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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In Rainbows

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,862 charts

Rank Score:

49,803

Rank in 2007:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

90 (3,862 votes)

Comments:

387

11.

Sound Of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,139 charts

Rank Score:

13,325

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,363 votes)

Comments:

13.

For Emma, Forever Ago

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,188 charts

Rank Score:

12,475

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

113

Average Rating:

83 (1,505 votes)

Comments:

114

22.

Boxer

The National

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

973 charts

Rank Score:

10,396

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

143

Average Rating:

82 (1,189 votes)

Comments:

25.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,151 charts

Rank Score:

9,832

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

158

Average Rating:

82 (1,977 votes)

Comments:

147

41.

Favourite Worst Nightmare

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

730 charts

Rank Score:

6,326

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

273

Average Rating:

80 (1,323 votes)

Comments:

51.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

829 charts

Rank Score:

5,389

Rank in 2007:

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Overall Rank:

334

Average Rating:

79 (1,228 votes)

Comments:

55.

Untrue

Burial

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

505 charts

Rank Score:

5,068

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

351

Average Rating:

81 (607 votes)

Comments:

65.

Strawberry Jam

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

522 charts

Rank Score:

4,393

Rank in 2007:

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Overall Rank:

403

Average Rating:

81 (772 votes)

Comments:

68.

Graduation

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

544 charts

Rank Score:

4,255

Rank in 2007:

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Overall Rank:

417

Average Rating:

78 (1,108 votes)

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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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