Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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2000s decade summaryThe best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Animal Collective and The White Stripes.
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2004
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2,457
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2007
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2,443
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2004
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2,395
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2006
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2,390
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2004
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2,365
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2003
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2,353
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2001
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2,337
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2003
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2,329
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2009
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2,324
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2008
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2,294
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 104 10%
2001 103 10%
2002 108 11%
2003 110 11%
2004 85 9%
2005 109 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 91 9%
2008 90 9%
2009 103 10%
Artist Albums %


The White Stripes 5 1%
Bruce Springsteen 5 1%
Radiohead 5 1%
Opeth 5 1%
Dream Theater 5 1%
Wilco 5 1%
The Black Keys 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 556 56%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 53 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Sweden 23 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. Nirvana
10. Neil Young
11. The Velvet Underground
12. Kendrick Lamar
13. Miles Davis
14. The Smiths
15. The Beach Boys
16. R.E.M.
17. Kanye West
18. Bruce Springsteen
19. Pixies
20. Jimi Hendrix
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