Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 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.
20004,101233,558
20014,037217,049
20024,113213,071
20034,423186,438
20044,383208,774
20054,637194,080
20064,809174,508
20074,972248,248
20085,004145,905
20095,190144,814
Total45,6691,966,446

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Muse, Animal Collective and The White Stripes.
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2006
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2,480
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2005
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1,623
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2009
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1,092
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2002
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568
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2003
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 103 10%
2001 102 10%
2002 105 11%
2003 113 11%
2004 87 9%
2005 108 11%
2006 96 10%
2007 98 10%
2008 90 9%
2009 101 10%
Country Albums %


United States 551 55%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 55 5%
Mixed Nationality 35 3%
Sweden 23 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 15 1%
Live? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 13 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 10 1%
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1. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
2. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
3. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
4. Close To The Edge by Yes
5. Harvest by Neil Young
6. Transformer by Lou Reed
7. Machine Head by Deep Purple
8. Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull
9. Foxtrot by Genesis
10. Ege Bamyası by Can
11. #1 Record by Big Star
12. Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan
13. Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges
14. Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
15. Acabou Chorare by Novos Baianos
16. Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
17. Argus by Wishbone Ash
18. Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band
19. Vol 4 by Black Sabbath
20. Neu! by Neu!
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