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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"This is one of my favourite albums of the 00's. Truly a beautiful and unique experience to listen to from beginning to end. EITS are one of the most underrated bands of our time." Reply
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jqmusiclove | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2003
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"Not as remarkable as Demon Days, but it's a great album all the same. Its lack of polish makes it a whole other experience; one you may or may not like. Clint Eastwood, 5/4, and Latin Simone (¿Que Pasa Contigo?) still compete with Gorillaz' later stuff, while Sound Check (Gravity), Re-hash, and R..." [+] Reply
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sageamagoo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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2,557
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"Intimate, not whiny. Emotional, not overacted. Confident, not self-indulgent. Original, not recycled. Telling, not yelling. That's why this album is so great and the ones that came after it aren't." Reply
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9999 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2002
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"If only every Killers album was like this one..." Reply
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Defago | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (6 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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2006
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2,509
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"A beautiful album, romantic and heartbreaking and extremely powerful for the LGBT community" Reply
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2005
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2,498
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"If this was just Speakerboxxx I would have given it at least a 75. There are some bangers there and some great guest appearances. Big Boi proves himself to be just as capable on the mic as Andre. The second half makes the album too long and isn't nearly as groundbreaking as I've heard it made out..." [+] Reply
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babyBlueSedan | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2003
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2,489
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"Hmm...hard to criticize...at times at the start of the record it can sound a little juvenile, but i can sort of get past that because the song's still sound pretty good, but then the album takes a emotive turns when Maps comes on in the tracklisting and i feel like that's actually where the Yeah ..." [+] Reply
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awesomness425 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2003
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"Cash's goodbye to the world. It's a harrowing, sad, and reflective. I will never not be emotional listening to this great album" Reply
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jdenny2018 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, rather than taking any major steps in a new direction, is a kind of ”taking stock” record that collates and refines everything Spoon had done incredibly well on their prior records. This project results, then, in an incredible inventory of sounds: a grand arsenal of hand claps, Mo..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2007
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2,469
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"Getting used to her voice takes a lot of time, but when you do, it's well worth it. (Don't play her in front of your friends unless you want to cop a lot of grief...)" Reply
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eclab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (12 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2004
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 11 of 100
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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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 |
Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd |
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