Best Albums of the 2000s

Listed below are the best albums of the 2000s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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.
20004,504224,265
20014,427212,550
20024,430206,018
20034,767182,727
20044,750201,274
20054,956188,749
20065,154169,894
20075,367237,512
20085,462144,361
20095,658142,336
Total49,4751,909,687

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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2009
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2008
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232
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 101 10%
2001 101 10%
2002 112 11%
2003 108 11%
2004 84 8%
2005 109 11%
2006 98 10%
2007 93 9%
2008 89 9%
2009 105 11%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 6 1%
Animal Collective 6 1%
Opeth 5 1%
Death Cab For Cutie 5 1%
Bright Eyes 5 1%
Dream Theater 5 1%
Wilco 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 555 56%
United Kingdom 216 22%
Canada 54 5%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Sweden 24 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Albums of 1992
1. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
2. Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
3. Dirt by Alice In Chains
4. Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement
5. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
6. The Chronic by Dr. Dre
7. Angel Dust by Faith No More
8. Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
9. Down Colorful Hill by Red House Painters
10. Wish by The Cure
11. Bone Machine by Tom Waits
12. Images And Words by Dream Theater
13. Dirty by Sonic Youth
14. Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera
15. Core by Stone Temple Pilots
16. Harvest Moon by Neil Young
17. Check Your Head by Beastie Boys
18. Love Deluxe by Sade
19. Copper Blue by Sugar
20. Dry by PJ Harvey
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