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 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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All Hail West Texas

The Mountain Goats

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,092

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

251

Overall Rank:

1,575

Average Rating:

78 (181 votes)

Comments:

252.

Rounds

Four Tet

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

1,091

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

252

Overall Rank:

1,581

Average Rating:

79 (210 votes)

Comments:

253.

Brand New Eyes

Paramore

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

1,084

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

253

Overall Rank:

1,586

Average Rating:

73 (193 votes)

Comments:

254.

Them Crooked Vultures

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

1,082

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

254

Overall Rank:

1,588

Average Rating:

75 (376 votes)

Comments:

255.

The Hazards Of Love

The Decemberists

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

1,082

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

255

Overall Rank:

1,589

Average Rating:

75 (260 votes)

Comments:

256.

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

Panic! At The Disco

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

1,080

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

256

Overall Rank:

1,591

Average Rating:

66 (266 votes)

Comments:

257.

The Disintegration Loops I

William Basinski

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

1,078

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

257

Overall Rank:

1,594

Average Rating:

78 (162 votes)

Comments:

258.

FutureSex/LoveSounds

Justin Timberlake

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

1,073

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

258

Overall Rank:

1,599

Average Rating:

72 (313 votes)

Comments:

259.

From Under The Cork Tree

Fall Out Boy

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

1,071

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

259

Overall Rank:

1,604

Average Rating:

67 (221 votes)

Comments:

260.

Raising Sand

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

1,063

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

260

Overall Rank:

1,619

Average Rating:

74 (248 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	100	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	109	11%
2003	109	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	111	11%
2006	98	10%
2007	94	9%
2008	88	9%
2009	105	11%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	553	55%
	217	22%
	54	5%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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

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