Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 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.
20004,101233,618
20014,037217,110
20024,114213,101
20034,423186,482
20044,378208,835
20054,637194,142
20064,809174,565
20074,972248,321
20085,004145,937
20095,190144,849
Total45,6651,966,960

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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2000
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2000
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14,933
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2000
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8,874
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2000
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6,232
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2000
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5,033
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4,985
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 103 10%
2001 102 10%
2002 105 11%
2003 113 11%
2004 84 8%
2005 108 11%
2006 96 10%
2007 98 10%
2008 90 9%
2009 101 10%
Artist Albums %


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


United States 550 55%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 55 6%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Sweden 23 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
Live? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
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2. Rubber Soul by The Beatles
3. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
4. Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan
5. Help! by The Beatles
6. Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding
7. Pastel Blues by Nina Simone
8. My Generation by The Who
9. The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys
10. A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi
11. Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
12. Here Are The Sonics!!! by The Sonics
13. Out Of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones
14. Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler Trio
15. Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock
16. Jackson C. Frank by Jackson C. Frank
17. Live At The Regal by B.B. King
18. I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone
19. Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds
20. Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch
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