Best Albums of the 2000s
Explore the best albums of the 2000s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 61,000 charts
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"You have to be a bit of a sense-ee to love this as it is touching soft emo rock at its core. Its excellent musicianship and writing with vulnerability all over it. Transatlanticism has a great way of tying a seemingly small object or event in someones life to a great emotional attachment to anoth..." Reply
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2003
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"While I may have spent lots of time in middle school listening to albums by Pink Floyd, Green Day, Weezer, The Beatles, Radiohead, Gorillaz, and even Fall Out Boy, Plans is the album that got me into music. It made me want to listen to other things, and to really expand my palette. This is easily..." Reply
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2005
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"The arrangements are well thought out, particularly the duel guitars, and the production is a great example of analogue done right, warm while still retaining clarity and separation. Death Cab are a much better band than people give them credit for and this is their most consistent and varied album." Reply
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2008
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"This is my favorite album. I have been listening to it for many years now and I never want to skip a single song on this album. Death Cab For Cutie is my favorite band and this was the album that started it. I wish they did more songs from this album in their live shows." Reply
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2000
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957
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"I love this album! Lyrically, this is probably my favorite DCFC album. I don't know why, but songs like "Styrofoam Plates", "Why You'd Want To Live Here" and "Information Travels Faster" really resonate to me, even though I can't relate to them in a personal way. I think I just like the poetry of..." Reply
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2001
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 103 | 10% | |
| 2001 | 101 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 108 | 11% | |
| 2003 | 110 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 87 | 9% | |
| 2005 | 107 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 100 | 10% | |
| 2007 | 92 | 9% | |
| 2008 | 87 | 9% | |
| 2009 | 105 | 11% |
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| Animal Collective | 6 | 1% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 6 | 1% | |
| Wilco | 5 | 1% | |
| The Black Keys | 5 | 1% | |
| Bright Eyes | 5 | 1% | |
| Opeth | 5 | 1% | |
| Modest Mouse | 5 | 1% | |
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547 | 55% | |
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221 | 22% | |
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56 | 6% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of the 2000s chart changes
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Commenters
1. garycottier
2,086
2. 
junodog4
1,050
junodog4
1,050
3. HoldenM
939
HoldenM
939
4. 
paladisiac
711
paladisiac
711
5. 
Brad1770
666
Brad1770
666
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Mercury
659
Mercury
659
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meccalecca
501
meccalecca
501
8. Untitled
467
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johnner
447
johnner
447
10. hairymarx1
440
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