100 Greatest Rock Albums Of The 2000s
Criteria: These Rock Albums of the 2000s were chosen for their Popularity, Influence, and Musical Impact. (This list does not include 'Greatest Hits' or live albums.)
Rock Albums 2000s
1. The Marshall Mathers LP
(2000) - Eminem
2. Stankonia
(2000) - OutKast
3. The College Dropout
(2004) - Kanye West
4. The Blueprint
(2001) - Jay-Z
5. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
(2003) - OutKast
6. Kid A
(2000) - Radiohead
7. American Idiot
(2004) - Green Day
8. Elephant
(2003) - The White Stripes
9. All That You Can't Leave Behind
(2000) - U2
10. FutureSex/LoveSounds
(2006) - Justin Timberlake
(2000) - Eminem
2. Stankonia
(2000) - OutKast
3. The College Dropout
(2004) - Kanye West
4. The Blueprint
(2001) - Jay-Z
5. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
(2003) - OutKast
6. Kid A
(2000) - Radiohead
7. American Idiot
(2004) - Green Day
8. Elephant
(2003) - The White Stripes
9. All That You Can't Leave Behind
(2000) - U2
10. FutureSex/LoveSounds
(2006) - Justin Timberlake
11. Is This It
(2001) - The Strokes
12. Come Away With Me
(2002) - Norah Jones
13. Songs In A Minor
(2001) - Alicia Keys
14. A Rush Of Blood To The Head
(2002) - Coldplay
15. The Fame
(2008) - Lady Gaga
16. Late Registration
(2005) - Kanye West
17. Tha Carter III
(2008) - Lil Wayne
18. Phrenology
(2002) - The Roots
19. Lungs
(2009) - Florence + the Machine
20. Toxicity
(2001) - System Of A Down
21. The Emancipation Of Mimi
(2005) - Mariah Carey
22. Under Construction
(2002) - Missy Elliot
23. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
(2004) - U2
24. The Diary Of Alicia Keys
(2003) - Alicia Keys
25. Lateralus
(2001) - Tool
26. Missundaztood
(2002) - Pink
27. Miss E...So Addictive
(2001) - Missy Elliot
28. St. Elsewhere
(2006) - Gnarls Barkley
29. Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
(2003) - 50 Cent
30. Merriweather Post Pavilion
(2009) - Animal Collective
31. The Eminem Show
(2002) - Eminem
32. The Black Album
(2003) - Jay-Z
33. Like Water For Chocolate
(2000) - Common
34. Confessions
(2004) - Usher
35. The Blueprint 3
(2009) - Jay-Z
36. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
(2002) - Wilco
37. Whatever People Say I Am Thats What I Am Not
(2006) - Arctic Monkeys
38. Hail To The Thief
(2003) - Radiohead
39. Only by the Night
(2008) - Kings of Leon
40. White Blood Cells
(2001) - The White Stripes
41. Viva La Vida
(2008) - Coldplay
42. Songs For The Deaf
(2002) - Queens Of The Stone Age
43. Hybrid Theory
(2000) - Linkin Park
44. SMiLE
(2004) - Brian Wilson
45. Be
(2005) - Common
46. X&Y
(2005) - Coldplay
47. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
(2002) - The Flaming Lips
48. Modern Times
(2006) - Bob Dylan
49. Gorillaz
(2001) - Gorillaz
50. Game Theory
(2006) - The Roots
51. Heartbreaker
(2000) - Ryan Adams
52. Amnesiac
(2001) - Radiohead
53. Franz Ferdinand
(2004) - Franz Ferdinand
54. The E.N.D.
(2009) - Black Eyed Peas
55. In Rainbows
(2007) - Radiohead
56. Get Behind Me Satan
(2005) - The White Stripes
57. Broken Boy Soldiers
(2006) - The Raconteurs
58. Mezmerize
(2005) - System Of A Down
59. Demon Days
(2005) - Gorillaz
60. Funeral
(2004) - Arcade Fire
61. Illinois
(2005) - Sufjan Stevens
62. No More Drama
(2001) - Mary J. Blige
63. Aaliyah
(2001) - Aaliyah
64. Stillmatic
(2001) - Nas
65. Neon Bible
(2007) - Arcade Fire
66. Stadium Arcadium
(2006) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
67. Icky Thump
(2007) - The White Stripes
68. Green Album
(2001) - Weezer
69. Love and Theft
(2001) - Bob Dylan
70. A Ghost Is Born
(2004) - Wilco
71. Parachutes
(2000) - Coldplay
72. The Rising
(2002) - Bruce Springsteen
73. Vespertine
(2001) - Björk
74. Back To Black
(2006) - Amy Winehouse
75. Vampire Weekend
(2008) - Vampire Weekend
76. By The Way
(2002) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
77. Good News For People Who Love Bad News
(2004) - Modest Mouse
78. Voodoo
(2000) - D'Angelo
79. Sea Change
(2002) - Beck
80. Meteora
(2003) - Linkin Park
81. Busted Stuff
(2002) - Dave Matthews Band
82. Food & Liquor
(2006) - Lupe Fiasco
83. Guero
(2005) - Beck
84. The Rubber Factory
(2004) - The Black Keys
85. Pearl Jam
(2006) - Pearl Jam
86. Music
(2000) - Madonna
87. The Moon and Antarctica
(2000) - Modest Mouse
88. Arlur
(2005) - M.I.A.
89. De-Loused in the Comatorium
(2003) - The Mars Volta
90. Our Endless Numbered Days
(2004) - Iron & Wine
91. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
(2009) - Phoenix
92. Turn On The Bright Lights
(2002) - Interpol
93. Quality Control
(2000) - Jurassic 5
94. The Breakthrough
(2005) - Mary J. Blige
95. Graduation
(2007) - Kanye West
96. Relationship of Command
(2000) - At the Drive In
97. Hot Fuss
(2004) - The Killers
98. Wincing The Night Away
(2007) - The Shins
99. Black Holes And Revelations
(2006) - Muse
100. Feels Like Home
(2004) - Norah Jones
(2001) - The Strokes
12. Come Away With Me
(2002) - Norah Jones
13. Songs In A Minor
(2001) - Alicia Keys
14. A Rush Of Blood To The Head
(2002) - Coldplay
15. The Fame
(2008) - Lady Gaga
16. Late Registration
(2005) - Kanye West
17. Tha Carter III
(2008) - Lil Wayne
18. Phrenology
(2002) - The Roots
19. Lungs
(2009) - Florence + the Machine
20. Toxicity
(2001) - System Of A Down
21. The Emancipation Of Mimi
(2005) - Mariah Carey
22. Under Construction
(2002) - Missy Elliot
23. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
(2004) - U2
24. The Diary Of Alicia Keys
(2003) - Alicia Keys
25. Lateralus
(2001) - Tool
26. Missundaztood
(2002) - Pink
27. Miss E...So Addictive
(2001) - Missy Elliot
28. St. Elsewhere
(2006) - Gnarls Barkley
29. Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
(2003) - 50 Cent
30. Merriweather Post Pavilion
(2009) - Animal Collective
31. The Eminem Show
(2002) - Eminem
32. The Black Album
(2003) - Jay-Z
33. Like Water For Chocolate
(2000) - Common
34. Confessions
(2004) - Usher
35. The Blueprint 3
(2009) - Jay-Z
36. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
(2002) - Wilco
37. Whatever People Say I Am Thats What I Am Not
(2006) - Arctic Monkeys
38. Hail To The Thief
(2003) - Radiohead
39. Only by the Night
(2008) - Kings of Leon
40. White Blood Cells
(2001) - The White Stripes
41. Viva La Vida
(2008) - Coldplay
42. Songs For The Deaf
(2002) - Queens Of The Stone Age
43. Hybrid Theory
(2000) - Linkin Park
44. SMiLE
(2004) - Brian Wilson
45. Be
(2005) - Common
46. X&Y
(2005) - Coldplay
47. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
(2002) - The Flaming Lips
48. Modern Times
(2006) - Bob Dylan
49. Gorillaz
(2001) - Gorillaz
50. Game Theory
(2006) - The Roots
51. Heartbreaker
(2000) - Ryan Adams
52. Amnesiac
(2001) - Radiohead
53. Franz Ferdinand
(2004) - Franz Ferdinand
54. The E.N.D.
(2009) - Black Eyed Peas
55. In Rainbows
(2007) - Radiohead
56. Get Behind Me Satan
(2005) - The White Stripes
57. Broken Boy Soldiers
(2006) - The Raconteurs
58. Mezmerize
(2005) - System Of A Down
59. Demon Days
(2005) - Gorillaz
60. Funeral
(2004) - Arcade Fire
61. Illinois
(2005) - Sufjan Stevens
62. No More Drama
(2001) - Mary J. Blige
63. Aaliyah
(2001) - Aaliyah
64. Stillmatic
(2001) - Nas
65. Neon Bible
(2007) - Arcade Fire
66. Stadium Arcadium
(2006) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
67. Icky Thump
(2007) - The White Stripes
68. Green Album
(2001) - Weezer
69. Love and Theft
(2001) - Bob Dylan
70. A Ghost Is Born
(2004) - Wilco
71. Parachutes
(2000) - Coldplay
72. The Rising
(2002) - Bruce Springsteen
73. Vespertine
(2001) - Björk
74. Back To Black
(2006) - Amy Winehouse
75. Vampire Weekend
(2008) - Vampire Weekend
76. By The Way
(2002) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
77. Good News For People Who Love Bad News
(2004) - Modest Mouse
78. Voodoo
(2000) - D'Angelo
79. Sea Change
(2002) - Beck
80. Meteora
(2003) - Linkin Park
81. Busted Stuff
(2002) - Dave Matthews Band
82. Food & Liquor
(2006) - Lupe Fiasco
83. Guero
(2005) - Beck
84. The Rubber Factory
(2004) - The Black Keys
85. Pearl Jam
(2006) - Pearl Jam
86. Music
(2000) - Madonna
87. The Moon and Antarctica
(2000) - Modest Mouse
88. Arlur
(2005) - M.I.A.
89. De-Loused in the Comatorium
(2003) - The Mars Volta
90. Our Endless Numbered Days
(2004) - Iron & Wine
91. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
(2009) - Phoenix
92. Turn On The Bright Lights
(2002) - Interpol
93. Quality Control
(2000) - Jurassic 5
94. The Breakthrough
(2005) - Mary J. Blige
95. Graduation
(2007) - Kanye West
96. Relationship of Command
(2000) - At the Drive In
97. Hot Fuss
(2004) - The Killers
98. Wincing The Night Away
(2007) - The Shins
99. Black Holes And Revelations
(2006) - Muse
100. Feels Like Home
(2004) - Norah Jones
101. Medulla
(2004) - Björk
102. In Your Honor
(2005) - Foo Fighters
103. R
(2000) - Queens of the Stone Age
104. The Tipping Point
(2004) - The Roots
105. Miss Machine
(2004) - The Dillenger Escape Plan
106. Kala
(2007) - M.I.A.
107. Elephunk
(2003) - The Black Eyed Peas
108. Rock Steady
(2001) - No Doubt
109. Return To Cookie Mountain
(2006) - T.V. On The Radio
110. Musicology
(2004) - Prince
111. Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
(2000) - PJ Harvey
112. Fishscale
(2006) - Ghostface Killah
113. Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2
(2004) - Jill Scott
114. Make Believe
(2005) - Weezer
115. Genius Loves Company
(2004) - Ray Charles
116. The Argument
(2001) - Fugazi
117. Chicken-N-Beer
(2003) - Ludacris
118. Lost Souls
(2000) - Doves
119. Rather Ripped
(2006) - Sonic Youth
120. Room On Fire
(2003) - The Strokes
121. Antics
(2004) - Interpol
122. Morning View
(2001) - Incubus
123. ( )
(2002) - Sigur Ros
124. Real Gone
(2004) - Tom Waits
125. BLACKsummers'night
(2009) - Maxwell
126. Hypnotize
(2005) - System Of A Down
127. Chutes Too Narrow
(2003) - The Shins
128. 3121
(2006) - Prince
129. In Search of...
(2002) - N.E.R.D.
130. American Gangster
(2007) - Jay-Z
131. Absolution
(2003) - Muse
132. Los Lonely Boys
(2004) - Los Lonely Boys
133. A Time To Love
(2005) - Stevie Wonder
134. 10,000 Days
(2006) - Tool
135. God's Son
(2002) - Nas
136. Hell Hath No Fury
(2006) - Clipse
137. White Pony
(2000) - Deftones
138. The Black Parade
(2006) - My Chemical Romance
139. Hip Hop Is Dead
(2006) - Nas
140. The Grand Pecking Order
(2001) - Oysterhead
141. The Headphone Masterpiece
(2002) - Cody ChesnuTT
142. Silent Alarm
(2005) - Bloc Party
143. Up The Bracket
(2002) - The Libertines
144. Scissor Sisters
(2004) - Scissor Sisters
145. Blackwater Park
(2001) - Opeth
146. Sonic Nurse
(2004) - Sonic Youth
147. Mer De Noms
(2000) - A Perfect Circle
148. Gold
(2001) - Ryan Adams
149. Frances The Mute
(2005) - The Mars Volta
150. The Soul Sessions
(2003) - Joss Stone
151. Veni Vidi Vicious
(2000) - The Hives
152. Origin of Symmetry
(2001) - Muse
153. Easy Tiger
(2007) - Ryan Adams
154. The Libertines
(2004) - The Libertines
155. Favourite Worst Nightmare
(2007) - Arctic Monkeys
156. Thirteenth Step
(2003) - A Perfect Circle
157. Alright, Still
(2007) - Lily Allen
158. One by One
(2002) - Foo Fighters
159. Year Zero
(2007) - Nine Inch Nails
160. We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
(2007) - Modest Mouse
(2004) - Björk
102. In Your Honor
(2005) - Foo Fighters
103. R
(2000) - Queens of the Stone Age
104. The Tipping Point
(2004) - The Roots
105. Miss Machine
(2004) - The Dillenger Escape Plan
106. Kala
(2007) - M.I.A.
107. Elephunk
(2003) - The Black Eyed Peas
108. Rock Steady
(2001) - No Doubt
109. Return To Cookie Mountain
(2006) - T.V. On The Radio
110. Musicology
(2004) - Prince
111. Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
(2000) - PJ Harvey
112. Fishscale
(2006) - Ghostface Killah
113. Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2
(2004) - Jill Scott
114. Make Believe
(2005) - Weezer
115. Genius Loves Company
(2004) - Ray Charles
116. The Argument
(2001) - Fugazi
117. Chicken-N-Beer
(2003) - Ludacris
118. Lost Souls
(2000) - Doves
119. Rather Ripped
(2006) - Sonic Youth
120. Room On Fire
(2003) - The Strokes
121. Antics
(2004) - Interpol
122. Morning View
(2001) - Incubus
123. ( )
(2002) - Sigur Ros
124. Real Gone
(2004) - Tom Waits
125. BLACKsummers'night
(2009) - Maxwell
126. Hypnotize
(2005) - System Of A Down
127. Chutes Too Narrow
(2003) - The Shins
128. 3121
(2006) - Prince
129. In Search of...
(2002) - N.E.R.D.
130. American Gangster
(2007) - Jay-Z
131. Absolution
(2003) - Muse
132. Los Lonely Boys
(2004) - Los Lonely Boys
133. A Time To Love
(2005) - Stevie Wonder
134. 10,000 Days
(2006) - Tool
135. God's Son
(2002) - Nas
136. Hell Hath No Fury
(2006) - Clipse
137. White Pony
(2000) - Deftones
138. The Black Parade
(2006) - My Chemical Romance
139. Hip Hop Is Dead
(2006) - Nas
140. The Grand Pecking Order
(2001) - Oysterhead
141. The Headphone Masterpiece
(2002) - Cody ChesnuTT
142. Silent Alarm
(2005) - Bloc Party
143. Up The Bracket
(2002) - The Libertines
144. Scissor Sisters
(2004) - Scissor Sisters
145. Blackwater Park
(2001) - Opeth
146. Sonic Nurse
(2004) - Sonic Youth
147. Mer De Noms
(2000) - A Perfect Circle
148. Gold
(2001) - Ryan Adams
149. Frances The Mute
(2005) - The Mars Volta
150. The Soul Sessions
(2003) - Joss Stone
151. Veni Vidi Vicious
(2000) - The Hives
152. Origin of Symmetry
(2001) - Muse
153. Easy Tiger
(2007) - Ryan Adams
154. The Libertines
(2004) - The Libertines
155. Favourite Worst Nightmare
(2007) - Arctic Monkeys
156. Thirteenth Step
(2003) - A Perfect Circle
157. Alright, Still
(2007) - Lily Allen
158. One by One
(2002) - Foo Fighters
159. Year Zero
(2007) - Nine Inch Nails
160. We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
(2007) - Modest Mouse
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Edited By: Lew, Rob
Last Updated: 2017-04-24
Newly added names are in Red
Last Updated: 2017-04-24
Newly added names are in Red