Best Albums of 2001

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Listed below are the best albums of 2001 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2001 year summaryThe best artists of 2001 were The Strokes, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Björk, Tool, The Microphones, Phil Elverum, Muse, The White Stripes and System Of A Down.

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Amnesiac

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

1,310 charts

Rank Score:

11,598

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

129

Average Rating:

82 (2,523 votes)

Comments:

190

Origin Of Symmetry

Muse

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

803 charts

Rank Score:

7,804

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

217

Average Rating:

80 (1,412 votes)

Comments:

12.

Gorillaz

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

2,840

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

626

Average Rating:

77 (854 votes)

Comments:

18.

Drukqs

Aphex Twin

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

1,601

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

173

Overall Rank:

1,099

Average Rating:

77 (272 votes)

Comments:

29.

Any Other City

Life Without Buildings

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

890

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

308

Overall Rank:

1,880

Average Rating:

79 (88 votes)

Comments:

32.

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

793

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

345

Overall Rank:

2,088

Average Rating:

77 (205 votes)

Comments:

36.

Let It Come Down

Spiritualized

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

708

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

382

Overall Rank:

2,277

Average Rating:

77 (164 votes)

Comments:

39.

Asleep In The Back

Elbow

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

676

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

397

Overall Rank:

2,369

Average Rating:

75 (209 votes)

Comments:

40.

The Invisible Band

Travis

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

671

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

400

Overall Rank:

2,379

Average Rating:

74 (205 votes)

Comments:

41.

I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings
Live

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

639

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

413

Overall Rank:

2,474

Average Rating:

78 (473 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2001 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
King Crimson	3	0%
Matthew Good Band	2	0%
Gorillaz	2	0%
Electric Light Orchestra	2	0%
Bee Gees	2	0%
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	459	46%
	185	19%
	40	4%
	40	4%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Wilco
8. Animal Collective
9. Muse
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
18. LCD Soundsystem
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips