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	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 (91st) 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 (90th) 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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621.

It's A Wonderful Life

Sparklehorse

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	23 charts
Rank in 2001:	58	Rank Score:	363
Rank in 2000s	621	Overall Rank:	2,429
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622.

Girls Can Tell

Spoon

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	24 charts
Rank in 2001:	59	Rank Score:	362
Rank in 2000s	622	Overall Rank:	2,434
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623.

The Anthology, 1947 - 1972

Muddy Waters

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 2001:	60	Rank Score:	360
Rank in 2000s	623	Overall Rank:	2,442
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624.

Worlds Apart

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 2005:	70	Rank Score:	360
Rank in 2000s	624	Overall Rank:	2,446
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625.

Crisis

Alexisonfire

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 2006:	66	Rank Score:	359
Rank in 2000s	625	Overall Rank:	2,447
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626.

Internal Wrangler

Clinic

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	24 charts
Rank in 2000:	55	Rank Score:	359
Rank in 2000s	626	Overall Rank:	2,448
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627.

Beggars

Thrice

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 2009:	63	Rank Score:	359
Rank in 2000s	627	Overall Rank:	2,449
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628.

Up All Night

Razorlight

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	17 charts
Rank in 2004:	60	Rank Score:	359
Rank in 2000s	628	Overall Rank:	2,450
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629.

Dandelion Gum

Black Moth Super Rainbow

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 2007:	73	Rank Score:	358
Rank in 2000s	629	Overall Rank:	2,452
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630.

The Dance Of The Moon And The Sun

Natural Snow Buildings

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	16 charts
Rank in 2006:	67	Rank Score:	357
Rank in 2000s	630	Overall Rank:	2,454
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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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