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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771.

Selmasongs
Soundtrack

Björk

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

319

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

771

Overall Rank:

4,411

Average Rating:

74 (164 votes)

Comments:

772.

Free All Angels

Ash

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

318

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

772

Overall Rank:

4,417

Average Rating:

72 (75 votes)

Comments:

773.

Streethawk: A Seduction

Destroyer

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

318

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

773

Overall Rank:

4,422

Average Rating:

79 (87 votes)

Comments:

774.

We Love Life

Pulp

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

318

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

774

Overall Rank:

4,426

Average Rating:

73 (121 votes)

Comments:

775.

Cast Of Thousands

Elbow

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

317

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

775

Overall Rank:

4,428

Average Rating:

74 (125 votes)

Comments:

776.

Rock Steady

No Doubt

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

317

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

776

Overall Rank:

4,429

Average Rating:

70 (113 votes)

Comments:

777.

In This Light And On This Evening

Editors

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

316

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

777

Overall Rank:

4,435

Average Rating:

70 (111 votes)

Comments:

778.

Sailing To Philadelphia

Mark Knopfler

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

315

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

778

Overall Rank:

4,447

Average Rating:

75 (72 votes)

Comments:

779.

Perdition City

Ulver

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

314

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

779

Overall Rank:

4,463

Average Rating:

75 (83 votes)

Comments:

780.

Songs In A Minor

Alicia Keys

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

314

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

780

Overall Rank:

4,467

Average Rating:

68 (149 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%
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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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