Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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991.

Blackbird 

 Alter Bridge

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Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2007:

93

Rank in 2000s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,694

Average Rating:

 73 (83 votes)

Comments:

9

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Siempre Es Hoy 

 Gustavo Cerati

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Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2002:

109

Rank in 2000s:

992

Overall Rank:

5,695

Average Rating:

 76 (31 votes)

Comments:

0

993.

Prairie Wind 

 Neil Young

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2005:

109

Rank in 2000s:

993

Overall Rank:

5,703

Average Rating:

 74 (117 votes)

Comments:

3

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Master And Everyone 

 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

233

Rank in 2003:

108

Rank in 2000s:

994

Overall Rank:

5,704

Average Rating:

 76 (57 votes)

Comments:

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995.

Here Comes The Indian 

 Animal Collective

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

233

Rank in 2003:

109

Rank in 2000s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,710

Average Rating:

 72 (166 votes)

Comments:

6

996.

Gallowsbird's Bark 

 The Fiery Furnaces

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

232

Rank in 2003:

110

Rank in 2000s:

996

Overall Rank:

5,721

Average Rating:

 78 (50 votes)

Comments:

2

997.

I'll Sleep When You're Dead 

 El-P

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Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

232

Rank in 2007:

94

Rank in 2000s:

997

Overall Rank:

5,722

Average Rating:

 78 (63 votes)

Comments:

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998.

Surprise 

 Paul Simon

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Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

232

Rank in 2006:

96

Rank in 2000s:

998

Overall Rank:

5,726

Average Rating:

 72 (55 votes)

Comments:

3

999.

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Where You Want To Be 

 Taking Back Sunday

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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

230

Rank in 2004:

84

Rank in 2000s:

999

Overall Rank:

5,756

Average Rating:

 73 (59 votes)

Comments:

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Tenacious D 

 Tenacious D

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Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

229

Rank in 2001:

102

Rank in 2000s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

5,766

Average Rating:

 73 (183 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2000	103	10%
2001	102	10%
2002	109	11%
2003	110	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	109	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	94	9%
2008	89	9%
2009	104	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Radiohead	6	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Modest Mouse	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	556	56%
	221	22%
	53	5%
	33	3%
	23	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%