Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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.
20003,723242,858
20013,742224,014
20023,827218,554
20034,144190,872
20044,061217,232
20054,334198,759
20064,467178,483
20074,661257,517
20084,705149,428
20094,827148,992
Total42,4912,026,710

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Muse, Animal Collective and Kanye West.
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2007
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14,292
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2002
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14,125
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2007
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13,949
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2003
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13,217
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2002
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12,972
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2001
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12,656
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2002
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11,974
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2005
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11,951
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2008
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11,936
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2009
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11,843
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 101 10%
2001 103 10%
2002 101 10%
2003 112 11%
2004 87 9%
2005 107 11%
2006 98 10%
2007 101 10%
2008 92 9%
2009 98 10%
Country Albums %


United States 558 56%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 55 6%
Mixed Nationality 28 3%
France 22 2%
Sweden 21 2%
Australia 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
Live? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of 2022
1. Black Country, New Road
2. Big Thief
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. The Smile
5. Beach House
6. Alvvays
7. Black Midi
8. Beyoncé
9. Fontaines D.C.
10. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
11. Weyes Blood
12. Danger Mouse & Black Thought
13. The Weeknd
14. Wet Leg
15. J.I.D
16. Rosalía
17. Arcade Fire
18. Billy Woods
19. Denzel Curry
20. Jockstrap
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