Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s
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- Chart updated: 07/18/2025 15:45
- (Created: 12/05/2011 00:52).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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2006
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2004
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2013]
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2000
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42,720
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2004
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34,610
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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2001
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2006
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2018]
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2007
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2001 | 10 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2003 | 6 | 6% | |
| 2004 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2005 | 10 | 10% | |
| 2006 | 16 | 16% | |
| 2007 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2008 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2009 | 9 | 9% |
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| Nujabes | 2 | 2% | |
| Animal Collective | 2 | 2% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| Sigur Rós | 2 | 2% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 2 | 2% | |
| Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Kobert | 1 | 1% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 13 from 83rd to 70th Vaudeville Villain by Viktor Vaughn |
| Up 6 from 42nd to 36th Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Up 6 from 41st to 35th Illinois by Sufjan Stevens |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 24 from 18th to 42nd Metaphorical Music by Nujabes |
| Down 21 from 16th to 37th Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill by Grouper |
| Down 17 from 49th to 66th Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain by Yann Tiersen |
| New entries |
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| 千と千尋の神隠し サウンドトラック [Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi Soundtrack] by 久石譲 [Joe Hisaishi] |
| Temporary Forever by Busdriver |
| Leavers |
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| Excuses For Travellers by Mojave 3 |
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| ! | 02/18/2025 21:04 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,106 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2025 17:06 |  Tamthebam | 633 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2024 20:02 |  Larcx13 | 1,144 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2021 23:26 | jackq | 273 | 92/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2020 18:23 |  mickilennial | 715 | 77/100 |
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From Larcx13 09/10/2024 20:02 | #305212
Larcx13 09/10/2024 20:02 | #305212
I love the different countries in here. And there's a lot for me to check out.
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From FelipeBoorkes 02/07/2020 18:14 | #247570
This is an amazing repertoire of music with tons of albums I haven't heard. Also, I appreciate the range of genres displayed on the list. Congrats!
If you liked Juana Molina maybe you would like Julieta Venegas' album called Bueninvento, check it out.
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From tk421ucopy 09/12/2018 22:36 | #220991
Solid chart. I might have switched 1 and 100, but great chart anyways.
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imimesis 09/12/2018 21:58 | #220989
imimesis 09/12/2018 21:58 | #220989
High high marks for putting Joanna Newsom's Ys at the top. I'd put all of her albums in my Top 10 of All Time if I weren't attempting to be a bit more eclectic. I do think Divers is her best album simply because it is not a double or triple album, but the brilliant classical/chamber-pop arrangements, and the ever-poetic lyricisim of Ys probably has no true complement in the whole world modern folk-pop albums.
Well done!
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foxytreeko 09/12/2018 21:21 | #220988
foxytreeko 09/12/2018 21:21 | #220988
Seeing CunninLynguists, cLOUDDEAD, Alcest and Electric Wizard on this chart made my day. 24 artists and albums in common with my 00's chart. Fantastic!
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ForegroundNoise 09/12/2018 08:06 | #220960
ForegroundNoise 09/12/2018 08:06 | #220960
Brilliant picks and I love the way you describe the 2000s as your musical 'home' in your bio, a beautiful way of putting something I relate to. Would love to see the inclusion of notes á la your overall chart for a perfect rating.
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buzzdainer 11/14/2016 23:58 | #178455
buzzdainer 11/14/2016 23:58 | #178455
It's always refreshing to me to hear the perspective of someone who feels totally at home in the musical 2000s, as there are a lot of people my own age who reflexively reject anything released since about 1993, or earlier. There's so much great music from the 2000s, including, but certainly not limited to, Funeral (I know everyone loves that album, but it's for good reason), Boxer, Illinois, Sound of Silver, and many of your other selections. I also really like Night Falls Over Kortedala as a top ten pick, as I think Jen Lekman flies a little too much under the radar on this site. Great choices overall!
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HoldenM 08/22/2016 08:47 | #173227
HoldenM 08/22/2016 08:47 | #173227
Great chart for an astonishing period of music.
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From jdizzle123456 10/12/2014 03:10 | #124193
I like that you have a little bit of everything. And you mixed classics in with some more of your personal favorites.
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From Santiago 04/07/2013 12:21 | #71737
Good chart!
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