200 Greatest Rock Albums Of The 2000s

album covers Stankonia and The Marshall Mathers LP
Criteria: These Rock Music Albums released in the decade 2000s were chosen and ranked considering their Popularity, Influence, and Musical Impact on Rock 'n' Roll. (This list does not include 'Greatest Hits' or live albums.)

Edited By: Lew, Rob
Last Updated: 2025-07-10
  1. The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - Eminem
  2. Stankonia (2000) - OutKast
  3. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) - OutKast
  4. The Blueprint (2001) - Jay-Z
  5. Kid A (2000) - Radiohead
  6. American Idiot (2004) - Green Day
  7. The College Dropout (2004) - Kanye West
  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. Back To Black (2006) - Amy Winehouse
16. The Emancipation Of Mimi (2005) - Mariah Carey
17. Late Registration (2005) - Kanye West
18. Tha Carter III (2008) - Lil Wayne
19. Lungs (2009) - Florence + the Machine
20. Phrenology (2002) - The Roots
21. Toxicity (2001) - System Of A Down
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. I Am...Sasha Fierce (2008) - Beyoncé
26. Lateralus (2001) - Tool
27. Missundaztood (2002) - Pink
28. Miss E...So Addictive (2001) - Missy Elliot
29. St. Elsewhere (2006) - Gnarls Barkley
30. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2003) - 50 Cent
31. Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) - Animal Collective
32. The Eminem Show (2002) - Eminem
33. The Black Album (2003) - Jay-Z
34. Like Water For Chocolate (2000) - Common
35. Confessions (2004) - Usher
36. The Blueprint 3 (2009) - Jay-Z
37. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) - Wilco
38. Whatever People Say I Am Thats What I Am Not (2006) - Arctic Monkeys
39. Hail To The Thief (2003) - Radiohead
40. 19 (2008) - Adele
41. Only by the Night (2008) - Kings of Leon
42. White Blood Cells (2001) - The White Stripes
43. Viva La Vida (2008) - Coldplay
44. Songs For The Deaf (2002) - Queens Of The Stone Age
45. Hybrid Theory (2000) - Linkin Park
46. SMiLE (2004) - Brian Wilson
47. Be (2005) - Common
48. X&Y (2005) - Coldplay
49. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) - The Flaming Lips
50. Modern Times (2006) - Bob Dylan
51. Gorillaz (2001) - Gorillaz
52. Game Theory (2006) - The Roots
53. Heartbreaker (2000) - Ryan Adams
54. Amnesiac (2001) - Radiohead
55. Franz Ferdinand (2004) - Franz Ferdinand
56. The E.N.D. (2009) - Black Eyed Peas
57. XX (2009) - The xx
58. In Rainbows (2007) - Radiohead
59. Get Behind Me Satan (2005) - The White Stripes
60. Broken Boy Soldiers (2006) - The Raconteurs
61. Mezmerize (2005) - System Of A Down
62. Demon Days (2005) - Gorillaz
63. Funeral (2004) - Arcade Fire
64. Illinois (2005) - Sufjan Stevens
65. No More Drama (2001) - Mary J. Blige
66. Aaliyah (2001) - Aaliyah
67. Stillmatic (2001) - Nas
68. Neon Bible (2007) - Arcade Fire
69. Stadium Arcadium (2006) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
70. Icky Thump (2007) - The White Stripes
71. Parachutes (2000) - Coldplay
72. Paper Trail (2008)- T.I.
73. Green Album (2001) - Weezer
74. Love and Theft (2001) - Bob Dylan
75. A Ghost Is Born (2004) - Wilco
76. The Rising (2002) - Bruce Springsteen
77. Vespertine (2001) - Björk
78. Vampire Weekend (2008) - Vampire Weekend
79. By The Way (2002) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
80. Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) - Modest Mouse
81. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009) - Phoenix
82. Music (2000) - Madonna
83. Voodoo (2000) - D'Angelo
84. Sea Change (2002) - Beck
85. Meteora (2003) - Linkin Park
86. Busted Stuff (2002) - Dave Matthews Band
87. Food & Liquor (2006) - Lupe Fiasco
88. Guero (2005) - Beck
89. The Rubber Factory (2004) - The Black Keys
90. Pearl Jam (2006) - Pearl Jam
91. 21st Century Breakdown (2009) - Green Day
92. Arlur (2005) - M.I.A.
93. De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003) - The Mars Volta
94. The Moon and Antarctica (2000) - Modest Mouse
95. Our Endless Numbered Days (2004) - Iron & Wine
96. Quality Control (2000) - Jurassic 5
97. The Breakthrough (2005) - Mary J. Blige
98. Graduation (2007) - Kanye West
99. Relationship of Command (2000) - At the Drive In
100. Hot Fuss (2004) - The Killers

101. Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - Interpol
102. Wincing The Night Away (2007) - The Shins
103. Black Holes And Revelations (2006) - Muse
104. Feels Like Home (2004) - Norah Jones
105. Hell Hath No Fury (2006) - Clipse
106. Medulla (2004) - Björk
107. In Your Honor (2005) - Foo Fighters
108. R (2000) - Queens of the Stone Age
109. Daughtry (2006) - Daughtry
110. The Tipping Point (2004) - The Roots
111. Miss Machine (2004) - The Dillenger Escape Plan
112. Kala (2007) - M.I.A.
113. Elephunk (2003) - The Black Eyed Peas
114. Rock Steady (2001) - No Doubt
115. Return To Cookie Mountain (2006) - T.V. On The Radio
116. Musicology (2004) - Prince
117. The Resistance (2009) - Muse
118. American Gangster (2007) - Jay-Z
119. Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (2000) - PJ Harvey
120. Fishscale (2006) - Ghostface Killah
121. Funhouse (2008) - Pink
122. Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 (2004) - Jill Scott
123. Genius Loves Company (2004) - Ray Charles
124. ( ) (2002) - Sigur Ros
125. Chicken-N-Beer (2003) - Ludacris
126. BLACKsummers'night (2009) - Maxwell
127. Make Believe (2005) - Weezer
128. The Argument (2001) - Fugazi
129. Rather Ripped (2006) - Sonic Youth
130. Room On Fire (2003) - The Strokes
131. Morning View (2001) - Incubus
132. Antics (2004) - Interpol
133. Real Gone (2004) - Tom Waits
134. Hypnotize (2005) - System Of A Down
135. Chutes Too Narrow (2003) - The Shins
136. 3121 (2006) - Prince
137. In Search of... (2002) - N.E.R.D.
138. The Black Parade (2006) - My Chemical Romance
139. Absolution (2003) - Muse
140. 8701 (2001) - Usher
141. A Time To Love (2005) - Stevie Wonder
142. Los Lonely Boys (2004) - Los Lonely Boys
143. God's Son (2002) - Nas
144. White Pony (2000) - Deftones
145. 10,000 Days (2006) - Tool
146. Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) - Nas
147. The Grand Pecking Order (2001) - Oysterhead
148. The Headphone Masterpiece (2002) - Cody ChesnuTT
149. Blackwater Park (2001) - Opeth
150. Breakaway (2004) - Kelly Clarkson
151. Scissor Sisters (2004) - Scissor Sisters
152. One of the Boys (2008) - Katy Perry
153. Oracular Spectacular (2008) - MGMT
154. 808s & Heartbreak (2008) - Kanye West
155. Sonic Nurse (2004) - Sonic Youth
156. Silent Alarm (2005) - Bloc Party
157. Gold (2001) - Ryan Adams
158. Two Against Nature (2000) - Steely Dan
159. Frances The Mute (2005) - The Mars Volta
160. Up The Bracket (2002) - The Libertines
161. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. 2 (2009) - Raekwon
162. Year Zero (2007) - Nine Inch Nails
163. Mer De Noms (2000) - A Perfect Circle
164. Easy Tiger (2007) - Ryan Adams
165. The Ecstatic (2009) - Mos Def
166. The Libertines (2004) - The Libertines
167. Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007) - Arctic Monkeys
168. Musicforthemorningafter (2001) - Pete Yorn
169. Thirteenth Step (2003) - A Perfect Circle
170. One by One (2002) - Foo Fighters
171. From Under the Cork Tree (2005) - Fall Out Boy
172. Songs About Jane (2002) - Maroon 5
173. We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (2007) - Modest Mouse
174. Strawberry Jam (2007) - Animal Collective
175. Justified (2002) - Justin Timberlake
176. Fever (2001) - Kylie Minogue
177. Alright, Still (2007) - Lily Allen
178. Sigh No More (2009) - Mumford & Sons
179. Embryonic (2009) - The Flaming Lips
180. Fleet Foxes (2008) - Fleet Foxes
180. Lost Souls (2000) - Doves
181. Fallen (2003) - Evanescence
182. The Sweet Escape (2006) - Gwen Stefani
183. Veni Vidi Vicious (2000) - The Hives
184. Fever to Tell (2003) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
185. The Crane Wife (2006) - The Decemberists
186. Back to Bedlam (2004) - James Blunt
187. Origin of Symmetry (2001) - Muse
188. Contraband (2004) - Velvet Revolver
189. The Woods (2005) - Sleater-Kinney
190. Invincible (2001) - Micheal Jackson
191. Transatlanticism (2003) - Death Cab for Cutie
192. Eyes Open (2006) - Snow Patrol
193. Southern Rock Opera (2001) - Drive-By Truckers
194. Try This (2003) - Pink
195. Let it Die (2004) - Feist
196. How to Save a Life (2005) - The Fray
197. With Teeth (2005) - Nine Inch Nails
198. The Soul Sessions (2003) - Joss Stone
199. The Eraser (2006) - Thom Yorke
200. It's Not Me, It's You (2009) - Lily Allen



The Marshall Mathers LP
Stankonia album cover
The Blueprint Jay-Z album cover
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album cover
Kid A album cover
American Idiot album cover











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