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.
20003,976237,519
20013,912218,985
20023,999213,935
20034,329188,266
20044,244211,598
20054,547195,830
20064,677176,754
20074,860252,585
20084,884147,498
20095,071146,807
Total44,4991,989,778

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Muse, Animal Collective and The White Stripes.
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53,999
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2007
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53,314
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2004
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43,548
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2001
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34,373
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2005
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23,684
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21,460
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2006
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19,265
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2004
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16,804
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15,432
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Total albums: 986. Page 1 of 99

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 102 10%
2001 102 10%
2002 106 11%
2003 112 11%
2004 87 9%
2005 107 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 98 10%
2008 88 9%
2009 101 10%
Country Albums %


United States 557 56%
United Kingdom 217 22%
Canada 55 6%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Sweden 22 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
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3. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
4. War by U2
5. Synchronicity by The Police
6. Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
7. Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
8. Kill 'Em All by Metallica
9. Let's Dance by David Bowie
10. The Final Cut by Pink Floyd
11. Script Of The Bridge by The Chameleons
12. Clics Modernos by Charly García
13. Soul Mining by The The
14. Pyromania by Def Leppard
15. Script For A Jester's Tear by Marillion
16. Piece Of Mind by Iron Maiden
17. Holy Diver by Dio
18. The Hurting by Tears For Fears
19. Eliminator by ZZ Top
20. Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
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