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	4,153	232,740	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,085	216,507	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,162	211,523	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,490	186,031	Elephant (111th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,461	208,214	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,668	192,853	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,849	173,152	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,010	246,247	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,055	145,647	Fleet Foxes (132nd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,227	144,258	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,160	1,957,173

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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151.

Deltron 3030

Deltron 3030

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

239 charts

Rank Score:

1,865

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

151

Overall Rank:

968

Average Rating:

79 (264 votes)

Comments:

152.

Aerial

Kate Bush

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,837

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

152

Overall Rank:

980

Average Rating:

78 (344 votes)

Comments:

153.

Audioslave

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

1,822

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

153

Overall Rank:

987

Average Rating:

74 (491 votes)

Comments:

154.

Return To Cookie Mountain

TV On The Radio

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

1,820

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

154

Overall Rank:

989

Average Rating:

78 (452 votes)

Comments:

155.

Sigh No More

Mumford & Sons

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

1,801

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

155

Overall Rank:

996

Average Rating:

67 (719 votes)

Comments:

156.

Jane Doe

Converge

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,788

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

156

Overall Rank:

1,003

Average Rating:

76 (222 votes)

Comments:

157.

Fever Ray

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,775

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

157

Overall Rank:

1,007

Average Rating:

78 (332 votes)

Comments:

158.

Deja Entendu

Brand New

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,772

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

158

Overall Rank:

1,008

Average Rating:

77 (315 votes)

Comments:

159.

Continuum

John Mayer

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,746

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

159

Overall Rank:

1,023

Average Rating:

72 (354 votes)

Comments:

160.

Mount Eerie

The Microphones

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

1,735

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

160

Overall Rank:

1,025

Average Rating:

80 (222 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	103	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	114	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%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
The Black Keys	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
The White Stripes	5	0%
Opeth	5	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	217	22%
	57	6%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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