Best Albums of 2001

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Listed below are the best albums of 2001 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2001 year summaryThe best artists of 2001 were The Strokes, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Björk, Tool, The Microphones, Phil Elverum, Muse, The White Stripes and System Of A Down.

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Is This It

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,409 charts

Rank Score:

32,956

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Average Rating:

86 (2,961 votes)

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274

Amnesiac

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

1,313 charts

Rank Score:

11,595

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2001

Appears in:

1,004 charts

Rank Score:

10,617

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140

Average Rating:

83 (1,391 votes)

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Vespertine

Björk

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

790 charts

Rank Score:

9,596

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165

Average Rating:

83 (974 votes)

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Lateralus

Tool

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

771 charts

Rank Score:

8,804

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2001

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

8,451

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194

Average Rating:

84 (776 votes)

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Origin Of Symmetry

Muse

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

805 charts

Rank Score:

7,794

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2001

Appears in:

880 charts

Rank Score:

6,204

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2001

Appears in:

691 charts

Rank Score:

6,181

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287

Average Rating:

78 (1,037 votes)

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10.

The Blueprint

Jay-Z

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

512 charts

Rank Score:

3,482

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520

Average Rating:

78 (700 votes)

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Best Albums of 2001 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
King Crimson	3	0%
Yann Tiersen	2	0%
Modest Mouse	2	0%
Jay-Z	2	0%
2raumwohnung	2	0%
John Frusciante	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	460	46%
	185	19%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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