Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s
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LedZep 
I've included a few archival albums/compilations too, because why not.
- Chart updated: 11/09/2025 11:15
- (Created: 01/29/2017 00:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 17 | 17% | |
| 2001 | 15 | 15% | |
| 2002 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2003 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2005 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2006 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2007 | 6 | 6% | |
| 2008 | 6 | 6% | |
| 2009 | 4 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Atmosphere | 1 | 1% | |
| Kosheen | 1 | 1% | |
| Grouper | 1 | 1% | |
| Burial | 1 | 1% | |
| Animal Collective | 1 | 1% | |
| Murcof | 1 | 1% | |
| Matmos | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 |
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| Up 5 from 46th to 41st W/ The Artists by Rhythm & Sound |
| Up 4 from 50th to 46th The Ligeti Project II: Lontano / Atmosphères / Apparitions / San Francisco Polyphony / Concert Românesc by Jonathan Nott / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Up 3 from 51st to 48th Duke Columbia Years 1927-1962 by Duke Ellington |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 13th to 21st Lateralus by Tool |
| Down 5 from 44th to 49th City Of Caterpillar by City Of Caterpillar |
| Down 2 from 41st to 43rd Somewhere Along The Highway by Cult Of Luna |
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| 70/100 | 09/19/2024 13:45 |  Bach | | 78/100 |
| 80/100 | 07/30/2024 10:15 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
| 80/100 | 07/15/2023 19:35 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 95/100 | 07/12/2022 00:22 | leniad | | 85/100 |
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agalloch and vespertine top 10 is a yes for me
Larcx13 11/23/2020 15:13
I absolutely LOVE 2000s underground hip hop scene. There's a lot more that I feel you havent heard yet either but MF DOOM, Aesop Rock and Deltron 3030 are a great start.
Here's some suggestions of other artists that had some critically acclaimed records at that time:
Cunninlynguists, Masta Ace, Atmosphere, J Dilla, Murs & Living Legends, Brother Ali
buzzdainer 09/19/2020 18:42
I don't see anything wrong with having a metal-heavy chart if that's the music you loved from the decade. Nice to see some excellent selections from other genres here too, and nice to see some undeniably great entries such as Arcade Fire's Funeral honored here. Great job!
LedZep 09/04/2020 09:20
Thanks man! I should probably cut some metal picks. I have 23 of them which is really too much, but I’m not sure which ones to drop...
Lots of good stuff here. I especially like Tool and Mastodon
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