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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"Very good album. Best 10 songs average is 90,3/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. Best songs are "It's been a while" and "Outside" both maximum rating, followed by "Epiphany" very good. All other songs good or ok. Favourite! Genre: Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock" Reply
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"Quite frankly a superb album, the band is really tight, with great songs from Mike Ness, not a weak track on this LP" Reply
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"I feel like this is much better than the overblown Octavarium. It has its weaknesses, but Octavarium was just so cheesy at moments (particularly The Answer Lies Within and I Walk Beside You, the chorus sounds like U2 which is not a good sound for Dream Theater). Dark Eternal Night is Dream Theate..." Reply
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"Amazing! I will never ever get bored of this album!" Reply
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"The album starts to drag on, but my god some of this is engaging, soul-crushing emo" Reply
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"Good pop rock album. Best 10 songs average is 86,7/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best song is "Whenever, wherever" 95/100, followed by "Underneath your clothes" and "The one" both 90/100 and next "Objection (tango)" 85/100. All other songs good 80/100." Reply
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"I'm not a big fan of The Swans but on this side project, Michael Gira is at his best and the "country" tracks here sound even more ominous and dark than on his main bands heaviest darkest song. On most of the tracks he takes his time to arrive at a satisfying and in many case manic ending. The hi..." Reply
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"Malkmus is easily one of my all time favorite guitarists and on this record I get to hear all kinds of the dicking around that he does so well." Reply
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"Changed the way I hear music. Worth listening to and exposing to more people. Fun, full of energy and possibly has the best drumming I've ever heard." Reply
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 102 | 10% | |
| 2001 | 100 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 109 | 11% | |
| 2003 | 110 | 11% | |
| 2004 | 86 | 9% | |
| 2005 | 107 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 101 | 10% | |
| 2007 | 92 | 9% | |
| 2008 | 88 | 9% | |
| 2009 | 105 | 11% |
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| Animal Collective | 6 | 1% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 6 | 1% | |
| Wilco | 5 | 1% | |
| Bright Eyes | 5 | 1% | |
| Opeth | 5 | 1% | |
| The Black Keys | 5 | 1% | |
| Modest Mouse | 5 | 1% | |
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Best Albums of the 2000s chart changes
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| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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