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	232,698	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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571.

It's Not Me, It's You

Lily Allen

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

444

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

571

Overall Rank:

3,320

Average Rating:

71 (160 votes)

Comments:

572.

Send Away The Tigers

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

443

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

572

Overall Rank:

3,321

Average Rating:

73 (127 votes)

Comments:

573.

Before The Dawn Heals Us

M83

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

443

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

573

Overall Rank:

3,325

Average Rating:

76 (121 votes)

Comments:

574.

Tourist

St. Germain

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

443

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

574

Overall Rank:

3,328

Average Rating:

76 (79 votes)

Comments:

575.

Van Lear Rose

Loretta Lynn

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

443

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

575

Overall Rank:

3,331

Average Rating:

76 (107 votes)

Comments:

576.

Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles
Live

John Mayer

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

442

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

576

Overall Rank:

3,337

Average Rating:

81 (57 votes)

Comments:

577.

I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

440

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

577

Overall Rank:

3,351

Average Rating:

78 (114 votes)

Comments:

578.

Fall Be Kind

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

438

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

578

Overall Rank:

3,362

Average Rating:

77 (219 votes)

Comments:

579.

Cryptograms

Deerhunter

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

110 charts

Rank Score:

438

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

579

Overall Rank:

3,363

Average Rating:

77 (160 votes)

Comments:

580.

Alone With Everybody

Richard Ashcroft

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

437

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

580

Overall Rank:

3,365

Average Rating:

73 (109 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%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	218	22%
	57	6%
	35	4%
	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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