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 46,000 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	3,511	254,556	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	3,527	229,791	Is This It (23rd)by The Strokes
2002	3,616	226,844	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	3,965	196,483	Elephant (109th)by The White Stripes
2004	3,862	226,620	Funeral (13th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,113	205,882	Illinois (45th)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,270	186,935	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (55th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	4,325	271,206	In Rainbows (7th)by Radiohead
2008	4,460	155,008	Fleet Foxes (132nd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	4,544	156,978	Merriweather Post Pavilion (124th)by Animal Collective
Total	40,193	2,110,302

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

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31.

Absolution

Muse

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

902 charts

Rank Score:

9,684

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

182

Average Rating:

79 (1,564 votes)

Comments:

107

32.

Hot Fuss

The Killers (US)

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

936 charts

Rank Score:

9,514

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Average Rating:

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33.

Muse

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

776 charts

Rank Score:

9,458

Rank in 2001:

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Overall Rank:

187

Average Rating:

80 (1,356 votes)

Comments:

34.

Vespertine

Björk

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

724 charts

Rank Score:

9,412

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

188

Average Rating:

83 (885 votes)

Comments:

35.

The Glow Pt. 2

The Microphones

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

599 charts

Rank Score:

9,329

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

193

Average Rating:

84 (713 votes)

Comments:

36.

Parachutes

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

909 charts

Rank Score:

8,829

Rank in 2000:

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Overall Rank:

211

Average Rating:

78 (1,611 votes)

Comments:

37.

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

849 charts

Rank Score:

8,349

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

223

Average Rating:

81 (1,231 votes)

Comments:

38.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

772 charts

Rank Score:

8,324

Rank in 2006:

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Overall Rank:

227

Average Rating:

79 (1,012 votes)

Comments:

39.

Favourite Worst Nightmare

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

686 charts

Rank Score:

7,698

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

244

Average Rating:

80 (1,263 votes)

Comments:

40.

Hospice

The Antlers

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

7,678

Rank in 2009:

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Overall Rank:

248

Average Rating:

82 (791 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	101	10%
2001	102	10%
2002	103	10%
2003	114	11%
2004	88	9%
2005	106	11%
2006	100	10%
2007	99	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	97	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Animal Collective	6	1%
Coldplay	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Bruce Springsteen	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	564	56%
	215	22%
	56	6%
	31	3%
	20	2%
	19	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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