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, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.
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Into The Wild 
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2007
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2001
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563
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2000
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474
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2001
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400
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France Air
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2000
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2001
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370
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Selmasongs 
Soundtrack
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2000
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325
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2003
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278
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2001
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263
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FLCL: Original Sound Track No. 3 
Soundtrack compilation
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2005
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241
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 101 10%
2001 101 10%
2002 109 11%
2003 109 11%
2004 85 9%
2005 111 11%
2006 98 10%
2007 94 9%
2008 88 9%
2009 105 11%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 6 1%
Animal Collective 6 1%
Opeth 5 0%
Death Cab For Cutie 5 0%
The Black Keys 5 0%
Wilco 5 0%
Bright Eyes 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 217 22%
Canada 54 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Sweden 24 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 11 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. Nirvana
11. Kendrick Lamar
12. Neil Young
13. Miles Davis
14. The Smiths
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. R.E.M.
18. Pixies
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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