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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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	4,156	232,362	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,092	216,167	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,168	211,360	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,496	185,527	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,473	207,804	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,688	192,738	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,859	172,969	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,027	245,300	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,080	145,650	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,257	144,142	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,296	1,954,019

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

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101.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

448 charts

Rank Score:

2,798

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

101

Overall Rank:

636

Average Rating:

77 (643 votes)

Comments:

102.

The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

Explosions In The Sky

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

367 charts

Rank Score:

2,795

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

102

Overall Rank:

639

Average Rating:

79 (502 votes)

Comments:

103.

The Eminem Show

Eminem

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

397 charts

Rank Score:

2,739

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

103

Overall Rank:

655

Average Rating:

76 (786 votes)

Comments:

104.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,705

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

104

Overall Rank:

662

Average Rating:

67 (832 votes)

Comments:

105.

The Milk-Eyed Mender

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

2,700

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

105

Overall Rank:

666

Average Rating:

80 (360 votes)

Comments:

106.

Deadwing

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

2,694

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

106

Overall Rank:

669

Average Rating:

81 (435 votes)

Comments:

107.

The Resistance

Muse

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

2,652

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

107

Overall Rank:

677

Average Rating:

70 (1,051 votes)

Comments:

108.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,649

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

108

Overall Rank:

679

Average Rating:

81 (499 votes)

Comments:

109.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

361 charts

Rank Score:

2,641

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

109

Overall Rank:

684

Average Rating:

80 (496 votes)

Comments:

110.

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Spoon

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

2,604

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

110

Overall Rank:

693

Average Rating:

81 (508 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	102	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	114	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	108	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The White Stripes	5	0%
Opeth	5	0%
The Black Keys	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	551	55%
	218	22%
	57	6%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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