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	4,159	232,043	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,095	216,012	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,173	211,054	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,501	185,289	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,474	207,444	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,690	192,450	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,862	172,766	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,029	245,154	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,086	145,651	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,267	144,209	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,336	1,952,073

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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211.

Gold

Ryan Adams

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,286

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

211

Overall Rank:

1,356

Average Rating:

75 (335 votes)

Comments:

212.

Icky Thump

The White Stripes

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

331 charts

Rank Score:

1,280

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

212

Overall Rank:

1,359

Average Rating:

76 (620 votes)

Comments:

213.

West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Kasabian

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

1,274

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

213

Overall Rank:

1,368

Average Rating:

75 (417 votes)

Comments:

214.

Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill

Grouper

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

1,273

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

214

Overall Rank:

1,369

Average Rating:

77 (173 votes)

Comments:

215.

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

1,269

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

215

Overall Rank:

1,373

Average Rating:

75 (321 votes)

Comments:

216.

Arular

M.I.A.

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

1,267

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

216

Overall Rank:

1,375

Average Rating:

74 (269 votes)

Comments:

217.

Apologies To The Queen Mary

Wolf Parade

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

1,255

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

217

Overall Rank:

1,385

Average Rating:

79 (235 votes)

Comments:

218.

Consolers Of The Lonely

The Raconteurs

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

231 charts

Rank Score:

1,250

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

218

Overall Rank:

1,392

Average Rating:

76 (350 votes)

Comments:

219.

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

Panic! At The Disco

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

1,244

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

219

Overall Rank:

1,399

Average Rating:

66 (260 votes)

Comments:

220.

Yellow House

Grizzly Bear

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

236 charts

Rank Score:

1,235

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

220

Overall Rank:

1,407

Average Rating:

77 (321 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	108	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	219	22%
	57	6%
	34	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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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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