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 54,000 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	4,359	229,251	Kid A (6th)by Radiohead
2001	4,299	215,525	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,342	209,807	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (52nd)by Wilco
2003	4,613	184,078	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,597	204,988	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,795	190,516	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,955	171,239	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,131	242,143	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,191	144,744	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,368	143,623	Merriweather Post Pavilion (142nd)by Animal Collective
Total	47,650	1,935,915

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

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421.

Frengers

Mew

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

628

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

421

Overall Rank:

2,512

Average Rating:

78 (152 votes)

Comments:

422.

Murray Street

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

624

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

422

Overall Rank:

2,519

Average Rating:

77 (238 votes)

Comments:

423.

B.R.M.C.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

624

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

423

Overall Rank:

2,520

Average Rating:

77 (187 votes)

Comments:

424.

Out Of Season

Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

621

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

424

Overall Rank:

2,530

Average Rating:

77 (98 votes)

Comments:

425.

The Lioness

Songs: Ohia

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

618

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

425

Overall Rank:

2,541

Average Rating:

76 (94 votes)

Comments:

426.

Journal For Plague Lovers

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

617

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

426

Overall Rank:

2,542

Average Rating:

75 (188 votes)

Comments:

427.

Fever

Kylie Minogue

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

613

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

427

Overall Rank:

2,552

Average Rating:

72 (166 votes)

Comments:

428.

Black Clouds & Silver Linings

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

612

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

428

Overall Rank:

2,556

Average Rating:

75 (130 votes)

Comments:

429.

Pink

ボリス [Boris]

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

610

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

429

Overall Rank:

2,559

Average Rating:

80 (134 votes)

Comments:

430.

The Warning

Hot Chip

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

609

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

430

Overall Rank:

2,562

Average Rating:

75 (158 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	100	10%
2001	100	10%
2002	109	11%
2003	110	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	112	11%
2006	95	10%
2007	96	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	104	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
The White Stripes	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
The Decemberists	5	0%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	557	56%
	217	22%
	52	5%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

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

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

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Best Artists of the 2010s
1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Kanye West
3. Tame Impala
4. Arcade Fire
5. Beach House
6. Frank Ocean
7. Sufjan Stevens
8. Radiohead
9. The National
10. Nick Cave
11. Vampire Weekend
12. Lana Del Rey
13. Car Seat Headrest
14. David Bowie
15. Bon Iver
16. The War On Drugs
17. Death Grips
18. Arctic Monkeys
19. Swans
20. Tyler, The Creator