Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s
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meccalecca 
Napster. Music DL'ing blew the doors off of a corporate controlled music universe, resulting in an explosion of independent music. The best and worst thing to happen to music in decades. Artists were forced to sacrifice the holy dollar for exposure.
- Chart updated: 06/06/2024 11:45
- (Created: 03/16/2013 01:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Favorite songs: Don't Just Do Something, Out Of Sight, The Straight & Narrow, Stop Your Crying, Anything More [First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
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2001
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
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2000
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
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2005
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302
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2008
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
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2002
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
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2003
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2004
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643
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2004
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 12 | 12% | |
| 2001 | 14 | 14% | |
| 2002 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2003 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2004 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2005 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2007 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2008 | 10 | 10% | |
| 2009 | 5 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Walkmen | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Low | 3 | 3% | |
| Blonde Redhead | 3 | 3% | |
| Broadcast | 2 | 2% | |
| Spiritualized® | 2 | 2% | |
| Beulah (US) | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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58 | 58% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 51 from 91st to 40thThe Meadowlands by The Wrens |
| Up 42 from 83rd to 41stExtraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple |
| Up 42 from 72nd to 30thThe Argument by Fugazi |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 77 from 15th to 92ndThe Bloudy Tenent Truth Peace by Slim Cessna's Auto Club |
| Down 71 from 17th to 88thLiars by Liars |
| Down 51 from 32nd to 83rdOld Ramon by Red House Painters |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 05/08/2025 14:04 | Johnnyo | 2,576 | 80/100 | |
| 08/29/2024 13:39 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
| 10/20/2018 00:39 | DrewHamster | 315 | 79/100 | |
| 10/19/2018 16:35 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 10/19/2018 13:32 |  Lukeanaderdude | 237 | 91/100 |
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From Johnnyo 05/08/2025 14:04 | #308880
Really love your chart
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From 
ForegroundNoise 10/19/2018 09:28 | #222755
ForegroundNoise 10/19/2018 09:28 | #222755
Ahhh such a joy to scroll through!! And not just chocked full of the classics either! I love your taste - it's made me interested to check out your other charts.
The 2000s is a decade I feel I know enough to make a decent list, though this have given me something to aim for. Would love for you to check mine out so far and tell me what you think.
Well done!
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buzzdainer 11/30/2016 00:16 | #179358
buzzdainer 11/30/2016 00:16 | #179358
This is a fantastic chart, not least because your opening note appreciates the radical change that digital technologies brought to the ways that we listen to music. I'm thrilled to see Blacklisted ranked generously here, as I think it's a criminally underrated album on BEA. I also love Funeral (I know everyone does, but it's for good reason), Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and From a Basement on the Hill. A lot of knowledge in this chart--great work!
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From meccalecca 01/25/2014 18:13 | #101504
meccalecca 01/25/2014 18:13 | #101504
@outlaw Long Division is pretty awesome too. It should be on my 90s chart, but something about The Great Destroyer really stuck with me more than nearly any album i've heard. It may partially because I've seen them play most of the songs live a bunch of times, but it's also a lot to do with the lyrics, especially "When I Go Deaf"
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From meccalecca 01/25/2014 18:07 | #101503
meccalecca 01/25/2014 18:07 | #101503
@Lethal It's funny. When I'm totally honest with myself hip hop just fails to reach me the same way. That's not to say I don't love some hip hop. My 2000s year charts have some Ghostface, El-P, Aesop Rock, Anti-Pop Consortium, MF Doom, Dilla, Cut Chemist, etc. but as much as I like those records, they can't crack the top 100. but this is also the top 100 out of probably about 2,500 records. there's still plenty of albums i've totally forgotten to add to the charts. I was writing during the 2000s, and consuming way too much music to keep track of.
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sssvnnn 01/07/2014 11:56 | #100110
sssvnnn 01/07/2014 11:56 | #100110
Lots of "epic, talented bands alive, but very few people seem to have ever heard of them"...
So didn`t I.
A lot to discover.
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JoaoMoreira 01/07/2014 05:14 | #100078
JoaoMoreira 01/07/2014 05:14 | #100078
Never heard Kaada… will check.
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From meccalecca 03/21/2013 17:10 | #69409
meccalecca 03/21/2013 17:10 | #69409
Yeah. I love Alligator. It's just been a while since I've listened, so I think that was hurting it. Definitely my favorite by the National
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dfulfo01 03/21/2013 16:43 | #69396
dfulfo01 03/21/2013 16:43 | #69396
Alligator will keep climbing:)
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