Greatest Rock Albums of the 2000s
Criteria: Popularity, Influence, and Musical Impact
Last edited: 11/18/2007
1. Stankonia (2000) - OutKast
2. The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - Eminem
3. American Idiot (2004) - Green Day
4. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) - OutKast
5. Kid A (2000) - Radiohead
6. The College Dropout (2004) - Kanye West
7. The Blueprint (2001) - Jay-Z
8. Elephant (2003) - The White Stripes
9. All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) - U2
10. Is This It (2001) - The Strokes

11. Come Away With Me (2002)* - Norah Jones
12. Songs In A Minor (2001) - Alicia Keys
13. A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) - Coldplay
14. Phrenology (2002) - The Roots
15. Late Registration (2005) - Kanye West
16. Toxicity (2001) - System Of A Down
17. The Emancipation Of Mimi (2005)* - Mariah Carey
18. Under Construction (2002) - Missy Elliot
19. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) - U2
20. The Diary Of Alicia Keys (2003) - Alicia Keys

21. Lateralus (2001) - Tool
22. Missundaztood (2002)* - Pink
23. Miss E...So Addictive (2001) - Missy Elliot
24. St. Elsewhere (2006) - Gnarls Barkley
25. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2003) - 50 Cent
26. The Eminem Show (2002) - Eminem
27. The Black Album (2003) - Jay-Z
28. Like Water For Chocolate (2000) - Common
29. Confessions (2004) - Usher
30. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) - Wilco

31. Whatever People Say I Am Thats What I Am Not (2006)* - Arctic Monkeys
32. Hail To The Thief (2003) - Radiohead
33. White Blood Cells (2001) - The White Stripes
34. Songs For The Deaf (2002) - Queens Of The Stone Age
35. Hybrid Theory (2000) - Linkin Park
36. SMiLE (2004) - Brian Wilson
37. Be (2005) - Common
38. X&Y (2005) - Coldplay
39. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) - The Flaming Lips
40. Modern Times (2006)* - Bob Dylan

41. Gorillaz (2001) - Gorillaz
42. Game Theory (2006)* - The Roots
43. Heartbreaker (2000)* - Ryan Adams
44. Amnesiac (2001) - Radiohead
45. Mezmerize (2005) - System Of A Down
46. Franz Ferdinand (2004) - Franz Ferdinand
47. Get Behind Me Satan (2005) - The White Stripes
48. Broken Boy Soldiers (2006)* - The Raconteurs
49. In Rainbows (2007)* - Radiohead
50. Demon Days (2005) - Gorillaz

51. Funeral (2004) - Arcade Fire
52. Illinois (2005)* - Sufjan Stevens
53. No More Drama (2001)* - Mary J. Blige
54. Aaliyah (2001) - Aaliyah
55. Stillmatic (2001)* - Nas
56. Neon Bible (2007)* - Arcade Fire
57. Stadium Arcadium (2006) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
58. Icky Thump (2007)* - The White Stripes
59. Green Album (2001) - Weezer
60. Love and Theft (2001) - Bob Dylan

61. A Ghost Is Born (2004) - Wilco
62. Parachutes (2000) - Coldplay
63. The Rising (2002) - Bruce Springsteen
64. Vespertine (2001)* - Björk
65. Back To Black (2006)* - Amy Winehouse
66. By The Way (2002) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
67. Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) - Modest Mouse
68. Voodoo (2000)* - D’Angelo
69. Sea Change (2002) - Beck
70. Meteora (2003) - Linkin Park

71. Busted Stuff (2002) - Dave Matthews Band
72. Food & Liquor (2006)* - Lupe Fiasco
73. Guero (2005) - Beck
74. The Rubber Factory (2004)* - The Black Keys
75. Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) - Interpol
76. Pearl Jam (2006)* - Pearl Jam
77. Music (2000)* - Madonna
78. The Moon and Antarctica (2000) - Modest Mouse
79. Arlur (2005)* - M.I.A.
80. De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003) - The Mars Volta

81. Our Endless Numbered Days (2004) - Iron & Wine
82. Quality Control (2000) - Jurassic 5
83. The Breakthrough (2005)* - Mary J. Blige
84. Graduation (2007)* - Kanye West
85. Relationship of Command (2000) - At the Drive In
86. Hot Fuss (2004) - The Killers
87. Wincing The Night Away (2007)* - The Shins
88. R (2000) - Queens of the Stone Age
89. Feels Like Home (2004)* - Norah Jones
90. Medulla (2004)* - Björk

91. In Your Honor (2005) - Foo Fighters
92. Black Holes And Revelations (2006)* - Muse
93. The Tipping Point (2004)* - The Roots
94. Miss Machine (2004) - The Dillenger Escape Plan
95. Kala (2007)* - M.I.A.
96. Elephunk (2003)* - The Black Eyed Peas
97. Rock Steady (2001)* - No Doubt
98. Return To Cookie Mountain (2006)* - T.V. On The Radio
99. Musicology (2004) - Prince
100. Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (2000)* - PJ Harvey

101. Fishscale (2006)* - Ghostface Killah
102. Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 (2004) - Jill Scott
103. Make Believe (2005) - Weezer
104. Genius Loves Company (2004)* - Ray Charles
105. The Argument (2001) - Fugazi
106. Chicken-N-Beer (2003)* - Ludacris
107. Lost Souls (2000) - Doves
108. Rather Ripped (2006)* - Sonic Youth
109. Room On Fire (2003)* - The Strokes
110. Antics (2004)* - Interpol

111. Morning View (2001)* - Incubus
112. ( ) (2002) - Sigur Ros
113. Real Gone (2004)* - Tom Waits
114. Hypnotize (2005)* - System Of A Down
115. Chutes Too Narrow (2003)* - The Shins
116. 3121 (2006)* - Prince
117. In Search of... (2002) - N.E.R.D.
118. American Gangster (2007)* - Jay-Z
119. Absolution (2003) - Muse
120. Los Lonely Boys (2004)* - Los Lonely Boys

121. A Time To Love (2005)* - Stevie Wonder
122. 10,000 Days (2006)* - Tool
123. God’s Son (2002)* - Nas
124. Hell Hath No Fury (2006)* - Clipse
125. White Pony (2000) - Deftones
126. The Black Parade (2006)* - My Chemical Romance
127. Hip Hop Is Dead (2006)* - Nas
128. The Grand Pecking Order (2001) – Oysterhead
129. The Headphone Masterpiece (2002) - Cody ChesnuTT
130. Silent Alarm (2005)* - Bloc Party

131. Up The Bracket (2002)* - The Libertines
132. Scissor Sisters (2004)* - Scissor Sisters
133. Blackwater Park (2001) - Opeth
134. Sonic Nurse (2004) - Sonic Youth
135. Mer De Noms (2000) - A Perfect Circle
136. Gold (2001)* - Ryan Adams
137. Frances The Mute (2005) - The Mars Volta
138. The Soul Sessions (2003)* - Joss Stone
139. Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)* - The Hives
140. Origin of Symmetry (2001) – Muse

141. Easy Tiger (2007)* - Ryan Adams
142. The Libertines (2004)* - The Libertines
143. Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)* - Arctic Monkeys
144. Thirteenth Step (2003) - A Perfect Circle
145. Alright, Still (2007)* - Lily Allen
146. One by One (2002) - Foo Fighters
147. Year Zero (2007)* - Nine Inch Nails
148. Unclassified (2003) - Robert Randolph and the Family Band
149. We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (2007)* - Modest Mouse
150. Audioslave (2002) - Audioslave

I really need to revise this list heavily to include albums from 2008 and 2009. Any input would be appreciated.

Obvious one would be Death Magnetic by Metallica.

I'd say these 5 for sure:
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter, Vol. 3
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
T.I. – Paper Trail

And probably also these 2:
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Is there any way the Marshall Mathers LP can be moved to the top? It just doesn't look right with those two reversed.

I'm thinking there should probably be another Sufjan album on there, in addition to "I and Love and You" by the Avett Brothers.

And Absolution was a much better album than Black Holes and Revelations.

What does the '*' mean?

Arcade Fire's Funeral could probably bump up into the Top 20, eh?

It means the entry wasn't on the list on the previous version.

Should American Idiot really be so high? I know it sold a lot, but I think after it's initial release the cultural and musical impact it had at the time of its release hasn't lasted very much.

I think it had some influence and certainly some impact, but it does look too high.

Oh, I agree, I just don't think it's legacy quite lasted as it was predicted too.

even though im no Coldplay fan, rush of blood seems like an easy top 10 ..... its held on quite well and dare i say possibly the most acclaimed rock album in the 00s along with Kid A and all you cant leave behind..... and it sold massive....easily see it above Elephant ....

Yup, Coldplay still keep selling massive arenas and lots of records!

In Rainbows looks too low considering Amnesiac & HTTT are above it plus IR has possibly been more well regarded with such little time since release (bout 3 yrs).
Backspacer has had almost career best reviews! and reception has been better than any other 00 s Pearl Jam albums so maybe a consideration. Accelerate by R.e.m. Ditto as pearl jams reception.not sure about its lasting impact though.