,696	Illinois (90th) by Sufjan Stevens
2006	1,285	150,887	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (52nd) by Arctic Monkeys
2007	1,333	218,763	In Rainbows (16th) by Radiohead
2008	1,315	134,008	Fleet Foxes (91st) by Fleet Foxes
2009	1,386	137,419	Merriweather Post Pavilion (98th) by Animal Collective
Total	11,604	1,663,106

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

61.

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Phoenix

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	172 charts
Rank in 2009:	5	Rank Score:	4,190
Rank in 2000s	61	Overall Rank:	284
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62.

Dear Science,

TV On The Radio

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	163 charts
Rank in 2008:	4	Rank Score:	4,142
Rank in 2000s	62	Overall Rank:	288
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63.

The Resistance

Muse

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	119 charts
Rank in 2009:	6	Rank Score:	4,080
Rank in 2000s	63	Overall Rank:	289
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64.

Antics

Interpol

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	120 charts
Rank in 2004:	7	Rank Score:	4,054
Rank in 2000s	64	Overall Rank:	291
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65.

Strawberry Jam

Animal Collective

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	128 charts
Rank in 2007:	8	Rank Score:	3,968
Rank in 2000s	65	Overall Rank:	297
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66.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	154 charts
Rank in 2006:	5	Rank Score:	3,884
Rank in 2000s	66	Overall Rank:	299
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67.

Stankonia

OutKast

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	172 charts
Rank in 2000:	8	Rank Score:	3,842
Rank in 2000s	67	Overall Rank:	301
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68.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	117 charts
Rank in 2008:	5	Rank Score:	3,819
Rank in 2000s	68	Overall Rank:	303
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69.

You Forgot It In People

Broken Social Scene

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	151 charts
Rank in 2002:	10	Rank Score:	3,819
Rank in 2000s	69	Overall Rank:	304
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70.

Alligator

The National

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	129 charts
Rank in 2005:	7	Rank Score:	3,807
Rank in 2000s	70	Overall Rank:	306
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	83	8%
2001	93	9%
2002	95	10%
2003	96	10%
2004	94	9%
2005	103	10%
2006	104	10%
2007	118	12%
2008	114	11%
2009	100	10%

Band	Albums	%

Animal Collective	7	1%
Modest Mouse	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Coldplay	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Muse	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	569	57%
	225	23%
	60	6%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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