Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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.
20004,491225,680
20014,410212,880
20024,413206,666
20034,758183,461
20044,732202,069
20054,943189,496
20065,129170,323
20075,346239,197
20085,445144,874
20095,633142,714
Total49,3001,917,360

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.
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2004
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15,414
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2005
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2,454
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2007
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2,170
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2000
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1,726
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2005
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1,443
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2007
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1,029
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2003
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1,020
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2006
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897
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2000
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714
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2007
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660
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 100 10%
2001 100 10%
2002 110 11%
2003 109 11%
2004 86 9%
2005 111 11%
2006 98 10%
2007 93 9%
2008 90 9%
2009 104 10%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 6 1%
Animal Collective 6 1%
Wilco 5 0%
Bright Eyes 5 0%
Opeth 5 0%
Porcupine Tree 5 0%
The White Stripes 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 556 56%
United Kingdom 216 22%
Canada 55 5%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Sweden 24 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 11 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 10 1%
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