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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2001
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304
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2007
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304
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2005
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303
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2009
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302
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2005
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302
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2006
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302
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Buy album United States
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2004
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300
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2002
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300
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2001
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299
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 80 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 104 10%
2001 103 10%
2002 108 11%
2003 110 11%
2004 86 9%
2005 109 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 91 9%
2008 89 9%
2009 103 10%
Country Albums %


United States 555 56%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 53 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Sweden 24 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 Artists of 1973
1. Pink Floyd
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Genesis
5. Elton John
6. The Who
7. Paul McCartney
8. Paul McCartney & Wings
9. David Bowie
10. The Stooges
11. Iggy And The Stooges
12. Can
13. Roxy Music
14. Herbie Hancock
15. Bruce Springsteen
16. Lynyrd Skynyrd
17. Mike Oldfield
18. Bob Marley
19. The Wailers
20. Tom Waits
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