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 45,000 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	3,437	257,892	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	3,465	233,158	Is This It (23rd)by The Strokes
2002	3,549	230,236	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	3,905	199,362	Elephant (105th)by The White Stripes
2004	3,795	229,156	Funeral (13th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,029	208,647	Illinois (45th)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,200	189,455	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (52nd)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	4,248	274,604	In Rainbows (7th)by Radiohead
2008	4,414	156,257	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	4,485	158,989	Merriweather Post Pavilion (123rd)by Animal Collective
Total	39,527	2,137,757

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Sufjan Stevens, Muse, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.

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14.

Elephant

The White Stripes

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,395 charts

Rank Score:

14,848

Rank in 2003:

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Overall Rank:

105

Average Rating:

83 (2,029 votes)

Comments:

121

26.

Hail To The Thief

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,089 charts

Rank Score:

10,547

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30.

Muse

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

890 charts

Rank Score:

9,980

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45.

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

648 charts

Rank Score:

7,104

Rank in 2003:

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Overall Rank:

274

Average Rating:

79 (1,123 votes)

Comments:

55.

Chutes Too Narrow

The Shins

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

556 charts

Rank Score:

5,714

Rank in 2003:

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Overall Rank:

344

Average Rating:

80 (723 votes)

Comments:

64.

Transatlanticism

Death Cab For Cutie

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

5,063

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Overall Rank:

383

Average Rating:

79 (688 votes)

Comments:

72.

Give Up

The Postal Service

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

483 charts

Rank Score:

4,646

Rank in 2003:

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Overall Rank:

415

Average Rating:

79 (631 votes)

Comments:

80.

De-Loused In The Comatorium

The Mars Volta

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

409 charts

Rank Score:

3,944

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Overall Rank:

480

Average Rating:

78 (606 votes)

Comments:

97.

The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

Explosions In The Sky

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

342 charts

Rank Score:

3,246

Rank in 2003:

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Overall Rank:

584

Average Rating:

80 (468 votes)

Comments:

101.

The Magnolia Electric Co.

Songs: Ohia

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

3,063

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101

Overall Rank:

620

Average Rating:

82 (223 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	100	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	101	10%
2003	113	11%
2004	89	9%
2005	107	11%
2006	103	10%
2007	99	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	96	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Animal Collective	6	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
Coldplay	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	563	56%
	213	21%
	56	6%
	33	3%
	21	2%
	19	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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

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