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	232,784	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,085	216,751	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,162	211,892	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,494	186,103	Elephant (111th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,462	208,441	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,668	192,965	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,849	173,272	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,010	246,178	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,056	145,706	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,227	144,229	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,166	1,958,320

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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621.

Blazing Arrow

Blackalicious

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

402

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

621

Overall Rank:

3,629

Average Rating:

77 (85 votes)

Comments:

622.

You & Me

The Walkmen

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

402

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

622

Overall Rank:

3,631

Average Rating:

76 (84 votes)

Comments:

623.

Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness

Coheed And Cambria

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

402

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

623

Overall Rank:

3,632

Average Rating:

73 (106 votes)

Comments:

624.

The Crying Light

Antony & The Johnsons

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

402

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

624

Overall Rank:

3,635

Average Rating:

77 (126 votes)

Comments:

625.

Próxima Estación: Esperanza

Manu Chao

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

401

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

625

Overall Rank:

3,644

Average Rating:

73 (113 votes)

Comments:

626.

Under My Skin

Avril Lavigne

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

401

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

626

Overall Rank:

3,645

Average Rating:

63 (138 votes)

Comments:

627.

Colour Green

Sibylle Baier

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

399

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

627

Overall Rank:

3,655

Average Rating:

76 (83 votes)

Comments:

628.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

628

Overall Rank:

3,658

Average Rating:

76 (108 votes)

Comments:

629.

Heathen Chemistry

Oasis

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

629

Overall Rank:

3,659

Average Rating:

64 (376 votes)

Comments:

630.

Full Collapse

Thursday

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

630

Overall Rank:

3,663

Average Rating:

72 (47 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%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	218	22%
	57	6%
	35	4%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	19	2%
Show all

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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