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.
20004,443228,196
20014,374214,091
20024,381208,278
20034,707183,769
20044,699203,317
20054,905190,437
20065,082171,102
20075,299240,322
20085,312143,927
20095,408142,461
Total48,6101,925,901

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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2006
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365
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2001
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2008
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364
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2003
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2005
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363
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363
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 69 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 100 10%
2001 102 10%
2002 110 11%
2003 109 11%
2004 85 9%
2005 112 11%
2006 96 10%
2007 95 10%
2008 90 9%
2009 104 10%
Country Albums %


United States 554 55%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 53 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Sweden 24 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 13 1%
Live? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 11 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 10 1%
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