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 49,000 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	3,641	245,289	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	3,657	226,109	Is This It (23rd)by The Strokes
2002	3,754	219,983	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,108	192,936	Elephant (114th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,009	218,905	Funeral (14th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,275	200,137	Illinois (45th)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,423	179,927	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (62nd)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	4,501	259,372	In Rainbows (7th)by Radiohead
2008	4,601	150,426	Fleet Foxes (134th)by Fleet Foxes
2009	4,698	150,652	Merriweather Post Pavilion (131st)by Animal Collective
Total	41,667	2,043,737

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

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231.

Arular

M.I.A.

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

1,227

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

231

Overall Rank:

1,434

Average Rating:

75 (264 votes)

Comments:

232.

The Trials Of Van Occupanther

Midlake

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

1,223

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

232

Overall Rank:

1,439

Average Rating:

77 (169 votes)

Comments:

233.

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,223

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

233

Overall Rank:

1,440

Average Rating:

73 (417 votes)

Comments:

234.

All Hail West Texas

The Mountain Goats

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

1,210

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

234

Overall Rank:

1,452

Average Rating:

79 (165 votes)

Comments:

235.

The Fame Monster

Lady Gaga

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

1,209

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

235

Overall Rank:

1,454

Average Rating:

67 (348 votes)

Comments:

236.

The Hazards Of Love

The Decemberists

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

1,207

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

236

Overall Rank:

1,459

Average Rating:

75 (252 votes)

Comments:

237.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,189

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

237

Overall Rank:

1,479

Average Rating:

74 (487 votes)

Comments:

238.

The Disintegration Loops I

William Basinski

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

1,185

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

238

Overall Rank:

1,480

Average Rating:

79 (152 votes)

Comments:

239.

Because Of The Times

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

1,184

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

239

Overall Rank:

1,481

Average Rating:

73 (457 votes)

Comments:

240.

Cease To Begin

Band Of Horses

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

1,177

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

240

Overall Rank:

1,488

Average Rating:

76 (232 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	104	10%
2002	99	10%
2003	112	11%
2004	86	9%
2005	108	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	102	10%
2008	92	9%
2009	98	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Animal Collective	6	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	559	56%
	220	22%
	55	6%
	26	3%
	22	2%
	21	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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

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