100 Best Albums of the 2000s
by Rolling Stone (2011) 
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California. These are their best albums of 2000s.
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100 Best Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2001 | 14 | 14% | |
| 2002 | 14 | 14% | |
| 2003 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2005 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2006 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2007 | 10 | 10% | |
| 2008 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2009 | 2 | 2% |
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| Kanye West | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Kings Of Leon | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Coldplay | 3 | 3% | |
| Ryan Adams | 2 | 2% | |
| M.I.A. | 2 | 2% | |
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There are 22 charts from recognised sources for 2000s (3 are listed below). There are also 835 user submitted charts covering this period.
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| Greatest Albums of the 2000s | Ultimate Record Collection (Magazine) | 2000s decade chart | 2024 | |
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| 100 Best Albums of the 2010s | Rolling Stone | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
| 100 Best Albums of the 2000s | Rolling Stone | 2000s decade chart | 2011 | |
| 100 Best Albums of the Nineties | Rolling Stone | 1990s decade chart | 2010 | |
| 100 Best Albums of the Eighties | Rolling Stone | 1980s decade chart | 1989 | |
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From 0129114 07/23/2020 20:22 | #256094
lots of people seem upset that the ordering is very poor, as well as many strange inclusions. However, overall this list is very strong i find it includes many of the best records of the 2000s (even if they are stupidly ordered), and the strange additions are sometimes very pleasant (see Manu Chao). Overall, its actually very good compared to other lists they have made
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guzguzgarbit 10/13/2019 16:12 | #243697
guzguzgarbit 10/13/2019 16:12 | #243697
Reading the comments, I thought this was some immature teenagers chart. And then I realised it was Rolling Stones'. It looks like a weird patchwork of everything that were popular in 2010...
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From JSpaceman 08/07/2019 03:54 | #240877
Rolling Stone has to Rolling Stone. Surprised they couldn’t shoehorn more Springsteen and Dylan in the top 30
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From FloydMJ 07/09/2019 11:50 | #239194
Bob Dylan at 8th and 11th - I wasn't even aware of these.
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From Granny-Smith 02/22/2019 14:53 | #232370
This chart make me very sad
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From hailey 12/10/2018 15:34 | #226688
yikes :(
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9999 06/14/2018 15:28 | #216729
9999 06/14/2018 15:28 | #216729
Jesus Christ. Some of these choices are plain bizarre. Some thoughts:
-I really like the fact that they included The Marshall Mathers LP and Kala in the top 10, because I really love them and I think they've kind of got lost in the shuffle.
-Lil fucking Wayne? Seriously?
-Look, I liked 50 Cent when I was a teenager, but even then I would have found his placement on this list a bit of a stretch.
-Bruce Springsteen has released some pretty great albums, none of them released during this decade. Same can be said about U2.
-Waaaay too much Kanye. Late registration and The college dropout I can get on board with, but Graduation is where I draw the line.
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From gibson 05/11/2018 00:08 | #214564
Pretty boring, no metal or prog, still includes Bob Dylan and a bunch of others that are past their time.
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From tk421ucopy 05/08/2018 20:33 | #214445
Whatever.
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Luciano1962 03/07/2018 10:01 | #210304
Luciano1962 03/07/2018 10:01 | #210304
???
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