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	4,153	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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361.

It Still Moves

My Morning Jacket

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

153 charts

Rank Score:

746

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

361

Overall Rank:

2,198

Average Rating:

78 (162 votes)

Comments:

362.

Black Market Music

Placebo

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

745

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

362

Overall Rank:

2,201

Average Rating:

76 (194 votes)

Comments:

363.

And Their Refinement Of The Decline

Stars Of The Lid

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

744

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

363

Overall Rank:

2,204

Average Rating:

78 (122 votes)

Comments:

364.

Destroyer's Rubies

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

740

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

364

Overall Rank:

2,209

Average Rating:

79 (156 votes)

Comments:

365.

Thunder, Lightning, Strike

The Go! Team

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

737

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

365

Overall Rank:

2,216

Average Rating:

77 (168 votes)

Comments:

366.

How The West Was Won
Live

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

736

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

366

Overall Rank:

2,218

Average Rating:

82 (356 votes)

Comments:

367.

Attack & Release

The Black Keys

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

734

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

367

Overall Rank:

2,223

Average Rating:

75 (376 votes)

Comments:

368.

Songs About Leaving

Carissa's Wierd

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

731

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

368

Overall Rank:

2,228

Average Rating:

78 (103 votes)

Comments:

369.

St. Elsewhere

Gnarls Barkley

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

730

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

369

Overall Rank:

2,231

Average Rating:

73 (270 votes)

Comments:

370.

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

728

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

370

Overall Rank:

2,234

Average Rating:

78 (248 votes)

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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%
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Country	Albums	%

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