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.
20004,439228,296
20014,355214,444
20024,375208,564
20034,704183,958
20044,700203,517
20054,902190,617
20065,076171,040
20075,281240,325
20085,223143,868
20095,402143,078
Total48,4571,927,707

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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235
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2007
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233
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2009
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233
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 100 10%
2001 100 10%
2002 111 11%
2003 109 11%
2004 86 9%
2005 111 11%
2006 95 10%
2007 95 10%
2008 90 9%
2009 103 10%
Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 218 22%
Canada 53 5%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Sweden 23 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
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