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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Band

91.

The Eminem Show

Eminem

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	91 charts
Rank in 2002:	12	Rank Score:	2,808
Rank in 2000s	91	Overall Rank:	413
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92.

Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	81 charts
Rank in 2008:	8	Rank Score:	2,773
Rank in 2000s	92	Overall Rank:	418
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93.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:	2004	Appears in:	89 charts
Rank in 2004:	10	Rank Score:	2,764
Rank in 2000s	93	Overall Rank:	419
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94.

Relationship Of Command

At The Drive-In

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	88 charts
Rank in 2000:	11	Rank Score:	2,754
Rank in 2000s	94	Overall Rank:	420
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95.

10,000 Days

Tool

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	69 charts
Rank in 2006:	10	Rank Score:	2,751
Rank in 2000s	95	Overall Rank:	421
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96.

Late Registration

Kanye West

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	117 charts
Rank in 2005:	8	Rank Score:	2,739
Rank in 2000s	96	Overall Rank:	423
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97.

The Glow Pt. 2

The Microphones

Year of Release:	2001	Appears in:	92 charts
Rank in 2001:	11	Rank Score:	2,688
Rank in 2000s	97	Overall Rank:	431
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98.

Because Of The Times

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	87 charts
Rank in 2007:	11	Rank Score:	2,635
Rank in 2000s	98	Overall Rank:	440
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99.

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	85 charts
Rank in 2000:	12	Rank Score:	2,615
Rank in 2000s	99	Overall Rank:	443
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100.

The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

Explosions In The Sky

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	79 charts
Rank in 2003:	10	Rank Score:	2,570
Rank in 2000s	100	Overall Rank:	450
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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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