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	4,156	232,058	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,092	215,973	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,171	211,118	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,498	185,366	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,472	207,569	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,688	192,527	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,860	172,665	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,026	245,049	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,085	145,590	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,262	144,080	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,310	1,951,994

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Animal Collective, Muse and The White Stripes.

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Before The Dawn Heals Us

M83

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

442

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

571

Overall Rank:

3,327

Average Rating:

76 (122 votes)

Comments:

572.

Bring Me Your Love

City And Colour

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

442

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

572

Overall Rank:

3,328

Average Rating:

76 (60 votes)

Comments:

573.

Tourist

St. Germain

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

442

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

573

Overall Rank:

3,329

Average Rating:

76 (79 votes)

Comments:

574.

Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles
Live

John Mayer

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

441

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

574

Overall Rank:

3,341

Average Rating:

81 (57 votes)

Comments:

575.

Van Lear Rose

Loretta Lynn

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

440

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

575

Overall Rank:

3,345

Average Rating:

76 (107 votes)

Comments:

576.

I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

438

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

576

Overall Rank:

3,354

Average Rating:

78 (114 votes)

Comments:

577.

Fall Be Kind

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

437

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

577

Overall Rank:

3,364

Average Rating:

77 (219 votes)

Comments:

578.

Send Away The Tigers

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

437

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

578

Overall Rank:

3,366

Average Rating:

73 (127 votes)

Comments:

579.

Alone With Everybody

Richard Ashcroft

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

436

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

579

Overall Rank:

3,368

Average Rating:

73 (109 votes)

Comments:

580.

Cryptograms

Deerhunter

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

110 charts

Rank Score:

436

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

580

Overall Rank:

3,371

Average Rating:

77 (160 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	108	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Animal Collective	6	1%
Radiohead	6	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
Wilco	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
Opeth	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	218	22%
	57	6%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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