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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31.

Lateralus

Tool

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

771 charts

Rank Score:

8,825

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Overall Rank:

185

Average Rating:

82 (1,053 votes)

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32.

The Glow Pt. 2

The Microphones

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

639 charts

Rank Score:

8,506

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Overall Rank:

193

Average Rating:

84 (775 votes)

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33.

Absolution

Muse

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

930 charts

Rank Score:

8,242

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34.

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

854 charts

Rank Score:

8,170

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Overall Rank:

202

Average Rating:

80 (1,085 votes)

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35.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

998 charts

Rank Score:

8,141

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36.

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

966 charts

Rank Score:

7,959

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Overall Rank:

208

Average Rating:

78 (1,685 votes)

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37.

Origin Of Symmetry

Muse

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

805 charts

Rank Score:

7,815

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Overall Rank:

216

Average Rating:

80 (1,414 votes)

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38.

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

892 charts

Rank Score:

7,176

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Overall Rank:

241

Average Rating:

81 (1,282 votes)

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39.

Room On Fire

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

713 charts

Rank Score:

6,556

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Overall Rank:

268

Average Rating:

80 (1,196 votes)

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40.

Favourite Worst Nightmare

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

724 charts

Rank Score:

6,459

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Overall Rank:

270

Average Rating:

80 (1,322 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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