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	4,143	232,564	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,066	216,216	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,137	211,777	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,451	185,859	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,424	208,448	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,657	193,093	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,834	173,510	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	4,997	246,913	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,031	145,871	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,217	144,300	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	45,957	1,958,551

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Muse, Animal Collective and The White Stripes.

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651.

Souljacker

Eels

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

385

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

651

Overall Rank:

3,758

Average Rating:

75 (115 votes)

Comments:

652.

The Decline Of British Sea Power

British Sea Power

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

384

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

652

Overall Rank:

3,767

Average Rating:

75 (93 votes)

Comments:

653.

Ashes Against The Grain

Agalloch

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

383

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

653

Overall Rank:

3,768

Average Rating:

78 (104 votes)

Comments:

654.

Bubblegum

Mark Lanegan Band

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

383

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

654

Overall Rank:

3,771

Average Rating:

76 (95 votes)

Comments:

655.

Is A Woman

Lambchop

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

383

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

655

Overall Rank:

3,774

Average Rating:

75 (57 votes)

Comments:

656.

Sumday

Grandaddy

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

382

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

656

Overall Rank:

3,775

Average Rating:

76 (109 votes)

Comments:

657.

Take Me To Your Leader

King Geedorah

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

382

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

657

Overall Rank:

3,778

Average Rating:

79 (110 votes)

Comments:

658.

Riot On An Empty Street

Kings Of Convenience

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

382

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

658

Overall Rank:

3,781

Average Rating:

75 (106 votes)

Comments:

659.

Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?

Metric

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

381

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

659

Overall Rank:

3,786

Average Rating:

74 (71 votes)

Comments:

660.

Streethawk: A Seduction

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

381

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

660

Overall Rank:

3,789

Average Rating:

79 (86 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%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	217	22%
	57	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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