Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by 
meccalecca 
Napster. Music DL'ing blew the doors off of a corporate controlled music universe, resulting in an explosion of independent music. The best and worst thing to happen to music in decades. Artists were forced to sacrifice the holy dollar for exposure.
- Chart updated: 01/25/2020 23:15
- (Created: 03/16/2013 01:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Overshadowed by Ladies & Gentlemen, Let It Come Down is right up there with its predecessor. Addiction, relapse, recovery, floating, submerging.
Favorite songs: Don't Just Do Something, Out Of Sight, The Straight & Narrow, Stop Your Crying, Anything More [First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
Favorite songs: Don't Just Do Something, Out Of Sight, The Straight & Narrow, Stop Your Crying, Anything More [First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
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2001
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2008
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5,487
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You've gotten too close and know too much. Paranoia has overcome you. Deep within every shadow lies a set of eyes focused on your every move.
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2003
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9,080
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It all started a few weeks back when the mysterious lights began to appear above the city.
[First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
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2000
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51,406
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A slowcore masterpiece. Heavy, slow, and minimal, with sharp-cutting lyrics of the darkest sense of humor.
Favorite songs: California, Just Stand Back, When I Go Deaf, Cue The Strings [First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
Favorite songs: California, Just Stand Back, When I Go Deaf, Cue The Strings [First added to this chart: 03/16/2013]
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The pieces of his shattered soul came crumbling down to the dirt.
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2002
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20,599
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An enchanted music box plays the deep cuts of Spektor's girl groups
[First added to this chart: 06/22/2013]
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2003
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769
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We asked the DJ at our wedding to play a mix of jazz, soul and 60 girl groups. He misunderstood and played them simultaneously.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2001 | 14 | 14% | |
| 2002 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2003 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2004 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2005 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2006 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2007 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2008 | 14 | 14% | |
| 2009 | 5 | 5% |
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| The Walkmen | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 4 | 4% | |
| Low | 3 | 3% | |
| Animal Collective | 3 | 3% | |
| Sun Kil Moon | 2 | 2% | |
| The Streets | 2 | 2% | |
| Beulah (US) | 2 | 2% | |
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64 | 64% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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| Up 4 from 21st to 17th Liars by Liars |
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| Down 2 from 5th to 7th Haha Sound by Broadcast |
| Down 2 from 22nd to 24th Bluffer's Guide To The Flight Deck by Flotation Toy Warning |
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 80/100  | 10/20/2018 00:39 | DrewHamster | | 74/100 |
| 100/100 | 10/19/2018 16:35 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
| 85/100 | 10/19/2018 13:32 |  Lukeanaderdude | | 91/100 |
| 90/100 | 10/19/2018 10:10 |  Oselju | | 83/100 |
| 100/100 | 10/19/2018 09:25 |  ForegroundNoise | | 87/100 |
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From ForegroundNoise 10/19/2018 09:28
ForegroundNoise 10/19/2018 09:28
Ahhh such a joy to scroll through!! And not just chocked full of the classics either! I love your taste - it's made me interested to check out your other charts.
The 2000s is a decade I feel I know enough to make a decent list, though this have given me something to aim for. Would love for you to check mine out so far and tell me what you think.
Well done!
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100/100
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buzzdainer 11/30/2016 00:16
buzzdainer 11/30/2016 00:16
This is a fantastic chart, not least because your opening note appreciates the radical change that digital technologies brought to the ways that we listen to music. I'm thrilled to see Blacklisted ranked generously here, as I think it's a criminally underrated album on BEA. I also love Funeral (I know everyone does, but it's for good reason), Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and From a Basement on the Hill. A lot of knowledge in this chart--great work!
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From meccalecca 01/25/2014 18:13
meccalecca 01/25/2014 18:13
@outlaw Long Division is pretty awesome too. It should be on my 90s chart, but something about The Great Destroyer really stuck with me more than nearly any album i've heard. It may partially because I've seen them play most of the songs live a bunch of times, but it's also a lot to do with the lyrics, especially "When I Go Deaf"
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From meccalecca 01/25/2014 18:07
meccalecca 01/25/2014 18:07
@Lethal It's funny. When I'm totally honest with myself hip hop just fails to reach me the same way. That's not to say I don't love some hip hop. My 2000s year charts have some Ghostface, El-P, Aesop Rock, Anti-Pop Consortium, MF Doom, Dilla, Cut Chemist, etc. but as much as I like those records, they can't crack the top 100. but this is also the top 100 out of probably about 2,500 records. there's still plenty of albums i've totally forgotten to add to the charts. I was writing during the 2000s, and consuming way too much music to keep track of.
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sssvnnn 01/07/2014 11:56
sssvnnn 01/07/2014 11:56
Lots of "epic, talented bands alive, but very few people seem to have ever heard of them"...
So didn`t I.
A lot to discover.
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85/100
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JoaoMoreira 01/07/2014 05:14
JoaoMoreira 01/07/2014 05:14
Never heard Kaada… will check.
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From meccalecca 03/21/2013 17:10
meccalecca 03/21/2013 17:10
Yeah. I love Alligator. It's just been a while since I've listened, so I think that was hurting it. Definitely my favorite by the National
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90/100
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dfulfo01 03/21/2013 16:43
dfulfo01 03/21/2013 16:43
Alligator will keep climbing:)
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