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	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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Dimanche À Bamako

Amadou & Mariam

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

381

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

651

Overall Rank:

3,804

Average Rating:

75 (65 votes)

Comments:

652.

Riot On An Empty Street

Kings Of Convenience

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

652

Overall Rank:

3,805

Average Rating:

74 (110 votes)

Comments:

653.

Your Favorite Weapon

Brand New

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

653

Overall Rank:

3,806

Average Rating:

71 (119 votes)

Comments:

654.

The Coral

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

654

Overall Rank:

3,809

Average Rating:

73 (155 votes)

Comments:

655.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Soundtrack

Howard Shore

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

655

Overall Rank:

3,810

Average Rating:

82 (74 votes)

Comments:

656.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

379

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

656

Overall Rank:

3,814

Average Rating:

76 (108 votes)

Comments:

657.

Bubblegum

Mark Lanegan Band

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

379

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

657

Overall Rank:

3,818

Average Rating:

76 (97 votes)

Comments:

658.

The Open Door

Evanescence

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

379

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

658

Overall Rank:

3,824

Average Rating:

67 (105 votes)

Comments:

659.

Take Me To Your Leader

King Geedorah

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

377

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

659

Overall Rank:

3,837

Average Rating:

79 (115 votes)

Comments:

660.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

377

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

660

Overall Rank:

3,841

Average Rating:

73 (271 votes)

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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%
Show all

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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