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	232,365	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,068	216,210	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,143	211,616	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,454	185,891	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,450	208,376	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,659	193,175	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,838	173,367	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,000	246,583	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,040	145,877	Fleet Foxes (132nd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,218	144,332	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,019	1,957,792

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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151.

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

1,854

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

151

Overall Rank:

969

Average Rating:

79 (322 votes)

Comments:

152.

Deja Entendu

Brand New

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,845

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

152

Overall Rank:

972

Average Rating:

77 (314 votes)

Comments:

153.

Aerial

Kate Bush

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,840

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

153

Overall Rank:

974

Average Rating:

78 (344 votes)

Comments:

154.

Audioslave

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

323 charts

Rank Score:

1,826

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

154

Overall Rank:

985

Average Rating:

74 (491 votes)

Comments:

155.

Return To Cookie Mountain

TV On The Radio

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

1,823

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

155

Overall Rank:

989

Average Rating:

78 (452 votes)

Comments:

156.

Sigh No More

Mumford & Sons

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

367 charts

Rank Score:

1,809

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

156

Overall Rank:

994

Average Rating:

67 (719 votes)

Comments:

157.

Jane Doe

Converge

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,796

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

157

Overall Rank:

1,000

Average Rating:

76 (222 votes)

Comments:

158.

Fever Ray

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,781

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

158

Overall Rank:

1,004

Average Rating:

78 (332 votes)

Comments:

159.

Continuum

John Mayer

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,753

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

159

Overall Rank:

1,014

Average Rating:

72 (354 votes)

Comments:

160.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

297 charts

Rank Score:

1,731

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

160

Overall Rank:

1,027

Average Rating:

75 (481 votes)

Comments:

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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	98	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Dream Theater	5	0%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
The Black Keys	5	0%
The Decemberists	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	551	55%
	217	22%
	57	6%
	36	4%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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