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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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	4,138	232,872	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,065	216,420	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,137	212,167	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,450	185,980	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,424	208,673	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,656	193,221	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,821	173,714	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	4,994	247,134	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,030	145,982	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,215	144,508	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	45,930	1,960,673

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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951.

Sweet Tea

Buddy Guy

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

246

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952.

I'll Sleep When You're Dead

El-P

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

245

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

952

Overall Rank:

5,421

Average Rating:

78 (58 votes)

Comments:

953.

Surprise

Paul Simon

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

245

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Rank in 2000s:

953

Overall Rank:

5,433

Average Rating:

71 (49 votes)

Comments:

954.

The Moon Is A Dead World

Gospel

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

245

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

954

Overall Rank:

5,434

Average Rating:

76 (38 votes)

Comments:

955.

Hvarf/Heim
Compilation

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

245

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Rank in 2000s:

955

Overall Rank:

5,436

Average Rating:

77 (111 votes)

Comments:

956.

No Name Face

Lifehouse

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

244

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

956

Overall Rank:

5,446

Average Rating:

66 (49 votes)

Comments:

957.

Animals

This Town Needs Guns

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

244

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

957

Overall Rank:

5,455

Average Rating:

80 (35 votes)

Comments:

958.

Declaration Of Dependence

Kings Of Convenience

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

243

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

958

Overall Rank:

5,461

Average Rating:

75 (64 votes)

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959.

Black One

Sunn O)))

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

243

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

959

Overall Rank:

5,467

Average Rating:

77 (65 votes)

Comments:

960.

A River Ain't Too Much To Love

Smog

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

243

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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	108	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	100	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	217	22%
	56	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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