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 54,000 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	4,440	228,324	Kid A (7th)by Radiohead
2001	4,355	214,486	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,378	208,562	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (54th)by Wilco
2003	4,704	183,950	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,701	203,550	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,902	190,619	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	5,079	171,165	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (68th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,281	240,285	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,234	143,868	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,405	143,063	Merriweather Post Pavilion (142nd)by Animal Collective
Total	48,479	1,927,873

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.

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231.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

1,179

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

231

Overall Rank:

1,463

Average Rating:

75 (287 votes)

Comments:

232.

It's A Wonderful Life

Sparklehorse

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

1,172

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

232

Overall Rank:

1,470

Average Rating:

78 (177 votes)

Comments:

233.

Devotion

Beach House

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

1,171

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

233

Overall Rank:

1,472

Average Rating:

78 (303 votes)

Comments:

234.

Modern Times

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,164

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

234

Overall Rank:

1,483

Average Rating:

75 (405 votes)

Comments:

235.

Primary Colours

The Horrors (UK)

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

232 charts

Rank Score:

1,164

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

235

Overall Rank:

1,485

Average Rating:

77 (295 votes)

Comments:

236.

Rubber Factory

The Black Keys

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,160

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

236

Overall Rank:

1,488

Average Rating:

77 (376 votes)

Comments:

237.

Lost Souls

Doves (UK)

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

1,158

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

237

Overall Rank:

1,490

Average Rating:

77 (251 votes)

Comments:

238.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings Of Leon

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,156

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

238

Overall Rank:

1,494

Average Rating:

74 (499 votes)

Comments:

239.

Embryonic

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

1,153

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

239

Overall Rank:

1,499

Average Rating:

78 (356 votes)

Comments:

240.

Apologies To The Queen Mary

Wolf Parade

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,150

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

240

Overall Rank:

1,504

Average Rating:

79 (237 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	100	10%
2001	100	10%
2002	111	11%
2003	109	11%
2004	86	9%
2005	112	11%
2006	95	10%
2007	95	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	103	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
The Decemberists	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
Opeth	5	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	554	55%
	219	22%
	53	5%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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Best Artists of the 2010s
1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Kanye West
3. Tame Impala
4. Arcade Fire
5. Beach House
6. Frank Ocean
7. Sufjan Stevens
8. Radiohead
9. The National
10. Nick Cave
11. Vampire Weekend
12. Lana Del Rey
13. Car Seat Headrest
14. David Bowie
15. Bon Iver
16. The War On Drugs
17. Death Grips
18. Arctic Monkeys
19. Swans
20. Tyler, The Creator