Best Albums of the 2000s

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

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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.
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2000
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1,187
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2009
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2007
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1,184
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2006
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1,183
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2008
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1,181
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2005
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1,174
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2005
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1,169
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2009
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1,162
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2007
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1,161
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2001
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1,153
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 24 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%
Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 217 22%
Canada 54 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Sweden 24 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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