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 54,000 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	4,421	228,643	Kid A (7th)by Radiohead
2001	4,330	214,923	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,369	208,924	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (54th)by Wilco
2003	4,693	184,269	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,694	204,198	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,884	191,176	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	5,023	170,751	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,152	240,550	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,209	143,978	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,393	142,938	Merriweather Post Pavilion (141st)by Animal Collective
Total	48,168	1,930,350

The 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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631.

Kingdom Of Rust

Doves (UK)

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

631

Overall Rank:

3,683

Average Rating:

76 (88 votes)

Comments:

632.

Life For Rent

Dido

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

395

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

632

Overall Rank:

3,693

Average Rating:

73 (125 votes)

Comments:

633.

The Decline Of British Sea Power

British Sea Power

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

394

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

633

Overall Rank:

3,696

Average Rating:

75 (94 votes)

Comments:

634.

Return Of Saturn

No Doubt

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

394

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

634

Overall Rank:

3,703

Average Rating:

72 (91 votes)

Comments:

635.

Heathen Chemistry

Oasis

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

393

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

635

Overall Rank:

3,710

Average Rating:

65 (378 votes)

Comments:

636.

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

393

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

636

Overall Rank:

3,713

Average Rating:

74 (176 votes)

Comments:

637.

Weezer (Red Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

391

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

637

Overall Rank:

3,720

Average Rating:

66 (332 votes)

Comments:

638.

Logos

Atlas Sound

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

390

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

638

Overall Rank:

3,732

Average Rating:

75 (107 votes)

Comments:

639.

Absent Friends

The Divine Comedy

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

389

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

639

Overall Rank:

3,737

Average Rating:

74 (71 votes)

Comments:

640.

It's Never Been Like That

Phoenix

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

388

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

640

Overall Rank:

3,743

Average Rating:

75 (169 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	100	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	111	11%
2003	109	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	111	11%
2006	95	10%
2007	95	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	103	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	554	55%
	217	22%
	53	5%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
Show all

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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