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: 3 hours ago).
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"Not a single weak song on it. Not a single instrument out of place. Not a single production mistake. Not a single line that Tweedy doesn't inflect like if he really cared about his art. It's complex at every level, but it doesn't feel challenging because the music invites you to appreciate it lik..." [More] Reply
- Lacobra | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
- Lacobra | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2002
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16,757
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""A Ghost is Born" is an album that gives as little as it can to new listeners. The contrast dynamics, the slow building guitar hums and distorted fuzz, the muted vocals all serve to alienate any casual listener right off the bat in a way that could leave a bad taste in your mouth. This experience..." [More] Reply
- jbray | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2004
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2,118
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"Sky Blue Sky was the soundtrack for a long drive through the Nevada desert on the way back from a somewhat challenging journey to climb Middle Sister, one of Nevada's seventeen county highpoints. We got lost several times trying to find the trailhead, had to ford several fairly significant creeks..." [More] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2007
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2,021
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"I started to get this Willie Nelson meets Phish feeling, and then sometimes a George Harrison and John Lennon sound from the keys, vocals, and guitar. But still just ok." Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2009
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398
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"A stellar, glimmering portrait of a band at the height of its powers. Tweedy and Wilco captivate and command the attention of the Chicago audience in a way that I have failed to witness on just about any other live recording. Superb." Reply
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spigelwii | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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spigelwii | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 104 | 10% | |
| 2001 | 101 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 109 | 11% | |
| 2003 | 111 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 87 | 9% | |
| 2005 | 110 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 97 | 10% | |
| 2007 | 91 | 9% | |
| 2008 | 88 | 9% | |
| 2009 | 102 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Opeth | 5 | 1% | |
| Wilco | 5 | 1% | |
| Animal Collective | 5 | 1% | |
| Modest Mouse | 5 | 1% | |
| The Decemberists | 5 | 1% | |
| The Black Keys | 5 | 1% | |
| Death Cab For Cutie | 5 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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554 | 55% | |
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220 | 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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