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	4,156	232,372	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,090	216,218	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,167	211,627	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,497	185,819	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,472	207,914	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,684	193,010	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,857	173,090	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,021	245,601	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,073	145,820	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,240	144,047	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,257	1,955,517

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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311.

An End Has A Start

Editors

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

881

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

311

Overall Rank:

1,906

Average Rating:

74 (205 votes)

Comments:

312.

Rockin' The Suburbs

Ben Folds

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

879

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

312

Overall Rank:

1,910

Average Rating:

78 (149 votes)

Comments:

313.

Bloodflowers

The Cure

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

868

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

313

Overall Rank:

1,925

Average Rating:

74 (272 votes)

Comments:

314.

Album

Girls

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

867

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

314

Overall Rank:

1,930

Average Rating:

78 (221 votes)

Comments:

315.

Kasabian

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

865

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

315

Overall Rank:

1,934

Average Rating:

75 (341 votes)

Comments:

316.

Hypnotize

System Of A Down

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

865

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,936

Average Rating:

73 (369 votes)

Comments:

317.

Youth & Young Manhood

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

864

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

317

Overall Rank:

1,938

Average Rating:

74 (419 votes)

Comments:

318.

Harmony In Ultraviolet

Tim Hecker

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

860

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

318

Overall Rank:

1,944

Average Rating:

75 (150 votes)

Comments:

319.

The Flying Club Cup

Beirut

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

855

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

319

Overall Rank:

1,949

Average Rating:

77 (195 votes)

Comments:

320.

Final Straw

Snow Patrol

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

854

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

320

Overall Rank:

1,950

Average Rating:

72 (228 votes)

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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	108	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	218	22%
	57	6%
	35	4%
	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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