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	4,138	232,874	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,065	216,383	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,137	212,070	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,449	185,817	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,423	208,573	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,655	193,116	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,821	173,553	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	4,992	247,160	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,029	145,605	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,215	144,539	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	45,924	1,959,690

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

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661.

Chuck

Sum 41

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

381

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

661

Overall Rank:

3,790

Average Rating:

71 (95 votes)

Comments:

662.

勝訴ストリップ [Shōso Strip]

椎名林檎 [Sheena Ringo]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

381

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

662

Overall Rank:

3,792

Average Rating:

80 (55 votes)

Comments:

663.

Nouns

No Age

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

663

Overall Rank:

3,797

Average Rating:

75 (114 votes)

Comments:

664.

The Eternal

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

664

Overall Rank:

3,798

Average Rating:

72 (163 votes)

Comments:

665.

100 Broken Windows

Idlewild

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

665

Overall Rank:

3,799

Average Rating:

75 (88 votes)

Comments:

666.

Stephen Malkmus

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

379

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

666

Overall Rank:

3,803

Average Rating:

76 (77 votes)

Comments:

667.

Fearless

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

379

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

667

Overall Rank:

3,804

Average Rating:

61 (195 votes)

Comments:

668.

Appeal To Reason

Rise Against

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

379

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

668

Overall Rank:

3,810

Average Rating:

70 (107 votes)

Comments:

669.

The Texas - Jerusalem Crossroads

Lift To Experience

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

669

Overall Rank:

3,815

Average Rating:

78 (58 votes)

Comments:

670.

United

Phoenix

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

670

Overall Rank:

3,817

Average Rating:

73 (111 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	105	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	108	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	100	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Animal Collective	6	1%
Radiohead	6	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	217	22%
	56	6%
	35	4%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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

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