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.
20004,109233,180
20014,044216,681
20024,129212,714
20034,436186,342
20044,404208,874
20054,644193,794
20064,813174,203
20074,979247,592
20085,018145,708
20095,206144,898
Total45,7821,963,985

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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2007
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691
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2001
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677
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 40 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 103 10%
2001 102 10%
2002 106 11%
2003 114 11%
2004 84 8%
2005 108 11%
2006 96 10%
2007 97 10%
2008 90 9%
2009 100 10%
Country Albums %


United States 549 55%
United Kingdom 218 22%
Canada 57 6%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Sweden 23 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
Live? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of 1985
1. Kate Bush
2. Tom Waits
3. Dire Straits
4. The Smiths
5. The Jesus And Mary Chain
6. Tears For Fears
7. The Cure
8. The Replacements
9. Prefab Sprout
10. Marillion
11. The Pogues
12. New Order
13. Hüsker Dü
14. The Waterboys
15. The Fall
16. R.E.M.
17. Talking Heads
18. Prince
19. Prince And The Revolution
20. The Cult (UK)
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