Best Albums of the 2000s
Explore the best albums of the 2000s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"Yeah. I too love New York City Cops. Unfortunately, they got really unlucky with the timing of the release and couldn't put it out right after 9/11." Reply
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Mr. Shankly | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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"Veridis Quo = Very Disco = Disco Very = Discovery" Reply
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LAF2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +27 votes (27 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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"Hugely underrated album in the bands catalog and also in the best albums ever too. The tracks are all different, but yet either beautiful or interesting. Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Dollars And Cents, Like Spinning Plates, You and Whose Army and Packt Like Sardines are my personal..." [+] Reply
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2001
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"Bullshit that this is behind Is This It, Amnesiac, and Origin of Symmetry for the year (not to mention the all-time list) because this album is vastly superior and more original" Reply
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2001
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"If you want depth in your alternative rock experience there is possibly no better album to soak yourself in than Lateralus. While I probably enjoy Aenima slightly more due to the associations I have with it, this album is probably the peak of their creative genius. They are just such a tight soun..." [+] Reply
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Strangel | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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"When will everyone realise the absolute brilliance of Megalomania, Space Dementia and Micro Cuts? And when will Citizen Erased become, rightfully, the highest rated song on the album?" Reply
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Dingerbell | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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"This album is a lo-fi, folk-y, noisy, beautiful masterpiece that features the brilliant and eerie lyrics of Phil Elverum and the intricate instrumentation that accompanies them. It's the type of album that takes a few listens to fully comprehend and appreciate. It alternates between beautiful aco..." [+] Reply
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2001
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"I've listened to these songs from this album so many times and it is with great honour that I say this is the best album I have listened to (within the last few months or so). There isn't a song I dislike from this album because from start to finish, it is fantastic (I never get tired of listenin..." [+] Reply
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2001
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"The album that restored my faith in new music in the 2000's." Reply
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2001
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"Great beats, but I feel like I'm the only one who thinks this is overrated. Yeah its alright, but not the brilliant masterpiece that critics seem to think it is." Reply
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Total albums: 101. Page 1 of 11
Best Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 102 | 10% | |
| 2001 | 101 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 108 | 11% | |
| 2003 | 111 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 87 | 9% | |
| 2005 | 108 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 100 | 10% | |
| 2007 | 92 | 9% | |
| 2008 | 89 | 9% | |
| 2009 | 104 | 10% |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 6 | 1% | |
| Animal Collective | 6 | 1% | |
| Death Cab For Cutie | 5 | 0% | |
| Porcupine Tree | 5 | 0% | |
| The White Stripes | 5 | 0% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 0% | |
| Dream Theater | 5 | 0% | |
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547 | 55% | |
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222 | 22% | |
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57 | 6% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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18 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of the 2000s chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 3 from 68th to 65th |
Up 2 from 75th to 73rd |
Up 2 from 23rd to 21st |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 2 from 20th to 22nd |
Down 2 from 70th to 72nd |
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