Best Albums
Discover
New Releases
Lists
Genres
News
Community
Sign In
Best Albums
Must Hear
Worst Albums
Recently Rated
Critics
Users
The Highest Rated Albums of 2000
Decade
2000s
All Time
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Source
All
All
AllMusic
Blabbermouth.net
Drowned in Sound
Entertainment Weekly
HipHopDX
Kerrang!
Metal Hammer
NME
Pitchfork
PopMatters
Q Magazine
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
SPIN
Sputnikmusic
The Guardian
The Independent
The Sydney Morning Herald
Tiny Mix Tapes
Genre
All
All
Alt-Country
Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Chillout
Contemporary Folk
Country
East Coast Hip Hop
Electronic
Folk
Hardcore Hip Hop
Hip Hop
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Metal
Nu Metal
Pop
Pop Rock
Punk
Punk Rock
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Slowcore
Min. Reviews
5
5
10
15
20
2000s
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1
.
OutKast - Stankonia
October 31, 2000
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
92
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
D'Angelo - Voodoo
January 25, 2000
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
92
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica
June 13, 2000
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
88
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump
November 7, 2000
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
87
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Asian Dub Foundation - Community Music
March 20, 2000
Breakbeat
,
Electronic
Critic Score
87
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
October 9, 2000
Post-Rock
Critic Score
87
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 (Or, the Last Remains of the Dodo)
May 2, 2000
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command
September 12, 2000
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
85
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
November 27, 2000
Sampledelia
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
,
Dance
Critic Score
85
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
February 22, 2000
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
The Microphones - It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
September 26, 2000
Indie Folk
,
Psychedelic Folk
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Lambchop - Nixon
February 8, 2000
Alt-Country
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
84
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Broadcast - The Noise Made By People
March 20, 2000
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Indietronica
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Quasimoto - The Unseen
June 13, 2000
Jazz Rap
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Mirwais - Production
August 8, 2000
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Black Box Recorder - The Facts of Life
May 1, 2000
Indie Pop
Critic Score
82
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R
June 6, 2000
Alternative Rock
,
Stoner Rock
Critic Score
82
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Paul van Dyk - Out There and Back
June 5, 2000
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Avey Tare and Panda Bear - Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished
August 1, 2000
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Experimental
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Radiohead - Kid A
October 2, 2000
Art Rock
,
Electronic
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
82
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
May 23, 2000
Abstract Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
81
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man
October 17, 2000
Country
,
Americana
Critic Score
81
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Nina Nastasia - Dogs
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
Critic Score
81
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
November 21, 2000
Indie Rock
,
Power Pop
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
May 2, 2000
Alternative Dance
,
Electronic
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
2
3
4
...
8
You May Also Like
Pitchfork's Highest Rated Albums of 2000
Rolling Stone's Highest Rated Albums of 2000
NME's Highest Rated Albums of 2000
AllMusic's Highest Rated Albums of 2000
The Guardian's Highest Rated Albums of 2000
Become a Donor
Donor badge, no ads + more benefits.
Critic Score
User Score
Advertisement
New Album Releases
NR
Yung Lean
Psykos
79
Kacey Musgraves
Deeper Well
79
Four Tet
Three
77
Tierra Whack
WORLD WIDE WHACK
49
Justin Timberlake
Everything I Thought It Was
More Releases