Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.
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2007
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46,005
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2000
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44,876
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2001
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10,294
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2003
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8,276
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2001
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650
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2009
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242
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 103 10%
2001 100 10%
2002 107 11%
2003 110 11%
2004 86 9%
2005 109 11%
2006 98 10%
2007 94 9%
2008 90 9%
2009 103 10%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 6 1%
Animal Collective 6 1%
The White Stripes 5 1%
Dream Theater 5 1%
Opeth 5 1%
The Black Keys 5 1%
Wilco 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 218 22%
Canada 55 6%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Sweden 24 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of 1960
1. John Coltrane
2. Miles Davis
3. Etta James
4. Charles Mingus
5. Elvis Presley
6. Joan Baez
7. Max Roach
8. Wes Montgomery
9. Muddy Waters
10. The Everly Brothers
11. Hank Mobley
12. Ella Fitzgerald
13. Bill Evans
14. Bill Evans Trio
15. John Lee Hooker
16. Johnny Cash
17. Bo Diddley
18. Miriam Makeba
19. Eddie Cochran
20. Olatunji
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