Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century by wizardalien 
- Chart updated: 04/17/2025 16:15
- (Created: 02/26/2022 22:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2022]
Year of Release:
2007
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46,808
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2022]
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2002
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3,419
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2010
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1,306
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2022]
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2008
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3,195
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2013
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918
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2022]
Year of Release:
2007
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4,049
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2022]
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2015
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1,416
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2000
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2,157
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2022]
Year of Release:
2006
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16,825
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2022]
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2000
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45,737
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Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 61 | 61% | |
| 2010s | 37 | 37% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Foals | 6 | 6% | |
| Elbow | 5 | 5% | |
| Arctic Monkeys | 5 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 5% | |
| Everything Everything | 4 | 4% | |
| System Of A Down | 4 | 4% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 95th to 89th We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 89th to 90th You Gotta Go There To Come Back by Stereophonics |
| Down 1 from 90th to 91st The Back Room by Editors |
| Down 1 from 91st to 92nd Room On Fire by The Strokes |
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