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, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.
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2007
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12,450
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2002
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12,172
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2003
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11,749
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2007
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11,386
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2002
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11,110
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2002
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10,732
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2008
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10,699
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Year of Release:
2001
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10,307
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Year of Release:
2001
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10,265
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2005
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10,160
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 103 10%
2001 100 10%
2002 107 11%
2003 110 11%
2004 86 9%
2005 109 11%
2006 98 10%
2007 94 9%
2008 90 9%
2009 103 10%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 6 1%
Animal Collective 6 1%
The White Stripes 5 1%
Dream Theater 5 1%
Opeth 5 1%
The Black Keys 5 1%
Wilco 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 218 22%
Canada 55 6%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Sweden 24 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. John Coltrane
12. King Crimson
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Van Morrison
17. Neil Young
18. Charles Mingus
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies
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