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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2000s decade summary

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	232,698	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,090	216,247	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,167	211,686	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,497	185,779	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,471	208,122	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,683	193,040	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,857	173,197	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,020	245,718	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,074	145,855	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,239	144,121	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,254	1,956,462

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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121.

Seven Swans

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

346 charts

Rank Score:

2,341

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

121

Overall Rank:

766

Average Rating:

80 (477 votes)

Comments:

122.

Brian Wilson Presents Smile

Brian Wilson

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

344 charts

Rank Score:

2,341

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

122

Overall Rank:

767

Average Rating:

79 (486 votes)

Comments:

123.

Microcastle

Deerhunter

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

2,317

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

123

Overall Rank:

772

Average Rating:

80 (462 votes)

Comments:

124.

Original Pirate Material

The Streets

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

2,307

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

124

Overall Rank:

777

Average Rating:

77 (454 votes)

Comments:

125.

Humbug

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

383 charts

Rank Score:

2,275

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

125

Overall Rank:

788

Average Rating:

75 (928 votes)

Comments:

126.

Ghosts Of The Great Highway

Sun Kil Moon

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

247 charts

Rank Score:

2,270

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

126

Overall Rank:

789

Average Rating:

82 (298 votes)

Comments:

127.

My Morning Jacket

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

320 charts

Rank Score:

2,256

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

127

Overall Rank:

791

Average Rating:

78 (442 votes)

Comments:

128.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

429 charts

Rank Score:

2,227

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

128

Overall Rank:

800

Average Rating:

71 (934 votes)

Comments:

129.

The Eraser

Thom Yorke

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

2,177

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

129

Overall Rank:

822

Average Rating:

77 (711 votes)

Comments:

130.

Sung Tongs

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

2,175

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

130

Overall Rank:

823

Average Rating:

78 (476 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	102	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	113	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 Decemberists	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	218	22%
	57	6%
	35	4%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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