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 53,000 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	4,141	232,805	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,065	216,373	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,137	212,121	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,451	185,957	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,424	208,638	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,657	193,174	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,822	173,673	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	4,995	247,090	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,030	145,954	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,215	144,478	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	45,937	1,960,263

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

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In Rainbows

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,833 charts

Rank Score:

51,222

Rank in 2007:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

90 (3,832 votes)

Comments:

386

11.

Sound Of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,128 charts

Rank Score:

13,694

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,355 votes)

Comments:

13.

For Emma, Forever Ago

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,180 charts

Rank Score:

12,920

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

83 (1,504 votes)

Comments:

114

22.

Boxer

The National

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

972 charts

Rank Score:

10,656

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

142

Average Rating:

82 (1,186 votes)

Comments:

24.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,148 charts

Rank Score:

10,152

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

154

Average Rating:

82 (1,970 votes)

Comments:

146

41.

Favourite Worst Nightmare

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

723 charts

Rank Score:

6,455

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

271

Average Rating:

80 (1,321 votes)

Comments:

50.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

815 charts

Rank Score:

5,539

Rank in 2007:

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Overall Rank:

325

Average Rating:

79 (1,222 votes)

Comments:

55.

Untrue

Burial

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

5,167

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

348

Average Rating:

81 (599 votes)

Comments:

64.

Strawberry Jam

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

515 charts

Rank Score:

4,534

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

394

Average Rating:

81 (770 votes)

Comments:

70.

Graduation

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

529 charts

Rank Score:

4,283

Rank in 2007:

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Overall Rank:

421

Average Rating:

78 (1,094 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	105	11%
2003	114	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	107	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	100	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	217	22%
	56	6%
	35	4%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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

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