Best Albums of the 2000s

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1.

In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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"I had already liked this record, but I thought it wasn't as good as people perceived it out to be. That was until I listened to it in a car journey. The night sky looked so pretty and the sonic waves around me complemented the scenery. I was in a state of awe throughout it. And that's when I unde...""I had already liked this record, but I thought it wasn't as good as people perceived it out to be. That was until I listened to it in a car journey. The night sky looked so pretty and the sonic waves around me complemented the scenery. I was in a state of awe throughout it. And that's when I understood its significance; it's an album full of passionate and emotional alt-rock tunes. Screw everything I said about it being overrated, it deserves its acclaim. A modern masterpiece. " [More]
- HazeyTwilight | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +23 votes (24 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,936 charts

Rank Score:

42,405

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

1

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 89 (3,969 votes)

Comments:

397

2.

Kid A 

 Radiohead

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"This is my favourite album ever. 1st listen: What the fuck is going on? This is nothing like OK Computer 3rd listen: I don't know what is bringing me back to this, I don't really like it but I can still somehow tell it's well made regardless 5th listen: OK, I like Everything In It's Right Place, ...""This is my favourite album ever. 1st listen: What the fuck is going on? This is nothing like OK Computer 3rd listen: I don't know what is bringing me back to this, I don't really like it but I can still somehow tell it's well made regardless 5th listen: OK, I like Everything In It's Right Place, and the ending jam on Optimistic is exceptionally funky 8th listen: Fine then, I like most tracks, Morning Bell took a while to win me over but I eventually really liked the guitars in the "release me" bit. Still don't really get Motion Picture Soundtrack though, it's a weird ending... 10th listen: FUCK... And that's the story of how I decided I wanted to become a professional musician when I was 17 :) Stunning album. It made me transcend whatever level of appreciation I had for music at the time and I now wish everybody could experience the same." [More]
- Jordbord | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +21 votes (21 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,233 charts

Rank Score:

40,621

Rank in 2000:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 89 (4,489 votes)

Comments:

563

3.

Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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"not a lot of good music in the 2000s???? You must not be looking very hard."
- ornr | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +23 votes (23 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,897 charts

Rank Score:

33,242

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,683 votes)

Comments:

402

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Is This It 

 The Strokes

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"This album was hyped as bringing back rock n roll. I don't know that it ever left, but it certainly was an extremely influential album, as the number of "The" bands skyrocketed after this one hit. Equal credit must also be extended to The White Stripes, for sure. This has been on regular rotation..."" This album was hyped as bringing back rock n roll. I don't know that it ever left, but it certainly was an extremely influential album, as the number of "The" bands skyrocketed after this one hit. Equal credit must also be extended to The White Stripes, for sure. This has been on regular rotation ever since I got it in early 2002, blasting tracks like "Someday" "Last Night" and "Soma" at high volume." [More]
- drivebytornado | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +18 votes (18 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,479 charts

Rank Score:

27,720

Rank in 2001:

1

Rank in 2000s:

4

Overall Rank:

24

Average Rating:

 86 (3,048 votes)

Comments:

277

5.

Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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"Two bad things about the album: 1) It's a bit long & 2) It's a bit uneven - the second half is weaker (IMO).. Still, songs like Chicago, Decatur, Casimir Pulaski Day are all brilliant, with the latter being one of the most beautiful (and saddest) songs ever written. Another thing - while he's obv...""Two bad things about the album: 1) It's a bit long & 2) It's a bit uneven - the second half is weaker (IMO).. Still, songs like Chicago, Decatur, Casimir Pulaski Day are all brilliant, with the latter being one of the most beautiful (and saddest) songs ever written. Another thing - while he's obviously a religious person, the way he writes about the subject puts him in direct contrast of other christian music.. There's less lyrics about "praising the Lord" and more about his personal relationship with him (?; or "it"?), which I love. "Tuesday night at the Bible study We lift our hands and pray over your body But nothing ever happens"" [More]
- 19loveless91 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (10 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,668 charts

Rank Score:

19,781

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 86 (1,924 votes)

Comments:

169

6.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 

 Wilco

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"Not a single weak song on it. Not a single instrument out of place. Not a single production mistake. Not a single line that Tweedy doesn't inflect like if he really cared about his art. It's complex at every level, but it doesn't feel challenging because the music invites you to appreciate it lik...""Not a single weak song on it. Not a single instrument out of place. Not a single production mistake. Not a single line that Tweedy doesn't inflect like if he really cared about his art. It's complex at every level, but it doesn't feel challenging because the music invites you to appreciate it like if it was the dumbest pop music ever. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot channels every possible mood or emotion that contemporary americana can deliver and enhances them through the new sonic palette that the new millenium (and Tweedy's insatiable perfectionism) had to offer. Amazing work." [More]
- Lacobra | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,682 charts

Rank Score:

16,770

Rank in 2002:

1

Rank in 2000s:

6

Overall Rank:

61

Average Rating:

 85 (1,975 votes)

Comments:

173

7.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 

 Arctic Monkeys

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"Definitely in my Top 5 albums of all time. The guitar music is great but the way it is brought across in broad Yorkshire accent and dialect is summet else. The way the stories are told in the lyrics is just how one of your mates would tell a story about one of his nights out."
- nshaw75 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

1,619 charts

Rank Score:

15,851

Rank in 2006:

1

Rank in 2000s:

7

Overall Rank:

71

Average Rating:

 83 (2,374 votes)

Comments:

200

8.

Madvillainy 

 Madvillain

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"It's like A Clockwork Orange. It's dastardly sinister while also being humorously whimsical."
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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,078 charts

Rank Score:

13,873

Rank in 2004:

2

Rank in 2000s:

8

Overall Rank:

86

Average Rating:

 86 (1,229 votes)

Comments:

94

9.

Turn On The Bright Lights 

 Interpol

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"While The Strokes represented the Television-y part of the '00s punk revival, Interpol came to be the leading band of the gloomy Suicide/Joy Division-inspired section of the thing. But Paul Banks went further from only mimicking this sound: they renewed their work in a way that fits perfectly the...""While The Strokes represented the Television-y part of the '00s punk revival, Interpol came to be the leading band of the gloomy Suicide/Joy Division-inspired section of the thing. But Paul Banks went further from only mimicking this sound: they renewed their work in a way that fits perfectly the new century's fears and emotions." [More]
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Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,295 charts

Rank Score:

12,987

Rank in 2002:

2

Rank in 2000s:

9

Overall Rank:

89

Average Rating:

 83 (1,642 votes)

Comments:

128

10.

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven 

 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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"I think that my vocabulary is not sufficient to convey what this album illustrates in my mind. Its an epic affair. I feel like when I really give in and immerse myself in this record I am sort of confronting and feeling some concept as big as civilization itself. It feel at times like the beginni...""I think that my vocabulary is not sufficient to convey what this album illustrates in my mind. Its an epic affair. I feel like when I really give in and immerse myself in this record I am sort of confronting and feeling some concept as big as civilization itself. It feel at times like the beginning of humanity and at times, the end of it. Yeah, I am indeed having a hard time describing this. It has lots of parts, some spoken word, some classical soundin' stuff, some noisy stuff, some punky stuff, and just lots of cool as hell stuff. And all this stuff adds up to a great and cohesive and mesmerizing peice of art. The end." [More]
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Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

1,118 charts

Rank Score:

12,644

Rank in 2000:

2

Rank in 2000s:

10

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (1,346 votes)

Comments:

107

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2000	104	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	109	11%
2003	111	11%
2004	87	9%
2005	110	11%
2006	97	10%
2007	91	9%
2008	88	9%
2009	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%
The Decemberists	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
Porcupine Tree	5	1%
The White Stripes	5	1%
Bruce Springsteen	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	554	55%
	220	22%
	54	5%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%