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	4,354	229,331	Kid A (8th)by Radiohead
2001	4,287	215,849	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,270	209,228	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (51st)by Wilco
2003	4,610	184,128	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,593	205,171	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,790	190,796	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,952	171,491	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,129	242,367	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,187	144,816	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,365	143,618	Merriweather Post Pavilion (141st)by Animal Collective
Total	47,537	1,936,796

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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11.

Sound Of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,142 charts

Rank Score:

13,296

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Average Rating:

84 (1,364 votes)

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12.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,311 charts

Rank Score:

12,869

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Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

79 (2,164 votes)

Comments:

182

13.

For Emma, Forever Ago

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

1,187 charts

Rank Score:

12,435

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14.

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,469 charts

Rank Score:

12,315

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Overall Rank:

115

Average Rating:

83 (2,108 votes)

Comments:

128

15.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,277 charts

Rank Score:

11,848

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Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

1,327 charts

Rank Score:

11,286

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17.

Queens Of The Stone Age

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,109 charts

Rank Score:

11,275

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Overall Rank:

130

Average Rating:

83 (1,491 votes)

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18.

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

1,219 charts

Rank Score:

11,121

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Overall Rank:

133

Average Rating:

83 (1,580 votes)

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19.

Demon Days

Gorillaz

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,082 charts

Rank Score:

10,876

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Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

82 (1,629 votes)

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20.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

1,104 charts

Rank Score:

10,533

Rank in 2009:

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Overall Rank:

141

Average Rating:

82 (1,563 votes)

Comments:

157

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	101	10%
2001	100	10%
2002	107	11%
2003	110	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	111	11%
2006	95	10%
2007	95	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	105	11%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	556	56%
	218	22%
	52	5%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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

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

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