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.
20004,440227,931
20014,355214,112
20024,379208,243
20034,704183,662
20044,702203,436
20054,902190,365
20065,081171,096
20075,282240,003
20085,248143,507
20095,405142,387
Total48,4981,924,742

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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364
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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 101 10%
2002 110 11%
2003 109 11%
2004 86 9%
2005 112 11%
2006 97 10%
2007 94 9%
2008 89 9%
2009 104 10%
Artist Albums %


Radiohead 6 1%
Animal Collective 6 1%
Wilco 5 0%
Opeth 5 0%
Bright Eyes 5 0%
Porcupine Tree 5 0%
The White Stripes 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 555 55%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Canada 53 5%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Sweden 24 2%
France 23 2%
Australia 19 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 11 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 10 1%
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