Here is my list of the albums that I dug most during the 2000's. For the longest, I felt that Kid A was my #1 of the decade, but I can't deny how much Kala has been apart of my life, even though it's only a few years old. I seriously don't think there's been a week where a song from that album hasn't been in my head and it's one of the few albums in recent memory that I always have an urge to listen to. Both Kid A and Kala are fine albums and in another ten years, their positions might be easily reversed, but for the moment, Kala, with all it's attitude and dizzying genre-hopping feels like the superior album. The rest of the list follows in the same way, with a mixture of what I felt was high quality and my own personal connection to the albums to decide their ranking.
1. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Choice track: "20 Dollar"
2. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
Choice track: "Idioteque"
3. Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet (2002)
Choice track: "I Get Wet"
4. The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)
Choice track: "Someday"
5. N.E.R.D. - In Search Of... (2002)
Choice track: "Truth Or Dare"
6. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters (2004)
Choice track: "Filthy & Gorgeous"
7. Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)
Choice track: "We Major"
8. Robbie Williams - Sing When You're Winning (2000)
Choice track: "Forever Texas"
9. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (2000)
Choice track: "Nutmeg"
10. Beck - Sea Change (2002)
Choice track: "Paper Tiger"
11. No Doubt - Return of Saturn (2000)
Choice track: "Home Now"
12. Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
Choice track: "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)"
13. Polyphonic Spree - Together We’re Heavy (2004)
Choice track: "Diamonds (Mild Devotion To Majesty)"
14. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
Choice track: "A Certain Romance"
15. Jill Scott - Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2 (2004)
Choice track: "My Petition"
16. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2007)
Choice track: "Tears Dry On Their Own"
17. Bubba Sparxxx - Deliverance (2003)
Choice track: "Jimmy Mathis"
18. Portishead - Third (2007)
Choice track: "Threads"
19. Van Hunt - On The Jungle Floor (2006)
Choice track: "The Thrill Of This Love"
20. Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose (2004)
Choice track: "Van Lear Rose"
21. Macy Gray - The Id (2001)
Choice track: "Freak Like Me"
22. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike (2004)
Choice track: "Huddle Formation"
23. Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine (2005)
Choice track: "Waltz (Better Than Fine)"
24. Solange - Sol-Angel and The Hadley St. Dreams (2008)
Choice track: "T.O.N.Y."
25. Little Jackie - The Stoop (2008)
Choice track: "Cryin' For The Queen"
26. Dungen - 4 (2008)
Choice track: "Fredag"
27. St. Vincent - Actor (2009)
Choice track: "The Bed"
28. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad (2007)
Choice track: "Good Girl Gone Bad"
29. The Knife - Deep Cuts (2005)
Choice track: "Heartbeats"
30. D'Angelo - Voodoo (2000)
Choice track: "Africa"
31. White Shoes & Couples Company - White Shoes & Couples Company (2005)
Choice track: "Windu & Defrina"
32. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
Choice track: "B.O.B."
33. Joi - Star Kitty's Revenge (2002)
Choice track: "What If I Kissed You Right Now"
34. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Choice track: "Marshall Mathers"
35. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump (2000)
Choice track: "Hewlett's Daughter"
36. Fanny Pack - So Stylistic (2003)
Choice track: "So Stylistic"
37. Aaliyah - Aaliyah (2001)
Choice track: "I Can Be"
38. Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Choice track: "Get Em High"
39. Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World (2002)
Choice track: "Sidewalk Serfer Girl"
40. Basement Jaxx - Rooty (2001)
Choice track: "Romeo"
41. The Streets - A Grand Don’t Come For Free (2004)
Choice track: "It Was Supposed To Be So Easy"
42. Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
Choice track: "Digital Love"
43. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster... (2008)
Choice track: "You! Me! Dancing!"
44. Nikka Costa - Everybody Got Their Something (2001)
Choice track: "Nothing"
45. Destiny's Child - Survivor (2001)
Choice track: "Fancy"
46. Amy Winehouse - Frank (2003)
Choice track: "Take The Box"
47. Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain (2000)
Choice track: "Pilots"
48. Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun (2001)
Choice track: "Green Eyes"
49. Rachel Stevens - Come And Get It (2005)
Choice track: "I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)"
50. Queens Of The Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Choice track: "I Think I Lost My Headache"
51. The Avalanches - Since I Left You (2000)
Choice track: "Since I Left You"
52. Herbert - Scale (2006)
Choice track:" We're In Love"
53. Cornelius - Point (2002)
Choice track: "Point of View Point"
54. The Roots - Phrenology (2002)
Choice track: "Water"
55. Bilal - 1st Born Second (2001)
Choice track: "Sometimes"
56. The Concretes - The Concretes (2004)
Choice track: "Chico"
56. Yann Tiersen - Good Bye Lenin! Original Soundtrack
Choice track: "Mother's Journey"
57. Nicole Atkins - Neptune City (2007)
Choice track: "War Torn"
58. Girls Aloud - What Will The Neighbours Say? (2004)
Choice track: "Graffiti My Soul"
59. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
Choice track: "The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts"
60. Yelle - Pop-Up (2007)
Choice track: "Je Veux Tu Voir"
61. Air - Talkie Walkie (2004)
Choice track: "Cherry Blossom Girl"
62. Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly! (2000)
Choice track: "I Will Make You Cry"
63. Rilo Kiley - The Execution of All Things (2002)
Choice track: "A Better Son-Daughter"
64. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)
Choice track: "Flip Flop Rock"/"She Lives In My Lap"
65. Common - Electric Circus (2002)
Choice track: "New Wave"
66. At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command (2000)
Choice track: "Arc Arsenal"
67. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
Choice track: "Us v. Them"
68. Bjork - Vespertine (2001)
Choice track: "Pagan Poetry"
69. The-Dream - Love Vs. Money (2009)
Choice track: "Love vs. Money Pts. 1 & 2"
70. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
Choice track: "Are You A Hypnotist???
71. Lina - The Inner Beauty Movement (2005)
Choice track: "On My Own"
72. Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003)
Choice track: "My First Song"
73. Missy Elliott - Miss E...So Addictive (2001)
Choice track: "4 My People"
74. Broadcast - Haha Sound (2003)
Choice track: "Before We Begin"
75. Sam Phillips - Fan Dance (2001)
Choice track: "Wasting My Time"
76. M83 - Dead Seas, Red Cities & Lost Ghosts (2003)
Choice track: "Run Into Flowers"
77. Caroline - Murmurs (2006)
Choice track: "Bicycle"
78. Josie & The Pussycats Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Choice track: "Pretend To Be Nice"
79. Stars - Set Yourself On Fire (2005)
Choice track: "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"
80. The Game - Doctor's Advocate (2006)
Choice track: "Why You Hate The Game"
81. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (2006)
Choice track: "Keys Open Doors"
82. Jill Scott - Who Is Jill Scott?: Words And Sounds Vol. 1 (2000)
Choice track: "The Way"
83. The Knife - Silent Shout (2006)
Choice track: "We Share Our Mother's Health"
84. Chocolate Genius - Godmusic (2001)
Choice track: "Planet Rock"
85. Mannie Fresh - The Mind Of Mannie Fresh (2004)
Choice track: "How We Ride"
86. Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat (2004)
Choice track: "Blueberry Boat"
87. Kylie Minogue - Fever (2002)
Choice track: "Burnin' Up"
88. Kudu - Death Of The Party (2006)
Choice track: "Hey 50"
89. Puffy AmiYumi - Nice (2003)
Choice track: "Planet Tokyo"
90. Pink - M!zzundaztood (2001)
Choice track: "Just Like A Pill"
91. Bebel Gilberto - Tanto Tempo (2000)
Choice track: "Tanto Tempo"
92. Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor (2005)
Choice track: "Jump"
93. Doves - The Last Broadcast (2002)
Choice track: "Words"
94. Chrisette Michele - I Am (2007)
Choice track: "Is This The Way Love Feels"
95. Ms. Dynamite - A Little Deeper (2002)
Choice track: "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee"
96. Ghostface Killah - Fishscales (2006)
Choice track: "Beauty Jackson"
97. Sugarbomb - Bully (2001)
Choice track: "Hello"
98. The Plastic Constellations - Crusades (2006)
Choice track: "Iron City Jungles"
99. Eve - Scorpion (2001)
Choice track: "Cowboy"
100. Katamari Damacy Original Soundtrack
Choice track: "Lonely Rolling Star"
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