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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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	4,170	231,201	Kid A (6th)by Radiohead
2001	4,113	215,746	Is This It (23rd)by The Strokes
2002	4,181	210,745	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,512	184,861	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,485	206,765	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,696	191,924	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,870	172,443	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,037	244,654	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,094	145,151	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,273	143,993	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,431	1,947,482

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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671.

Poses

Rufus Wainwright

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

373

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

671

Overall Rank:

3,849

Average Rating:

77 (105 votes)

Comments:

672.

United

Phoenix

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

373

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

672

Overall Rank:

3,850

Average Rating:

73 (111 votes)

Comments:

673.

Appeal To Reason

Rise Against

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

373

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

673

Overall Rank:

3,852

Average Rating:

70 (107 votes)

Comments:

674.

Andorra

Caribou

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

373

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

674

Overall Rank:

3,853

Average Rating:

77 (83 votes)

Comments:

675.

The Stage Names

Okkervil River

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

373

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

675

Overall Rank:

3,856

Average Rating:

78 (105 votes)

Comments:

676.

Brother, Sister

mewithoutYou

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

372

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

676

Overall Rank:

3,862

Average Rating:

79 (55 votes)

Comments:

677.

Volta

Björk

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

372

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

677

Overall Rank:

3,865

Average Rating:

71 (257 votes)

Comments:

678.

Home

Dixie Chicks

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

371

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

678

Overall Rank:

3,870

Average Rating:

68 (98 votes)

Comments:

679.

Du & Jag Döden [Du & Jag Doden]

Kent (SE)

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

370

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

679

Overall Rank:

3,894

Average Rating:

74 (40 votes)

Comments:

680.

Fantastic Damage

El-P

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

369

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

680

Overall Rank:

3,898

Average Rating:

79 (95 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	107	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	92	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	551	55%
	219	22%
	56	6%
	34	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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