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	4,155	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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141.

Leaves Turn Inside You

Unwound

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

2,008

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

141

Overall Rank:

893

Average Rating:

83 (212 votes)

Comments:

142.

The Sophtware Slump

Grandaddy

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

2,001

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

142

Overall Rank:

896

Average Rating:

78 (341 votes)

Comments:

143.

Dopethrone

Electric Wizard

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

251 charts

Rank Score:

2,000

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

143

Overall Rank:

898

Average Rating:

80 (303 votes)

Comments:

144.

Quebec

Ween

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

1,986

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

144

Overall Rank:

906

Average Rating:

82 (280 votes)

Comments:

145.

The Black Album

Jay-Z

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

312 charts

Rank Score:

1,968

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

145

Overall Rank:

914

Average Rating:

77 (450 votes)

Comments:

146.

Damien Rice

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

278 charts

Rank Score:

1,963

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

146

Overall Rank:

918

Average Rating:

77 (345 votes)

Comments:

147.

No More Shall We Part

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

1,960

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

147

Overall Rank:

921

Average Rating:

80 (361 votes)

Comments:

148.

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

1,927

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

148

Overall Rank:

938

Average Rating:

79 (322 votes)

Comments:

149.

Man On The Moon: The End Of Day

Kid Cudi

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

1,903

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

149

Overall Rank:

951

Average Rating:

77 (332 votes)

Comments:

150.

Meteora

Linkin Park

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

237 charts

Rank Score:

1,874

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

150

Overall Rank:

965

Average Rating:

68 (511 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Show all

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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