Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.
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2002
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235
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2003
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2009
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234
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2007
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233
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2004
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232
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2005
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232
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2006
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232
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Year of Release:
2009
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232
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2001
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232
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2007
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232
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 100 10%
2001 102 10%
2002 109 11%
2003 109 11%
2004 86 9%
2005 108 11%
2006 99 10%
2007 94 9%
2008 89 9%
2009 104 10%
Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 217 22%
Canada 54 5%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Sweden 24 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
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