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	921	186,079	Kid A (9th) by Radiohead
2001	951	171,202	Is This It (27th) by The Strokes
2002	980	175,896	A Rush Of Blood To The Head (56th) by Coldplay
2003	1,114	157,234	Elephant (49th) by The White Stripes
2004	1,110	183,377	Funeral (10th) by Arcade Fire
2005	1,203	147,704	Illinois (91st) by Sufjan Stevens
2006	1,285	151,096	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (52nd) by Arctic Monkeys
2007	1,330	218,396	In Rainbows (16th) by Radiohead
2008	1,315	133,823	Fleet Foxes (90th) by Fleet Foxes
2009	1,380	137,252	Merriweather Post Pavilion (98th) by Animal Collective
Total	11,589	1,662,059

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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81.

The Eraser

Thom Yorke

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	134 charts
Rank in 2006:	7	Rank Score:	3,133
Rank in 2000s	81	Overall Rank:	371
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82.

Fear Of A Blank Planet

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	89 charts
Rank in 2007:	10	Rank Score:	3,119
Rank in 2000s	82	Overall Rank:	375
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83.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	136 charts
Rank in 2003:	9	Rank Score:	3,114
Rank in 2000s	83	Overall Rank:	377
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84.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	119 charts
Rank in 2000:	9	Rank Score:	3,064
Rank in 2000s	84	Overall Rank:	385
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85.

Lungs

Florence And The Machine

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	102 charts
Rank in 2009:	8	Rank Score:	3,051
Rank in 2000s	85	Overall Rank:	388
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86.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	92 charts
Rank in 2000:	10	Rank Score:	3,018
Rank in 2000s	86	Overall Rank:	392
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87.

In Absentia

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	83 charts
Rank in 2002:	11	Rank Score:	3,011
Rank in 2000s	87	Overall Rank:	393
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88.

Smile

Brian Wilson

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	84 charts
Rank in 2004:	9	Rank Score:	2,989
Rank in 2000s	88	Overall Rank:	397
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89.

The Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	81 charts
Rank in 2006:	8	Rank Score:	2,924
Rank in 2000s	89	Overall Rank:	403
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90.

Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	102 charts
Rank in 2006:	9	Rank Score:	2,881
Rank in 2000s	90	Overall Rank:	408
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	83	8%
2001	93	9%
2002	96	10%
2003	96	10%
2004	94	9%
2005	103	10%
2006	104	10%
2007	118	12%
2008	113	11%
2009	100	10%

Band	Albums	%

Animal Collective	7	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Muse	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
Modest Mouse	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	570	57%
	225	23%
	60	6%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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