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: 3 hours ago).
"Though not their strongest effort, I'll like most anything that Built to Spill does. It's a solid effort that shows that they have an admirably consistent discography, maybe to a fault at times. Still, this remains a fine album." Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2006
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"First half of this album is amazing, all near perfects songs, but then it just goes downhill from there, the second half is weak and lame compared to the first half." Reply
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Ironic Karma | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2008
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"Seventh Tree is perfect for early autumn, when the animals are still around but the leaves are starting to fall. Warm, fleeting folktronica soundscapes form a pastoral backdrop to art pop lyrics that primarily deal with the strangeness of humans and the many methods of achieving temporary happine..." [+] Reply
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bcmandude | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2008
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"This time around they come with crisper production and a few heightened gimmicks. Fortunately for them, all the gimmicks work, starting with the title track, "I and love and you", the love-song-by-addition which reflects the popular i-heart-NY t-shirt directed specifically at brooklyn. It's the b..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2009
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"Each song sounds like 2-to-3-or-more choruses are packed in. The title track kicks off proclaiming "The sound of God is the screech of tires, lights and magnets, bolts and wires, strayed from the road" with a chorus that states god is "streaming out of the magnets". Then next song: "So can you te..." [+] Reply
- paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2003
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"Still need to think about this a little longer but yeah, I feel like this might be a 10. It's literally perfect from beginning to end. The production was spotless, not a single song was too long, and Mos's rhymes were just on another level. Music is supposed to move you right? Well this shit sent..." [+] Reply
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2009
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"I don't typically love garage rock, but Dinosaur, Jr. has landed something really fun and energetic here, a grand, chugging album that doesn't let up until the very end." Reply
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2007
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540
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"DO NOT let taking back sundays later work put you off this album!!! (the 2nd album was okay, after that its useless.) I see this album as under rated. By far taking back sundays best work in my opinion (though it isn't in the most charts on here...) good lyrics, incredibly catchy chorus' certainl..." [+] Reply
"Quasimoto and Madlib's rapping are definitely a bit of an acquired taste, but if you first focus on the vintage production and appreciate Madlib's beats, the album will grow on you." Reply
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Anti | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2000
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"A good listen to long time Sonic Youth fans. Dont know if it will mean much to other casual listeners. Incinerate is so good." Reply
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2006
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 48 of 100
Best Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 102 | 10% | |
| 2001 | 101 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 110 | 11% | |
| 2003 | 112 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 86 | 9% | |
| 2005 | 111 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 98 | 10% | |
| 2007 | 91 | 9% | |
| 2008 | 88 | 9% | |
| 2009 | 101 | 10% |
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| Dream Theater | 5 | 1% | |
| Bright Eyes | 5 | 1% | |
| Opeth | 5 | 1% | |
| Wilco | 5 | 1% | |
| The Black Keys | 5 | 1% | |
| Animal Collective | 5 | 1% | |
| Modest Mouse | 5 | 1% | |
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548 | 55% | |
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219 | 22% | |
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55 | 6% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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18 | 2% | |
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