Best Albums of the 2000s
Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"This is one of Paul McCartney's most interesting albums. Chaos and creation, is predominantly acoustic in sound, and is much more challenging in structure than most McCartney records, maybe only his self titled albums from 1970 and 1980 compare. Having said that, the songs here are much more thou..." [+] Reply
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2005
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"Fantastic album, criminally underrated - how this isn't even in the top 1000 confounds me. This album perhaps sees the Lips at their most versatile, the album with the most dynamic range - rocking hard on one song to creating astounding beautiful music on the next and not a weak track here (well,..." [+] Reply
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flamingyesdept | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2006
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"This is his only worthwhile album... He sounded fresh and ambitious here. Did he get rich and stop trying after this?" Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2003
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"You can hear it on "If Looks Could Kill". This band not only evokes Belle and Sebastian but shows potential to surpass them. Yes, it's a lazy comparison but it's so obvious it's undeniable. "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken" pays its own homage as a beautiful way to start off their brand of swe..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2006
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"How can you not love this band? Utterly bonkers, with a great live show. Title track, Sonne, Ich Will, Feuer Frei are all classics" Reply
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2001
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956
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"Doom's best solo album in my opinion. Really well produced." Reply
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2003
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"one of the best of the year and love the meeting place!" Reply
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2008
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951
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"In my opinion, Heathen is the best Bowie album between Scary monsters and Blackstar. It includes some of Bowie's best writing for years and it doesn't sound like he's trying too hard either, like he does on Earthling and Outside. A fine album with some fine songs." Reply
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2002
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"One the very first bands to herald the shoegazing revival (now in it's 8th year). Lesser Matters is a brilliant album chock full of indie-pop gems." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2003
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"Sorry to those who love the Killers, but to me, they're repeating the same formula over and over again. I don't see how this sounds any different than Hot Fuss or Sam's Town... In fact, it's the same stuff, without the memorable hooks. I suppose it's listenable, but there's much better music that..." [+] Reply
- junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2008
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 29 of 100
Best Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 103 | 10% | |
| 2001 | 101 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 110 | 11% | |
| 2003 | 112 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 87 | 9% | |
| 2005 | 112 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 99 | 10% | |
| 2007 | 91 | 9% | |
| 2008 | 90 | 9% | |
| 2009 | 102 | 10% |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 0% | |
| The Black Keys | 5 | 0% | |
| Dream Theater | 5 | 0% | |
| Bright Eyes | 5 | 0% | |
| Opeth | 5 | 0% | |
| Wilco | 5 | 0% | |
| Animal Collective | 5 | 0% | |
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549 | 55% | |
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219 | 22% | |
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55 | 5% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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18 | 2% | |
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