Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s
by 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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The Mantle 

 Agalloch

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The ultimate sadboi metal. It's the most "winter" album I've ever heard. In fact, I don't associate any album with a particular season as much as this one. The temperature in the room drops a few degrees when that gorgeous intro starts. At the same time it's so otherworldly and yet very much human. Reminds me of a silent, untouched forests covered in snow, and then the next moment it transports me right to the center of a blizzard. But, unlike a lot of harsh, wintery black metal, you could never freeze in this blizzard. You watch its might and glory from the eye of the storm. Basically what I want to say is Agalloch makes a unique brand of tame, melodic, beautiful, yet still harsh metal. [First added to this chart: 01/23/2020]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,290

Rank in 2002:

22

Rank in 2000s:

199

Overall Rank:

1,334

Average Rating:

 78 (247 votes)

Comments:

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The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue 
Live

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2021]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

280

Rank in 2002:

92

Rank in 2000s:

855

Overall Rank:

4,927

Average Rating:

 80 (132 votes)

Comments:

7

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Original Pirate Material 

 The Streets

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Gimme a jungle, a garage beat and admit defeat [First added to this chart: 05/02/2020]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

376 charts

Rank Score:

2,109

Rank in 2002:

15

Rank in 2000s:

133

Overall Rank:

818

Average Rating:

 77 (464 votes)

Comments:

19

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Submers 

 Loscil

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An aquatic masterpiece. Every track is named after a submarine, while the last track is an homage to the people who died on the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk. Some of the best ambient/minimal/dub techno I've ever heard, it's insane how something so raw and minimal manages to present so many emotions. [First added to this chart: 01/03/2025]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

189

Rank in 2002:

132

Rank in 2000s:

1,187

Overall Rank:

6,773

Average Rating:

 77 (23 votes)

Comments:

2

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Blazing Arrow 

 Blackalicious

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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2021]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

308

Rank in 2002:

78

Rank in 2000s:

785

Overall Rank:

4,547

Average Rating:

 77 (86 votes)

Comments:

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God Loves Ugly 

 Atmosphere

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"See, bands like us don't get groupies"
"Naw, you're so full of shit, I'm sure!"
"No, it's not full of shit, I mean, have you ever heard our songs?"
Just lmao [First added to this chart: 10/13/2020]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

299

Rank in 2002:

82

Rank in 2000s:

806

Overall Rank:

4,671

Average Rating:

 77 (79 votes)

Comments:

4

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In Fine Style 

 Horsepower Productions

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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2025]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

144

Rank in 2002:

165

Rank in 2000s:

1,491

Overall Rank:

8,496

Average Rating:

 71 (5 votes)

Comments:

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The Ligeti Project II: Lontano / Atmosphères / Apparitions / San Francisco Polyphony / Concert Românesc 

 Jonathan Nott / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2024]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

32

Rank in 2002:

499

Rank in 2000s:

5,204

Overall Rank:

27,544

Average Rating:

 73 (4 votes)

Comments:

1

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City Of Caterpillar 

 City Of Caterpillar

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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2024]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 2002:

400

Rank in 2000s:

4,093

Overall Rank:

22,022

Average Rating:

 74 (13 votes)

Comments:

0

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Turn On The Bright Lights 

 Interpol

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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2020]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,286 charts

Rank Score:

13,313

Rank in 2002:

2

Rank in 2000s:

9

Overall Rank:

90

Average Rating:

 84 (1,620 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%
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	%
Matmos	1	1%
At The Drive-In	1	1%
Future Of The Left	1	1%
Arcade Fire	1	1%
Fuck Buttons	1	1%
Wussy	1	1%
Björk	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	48	48%
	16	16%
	6	6%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s chart changes

Biggest climbers
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
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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80/100	07/30/2024 10:15	Tamthebam	633	85/100
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From leniad 07/12/2022 00:22

agalloch and vespertine top 10 is a yes for me

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From 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

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From 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!

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From 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...

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From Ben4 05/02/2017 18:27

Lots of good stuff here. I especially like Tool and Mastodon

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