Best Albums of the 2000s

« View best albums of the 1990sView best albums of the 2010s »

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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	4,434	228,496	Kid A (7th)by Radiohead
2001	4,336	214,846	Is This It (24th)by The Strokes
2002	4,370	208,902	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (54th)by Wilco
2003	4,699	184,098	Elephant (115th)by The White Stripes
2004	4,696	204,007	Funeral (15th)by Arcade Fire
2005	4,889	190,821	Illinois (43rd)by Sufjan Stevens
2006	5,062	171,086	Whatever People Say I Am, That's... (68th)by Arctic Monkeys
2007	5,217	240,309	In Rainbows (5th)by Radiohead
2008	5,211	143,818	Fleet Foxes (133rd)by Fleet Foxes
2009	5,395	143,054	Merriweather Post Pavilion (142nd)by Animal Collective
Total	48,309	1,929,436

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

991.

Safe Mode: On

Where You Want To Be

Taking Back Sunday

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

235

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,649

Average Rating:

72 (58 votes)

Comments:

992.

No Balance Palace

Kashmir

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

235

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

993.

The Richest Man In Babylon

Thievery Corporation

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

994.

Ballad Of The Broken Seas

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

994

Overall Rank:

5,660

Average Rating:

72 (47 votes)

Comments:

995.

The Moon Is A Dead World

Gospel

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

996.

This Is The Life

Amy MacDonald

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

996

Overall Rank:

5,665

Average Rating:

72 (63 votes)

Comments:

997.

The Boy With No Name

Travis

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

997

Overall Rank:

5,671

Average Rating:

72 (80 votes)

Comments:

998.

Kings & Queens

Jamie T

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

233

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

999.

Get Lifted

John Legend

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

232

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

999

Overall Rank:

5,695

Average Rating:

74 (68 votes)

Comments:

1000.

Anno Domini High Definition

Riverside (PL)

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

232

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
...
98
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	99	10%
2001	100	10%
2002	111	11%
2003	109	11%
2004	87	9%
2005	111	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	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
Opeth	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	554	55%
	218	22%
	53	5%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

« View best albums of the 1990sView best albums of the 2010s »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recognised Year Charts (2023)
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2023 by Billboard (2023)
2. Top 10 Albums of the Year 2023 by Bleep (2023)
3. Top 40 Albums of 2023 by Decibel (2023)
4. Albums of 2023 by God is in the TV (2023)
5. Uncut Best 75 Albums Of The Year 2023 by Uncut (2023)
6. The Best Albums of 2023 by The Ringer (2023)
7. Best Albums of 2023 by Northern Transmissions (2023)
8. Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2023 by Gorilla vs. Bear (2023)
9. Top 50 Albums of 2023 by The Wire (2023)
10. 30 Best Albums of 2023 by Revolver (2023)
11. The Needle Drop's Top 50 Albums of 2023 by The Needle Drop (2023)
12. Loud And Quiet Albums of the Year 2023 by Loud And Quiet (2023)
13. The 50 Best Albums of 2023 by Treble (2023)
14. Quietus Albums Of The Year 2023 by The Quietus (2023)
15. Best Albums of 2023 by Norman Records (2023)
16. KCRW's Best Albums of 2023 by KCRW (2023)
17. The 50 Best Albums Of 2023 by Pitchfork (2023)
18. The 10 Best Global Music Albums Of 2023 by PopMatters (2023)
19. Louder Than War Albums Of 2023 by Louder Than War (2023)
20. The 30 best albums of 2023 by Time Out (2023)