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	4,156	232,652	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,090	216,445	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,165	211,848	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,495	185,871	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,469	208,207	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,668	192,804	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,854	173,084	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (66th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,017	246,015	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,069	145,772	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,237	144,184	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,220	1,956,882

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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491.

Blonde Redhead

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

534

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

491

Overall Rank:

2,870

Average Rating:

78 (141 votes)

Comments:

492.

I And Love And You

The Avett Brothers

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

532

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

492

Overall Rank:

2,879

Average Rating:

76 (134 votes)

Comments:

493.

1
Compilation

The Beatles

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

531

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

493

Overall Rank:

2,880

Average Rating:

85 (621 votes)

Comments:

494.

And The Glass Handed Kites

Mew

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

530

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

494

Overall Rank:

2,882

Average Rating:

77 (109 votes)

Comments:

495.

The Noise Made By People

Broadcast

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

527

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

495

Overall Rank:

2,893

Average Rating:

80 (102 votes)

Comments:

496.

The Fame

Lady Gaga

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

525

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

496

Overall Rank:

2,903

Average Rating:

63 (302 votes)

Comments:

497.

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

521

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

497

Overall Rank:

2,914

Average Rating:

74 (169 votes)

Comments:

498.

Santogold

Santigold

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

521

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

498

Overall Rank:

2,922

Average Rating:

78 (132 votes)

Comments:

499.

Reise, Reise

Rammstein

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

520

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

499

Overall Rank:

2,924

Average Rating:

76 (125 votes)

Comments:

500.

Alright, Still

Lily Allen

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

519

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

500

Overall Rank:

2,928

Average Rating:

74 (116 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	%

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