In the 21st century, music became more universal, immediate, and accessible than ever before. On Jan. 1, 2000, the average cost of a CD was about $18, which meant if you wanted to legally own 250 albums,

What have been the biggest rock albums of the 21st Century so far? Billboard has now released their list of the Top 200 Albums of the Decade and there’s one rock album that’s managed to crack the Top 10.

Billboard’s Top Artists of the 21st Century chart reflects performance on weekly Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 charts dated Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 28, 2024. (Titles released prior to mid-1999 are excluded,