Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 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.
20004,101233,618
20014,037217,110
20024,114213,101
20034,423186,482
20044,378208,835
20054,637194,142
20064,809174,565
20074,972248,321
20085,004145,937
20095,190144,849
Total45,6651,966,960

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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Year of Release:
2006
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6,466
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2007
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6,424
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2009
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6,350
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2000
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6,234
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2002
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6,176
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2001
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6,166
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2001
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6,101
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2006
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5,592
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2008
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5,573
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2007
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 103 10%
2001 102 10%
2002 105 11%
2003 113 11%
2004 84 8%
2005 108 11%
2006 96 10%
2007 98 10%
2008 90 9%
2009 101 10%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 6 1%
Animal Collective 6 1%
Opeth 5 1%
The Decemberists 5 1%
Bright Eyes 5 1%
Wilco 5 1%
Death Cab For Cutie 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 550 55%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 55 6%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Sweden 23 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
Live? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Albums of the 2010s
1. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
2. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
3. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar
4. The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
5. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens
6. A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead
7. Lonerism by Tame Impala
8. Blond by Frank Ocean
9. ★ (Blackstar) by David Bowie
10. Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend
11. High Violet by The National
12. Teen Dream by Beach House
13. Currents by Tame Impala
14. Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
15. Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
16. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
17. Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver
18. AM by Arctic Monkeys
19. Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
20. This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem
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