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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2000s decade summary

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	4,155	232,851	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,086	216,729	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,162	211,968	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,495	186,103	Elephant (111th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,463	208,411	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,668	192,999	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,851	173,323	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,010	246,164	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,064	145,847	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,229	144,209	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,183	1,958,604

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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131.

Velocity : Design : Comfort

Sweet Trip

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

2,178

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

131

Overall Rank:

823

Average Rating:

82 (220 votes)

Comments:

132.

Blackwater Park

Opeth

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

305 charts

Rank Score:

2,163

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

132

Overall Rank:

829

Average Rating:

79 (419 votes)

Comments:

133.

Frances The Mute

The Mars Volta

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

285 charts

Rank Score:

2,138

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

133

Overall Rank:

835

Average Rating:

77 (439 votes)

Comments:

134.

LCD Soundsystem

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

2,100

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

134

Overall Rank:

852

Average Rating:

78 (499 votes)

Comments:

135.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

2,097

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

135

Overall Rank:

854

Average Rating:

78 (399 votes)

Comments:

136.

Mezmerize

System Of A Down

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

2,094

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

136

Overall Rank:

857

Average Rating:

76 (549 votes)

Comments:

137.

Kala

M.I.A.

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

380 charts

Rank Score:

2,057

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

137

Overall Rank:

870

Average Rating:

76 (507 votes)

Comments:

138.

Sky Blue Sky

Wilco

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

294 charts

Rank Score:

2,052

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

138

Overall Rank:

874

Average Rating:

76 (440 votes)

Comments:

139.

De Stijl

The White Stripes

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

2,045

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

139

Overall Rank:

876

Average Rating:

79 (627 votes)

Comments:

140.

Only By The Night

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

414 charts

Rank Score:

2,044

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

140

Overall Rank:

877

Average Rating:

72 (730 votes)

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	107	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	98	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	549	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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Best Albums of the 2000s
1. Kid A by Radiohead
2. In Rainbows by Radiohead
3. Funeral by Arcade Fire
4. Is This It by The Strokes
5. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
7. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
8. Madvillainy by Madvillain
9. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
10. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
11. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
12. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
13. Elephant by The White Stripes
14. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
15. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
16. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
17. Amnesiac by Radiohead
18. Demon Days by Gorillaz
19. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
20. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective