Best Albums of the 2000s
Explore the best albums of the 2000s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
Last updated: 39 minutes ago.
Last updated: 39 minutes ago.
""In Rainbows" brings together the two different Radiohead sounds in perfect cataclysm. I personally enjoy all of Radiohead whether it was their earlier, guitar-driven sound, or their textural, electronic-based reinvention. As such, this record hits that sweet spot of having power rockers ("Bodysn..." [+] Reply
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2007
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41,071
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"Listening to Kid A sucks you into a world of black skies, pixelated snow-capped mountains, fires, mutated bears, dinosaurs and all sorts of amazing shit" Reply
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2000
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39,421
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"If it sounds like any other album of the so called "indie" it is beacuse, this is the quintaessencial album of that "subgenre", one of the best of the last decade and definietely a key recording overall, it has such a beautiful atmosphere and the structure of the songs is so precise and dreamlike..." [+] Reply
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covecove | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (16 helpful | 3 unhelpful)
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2004
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32,373
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"This album was hyped as bringing back rock n roll. I don't know that it ever left, but it certainly was an extremely influential album, as the number of "The" bands skyrocketed after this one hit. Equal credit must also be extended to The White Stripes, for sure. This has been on regular rotation..." [+] Reply
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drivebytornado | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +18 votes (18 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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27,270
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"At the time of writing this, the album is ranked 113 all time. I firmly believe that the only reason it's there is that hardly anyone has heard the album. This album is in my Top 10 and it deserves to be in the Top 50 all time at least. One of the best albums to come out in the last ten years or ..." [+] Reply
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2005
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19,388
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"I had not heard of Wilco or heard anything by them. I bought this at the end of January 2016 because of its position on the overall chart, and it's excellent review. Ive listened to this loads since purchasing it and have decided this is a VERY addictive album ! It is a diverse, relaxing beautifu..." [+] Reply
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2002
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16,344
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"Overrated as heck, every track is solid though, but that doesn't make a great album in my book. Also there is no peak song so... The lyrics for me are, for the most part, below average, but the music is great. Might be alone on that one though, because people seem to love the lyrics. Lyrics aren'..." [+] Reply
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2006
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15,730
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"The amount of different ideas and aspects that get explored on this record is phenomenal. Not just one of my favourite ever hip-hip records but one of my favourite records of all time. It goes from smooth, classic sounding hip-hop to new, modern and disjointed sounding (which is extremely good); ..." [+] Reply
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Sometype | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2004
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"While The Strokes represented the Television-y part of the '00s punk revival, Interpol came to be the leading band of the gloomy Suicide/Joy Division-inspired section of the thing. But Paul Banks went further from only mimicking this sound: they renewed their work in a way that fits perfectly the..." [+] Reply
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bonafini | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (15 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2002
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12,892
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"Okay, after months on BEA, I finally gave this one a listen. And holy crap guys, why did no one force me to listen to this brilliant album sooner?!" Reply
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2000
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12,155
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 102 | 10% | |
| 2001 | 101 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 109 | 11% | |
| 2003 | 111 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 87 | 9% | |
| 2005 | 107 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 100 | 10% | |
| 2007 | 92 | 9% | |
| 2008 | 88 | 9% | |
| 2009 | 103 | 10% |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 6 | 1% | |
| Animal Collective | 6 | 1% | |
| Modest Mouse | 5 | 1% | |
| The Decemberists | 5 | 1% | |
| The Black Keys | 5 | 1% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 5 | 1% | |
| Death Cab For Cutie | 5 | 1% | |
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548 | 55% | |
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221 | 22% | |
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56 | 6% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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