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	4,149	232,304	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,070	216,190	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,146	211,569	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,455	185,890	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,449	208,377	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,660	193,182	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,841	173,309	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,001	246,507	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,041	145,827	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,220	144,309	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,032	1,957,465

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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709.

Black Gives Way To Blue

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

355

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

709

Overall Rank:

4,038

Average Rating:

73 (206 votes)

Comments:

715.

Horehound

The Dead Weather

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

110 charts

Rank Score:

352

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

715

Overall Rank:

4,064

Average Rating:

75 (171 votes)

Comments:

722.

Farm

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

722

Overall Rank:

4,092

Average Rating:

77 (169 votes)

Comments:

723.

Up From Below

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

723

Overall Rank:

4,093

Average Rating:

72 (117 votes)

Comments:

733.

Monoliths And Dimensions

Sunn O)))

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

344

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

733

Overall Rank:

4,127

Average Rating:

78 (99 votes)

Comments:

735.

To Lose My Life

White Lies

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

344

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

735

Overall Rank:

4,136

Average Rating:

73 (174 votes)

Comments:

750.

Music For Men

Gossip

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

336

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

750

Overall Rank:

4,216

Average Rating:

75 (65 votes)

Comments:

752.

Controlling Crowds

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	114	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	107	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	100	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	218	22%
	57	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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Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Wilco
8. Animal Collective
9. Muse
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
18. LCD Soundsystem
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips