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: 4 hours ago).
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2000s decade summaryThe best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, The White Stripes, Wilco and Animal Collective.
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2002
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"I can only imagine how agonising the wait for a new album would've been for Kraftwerk fans (then again, it's been 13 years since "tour de france soundtracks" to the present day), but Kraftwerk certainly met all expectations with this highly energetic album. Filled with both playful and sublime me..."  [+]  Reply
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2003
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"I got 7 of Sleater-Kinney's albums in one fell swoop a few years ago and this is the one I always come back to. It has a relentless energy that drives it on until just when you're starting to feel a little punch drunk it wraps you up in the beautifully delicate closer "The Swimmer". I was very su..."  [+]  Reply
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2000
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2008
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"The follow up to, trouble, 'til the sun turns black, expands Ray Lamontagne's musical pallet to soul and and to a more atmospheric soundscape. Be here now, is a lovely track, as is, within you. Other highlights include, you can bring me flowers, barfly, and, empty, which is the best track on the ..."  [+]  Reply
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"My favourite of the 'studio' bootleg series. Some fantastic songs not released before, and I especially love the acoustic version of, most of the time. A great album, and some more pieces of the Dylan puzzle to fit into the jigsaw."  Reply
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