Top 30 Music Albums of the 2000s
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• Chart updated: 06/15/2012 01:26
• (Created: 06/11/2012 01:40).
• Chart size: 30 albums.

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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 

 Wilco

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Another indie classic, Yankee Foxtrot Hotel is everything you could ask for in an album. Great music, great lyrics, and innovation that still stands tall 10 years later. It's odd to think that an album this good is already a decade old, but it has aged tremendously well. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,672 charts

Rank Score:

17,570

Rank in 2002:

1

Rank in 2000s:

6

Overall Rank:

61

Average Rating:

 85 (1,957 votes)

Comments:

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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One of the best debut albums of the decade, I will never forget hearing this album for the first time and being completely amazed with how unique the Strokes sound was. It was so simple, yet so complex at the same time. Eleven years later, it is still hard to find an album released during the 21st century that meets the standards of "Is This It". [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,464 charts

Rank Score:

29,162

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (3,023 votes)

Comments:

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Fleet Foxes 

 Fleet Foxes

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Yes, that's right, another debut album. The 2000s saw the emergence of numerous fantastic bands. And what great timing after so many legendary bands broke up in the 90s. Speaking of great debut albums, how can one forget Fleet Foxes eponymous folk rock classic. Fleet Foxes is a beautiful folk rock album. The kind that one should play in its entirety while sitting around a camp fire. If you haven't heard this one yet, your missing out on one of the best albums in the past 5 years. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

1,251 charts

Rank Score:

10,666

Rank in 2008:

1

Rank in 2000s:

16

Overall Rank:

126

Average Rating:

 83 (1,605 votes)

Comments:

93

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White Blood Cells 

 The White Stripes

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During the 2000s, no artist rocked harder than the White Stripes. While their biggest album will always be "Elephant," the band truly peaked in 2001 when they dropped "White Blood Cells." It's still mind blowing to think that they're are just two people playing on this album. This is when the White Stripe's sound finally came together to create one that sounded like a full band. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

913 charts

Rank Score:

5,858

Rank in 2001:

9

Rank in 2000s:

42

Overall Rank:

286

Average Rating:

 81 (1,369 votes)

Comments:

71

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The Marshall Mathers LP 

 Eminem

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Not only is this the greatest rap album of the decade, but it's the greatest rap album of all time. Eminem's morals are more than questionable, but that's the genius of it all. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

828 charts

Rank Score:

5,531

Rank in 2000:

6

Rank in 2000s:

46

Overall Rank:

311

Average Rating:

 79 (1,336 votes)

Comments:

83

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Oh, Inverted World 

 The Shins

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Thanks to amazing music, (and a little help from Zack Braff) the Shins were the kings of indie rock at the beginning of the decade, and for good reason. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

464 charts

Rank Score:

2,848

Rank in 2001:

11

Rank in 2000s:

98

Overall Rank:

607

Average Rating:

 79 (684 votes)

Comments:

33

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For Emma, Forever Ago 

 Bon Iver

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While many were turned off by its slow tendencies, if you give this album a chance, you'll find yet another great debut album of the 21 century. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,217 charts

Rank Score:

11,226

Rank in 2007:

3

Rank in 2000s:

14

Overall Rank:

118

Average Rating:

 83 (1,533 votes)

Comments:

114

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Extraordinary Machine 

 Fiona Apple

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Another great album by Fiona Apple, and in my opinion, her best one ever. Finally, we are getting the follow-up to the awesome album this year. I cannot contain my excitement for "the Idler Wheel" [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

798

Rank in 2005:

44

Rank in 2000s:

335

Overall Rank:

2,053

Average Rating:

 77 (320 votes)

Comments:

11

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 

 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

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Four debut albums in a row. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah kind of went downhill after this one, but you can't deny that this album is a modern classic. [First added to this chart: 06/14/2012]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,158

Rank in 2005:

29

Rank in 2000s:

233

Overall Rank:

1,472

Average Rating:

 75 (296 votes)

Comments:

17

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Elephant 

 The White Stripes

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While I think "White Blood Cells" is the far superior album, this one is also great. The first half of the album simply doesn't do it for me, but the second half rocks out in a way that only Jack and Meg know how.

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,493 charts

Rank Score:

11,436

Rank in 2003:

1

Rank in 2000s:

13

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 83 (2,136 votes)

Comments:

129

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Top 30 Music Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%
2000	3	10%
2001	6	20%
2002	3	10%
2003	4	13%
2004	3	10%
2005	3	10%
2006	1	3%
2007	4	13%
2008	2	7%
2009	1	3%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	4	13%
The Libertines	2	7%
Muse	2	7%
The White Stripes	2	7%
Arcade Fire	2	7%
The Shins	2	7%
Arctic Monkeys	2	7%
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Country	Albums	%
	15	50%
	13	43%
	2	7%

Top 30 Music Albums of the 2000s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 19th to 17th Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple
Up 2 from 18th to 16th Hail To The Thief by Radiohead

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 16th to 18th Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand
Down 2 from 17th to 19th Clap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

New entries
The Libertines by The Libertines
Elephant by The White Stripes
Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
Amnesiac by Radiohead
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins
Silent Alarm by Bloc Party
Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
Origin Of Symmetry by Muse
The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones
Cage The Elephant by Cage The Elephant

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90/100	07/08/2012 20:50	dfulfo01	191	84/100

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