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	4,330	229,185	Kid A (8th)by Radiohead
2001	4,192	214,247	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,255	208,903	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (50th)by Wilco
2003	4,593	183,570	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,574	205,449	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,781	190,278	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,930	171,457	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,123	242,292	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,180	144,476	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,359	142,984	Merriweather Post Pavilion (140th)by Animal Collective
Total	47,317	1,932,840

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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341.

Building Nothing Out Of Something
Compilation

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

798

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

341

Overall Rank:

2,072

Average Rating:

81 (217 votes)

Comments:

395.

cLOUDDEAD
Compilation

cLOUDDEAD

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

681

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

395

Overall Rank:

2,355

Average Rating:

80 (103 votes)

Comments:

466.

Push Barman To Open Old Wounds
Compilation

Belle And Sebastian

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

466

Overall Rank:

2,809

Average Rating:

80 (114 votes)

Comments:

615.

Suburban Light
Compilation

The Clientele

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

403

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

615

Overall Rank:

3,632

Average Rating:

80 (68 votes)

Comments:

650.

1
Compilation

The Beatles

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

382

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

650

Overall Rank:

3,793

Average Rating:

85 (623 votes)

Comments:

656.

Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
Compilation

Sam Cooke

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

377

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

656

Overall Rank:

3,821

Average Rating:

82 (128 votes)

Comments:

730.

Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits
Compilation

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

339

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

730

Overall Rank:

4,199

Average Rating:

81 (121 votes)

Comments:

744.

New Moon
Compilation

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

334

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

744

Overall Rank:

4,252

Average Rating:

78 (119 votes)

Comments:

888.

Mothership
Compilation

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

267

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

888

Overall Rank:

5,061

Average Rating:

82 (206 votes)

Comments:

889.

Lemonjelly.ky
Compilation

Lemon Jelly

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

889

Overall Rank:

5,069

Average Rating:

72 (31 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	100	10%
2002	108	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	110	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	95	10%
2008	89	9%
2009	105	11%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The Decemberists	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
Wilco	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	555	55%
	217	22%
	54	5%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	11	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	11	1%

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