Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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2000s decade summary
YearAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
20004,421228,643
20014,330214,923
20024,369208,924
20034,693184,269
20044,694204,198
20054,884191,176
20065,023170,751
20075,152240,550
20085,209143,978
20095,393142,938
Total48,1681,930,350

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.
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2002
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261
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 92 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 100 10%
2001 101 10%
2002 111 11%
2003 109 11%
2004 85 9%
2005 111 11%
2006 95 10%
2007 95 10%
2008 90 9%
2009 103 10%
Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 217 22%
Canada 53 5%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
France 23 2%
Sweden 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of 1980
1. Talking Heads
2. Joy Division
3. AC/DC
4. David Bowie
5. Dead Kennedys
6. Peter Gabriel
7. Bruce Springsteen
8. The Cure
9. Rush
10. Pretenders
11. Dire Straits
12. The Feelies
13. The Clash
14. Black Sabbath
15. U2
16. Motörhead
17. Genesis
18. Steely Dan
19. Elvis Costello
20. Elvis Costello And The Attractions
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