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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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	4,440	227,931	Kid A (7th)by Radiohead
2001	4,355	214,112	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,379	208,243	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (54th)by Wilco
2003	4,704	183,662	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,702	203,436	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,902	190,365	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	5,081	171,096	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (68th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,282	240,003	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,248	143,507	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,405	142,387	Merriweather Post Pavilion (142nd)by Animal Collective
Total	48,498	1,924,742

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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381.

Warning

Green Day

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

703

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

381

Overall Rank:

2,288

Average Rating:

71 (345 votes)

Comments:

382.

Octavarium

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

702

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

382

Overall Rank:

2,290

Average Rating:

76 (197 votes)

Comments:

383.

Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts

M83

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

700

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

383

Overall Rank:

2,297

Average Rating:

78 (238 votes)

Comments:

384.

Below The Heavens

Blu & Exile

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

700

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

384

Overall Rank:

2,299

Average Rating:

77 (111 votes)

Comments:

385.

Magic

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

151 charts

Rank Score:

696

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

385

Overall Rank:

2,308

Average Rating:

73 (252 votes)

Comments:

386.

Blinking Lights And Other Revelations

Eels

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

693

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

386

Overall Rank:

2,312

Average Rating:

76 (146 votes)

Comments:

387.

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

692

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

387

Overall Rank:

2,314

Average Rating:

76 (183 votes)

Comments:

388.

Carnavas

Silversun Pickups

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

690

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

388

Overall Rank:

2,319

Average Rating:

77 (185 votes)

Comments:

389.

Marry Me

St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

689

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

389

Overall Rank:

2,323

Average Rating:

78 (192 votes)

Comments:

390.

A Weekend In The City

Bloc Party

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

685

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

390

Overall Rank:

2,337

Average Rating:

71 (282 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	100	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	110	11%
2003	109	11%
2004	86	9%
2005	112	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	94	9%
2008	89	9%
2009	104	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Wilco	5	0%
Opeth	5	0%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
The White Stripes	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	555	55%
	219	22%
	53	5%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	11	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	10	1%

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