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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Is This It

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,409 charts

Rank Score:

33,057

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Average Rating:

86 (2,959 votes)

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273

Amnesiac

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

1,311 charts

Rank Score:

11,554

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2001

Appears in:

1,007 charts

Rank Score:

10,748

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Overall Rank:

140

Average Rating:

83 (1,391 votes)

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Vespertine

Björk

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

790 charts

Rank Score:

9,641

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164

Average Rating:

83 (973 votes)

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Lateralus

Tool

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

771 charts

Rank Score:

8,822

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2001

Appears in:

639 charts

Rank Score:

8,503

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193

Average Rating:

84 (775 votes)

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Origin Of Symmetry

Muse

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

805 charts

Rank Score:

7,813

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2001

Appears in:

879 charts

Rank Score:

6,194

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2001

Appears in:

690 charts

Rank Score:

6,159

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288

Average Rating:

78 (1,036 votes)

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10.

The Blueprint

Jay-Z

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

512 charts

Rank Score:

3,487

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519

Average Rating:

78 (700 votes)

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Best Albums of 2001 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
King Crimson	3	0%
Motorpsycho	2	0%
Matthew Good Band	2	0%
of Montreal	2	0%
Daft Punk	2	0%
Gravitar	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	460	46%
	185	18%
	40	4%
	40	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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