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	4,161	231,339	Kid A (7th)by Radiohead
2001	4,099	215,863	Is This It (23rd)by The Strokes
2002	4,177	210,900	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,507	185,010	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,482	207,010	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,693	192,079	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,866	172,532	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,034	244,795	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,091	145,289	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,270	144,102	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,380	1,948,920

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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831.

22 Dreams

Paul Weller

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

292

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

831

Overall Rank:

4,730

Average Rating:

75 (61 votes)

Comments:

832.

It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water

The Microphones

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

292

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

832

Overall Rank:

4,732

Average Rating:

79 (111 votes)

Comments:

833.

Hate

The Delgados

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

292

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

833

Overall Rank:

4,735

Average Rating:

74 (37 votes)

Comments:

834.

In Search Of... (Electronic Version)

N*E*R*D

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

291

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

834

Overall Rank:

4,738

Average Rating:

75 (81 votes)

Comments:

835.

Overpowered

Róisín Murphy

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

290

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

835

Overall Rank:

4,752

Average Rating:

77 (45 votes)

Comments:

836.

Ocean Avenue

Yellowcard

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

290

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

836

Overall Rank:

4,755

Average Rating:

69 (67 votes)

Comments:

837.

Gallowsbird's Bark

The Fiery Furnaces

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

290

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

837

Overall Rank:

4,757

Average Rating:

79 (48 votes)

Comments:

838.

Lookaftering

Vashti Bunyan

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

290

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

838

Overall Rank:

4,764

Average Rating:

78 (65 votes)

Comments:

839.

Hold On Now, Youngster...

Los Campesinos!

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

290

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

839

Overall Rank:

4,767

Average Rating:

75 (80 votes)

Comments:

840.

Cosmic Egg

Wolfmother

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

289

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

840

Overall Rank:

4,772

Average Rating:

73 (108 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	107	11%
2003	114	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	108	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	91	9%
2009	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Animal Collective	6	1%
Radiohead	6	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	0%
Wilco	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	553	55%
	219	22%
	57	6%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	10	1%

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