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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21.

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

1,326

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

207

Overall Rank:

1,320

Average Rating:

77 (197 votes)

Comments:

22.

Gold

Ryan Adams

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,294

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

210

Overall Rank:

1,345

Average Rating:

75 (334 votes)

Comments:

23.

The Argument

Fugazi

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

1,209

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

226

Overall Rank:

1,426

Average Rating:

80 (250 votes)

Comments:

24.

It's A Wonderful Life

Sparklehorse

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

1,206

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

228

Overall Rank:

1,430

Average Rating:

79 (175 votes)

Comments:

25.

Weezer (Green Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

1,107

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

250

Overall Rank:

1,560

Average Rating:

71 (527 votes)

Comments:

26.

Take Off Your Pants And Jacket

Blink-182

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

990

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

278

Overall Rank:

1,716

Average Rating:

70 (316 votes)

Comments:

27.

Things We Lost In The Fire

Low

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

956

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,765

Average Rating:

79 (160 votes)

Comments:

28.

Mutter

Rammstein

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

936

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

291

Overall Rank:

1,798

Average Rating:

76 (241 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:

1,879

Average Rating:

79 (88 votes)

Comments:

30.

Rockin' The Suburbs

Ben Folds

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

886

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

311

Overall Rank:

1,890

Average Rating:

78 (148 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%
Modest Mouse	2	0%
Yann Tiersen	2	0%
Daft Punk	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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