Best Albums of 2001

Listed below are the best albums of 2001 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2001 year summaryThe best artists of 2001 were The Strokes, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Björk, Tool, The Microphones, Phil Elverum, Muse, The White Stripes and System Of A Down.
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
9
Rank in 2001:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 962. Page 97 of 97

Best Albums of 2001 composition

Country Albums %


United States 463 46%
United Kingdom 183 18%
Canada 40 4%
Germany 38 4%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Japan 31 3%
France 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 930 93%
Yes 71 7%
Live? Albums %
No 962 96%
Yes 39 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 17 2%
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