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	4,442	228,107	Kid A (7th)by Radiohead
2001	4,372	214,146	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,382	208,331	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (54th)by Wilco
2003	4,704	183,737	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,702	203,377	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,903	190,435	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	5,082	171,144	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (68th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,297	239,987	In Rainbows (6th)by Radiohead
2008	5,294	143,731	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,407	142,402	Merriweather Post Pavilion (142nd)by Animal Collective
Total	48,585	1,925,394

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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41.

Late Registration

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

729 charts

Rank Score:

6,185

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

279

Average Rating:

82 (1,186 votes)

Comments:

42.

Toxicity

System Of A Down

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

702 charts

Rank Score:

6,151

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

280

Average Rating:

78 (1,046 votes)

Comments:

43.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

894 charts

Rank Score:

6,114

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

283

Average Rating:

81 (1,354 votes)

Comments:

44.

Favourite Worst Nightmare

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

734 charts

Rank Score:

6,114

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

285

Average Rating:

80 (1,324 votes)

Comments:

45.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

816 charts

Rank Score:

6,014

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

288

Average Rating:

78 (1,319 votes)

Comments:

46.

Hospice

The Antlers

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

635 charts

Rank Score:

5,894

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

301

Average Rating:

81 (836 votes)

Comments:

47.

You Forgot It In People

Broken Social Scene

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

620 charts

Rank Score:

5,879

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

302

Average Rating:

83 (697 votes)

Comments:

48.

Third

Portishead

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

656 charts

Rank Score:

5,485

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

325

Average Rating:

81 (828 votes)

Comments:

49.

The Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

473 charts

Rank Score:

5,449

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

329

Average Rating:

74 (795 votes)

Comments:

50.

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

732 charts

Rank Score:

5,403

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

333

Average Rating:

75 (1,465 votes)

Comments:

113

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	101	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	110	11%
2003	109	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	112	11%
2006	96	10%
2007	95	10%
2008	89	9%
2009	104	10%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Bright Eyes	5	0%
The Black Keys	5	0%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
The White Stripes	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	554	55%
	220	22%
	52	5%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	12	1%

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

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