Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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.
20003,982237,550
20013,914219,189
20024,000213,976
20034,334188,335
20044,246211,653
20054,553195,878
20064,705176,918
20074,861252,691
20084,886147,483
20095,073146,785
Total44,5541,990,458

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Muse, Animal Collective and The White Stripes.
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2005
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2002
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1,382
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2007
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421
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2005
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365
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276
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 102 10%
2001 102 10%
2002 107 11%
2003 118 12%
2004 87 9%
2005 107 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 98 10%
2008 88 9%
2009 101 10%
Country Albums %


United States 559 56%
United Kingdom 218 22%
Canada 55 5%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Sweden 22 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 994 99%
Yes 13 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 997 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Albums of 1996
1. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian
2. Pinkerton by Weezer
3. Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
4. Odelay by Beck
5. Ænima by Tool
6. Long Season by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
7. Soundtracks For The Blind by Swans
8. Tigermilk by Belle And Sebastian
9. ATLiens by OutKast
10. Richard D. James Album by Aphex Twin
11. Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
12. The Score by Fugees
13. Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z
14. Sublime by Sublime
15. Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16. Beautiful Freak by Eels
17. New Adventures In Hi-Fi by R.E.M.
18. Being There by Wilco
19. On Avery Island by Neutral Milk Hotel
20. This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About by Modest Mouse
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