Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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.
20003,986237,463
20013,918219,603
20024,004214,362
20034,346188,648
20044,276211,700
20054,556196,249
20064,706176,615
20074,874252,801
20084,890147,989
20095,074146,719
Total44,6301,992,150

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Muse, Animal Collective and The White Stripes.
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 102 10%
2001 100 10%
2002 107 11%
2003 112 11%
2004 87 9%
2005 109 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 97 10%
2008 89 9%
2009 100 10%
Artist Albums %


Animal Collective 6 1%
The Black Keys 5 1%
Bright Eyes 5 1%
Wilco 5 1%
Porcupine Tree 5 1%
Opeth 5 1%
The Decemberists 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 558 56%
United Kingdom 216 22%
Canada 55 6%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Sweden 22 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
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