Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s
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- (Created: 12/05/2011 00:52).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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2006
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2004
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2000
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2001
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2004
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2000
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2001 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2002 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2003 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2004 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2005 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 14 | 14% | |
| 2007 | 12 | 12% | |
| 2008 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2009 | 10 | 10% |
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| Nujabes | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 2 | 2% | |
| Phil Elverum | 2 | 2% | |
| Sigur Rós | 2 | 2% | |
| Animal Collective | 2 | 2% | |
| Daniel Dumile | 2 | 2% | |
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BestEverAlbums 06/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5332): By Hayden
BestEverAlbums 06/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5332): By Hayden“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by ) 1. Ys by Joanna Newsom (2006) 2. Madvillainy by Madvillain (2004) 3. In The Heart Of The Moon by Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté (2005) 4. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 5. Unjust Malaise by Julius Eastman (2005) 6. Push Barman To Open…”
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BestEverAlbums 02/18/2025 09:00 in Chart of the day (#4864): By Hayden“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by Hayden () 1. Ys by Joanna Newsom (2006) 2. Madvillainy by Madvillain (2004) 3. In The Heart Of The Moon by Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté (2005) 4. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 5. Unjust Malaise by Julius Eastman (2005) 6. Funeral by…”
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BestEverAlbums 10/11/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4369): By Hayden“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by Hayden () 1. Ys by Joanna Newsom (2006) 2. Madvillainy by Madvillain (2004) 3. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 4. Push Barman To Open Old Wounds by Belle And Sebastian (2005) 5. Donuts by J Dilla (2006) 6. Kid A by Radiohead (2000) 7. In…”
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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 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/14/2016 23:58 | #178455
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 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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cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/11/2011 20:47 | #32707
cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/11/2011 20:47 | #32707
no way you couldn't find LCD Soundsystem ! it's in many stores and all over the internet. losing my edge isn't even the best song of the album, it is just full of perfect electronic creations ! i really highly recommend it. and for rachid taha it's really a great album but really special if you're not used to world music especially here Rai music. and you may have already listened to him in a movie without knowing it was him (It's Kind of a Funny Story , The Hunting Party, Black Hawk Down...etc). i've picked Fantasies to listen to soon from you chart.
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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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ProfessorSquid 06/20/2012 06:16 | #44833
ProfessorSquid 06/20/2012 06:16 | #44833
It was a huge decade musically for the young. Those of us who chose to pay attention.
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