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.
Year 2000Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,483Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 225,892Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2001Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,408Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 212,476Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2002Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,408Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 206,304Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2003Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,748Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 182,964Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2004Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,723Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 202,035Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2005Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,938Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 188,945Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2006Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 5,116Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 169,994Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2007Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 5,337Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 239,168Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2008Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 5,424Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 144,547Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 2009Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 5,451Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 141,831Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year TotalAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 49,036Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 1,914,156Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.

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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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Year Albums %


2000 100 10%
2001 101 10%
2002 111 11%
2003 109 11%
2004 84 8%
2005 110 11%
2006 98 10%
2007 93 9%
2008 90 9%
2009 104 10%
Country Albums %


United States 553 55%
United Kingdom 216 22%
Canada 54 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 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 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
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