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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41.

I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings
Live

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

658

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

406

Overall Rank:

2,416

Average Rating:

78 (473 votes)

Comments:

42.

Simple Things

Zero 7

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

649

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

409

Overall Rank:

2,446

Average Rating:

75 (104 votes)

Comments:

43.

Silent Hill 2
Soundtrack

山岡晃 [Akira Yamaoka]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

625

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

417

Overall Rank:

2,514

Average Rating:

78 (63 votes)

Comments:

44.

B.R.M.C.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

621

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

422

Overall Rank:

2,533

Average Rating:

77 (187 votes)

Comments:

45.

10,000 Hz Legend

Air

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

592

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

437

Overall Rank:

2,632

Average Rating:

73 (161 votes)

Comments:

46.

Morning View

Incubus

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

149 charts

Rank Score:

591

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

438

Overall Rank:

2,635

Average Rating:

73 (261 votes)

Comments:

47.

Love Is Here

Starsailor

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

585

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

445

Overall Rank:

2,654

Average Rating:

71 (101 votes)

Comments:

48.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

563

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

458

Overall Rank:

2,750

Average Rating:

77 (125 votes)

Comments:

49.

Comfort Eagle

Cake

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

552

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

470

Overall Rank:

2,800

Average Rating:

75 (160 votes)

Comments:

50.

Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever

Explosions In The Sky

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

479

Overall Rank:

2,825

Average Rating:

78 (126 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2001 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
King Crimson	3	0%
Prince	2	0%
Venetian Snares	2	0%
of Montreal	2	0%
Bee Gees	2	0%
Radiohead	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	461	46%
	185	18%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	17	2%

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Best Albums of 2002
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2. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
3. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
4. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
5. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
6. You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene
7. Sea Change by Beck
8. ( ) by Sigur Rós
9. By The Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
11. Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada
12. Up The Bracket by The Libertines
13. The Eminem Show by Eminem
14. American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash
15. Original Pirate Material by The Streets
16. O by Damien Rice
17. Audioslave by Audioslave
18. The Rising by Bruce Springsteen
19. Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
20. The Mantle by Agalloch