Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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.
20004,455227,751
20014,380213,763
20024,385208,015
20034,710183,686
20044,698203,159
20054,911190,244
20065,083170,881
20075,307240,064
20085,345144,652
20095,413142,046
Total48,6871,924,261

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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2007
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48,472
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2000
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48,212
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2004
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38,692
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2001
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31,341
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2005
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22,312
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2002
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19,175
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2006
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17,363
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2004
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15,609
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2002
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14,307
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2000
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14,143
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Total albums: 990. Page 1 of 99

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 100 10%
2001 101 10%
2002 110 11%
2003 111 11%
2004 85 9%
2005 113 11%
2006 96 10%
2007 94 9%
2008 89 9%
2009 103 10%
Country Albums %


United States 555 55%
United Kingdom 218 22%
Canada 52 5%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Sweden 25 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 11 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 10 1%
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