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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341.

Building Nothing Out Of Something
Compilation

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

814

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

341

Overall Rank:

2,036

Average Rating:

81 (217 votes)

Comments:

342.

Gulag Orkestar

Beirut

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

803

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

342

Overall Rank:

2,063

Average Rating:

77 (199 votes)

Comments:

343.

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

801

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

343

Overall Rank:

2,069

Average Rating:

77 (165 votes)

Comments:

344.

The Lemon Of Pink

The Books

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

792

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

344

Overall Rank:

2,093

Average Rating:

77 (145 votes)

Comments:

345.

In Ghost Colours

Cut Copy

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

789

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

345

Overall Rank:

2,100

Average Rating:

77 (218 votes)

Comments:

346.

Folie À Deux

Fall Out Boy

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

789

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

346

Overall Rank:

2,102

Average Rating:

70 (133 votes)

Comments:

347.

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

788

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

347

Overall Rank:

2,107

Average Rating:

76 (182 votes)

Comments:

348.

Mer De Noms

A Perfect Circle

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

151 charts

Rank Score:

784

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

348

Overall Rank:

2,113

Average Rating:

78 (204 votes)

Comments:

349.

The Ape Of Naples

Coil

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

775

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

349

Overall Rank:

2,129

Average Rating:

79 (117 votes)

Comments:

350.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

151 charts

Rank Score:

769

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

350

Overall Rank:

2,139

Average Rating:

76 (226 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%
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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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