The Albums That Defined the Decade: 2000s

Here is my take on the 80 albums that defined the decade. Based on chart performance, sales, influence on pop music in the decade, and my own criterion.

1. The Marshall Mathers LP- Eminem
2. The College Dropout- Kanye West
3. FutureSex/LoveSounds- Justin Timberlake
4. Come Away With Me- Norah Jones
5. Graduation- Kanye West
6. The Eminem Show- Eminem
7. The Blueprint- Jay-Z
8. Kid A- Radiohead

9. The Black Album- Jay-Z
10. Get Rich or Die Tryin’- 50 Cent
11. Stankonia- Outkast
12. Supernatural- Santana
13. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below- Outkast
14. Late Registration- Kanye West
15. Oops!... I did It again- Britney Spears
16. Hybrid Theory- Linkin Park
17. No Strings Attatched- N’Sync
18. Confessions- Usher
19. American Idiot- Green Day
20. Human Clay- Creed
21. Home- Dixie Chicks
22. Christina- Christina Aguilera
23. A Day Without Rain- Enya
24. Let Go- Avril Lavign
25. Meteora- Linkin Park
26. Black & Blue- The Backstreet Boys
27. M!ssunderstood- Pink
28. Fallen- Evanesence
29. Tha Carter III- Lil Wayne
30. All the Right Reasons- Nicklback
31. All That You Can’t Leave Behind- U2
32. The Emancipation of Mimi- Mariah Carey
33. Country Grammer- Nelly
34. Breakaway- Kelly Clarkson
35. Elephant- The White Stripes
36. White Blood Cells- The White Stripes
37. Kala- M.I.A.
38. Back to Black- Amy Winehouse
39. I Am… Sasha Fierce- Beyonce
40. Weathered- Creed
41. The Rising- Bruce Springsteen
42. Escape- Enrique Iglesias
43. Laundry Service- Shakira
44. Sea Change- Beck
45. Nellyville- Nelly
46. Oracular Spectacular- MGMT
47. Some Hearts- Carrie Underwood
48. Music- Madonna
49. Dr. Dre—2001
50. Songs in A Minor- Alicia Keys
51. A Rush of Blood to the Head- Coldplay
52. Justified- Justin Timberlake
53. Viva la Vida or Death to All His Friends- Coldplay
54. Amnesiac- Radiohead
55. X&Y- Coldplay
56. Fever to Tell- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
57. Hot Fuss- The Killers
58. Monkey Business- The Black Eyed Peas
59. Enrique- Enrique Iglesias
60. In Rainbows- Radiohead
61. Oral Fixation Vol. 2- Shakira
62. Discovery- Daft Punk
63. St. Elsewhere- Gnarles Barkley
64. Celebrity-N’sync
65. No Line on the Horizon- U2
66. Encore- Eminem
67. Breathe- Faith Hill
68. Love. Music. Angel. Baby- Gwen Stefani
69. Heartbreaker- Ryan Adams
70. The Better Life- 3 Doors Down
71. Song About Jane- Maroon 5
72. Aha Shake Heartbreak- Kings of Leon
73. Silver Side Up- Nicklback
74. The Massacre- 50 Cent
75. Minutes to Midnight- Linkin Park
76. Toxcity- System of a Down
77. The Writing’s on the Wall- Destiny’s Child
78. 808s and Heartbreak- Kanye West
79. A New Day Has Come- Celine Dion
80. Feels Like Home- Norah Jones