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.
20004,153232,740
20014,085216,507
20024,162211,523
20034,490186,031
20044,461208,214
20054,668192,853
20064,849173,152
20075,010246,247
20085,055145,647
20095,227144,258
Total46,1601,957,173

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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6,415
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2006
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6,406
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2009
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6,283
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2001
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6,171
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2001
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6,153
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2000
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6,147
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2002
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6,146
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2008
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5,550
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2007
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5,531
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2006
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 102 10%
2001 103 10%
2002 106 11%
2003 114 11%
2004 84 8%
2005 107 11%
2006 96 10%
2007 98 10%
2008 90 9%
2009 101 10%
Country Albums %


United States 549 55%
United Kingdom 217 22%
Canada 57 6%
Mixed Nationality 35 3%
Sweden 23 2%
France 22 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 12 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of 1962
1. Ray Charles
2. Bill Evans
3. Bill Evans Trio
4. Howlin' Wolf
5. Bob Dylan
6. Charles Mingus
7. Booker T. & The M.G.'s
8. Dexter Gordon
9. John Coltrane
10. Françoise Hardy
11. Sonny Rollins
12. Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
13. Art Blakey
14. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
15. Herbie Hancock
16. Roy Orbison
17. Peter, Paul And Mary
18. The Beach Boys
19. Jacques Brel
20. Frank Sinatra
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