Best Albums of the 2000s
Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
"Kevin Barnes is nuts in his own looneyverse, as is the rest of of montreal. Their album satanic panic in the attic propelled them to my ears as a constant enjoyment in 2004 (and after). Such eccentricities can make for inconsistent albums, but on satanic, those eccentricities make for a rich, mag..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2004
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"A cool beach. Hours after the rain and the world is still. The clouds are there and the place is quite empty because it's not the holiday. Dreaded November. There is reason to smile. 'Dreaming Of You' is holding onto hope with burnt hands. But it all doesn't matter. Miserable weather is what you ..." [+] Reply
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2002
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"Sort of a new way to render No Wave. There is melody but without any logic direction in its evolution. Instead, the focus is all on the martial/obsessive drum patterns or in the pictorial use of guitars. What's interesting and intriguing is that this kind of No Wave does not sacrifice care on sou..." [+] Reply
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Kalos | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2006
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"Absolutely brilliant album, gives me chills every listen, a close second behind "The Mantle". Not quite as good but a pioneering work by the band, the album consists of some of their greatest work with ground-shattering tracks like "Limbs" or "Unlike the Waves"." Reply
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TheHolyKiwi | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Perhaps I listened to this album at the most appropriate time - because I was totally affected by the emotional lyrics and delivery of Ms. Williams, as well as the powerful electric and acoustic guitar accompaniment. "World Without Tears" (the complete album) was produced with bare bones instrume..." [+] Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Considering the well-worn influences (Bowie, Joy Division, etc etc) it's surprising how unique the space this album fits." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Two Against Nature is actually a remarkably consistent Steely Dan record: It SOUNDS like Steely Dan, it has songs by Becker and Fagen, it has immaculate playing and occasional immaculate grooves, but in the end...this all feels very hollow and in service of a band that seems to be merely attempti..." [+] Reply
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spigelwii | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2000
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"I think this album anticipates a lot of the ostentatiously produced folk music that would become super popular in the last chunk of the decade, which is pretty interesting considering just who it is we're talking about here. Now that I think of it, has indie rock/folk's roots ever been severed ve..." [+] Reply
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40footwolf | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2006
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"One of the best pop records of the early 21st century." Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 65 of 100
Best Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 105 | 11% | |
| 2001 | 102 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 111 | 11% | |
| 2003 | 111 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 88 | 9% | |
| 2005 | 110 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 97 | 10% | |
| 2007 | 92 | 9% | |
| 2008 | 88 | 9% | |
| 2009 | 102 | 10% |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 0% | |
| Dream Theater | 5 | 0% | |
| Bright Eyes | 5 | 0% | |
| Wilco | 5 | 0% | |
| Opeth | 5 | 0% | |
| Animal Collective | 5 | 0% | |
| The Black Keys | 5 | 0% | |
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555 | 55% | |
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221 | 22% | |
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54 | 5% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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