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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Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

4,719

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

380

Average Rating:

82 (846 votes)

Comments:

62.

Takk...

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

566 charts

Rank Score:

4,719

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

381

Average Rating:

82 (827 votes)

Comments:

63.

The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me

Brand New

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

450 charts

Rank Score:

4,549

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

392

Average Rating:

81 (567 votes)

Comments:

64.

Strawberry Jam

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

4,525

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

395

Average Rating:

81 (770 votes)

Comments:

65.

Donuts

J Dilla

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

439 charts

Rank Score:

4,455

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

400

Average Rating:

81 (511 votes)

Comments:

66.

Transatlanticism

Death Cab For Cutie

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

527 charts

Rank Score:

4,443

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

401

Average Rating:

79 (746 votes)

Comments:

67.

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

547 charts

Rank Score:

4,389

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

408

Average Rating:

78 (744 votes)

Comments:

68.

Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

4,343

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

411

Average Rating:

80 (952 votes)

Comments:

69.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

611 charts

Rank Score:

4,336

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

414

Average Rating:

79 (810 votes)

Comments:

70.

Fear Of A Blank Planet

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

415 charts

Rank Score:

4,287

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

416

Average Rating:

81 (583 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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