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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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	4,378	228,978	Kid A (6th)by Radiohead
2001	4,312	215,242	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,363	209,356	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (53rd)by Wilco
2003	4,677	184,261	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,649	204,599	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,802	190,022	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,960	170,877	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,143	241,372	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,199	144,159	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,384	143,009	Merriweather Post Pavilion (142nd)by Animal Collective
Total	47,867	1,931,874

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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111.

Silent Shout

The Knife

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

2,472

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

111

Overall Rank:

720

Average Rating:

79 (423 votes)

Comments:

112.

Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

386 charts

Rank Score:

2,469

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

112

Overall Rank:

722

Average Rating:

81 (432 votes)

Comments:

113.

Wincing The Night Away

The Shins

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

331 charts

Rank Score:

2,434

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

113

Overall Rank:

731

Average Rating:

77 (509 votes)

Comments:

114.

Michigan

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

385 charts

Rank Score:

2,423

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

114

Overall Rank:

737

Average Rating:

81 (519 votes)

Comments:

115.

Brian Wilson Presents Smile

Brian Wilson

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

345 charts

Rank Score:

2,416

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

115

Overall Rank:

738

Average Rating:

79 (488 votes)

Comments:

116.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

426 charts

Rank Score:

2,415

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

116

Overall Rank:

739

Average Rating:

77 (561 votes)

Comments:

117.

Plans

Death Cab For Cutie

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

325 charts

Rank Score:

2,408

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

117

Overall Rank:

743

Average Rating:

76 (516 votes)

Comments:

118.

Ghosts Of The Great Highway

Sun Kil Moon

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

2,403

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

118

Overall Rank:

744

Average Rating:

82 (299 votes)

Comments:

119.

The Crane Wife

The Decemberists

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

391 charts

Rank Score:

2,401

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

119

Overall Rank:

747

Average Rating:

78 (430 votes)

Comments:

120.

I Am A Bird Now

Antony & The Johnsons

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

357 charts

Rank Score:

2,375

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

120

Overall Rank:

756

Average Rating:

78 (363 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	100	10%
2001	100	10%
2002	108	11%
2003	111	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	113	11%
2006	95	10%
2007	95	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	104	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
The Decemberists	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	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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

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

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Best Albums of the 2000s
1. In Rainbows by Radiohead
2. Kid A by Radiohead
3. Funeral by Arcade Fire
4. Is This It by The Strokes
5. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
7. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
8. Madvillainy by Madvillain
9. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
10. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
11. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
12. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
13. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
14. Elephant by The White Stripes
15. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
16. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
17. Amnesiac by Radiohead
18. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
19. Demon Days by Gorillaz
20. Discovery by Daft Punk