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.

Best albums by year or decade
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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.
20004,441228,062
20014,355214,075
20024,379208,275
20034,704183,688
20044,703203,385
20054,902190,341
20065,081171,076
20075,292239,945
20085,269143,464
20095,405142,371
Total48,5311,924,680

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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Year of Release:
2007
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233
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2007
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2009
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232
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2002
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232
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2009
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2001
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231
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2004
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231
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2000
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231
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2009
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231
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2006
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230
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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 110 11%
2003 109 11%
2004 85 9%
2005 112 11%
2006 96 10%
2007 96 10%
2008 92 9%
2009 104 10%
Country Albums %


United States 559 56%
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 992 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 995 99%
Yes 11 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 996 99%
Yes 10 1%
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