Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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.
20004,159232,043
20014,095216,012
20024,173211,054
20034,501185,289
20044,474207,444
20054,690192,450
20064,862172,766
20075,029245,154
20085,086145,651
20095,267144,209
Total46,3361,952,073

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Animal Collective, Muse and The White Stripes.
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2005
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976
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2005
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2004
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966
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2008
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965
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2000
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962
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2006
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943
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2002
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941
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 29 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 102 10%
2001 101 10%
2002 106 11%
2003 113 11%
2004 84 8%
2005 108 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 97 10%
2008 91 9%
2009 101 10%
Country Albums %


United States 550 55%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 57 6%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Sweden 23 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of 1972
1. David Bowie
2. The Rolling Stones
3. Nick Drake
4. Yes
5. Neil Young
6. Lou Reed
7. Deep Purple
8. Jethro Tull
9. Genesis
10. Can
11. Big Star
12. Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges
13. Steely Dan
14. Stevie Wonder
15. Curtis Mayfield
16. Novos Baianos
17. Wishbone Ash
18. The Allman Brothers Band
19. Black Sabbath
20. Neu!
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