Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s
by 
jhuik 
I did a lot of driving during this decade and it turns out I'm most pleased with this of all my decade lists. I've said I don't think this was a great decade for music compared to the '90's and the '70's but that's just a broad perception. And when I look at some of the great albums here that is patently innaccurate. I'm still editing this (of course) and still finding the odd album that deserves a spot here... always a tossup to me whether a decade chart should reflect what I think now... or what I actually listened to in that decade?
- Chart updated: 04/07/2018 15:15
- (Created: 03/20/2012 04:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The ten best tracks here are all utterly majestic. Yeah, album of the decade.
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2005
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Berninger and his band of brothers dig deeper and reach higher. I came to this later but have come back to it so very often.
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2007
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9,093
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Some of the most powerfully poppy songs ever about war, Jesus, being in love, lost innocence, cameras, pots and kettles, whatever.
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2002
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16,096
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A collection of great songs that moves effortlessly from heartbreaking to livid to ecstatic and inspires all those emotions in listeners. Possibly my personal favourite of the decade.
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A revisionist tour of rock and blues history. I'm a believer in rock and roll and this was the album of this decade that best exemplified that whole "rock and roll will never die" sentiment.
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2001
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5,697
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Win Butler and company create a collection of new standards. Many would argue that this epitomises the best of modern music.
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2004
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31,545
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Jack White raw steps into the limelight in what is always my personal favourite JW abum.
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2000
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A look back at September 11th, the event that overshadowed this decade, reinvigorates the Boss, an American poet for the ages.
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2002
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James Mercer decides to make a masterpiece. There are times when I have been hopelessly in love with this album.
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2003
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4,567
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10. (=)
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Addictive nonsense from a band taking time to tear, flying away on a zephyr, can't stop. To my mind this is possibly the most consistent album by one of the ten best bands of all time.
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2002
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2001 | 5 | 5% | |
| 2002 | 10 | 10% | |
| 2003 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2004 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2005 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2006 | 14 | 14% | |
| 2007 | 17 | 17% | |
| 2008 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2009 | 8 | 8% |
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| The White Stripes | 5 | 5% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 4 | 4% | |
| Spoon | 4 | 4% | |
| TV On The Radio | 3 | 3% | |
| Coldplay | 3 | 3% | |
| The National | 3 | 3% | |
| The Tragically Hip | 3 | 3% | |
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BestEverAlbums 04/02/2019 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2718): By jhuik
BestEverAlbums 04/02/2019 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2718): By jhuik“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by jhuik () 1. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (2005) 2. Boxer by The National (2007) 3. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco (2002) 4. Hospital Music by Matthew Good (2007) 5. White Blood Cells by The White Stripes (2001) 6. Funeral by Arcade Fire…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 04/25/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2376): By jhuik
BestEverAlbums 04/25/2018 08:00 in Chart of the day (#2376): By jhuik“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by jhuik () 1. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (2005) 2. Boxer by The National (2007) 3. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco (2002) 4. Hospital Music by Matthew Good (2007) 5. White Blood Cells by The White Stripes (2001) 6. Funeral by Arcade Fire…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 07/02/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1719): By jhuik
BestEverAlbums 07/02/2016 08:00 in Chart of the day (#1719): By jhuik“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by jhuik () 1. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (2005) 2. White Blood Cells by The White Stripes (2001) 3. Hospital Music by Matthew Good (2007) 4. Boxer by The National (2007) 5. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004) 6. The Rising by Bruce Springsteen…”
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/12/2016 02:56 | #174812
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/12/2016 02:56 | #174812
I really appreciate your comment about the misperception that the 2000s were a weak decade for music. I think sometimes people just get stuck in a particular genre, or a particular era, of music and never find a way out. From your list I particularly love Funeral (I know everyone does, but it's for good reason), Illinois (a terrific #1 selection for the decade), Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (just saw Wilco live last month and love them more than ever), and Boxer, among many of your other selections. Solid representation of your native Canada, too!
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thereckoner 04/25/2018 08:39 | #213589
Great list, totally agree with Suf at #1
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louisjwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/20/2015 14:38 | #146092
louisjwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/20/2015 14:38 | #146092
Great chart! Most of it isn't necessarily my taste, but I really loved reading your descriptions and, as I've listened to almost all of these, I can see why you like them.
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Ulf 04/25/2018 08:09 | #213586
great stuff but i would have put more radiohead on mine and although i dont understand your backlash i can respect it.
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/25/2018 11:11 | #213591
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/25/2018 11:11 | #213591
Very good rocky chart, love the inclusion of so many Jack White albums and especially my favourite in Consolers Of The Lonely
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