Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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.
20004,465227,518
20014,388213,695
20024,389207,742
20034,720183,666
20044,705203,052
20054,918190,070
20065,094170,808
20075,311240,139
20085,351144,311
20095,429142,119
Total48,7701,923,121

The best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Animal Collective, Wilco and The White Stripes.
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2005
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233
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2007
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232
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2009
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2009
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2001
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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 99 10%
2001 101 10%
2002 111 11%
2003 111 11%
2004 85 9%
2005 112 11%
2006 99 10%
2007 94 9%
2008 89 9%
2009 102 10%
Artist Albums %


Animal Collective 6 1%
Radiohead 6 1%
Death Cab For Cutie 5 0%
Opeth 5 0%
Wilco 5 0%
Porcupine Tree 5 0%
Bright Eyes 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 52 5%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Sweden 24 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 11 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 10 1%
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