Best Albums of the 2000s

« View best albums of the 1990sView best albums of the 2010s »

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

summaryThe best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

991.

The Book About My Idle Plot On A Vague Anxiety

toe (JP)

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

235

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

992.

No Balance Palace

Kashmir

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

235

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

993.

Live In London
Live

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

994.

Around The Sun

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

994

Overall Rank:

5,688

Average Rating:

64 (188 votes)

Comments:

995.

Blackfield II

Blackfield

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,697

Average Rating:

74 (37 votes)

Comments:

996.

Ballad Of The Broken Seas

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

233

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

996

Overall Rank:

5,705

Average Rating:

72 (47 votes)

Comments:

997.

The Process Of Belief

Bad Religion

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

233

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

998.

Kings & Queens

Jamie T

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

232

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

999.

Prairie Wind

Neil Young

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

231

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

1000.

Down In Albion

Babyshambles

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

231

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
...
98
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

2000	100	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	110	11%
2003	109	11%
2004	85	9%
2005	111	11%
2006	98	10%
2007	93	9%
2008	88	9%
2009	105	11%

Artist	Albums	%

Radiohead	6	1%
Animal Collective	6	1%
Death Cab For Cutie	5	1%
The Black Keys	5	1%
Bright Eyes	5	1%
Wilco	5	1%
The Decemberists	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	553	55%
	217	22%
	54	5%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	19	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

« View best albums of the 1990sView best albums of the 2010s »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf