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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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	4,396	229,100	Kid A (6th)by Radiohead
2001	4,320	215,284	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,365	209,546	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (54th)by Wilco
2003	4,682	184,305	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,682	204,869	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,816	190,059	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,962	170,801	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,145	240,976	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,201	144,218	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,387	142,790	Merriweather Post Pavilion (142nd)by Animal Collective
Total	47,956	1,931,949

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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66.

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

551 charts

Rank Score:

4,287

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

414

Average Rating:

78 (745 votes)

Comments:

203.

Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

1,320

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

203

Overall Rank:

1,330

Average Rating:

77 (288 votes)

Comments:

615.

Cassadaga

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

407

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

615

Overall Rank:

3,590

Average Rating:

74 (160 votes)

Comments:

754.

Digital Ash In A Digital Urn

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

331

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

754

Overall Rank:

4,292

Average Rating:

73 (110 votes)

Comments:

890.

Fevers And Mirrors

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

890

Overall Rank:

5,077

Average Rating:

75 (163 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 5. Page 1 of 1

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	101	10%
2001	100	10%
2002	108	11%
2003	111	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	112	11%
2006	95	10%
2007	95	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	104	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	556	56%
	217	22%
	52	5%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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