Best Albums of 2001

Listed below are the best albums of 2001 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2001 were The Strokes, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Björk, Tool, The Microphones, Phil Elverum, Muse, System Of A Down and The White Stripes.
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Buy album United States
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2001
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Buy album United States
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2001
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2001
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20
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Buy album United States
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2001
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Best Albums of 2001 composition

Country Albums %


United States 465 47%
United Kingdom 184 18%
Canada 40 4%
Germany 40 4%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Japan 30 3%
France 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 932 93%
Yes 68 7%
Live? Albums %
No 965 97%
Yes 35 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 19 2%
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