Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 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.
20003,635245,433
20013,656226,200
20023,753220,104
20034,104192,990
20044,008219,019
20054,275200,258
20064,420179,934
20074,497259,445
20084,601150,499
20094,696150,731
Total41,6452,044,612

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

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 102 10%
2001 104 10%
2002 99 10%
2003 112 11%
2004 86 9%
2005 108 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 102 10%
2008 92 9%
2009 98 10%
Country Albums %


United States 559 56%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 55 6%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
France 22 2%
Sweden 21 2%
Australia 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
Live? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Recognised  Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
3. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
4. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
5. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
6. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
7. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
8. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
9. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
10. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
11. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
12. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
13. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
14. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
15. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
16. Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade by Tiny Mix Tapes (2019)
17. StuBru albums of 2010s by StuBru (2017)
18. 100 greatest albums of the 2010s by cleveland.com (2019)
19. Top 108 Best Albums Of The 2010s by 108 Mics (2020)
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