Best Albums of 2001

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Listed below are the best albums of 2001 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2001 were The Strokes, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Björk, Tool, The Microphones, Phil Elverum, Muse, System Of A Down and The White Stripes.

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Karma

Kamelot

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

108

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The Last Bright Light

Mostly Autumn

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

106

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(Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves

Hawksley Workman

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

12 charts

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105

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Isolation Drills

Guided By Voices

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

33 charts

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105

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Ride The Skies

Lightning Bolt

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

24 charts

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105

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A Pretty Good Guy

Chris Knight

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

7 charts

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104

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Songs In Red And Gray

Suzanne Vega

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

25 charts

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104

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Your New Favourite Band
Compilation

The Hives

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

42 charts

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103

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Sunny Border Blue

Kristin Hersh

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

32 charts

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102

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I Heard Myself In You

January

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2001

Appears in:

4 charts

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102

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Best Albums of 2001 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
King Crimson	3	0%
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.	2	0%
Bee Gees	2	0%
John Williams (US)	2	0%
Venetian Snares	2	0%
Radiohead	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	462	46%
	184	18%
	42	4%
	40	4%
	36	4%
	30	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	931	93%
Yes	69	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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