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.
20004,464227,438
20014,387213,640
20024,388207,844
20034,713183,687
20044,706202,876
20054,917190,158
20065,091170,814
20075,311240,181
20085,350144,402
20095,428142,166
Total48,7551,923,208

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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231
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2001
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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 99 10%
2001 101 10%
2002 111 11%
2003 110 11%
2004 85 9%
2005 112 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 94 9%
2008 89 9%
2009 102 10%
Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 218 22%
Canada 52 5%
Mixed Nationality 33 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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