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	232,366	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,091	216,254	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,167	211,451	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,495	185,592	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,473	207,906	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,687	192,808	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,859	173,062	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,027	245,435	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,075	145,707	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,252	144,201	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,282	1,954,784

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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Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants

Oasis

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

428

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

591

Overall Rank:

3,432

Average Rating:

63 (377 votes)

Comments:

592.

Insignificance

Jim O'Rourke

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

425

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

592

Overall Rank:

3,455

Average Rating:

79 (80 votes)

Comments:

593.

Accelerate

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

424

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

593

Overall Rank:

3,460

Average Rating:

70 (259 votes)

Comments:

594.

Dance Of Death

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

423

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

594

Overall Rank:

3,469

Average Rating:

71 (174 votes)

Comments:

595.

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

Slipknot

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

422

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

595

Overall Rank:

3,474

Average Rating:

72 (164 votes)

Comments:

596.

The Remote Part

Idlewild

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

421

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

596

Overall Rank:

3,480

Average Rating:

75 (74 votes)

Comments:

597.

Howl

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

420

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

597

Overall Rank:

3,488

Average Rating:

77 (101 votes)

Comments:

598.

Trouble

Ray LaMontagne

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

420

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

598

Overall Rank:

3,491

Average Rating:

77 (115 votes)

Comments:

599.

Didn't It Rain

Songs: Ohia

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

419

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

599

Overall Rank:

3,496

Average Rating:

78 (71 votes)

Comments:

600.

Veneer

José González

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

418

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

600

Overall Rank:

3,505

Average Rating:

77 (137 votes)

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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	109	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	92	9%
2009	110	11%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	555	55%
	222	22%
	58	6%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	999	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	1,000	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,002	99%
Yes	10	1%

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