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 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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991.

O My Heart

Mother Mother

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

230

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Rank in 2000s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,767

Average Rating:

78 (31 votes)

Comments:

992.

Prairie Wind

Neil Young

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

230

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993.

Spiritual Machines

Our Lady Peace

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

230

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994.

The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989–2006
Compilation

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

229

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Rank in 2000s:

994

Overall Rank:

5,789

Average Rating:

75 (99 votes)

Comments:

995.

All Hands On The Bad One

Sleater-Kinney

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

229

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996.

Made Of Bricks

Kate Nash

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

229

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Rank in 2000s:

996

Overall Rank:

5,796

Average Rating:

72 (59 votes)

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997.

Down In Albion

Babyshambles

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

229

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998.

Around The Sun

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

229

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Rank in 2000s:

998

Overall Rank:

5,801

Average Rating:

62 (186 votes)

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999.

Blackfield II

Blackfield

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

228

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Rank in 2000s:

999

Overall Rank:

5,806

Average Rating:

74 (37 votes)

Comments:

1000.

The Book About My Idle Plot On A Vague Anxiety

toe (JP)

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

228

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	103	10%
2001	100	10%
2002	107	11%
2003	110	11%
2004	86	9%
2005	109	11%
2006	98	10%
2007	94	9%
2008	90	9%
2009	103	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	553	55%
	218	22%
	55	6%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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

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

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