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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721.

Her Majesty The Decemberists

The Decemberists

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

721

Overall Rank:

4,098

Average Rating:

75 (99 votes)

Comments:

722.

Farm

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

722

Overall Rank:

4,102

Average Rating:

77 (169 votes)

Comments:

723.

City Of Evil

Avenged Sevenfold

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

723

Overall Rank:

4,103

Average Rating:

68 (148 votes)

Comments:

724.

Up From Below

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

724

Overall Rank:

4,104

Average Rating:

72 (117 votes)

Comments:

725.

Stillmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

725

Overall Rank:

4,105

Average Rating:

77 (141 votes)

Comments:

726.

Lord Willin'

Clipse

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

726

Overall Rank:

4,106

Average Rating:

79 (75 votes)

Comments:

727.

Digital Ash In A Digital Urn

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

347

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

727

Overall Rank:

4,116

Average Rating:

73 (110 votes)

Comments:

728.

God Loves Ugly

Atmosphere

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

347

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

728

Overall Rank:

4,117

Average Rating:

77 (76 votes)

Comments:

729.

Deep Cuts

The Knife

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

346

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

729

Overall Rank:

4,121

Average Rating:

76 (132 votes)

Comments:

730.

In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

346

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

730

Overall Rank:

4,126

Average Rating:

80 (146 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	%

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%
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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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