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).
"The Beach Boys smoke a water bong before the big surfing competition. Mike Love drowns." Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +21 votes (22 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2007
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3,411
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"no comments at all on this album? makes sense, people were probably listening to it, ready to comment, then suddenly found themselves in a steamy, salty, nine-hour sex marathon. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LISTEN TO VOODOO." Reply
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2000
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3,390
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"Scariest listen of my life. Ending with Magic Window was the most nerve-racking couple minutes ever, even after multiple listens. This album is the epitome of an underrated masterpiece" Reply
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imnotanotter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (9 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2002
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3,367
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"I like the one song where the one guys screams and the other guys raps." Reply
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2000
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3,330
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"haha.. i'd love to see a guy of 60+ cruising down the street with h to the izzo blaring out the stereo, rapping along.. ..seriously though, good choice." Reply
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telefunker | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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3,311
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"This album is incredibly underrated. It takes everything that I love anout hil hop and uses it in some of the most interestings ways possible. The first thing that I want to talk about is how diverse MF DOOM can be, while also sounding incredibly consistent. He relentlessly spits energetic and hi..." [+] Reply
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2004
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3,271
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"Why does this album get shat on so much? I always thought this was their magnum opus before looking online to see really what people thought. It's such a solid record, it has a really cool alternative space rock sound to it, very dramatic. It's fantastic." Reply
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2005
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3,242
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"Wow, where has this album been my whole life. This was a band my friends always talked about in the early 2k's but I never gave a chance. over 10 years later I listened to this album finally and I am blown away." Reply
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2002
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3,168
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"I remember the first time I put on the album I turned it up pretty loud and the horns on Starlings scared the shit out of me... ahaha. FANTASTIC record. Heard it once and fell in love immediately." Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2008
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3,109
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"The more I listen, the more magnificent it becomes. 75/100 is unbelievably low for this record. The Pot, Vicarious, Right in Two, and Jambi are all instant classic Tool songs. But what makes this album great is the duo of Wings Part 1 and 2. I'm a firm believer that 10,000 Days (Wings Part 2) is ..." [+] Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2006
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3,041
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 9 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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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19 | 2% | |
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