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	4,146	232,488	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,069	216,298	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,142	211,710	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,453	185,975	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,450	208,485	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,659	193,247	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,837	173,445	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	4,999	246,673	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,040	145,911	Fleet Foxes (132nd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,217	144,349	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,012	1,958,581

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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821.

Summer In Abaddon

Pinback

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

297

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

821

Overall Rank:

4,659

Average Rating:

76 (46 votes)

Comments:

822.

Sainthood

Tegan And Sara

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

297

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

822

Overall Rank:

4,660

Average Rating:

76 (68 votes)

Comments:

823.

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Meds

Placebo

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

823

Overall Rank:

4,662

Average Rating:

73 (147 votes)

Comments:

824.

Leaving Through The Window

Something Corporate

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

824

Overall Rank:

4,670

Average Rating:

72 (21 votes)

Comments:

825.

Silent Hill 3
Soundtrack

山岡晃 [Akira Yamaoka]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

295

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

825

Overall Rank:

4,671

Average Rating:

78 (21 votes)

Comments:

826.

Beggars

Thrice

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

295

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

826

Overall Rank:

4,676

Average Rating:

72 (47 votes)

Comments:

827.

L'Imprudence

Alain Bashung

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

295

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

827

Overall Rank:

4,681

Average Rating:

76 (24 votes)

Comments:

828.

Ocean Avenue

Yellowcard

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

295

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

828

Overall Rank:

4,684

Average Rating:

69 (67 votes)

Comments:

829.

Hate

The Delgados

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

294

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

829

Overall Rank:

4,687

Average Rating:

74 (37 votes)

Comments:

830.

In Search Of... (Electronic Version)

N*E*R*D

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

294

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

830

Overall Rank:

4,689

Average Rating:

75 (81 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	105	11%
2003	114	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	107	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	551	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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