Best Albums of the 2000s

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
YearAlbums 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.
20004,161231,339
20014,099215,863
20024,177210,900
20034,507185,010
20044,482207,010
20054,693192,079
20064,866172,532
20075,034244,795
20085,091145,289
20095,270144,102
Total46,3801,948,920

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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2002
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2006
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2007
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919
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2008
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916
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 102 10%
2001 101 10%
2002 107 11%
2003 114 11%
2004 85 9%
2005 108 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 97 10%
2008 91 9%
2009 102 10%
Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 57 6%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Sweden 24 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 12 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of the 1990s
1. Radiohead
2. Nirvana
3. Neutral Milk Hotel
4. The Smashing Pumpkins
5. My Bloody Valentine
6. Oasis
7. Pearl Jam
8. R.E.M.
9. Weezer
10. Nick Cave
11. Richard David James
12. Björk
13. Pavement
14. Jeff Buckley
15. Blur
16. Portishead
17. Elliott Smith
18. Nas
19. Massive Attack
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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