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	4,403	228,991	Kid A (6th)by Radiohead
2001	4,323	215,133	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,365	209,425	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (54th)by Wilco
2003	4,688	184,210	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,684	204,700	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,825	190,258	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,964	170,685	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,145	240,793	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,201	144,125	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,388	142,790	Merriweather Post Pavilion (142nd)by Animal Collective
Total	47,986	1,931,109

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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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

1,587 charts

Rank Score:

17,517

Rank in 2006:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (2,325 votes)

Comments:

198

27.

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

754 charts

Rank Score:

8,993

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

82 (834 votes)

Comments:

33.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

871 charts

Rank Score:

8,163

Rank in 2006:

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Overall Rank:

198

Average Rating:

80 (1,099 votes)

Comments:

40.

Black Holes And Revelations

Muse

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

769 charts

Rank Score:

6,229

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

277

Average Rating:

78 (1,442 votes)

Comments:

50.

The Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

470 charts

Rank Score:

5,431

Rank in 2006:

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Overall Rank:

333

Average Rating:

74 (794 votes)

Comments:

63.

The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me

Brand New

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

451 charts

Rank Score:

4,526

Rank in 2006:

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Overall Rank:

390

Average Rating:

81 (571 votes)

Comments:

65.

Donuts

J Dilla

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

439 charts

Rank Score:

4,375

Rank in 2006:

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Overall Rank:

402

Average Rating:

81 (512 votes)

Comments:

92.

Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

461 charts

Rank Score:

3,142

Rank in 2006:

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Overall Rank:

565

Average Rating:

74 (925 votes)

Comments:

95.

10,000 Days

Tool

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

3,072

Rank in 2006:

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Overall Rank:

575

Average Rating:

79 (657 votes)

Comments:

99.

Sam's Town

The Killers

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

424 charts

Rank Score:

2,798

Rank in 2006:

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Overall Rank:

634

Average Rating:

74 (812 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	101	10%
2001	100	10%
2002	108	11%
2003	112	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%
Dream Theater	5	0%
The White Stripes	5	0%
The Decemberists	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
Opeth	5	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	558	56%
	217	22%
	52	5%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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