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.
20003,812239,605
20013,809221,039
20023,908216,102
20034,244189,171
20044,148214,468
20054,475197,002
20064,593177,612
20074,781254,399
20084,830148,324
20095,019148,141
Total43,6192,005,862

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Sufjan Stevens, Wilco, Muse, Animal Collective and Kanye West.
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2007
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54,269
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2001
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12,320
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2003
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9,541
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712
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 101 10%
2001 102 10%
2002 105 11%
2003 110 11%
2004 89 9%
2005 109 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 99 10%
2008 90 9%
2009 99 10%
Country Albums %


United States 560 56%
United Kingdom 217 22%
Canada 55 5%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
France 22 2%
Sweden 22 2%
Australia 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 12 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana (US)
12. The Smiths
13. Neil Young
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. Jimi Hendrix
19. R.E.M.
20. Bruce Springsteen
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