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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2008
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233
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2009
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233
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2000
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233
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2005
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232
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2003
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232
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2001
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232
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2005
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231
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2007
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231
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2009
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

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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