Best albums of the 2000s

Guitars came back, then laptops took over. The last decade where an album could still feel like an event everyone showed up for.

5 albumsby simanUpdated 27 July 2026By decade

This order was decided by the TakeRank community: 26 head-to-head votes across 5 albums, settled with an Elo rating.

  1. 1
    Is This It
    Is This It

    The Strokes (2001)

    1045
    7 votes
  2. 2
    Stankonia
    Stankonia

    OutKast (2000)

    1023
    6 votes
  3. 3
    Kid A
    Kid A

    Radiohead (2000)

    991
    5 votes
  4. 4
    Silent Alarm
    Silent Alarm

    Bloc Party (2004)

    983
    3 votes
  5. 5
    Turn On the Bright Lights
    959
    5 votes