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	232,366	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,091	216,254	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,167	211,451	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,495	185,592	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,473	207,906	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,687	192,808	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,859	173,062	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,027	245,435	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,075	145,707	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,252	144,201	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,282	1,954,784

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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201.

Neon Golden

The Notwist

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

1,348

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

201

Overall Rank:

1,307

Average Rating:

79 (203 votes)

Comments:

202.

The Last Broadcast

Doves (UK)

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,342

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

202

Overall Rank:

1,312

Average Rating:

75 (216 votes)

Comments:

203.

Alive 2007
Live

Daft Punk

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

1,337

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

203

Overall Rank:

1,317

Average Rating:

79 (258 votes)

Comments:

204.

Medúlla

Björk

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,327

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

204

Overall Rank:

1,323

Average Rating:

75 (375 votes)

Comments:

205.

The Sunset Tree

The Mountain Goats

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

1,322

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

205

Overall Rank:

1,326

Average Rating:

79 (204 votes)

Comments:

206.

Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

1,320

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

206

Overall Rank:

1,330

Average Rating:

77 (288 votes)

Comments:

207.

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

1,318

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

207

Overall Rank:

1,332

Average Rating:

77 (198 votes)

Comments:

208.

Actor

St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,304

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

208

Overall Rank:

1,340

Average Rating:

79 (342 votes)

Comments:

209.

Flood

ボリス [Boris]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

1,295

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

209

Overall Rank:

1,345

Average Rating:

80 (144 votes)

Comments:

210.

Gold

Ryan Adams

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,287

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

210

Overall Rank:

1,353

Average Rating:

75 (335 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	102	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	109	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	92	9%
2009	110	11%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The Decemberists	5	0%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
The White Stripes	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	555	55%
	222	22%
	58	6%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	999	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	1,000	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,002	99%
Yes	10	1%

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