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	232,698	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,090	216,247	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,167	211,686	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,497	185,779	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,471	208,122	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,683	193,040	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,857	173,197	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,020	245,718	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,074	145,855	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,239	144,121	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,254	1,956,462

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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371.

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

Tom Waits

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

726

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

371

Overall Rank:

2,243

Average Rating:

78 (144 votes)

Comments:

372.

Minutes To Midnight

Linkin Park

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

725

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

372

Overall Rank:

2,246

Average Rating:

61 (321 votes)

Comments:

373.

A Weekend In The City

Bloc Party

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

724

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

373

Overall Rank:

2,248

Average Rating:

71 (281 votes)

Comments:

374.

Finally We Are No One

Múm

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

718

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

374

Overall Rank:

2,264

Average Rating:

79 (149 votes)

Comments:

375.

Magic

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

716

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

375

Overall Rank:

2,266

Average Rating:

74 (250 votes)

Comments:

376.

Labor Days

Aesop Rock

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

376

Overall Rank:

2,269

Average Rating:

80 (128 votes)

Comments:

377.

All Is Dream

Mercury Rev

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

377

Overall Rank:

2,271

Average Rating:

76 (143 votes)

Comments:

378.

Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts

M83

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

174 charts

Rank Score:

713

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

378

Overall Rank:

2,272

Average Rating:

78 (237 votes)

Comments:

379.

Music

Madonna

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

709

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

379

Overall Rank:

2,278

Average Rating:

73 (251 votes)

Comments:

380.

Aim And Ignite

fun.

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

708

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

380

Overall Rank:

2,280

Average Rating:

72 (143 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 Decemberists	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
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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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