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 (8th) 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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991.

I'm Not A Fan, But The Kids Like It!

brokeNCYDE

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 2009:	99	Rank Score:	213
Rank in 2000s	991	Overall Rank:	3,644
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992.

A Hundred Million Suns

Snow Patrol

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 2008:	113	Rank Score:	212
Rank in 2000s	992	Overall Rank:	3,655
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993.

Rather Ripped

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	19 charts
Rank in 2006:	104	Rank Score:	212
Rank in 2000s	993	Overall Rank:	3,657
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994.

On Letting Go

Circa Survive

Year of Release:	2007	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 2007:	118	Rank Score:	211
Rank in 2000s	994	Overall Rank:	3,661
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995.

Mr. A-Z

Jason Mraz

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 2005:	102	Rank Score:	211
Rank in 2000s	995	Overall Rank:	3,672
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996.

Invaders Must Die

The Prodigy

Year of Release:	2009	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 2009:	100	Rank Score:	210
Rank in 2000s	996	Overall Rank:	3,677
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997.

Random Album Title

deadmau5

Year of Release:	2008	Appears in:	5 charts
Rank in 2008:	114	Rank Score:	210
Rank in 2000s	997	Overall Rank:	3,679
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998.

Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)

Marilyn Manson

Year of Release:	2000	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 2000:	83	Rank Score:	209
Rank in 2000s	998	Overall Rank:	3,682
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999.

War All The Time

Thursday

Year of Release:	2003	Appears in:	4 charts
Rank in 2003:	96	Rank Score:	209
Rank in 2000s	999	Overall Rank:	3,684
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1000.

Sometimes

City And Colour

Year of Release:	2005	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 2005:	103	Rank Score:	209
Rank in 2000s	1,000	Overall Rank:	3,685
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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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