Top 200 Albums Of The 2000s

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Top 200 Albums Of The 2000s

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Here are the 00s albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the band give it an advantage over others.

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here. There are a ton of albums that I've rated 9/10 in the 'TBR' tab that may never make it to this list, be sure to check those out.)

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200.
1.
Opeth - Blackwater Park
10/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2001
200.
2.
Trivium - Shogun
9.91/10 (nostalgia bias) · Melodic Thrash Metal · 2008
200.
3.
Machine Head - The Blackening
9.88/10 (nostalgia bias) · Groove Thrash Metal · 2007
200.
4.
Trivium - Ascendancy
9.86/10 (nostalgia bias) · Metalcore · 2005
200.
5.
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
9.81/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2005
200.
6.
Wintersun - Wintersun
9.63/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2004
200.
7.
Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
9.63/10 · Progressive Rock · 2001
200.
8.
Agalloch - The Mantle
9.56/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2002
200.
9.
Ensiferum - Ensiferum
9.55/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2001
200.
10.
Green Day - American Idiot
9.50/10 · Punk Rock · 2004
200.
11.
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
9.50/10 · Death Metal · 2004
200.
12.
Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II
9.50/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2003
200.
13.
Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta
9.50/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2001
200.
14.
Leprous - Tall Poppy Syndrome
9.44/10 · Progressive Metal · 2009
200.
15.
Windir - 1184
9.38/10 · Viking Black Metal · 2001
200.
16.
System Of A Down - Toxicity
9.36/10 · Alternative Metal · 2001
200.
17.
Vektor - Black Future
9.33/10 · Technical Thrash Metal · 2009
200.
18.
Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
9.33/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2003
200.
19.
Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
9.30/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2005
200.
20.
System Of A Down - Mezmerize
9.30/10 · Alternative Metal · 2005
200.
21.
Slumber - Fallout
9.29/10 · Melodic Doom Metal · 2004
200.
22.
Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
9.27/10 · Progressive Thrash Metal · 2000
200.
23.
Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura
9.25/10 · Progressive Rock · 2007
200.
24.
The Haunted - The Haunted Made Me Do It
9.25/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2000
200.
25.
Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress
9.23/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2006
200.
26.
Rammstein - Mutter
9.23/10 · Industrial Metal · 2001
200.
27.
Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
9.18/10 · Groove Thrash Metal · 2004
200.
28.
Mors Principium Est - The Unborn
9.17/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2005
200.
29.
Deathspell Omega - Kénôse
9.17/10 · Black Metal · 2005
200.
30.
Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
9.15/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2007
200.
31.
Vomitory - Blood Rapture
9.11/10 · Death Metal · 2002
200.
32.
Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God
9.10/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2008
200.
33.
Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
9.10/10 · Progressive Metal · 2009
200.
34.
Doom:VS - Dead Words Speak
9.08/10 · Funeral Doom Metal · 2008
200.
35.
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
9.08/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2002
200.
36.
Ensiferum - Iron
9.06/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2004
200.
37.
Amon Amarth - Versus The World
9.06/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2002
200.
38.
Isis - Oceanic
9.06/10 · Post-Metal · 2002
200.
39.
Dominia - Divine Revolution
9.06/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2006
200.
40.
Mercenary - The Hours That Remain
9.05/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2006
200.
41.
Wuthering Heights - Far From The Madding Crowd
9.05/10 · Progressive Power Metal · 2004
200.
42.
Equilibrium - Sagas
9.05/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2008
200.
43.
John Petrucci - Suspended Animation
9.00/10 · Instrumental Progressive Metal · 2005
200.
44.
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
9.00/10 · Progressive Metal · 2005
200.
45.
Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
9.00/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2006
200.
46.
Drudkh - Кров У Наших Криницях (Blood In Our Wells)
9.00/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2006
200.
47.
Symphony X - The Odyssey
9.00/10 · Progressive Power Metal · 2002
200.
48.
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
9.00/10 · Progressive Power Metal · 2007
200.
49.
Doom:VS - Aeternum Vale
9.00/10 · Funeral Doom Metal · 2006
200.
50.
Galneryus - Beyond The End Of Despair...
9.00/10 · Power Metal · 2006
200.
51.
Lost Horizon - Awakening The World
9.00/10 · Power Metal · 2001
200.
52.
Bloodbound - Nosferatu
9.00/10 · Power Metal · 2005
200.
53.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
9.00/10 · Post-Rock · 2000
200.
54.
Vesperian Sorrow - Regenesis Creation
9.00/10 · Melodic Black Metal · 2006
200.
55.
Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
8.96/10 · Progressive Rock · 2009
200.
56.
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
8.95/10 · Progressive Thrash Metal · 2005
200.
57.
Masterplan - Masterplan
8.95/10 · Power Metal · 2003
200.
58.
Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris
8.95/10 · Brutal Death Metal · 2000
200.
59.
As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us
8.95/10 · Metalcore · 2007
200.
60.
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine
8.95/10 · Mathcore · 2004
200.
61.
Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
8.94/10 · Death Metal · 2005
200.
62.
Meshuggah - ObZen
8.94/10 · Progressive Thrash Metal · 2008
200.
63.
Insomnium - Above The Weeping World
8.94/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2006
200.
64.
Swallow The Sun - New Moon
8.94/10 · Melodic Doom Metal · 2009
200.
65.
Swallow The Sun - Plague Of Butterflies
8.94/10 (track 1 only) · Melodic Doom Metal · 2008
200.
66.
Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell
8.93/10 · Gothic Doom Metal · 2005
200.
67.
DevilDriver - The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand
8.92/10 · Groove Thrash Metal · 2005
200.
68.
Spock's Beard - V
8.92/10 · Progressive Rock · 2000
200.
69.
Garden Of Shadows - Oracle Moon
8.92/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2000
200.
70.
Epica - Design Your Universe
8.91/10 · Symphonic Metal · 2009
200.
71.
Wine From Tears - Through The Eyes Of A Mad
8.91/10 · Melodic Doom Metal · 2009
200.
72.
Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery
8.91/10 · Death Metal · 2008
200.
73.
Ruoska - Radium
8.91/10 · Industrial Metal · 2005
200.
74.
Opeth - Deliverance
8.90/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2002
200.
75.
Gloria Morti - Eryx
8.89/10 · Death Metal · 2008
200.
76.
Solitude Aeturnus - Alone
8.89/10 · Doom Metal · 2006
200.
77.
Vintersorg - Cosmic Genesis
8.89/10 · Melodic Black Metal · 2000
200.
78.
The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium
8.88/10 · Progressive Rock · 2003
200.
79.
Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
8.88/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2008
200.
80.
Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
8.88/10 · Gothic Doom Metal · 2006
200.
81.
Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came
8.88/10 · Melodic Doom Metal · 2003
200.
82.
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - A Virgin And A Whore
8.88/10 (excluding track 7) · Melodic Death Metal · 2001
200.
83.
Diabolical Masquerade - Death's Design
8.87/10 · Avantgarde Black Metal · 2001
200.
84.
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
8.86/10 · Avantgarde Metal · 2002
200.
85.
The Haunted - Revolver
8.86/10 · Thrash Metal · 2004
200.
86.
Mastodon - Crack The Skye
8.86/10 · Progressive Sludge Metal · 2009
200.
87.
Falkenbach - Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty
8.86/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2003
200.
88.
Velvet Revolver - Contraband
8.85/10 · Hard Rock · 2004
200.
89.
Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs
8.85/10 · Alternative Metal · 2009
200.
90.
Insomnium - Across The Dark
8.83/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2009
200.
91.
Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I
8.83/10 · Symphonic Power Metal · 2001
200.
92.
Long Distance Calling - Avoid The Light
8.83/10 · Post-Rock · 2009
200.
93.
Dark Tranquillity - Character
8.82/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2005
200.
94.
Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon
8.82/10 · Symphonic Black Metal · 2003
200.
95.
Necrophobic - Hrimthursum
8.82/10 · Death Metal · 2006
200.
96.
Vital Remains - Dechristianize
8.81/10 · Death Metal · 2003
200.
97.
Edguy - Mandrake
8.80/10 · Power Metal · 2001
200.
98.
Exodus - Tempo Of The Damned
8.80/10 · Thrash Metal · 2004
200.
99.
Finntroll - Jaktens Tid
8.80/10 · Folk Metal · 2001
200.
100.
Shining - V - Halmstad
8.80/10 · Black Metal · 2007
200.
101.
Sentenced - The Cold White Light
8.80/10 · Suomi Metal · 2002
200.
102.
IQ - Dark Matter
8.80/10 · Progressive Rock · 2004
200.
103.
Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
8.80/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2004
200.
104.
Finsterforst - ...Zum Tode Hin
8.80/10 · Folk Metal · 2009
200.
105.
Opeth - Watershed
8.79/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2008
200.
106.
Kreator - Enemy Of God
8.79/10 · Thrash Metal · 2005
200.
107.
Galneryus - Advance To The Fall
8.79/10 · Power Metal · 2005
200.
108.
Isis - Panopticon
8.79/10 · Post-Metal · 2004
200.
109.
Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven
8.78/10 · Progressive Folk Metal · 2004
200.
110.
Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape
8.78/10 · Avantgarde Metal · 2001
200.
111.
Wuthering Heights - The Shadow Cabinet
8.78/10 · Progressive Power Metal · 2006
200.
112.
Darkspace - Dark Space III
8.78/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2008
200.
113.
Therion - Lemuria
8.78/10 · Symphonic Metal · 2004
200.
114.
Heavenly - Virus
8.78/10 · Power Metal · 2006
200.
115.
Converge - Jane Doe
8.77/10 · Mathcore · 2001
200.
116.
Chimaira - Pass Out Of Existence
8.77/10 · Groove Thrash Metal · 2001
200.
117.
Saturnus - Martyre
8.77/10 · Gothic Doom Metal · 2000
200.
118.
Ensiferum - Victory Songs
8.75/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2007
200.
119.
Sylosis - Conclusion Of An Age
8.75/10 · Progressive Thrash Metal · 2008
200.
120.
Enslaved - Isa
8.75/10 · Progressive Black Metal · 2004
200.
121.
The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal
8.75/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2007
200.
122.
Windir - Likferd
8.75/10 · Viking Black Metal · 2003
200.
123.
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
8.75/10 · Mathcore · 2007
200.
124.
Gris - Il Était Une Forêt...
8.75/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2007
200.
125.
Amorphis - Skyforger
8.75/10 · Folk Metal · 2009
200.
126.
Hypocrisy - Virus
8.75/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2005
200.
127.
Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked
8.75/10 · Brutal Death Metal · 2005
200.
128.
Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea
8.75/10 · Funeral Doom Metal · 2006
200.
129.
Ketzer - Satan's Boundaries Unchained
8.75/10 · Black Metal · 2009
200.
130.
God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright
8.75/10 · Post-Rock · 2005
200.
131.
Therion - Secret Of The Runes
8.73/10 · Symphonic Metal · 2001
200.
132.
Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted
8.73/10 · Groove Thrash Metal · 2008
200.
133.
Dragonland - Astronomy
8.73/10 · Power Metal · 2006
200.
134.
Kalmah - Swampsong
8.72/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2003
200.
135.
Rhapsody - Power Of The Dragonflame
8.72/10 · Symphonic Power Metal · 2002
200.
136.
Emperor - Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire & Demise
8.72/10 · Symphonic Black Metal · 2001
200.
137.
Eluveitie - Slania
8.72/10 · Folk Metal · 2008
200.
138.
Dawnless - While Hope Remains
8.72/10 · Power Metal · 2008
200.
139.
Negură Bunget - OM
8.71/10 · Black Metal · 2006
200.
140.
Moonsorrow - Suden Uni
8.71/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2001
200.
141.
Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame
8.71/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2001
200.
142.
Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
8.70/10 · Progressive Power Metal · 2000
200.
143.
Gamma Ray - No World Order
8.70/10 · Power Metal · 2001
200.
144.
Koyaanisqatsy - From The Yearning To Burst The Perpetual Circle
8.70/10 · Symphonic Progressive Metal · 2000
200.
145.
Quo Vadis - Day Into Night
8.70/10 · Technical Death Metal · 2000
200.
146.
Ensiferum - From Afar
8.69/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2009
200.
147.
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf
8.69/10 · Stoner Metal · 2002
200.
148.
Sonata Arctica - Silence
8.68/10 · Power Metal · 2001
200.
149.
Clutch - Blast Tyrant
8.68/10 · Hard Rock · 2004
200.
150.
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
8.67/10 · Symphonic Black Metal · 2001
200.
151.
Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper
8.67/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2000
200.
152.
Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom
8.67/10 · Avantgarde Metal · 2006
200.
153.
Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
8.67/10 · Progressive Metal · 2009
200.
154.
Nile - Those Whom The Gods Detest
8.67/10 · Brutal Death Metal · 2009
200.
155.
Mercenary - 11 Dreams
8.65/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2004
200.
156.
Tool - Lateralus
8.65/10 · Progressive Metal · 2001
200.
157.
Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
8.64/10 · Progressive Metal · 2002
200.
158.
Summoning - Oath Bound
8.64/10 · Atmospheric Black Metal · 2006
200.
159.
Nokturnal Mortum - The Voice of Steel
8.64/10 · Black Metal · 2009
200.
160.
Thorns - Thorns
8.64/10 · Industrial Metal · 2001
200.
161.
Kalmah - Swamplord
8.63/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2000
200.
162.
Skeletonwitch - Beyond The Permafrost
8.63/10 · Thrash Metal · 2007
200.
163.
Opeth - Damnation
8.63/10 · Progressive Rock · 2003
200.
164.
Angra - Temple Of Shadows
8.63/10 · Progressive Power Metal · 2004
200.
165.
Turisas - The Varangian Way
8.63/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2007
200.
166.
The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand
8.63/10 · Doom Metal · 2007
200.
167.
Equilibrium - Turis Fratyr
8.63/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2005
200.
168.
Converge - Axe To Fall
8.62/10 · Mathcore · 2009
200.
169.
Akercocke - Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
8.61/10 · Progressive Death Metal · 2005
200.
170.
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
8.60/10 · Heavy Metal · 2000
200.
171.
Nightwish - Once
8.59/10 · Symphonic Power Metal · 2004
200.
172.
Edguy - Hellfire Club
8.59/10 · Power Metal · 2004
200.
173.
Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath
8.58/10 · Power Metal · 2003
200.
174.
Decapitated - Winds Of Creation
8.57/10 · Brutal Death Metal · 2000
200.
175.
Amber Tears - Revelations Of Renounced
8.57/10 · Death Doom Metal · 2006
200.
176.
Unexpect - In A Flesh Aquarium
8.57/10 · Avantgarde Metal · 2006
200.
177.
Virgin Black - Requiem - Mezzo Forte
8.57/10 · Gothic Metal · 2007
200.
178.
Evergrey - In Search Of Truth
8.56/10 · Progressive Power Metal · 2001
200.
179.
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid The Omniscient
8.56/10 · Industrial Metal · 2007
200.
180.
Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down
8.56/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2004
200.
181.
The Fading - In Sin We'll Find Salvation
8.56/10 · Melodic Death Metal · 2009
200.
182.
Cradle Of Filth - Midian
8.56/10 · Symphonic Black Metal · 2000
200.
183.
Tool - 10,000 Days
8.56/10 · Progressive Metal · 2006
200.
184.
Ravencult - Temples Of Torment
8.56/10 · Black Metal · 2007
200.
185.
Finntroll - Nattfödd
8.55/10 · Folk Metal · 2004
200.
186.
Epica - The Divine Conspiracy
8.55/10 · Symphonic Metal · 2007
200.
187.
Therion - Sirius B
8.55/10 · Symphonic Metal · 2004
200.
188.
Nightwish - Wishmaster
8.55/10 · Symphonic Metal · 2000
200.
189.
Vader - Litany
8.55/10 · Death Metal · 2000
200.
190.
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
8.54/10 · Progressive Sludge Metal · 2006
200.
191.
Septicflesh - Sumerian Daemons
8.54/10 · Atmospheric Death Metal · 2003
200.
192.
Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
8.54/10 · Brutal Death Metal · 2002
200.
193.
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer
8.53/10 · Grindcore · 2004
200.
194.
Bilocate - Sudden Death Syndrome
8.50/10 · Death Doom Metal · 2008
200.
195.
Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty
8.50/10 · Viking Folk Metal · 2007
200.
196.
Heaven And Hell - The Devil You Know
8.50/10 · Heavy Metal · 2009
200.
197.
The Birthday Massacre - Walking With Strangers
8.50/10 · Alternative Metal · 2007
200.
198.
Draconian - Where Lovers Mourn
8.50/10 · Gothic Doom Metal · 2003
200.
199.
Rhapsody - Dawn Of Victory
8.50/10 · Symphonic Power Metal · 2000
200.
200.
Officium Triste - Reason
8.50/10 · Death Doom Metal · 2004
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