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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Songs For Silverman

Ben Folds

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

276

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

871

Overall Rank:

4,935

Average Rating:

75 (84 votes)

Comments:

872.

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

872

Overall Rank:

4,944

Average Rating:

74 (86 votes)

Comments:

873.

B'Day

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

873

Overall Rank:

4,949

Average Rating:

62 (117 votes)

Comments:

874.

Make Believe

Weezer

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

274

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

874

Overall Rank:

4,957

Average Rating:

57 (276 votes)

Comments:

875.

Miss Machine

The Dillinger Escape Plan

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

274

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

875

Overall Rank:

4,959

Average Rating:

75 (58 votes)

Comments:

876.

Rooty

Basement Jaxx

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

273

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

876

Overall Rank:

4,963

Average Rating:

75 (108 votes)

Comments:

877.

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

Brian Eno & David Byrne

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

273

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

877

Overall Rank:

4,967

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

Comments:

878.

Lemonjelly.ky
Compilation

Lemon Jelly

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

273

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

878

Overall Rank:

4,969

Average Rating:

72 (31 votes)

Comments:

879.

Akuma No Uta

ボリス [Boris]

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 2003:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

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880.

Mothership
Compilation

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

880

Overall Rank:

4,973

Average Rating:

82 (206 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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