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	232,192	Kid A (5th)by Radiohead
2001	4,091	216,041	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,169	211,173	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)by Wilco
2003	4,498	185,412	Elephant (113th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,472	207,619	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,688	192,648	Illinois (42nd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	4,860	172,829	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (67th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,026	245,098	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,083	145,618	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,262	144,086	Merriweather Post Pavilion (139th)by Animal Collective
Total	46,305	1,952,716

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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391.

Broken Social Scene

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

682

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

391

Overall Rank:

2,350

Average Rating:

78 (183 votes)

Comments:

392.

The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid

Stars Of The Lid

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

680

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

392

Overall Rank:

2,360

Average Rating:

76 (162 votes)

Comments:

393.

Los Angeles

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

678

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

393

Overall Rank:

2,364

Average Rating:

77 (189 votes)

Comments:

394.

The Con

Tegan And Sara

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

677

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

394

Overall Rank:

2,370

Average Rating:

77 (118 votes)

Comments:

395.

Era Vulgaris

Queens Of The Stone Age

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

191 charts

Rank Score:

677

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

395

Overall Rank:

2,371

Average Rating:

75 (401 votes)

Comments:

396.

Year Zero

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

677

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

396

Overall Rank:

2,372

Average Rating:

74 (227 votes)

Comments:

397.

Below The Heavens

Blu & Exile

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

677

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

397

Overall Rank:

2,373

Average Rating:

77 (107 votes)

Comments:

398.

Saturdays = Youth

M83

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

172 charts

Rank Score:

676

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

398

Overall Rank:

2,377

Average Rating:

77 (237 votes)

Comments:

399.

Asleep In The Back

Elbow

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

672

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

399

Overall Rank:

2,385

Average Rating:

75 (209 votes)

Comments:

400.

Manners

Passion Pit

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

671

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

400

Overall Rank:

2,386

Average Rating:

75 (200 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	102	10%
2001	102	10%
2002	106	11%
2003	113	11%
2004	84	8%
2005	108	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	97	10%
2008	90	9%
2009	101	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	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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