Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s
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Romanelli 
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- (Created: 12/04/2011 20:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Produced By MANU CHAO
1. M’Bife
2. M’Bife Balafon
3. Coulibaly
4. La Realite
5. Senegal Fast Food
6. Artistiya
7. La Fete Au Village
8. Camions Sauvages
9. Beaux Dimanches
10. La Paix
11. Djanfa
12. Taxi Bamako
13. Politic Amagni
14. Gnidjougouya
15. M’Bife Blues
Amadou & Mariam are a blind duo from Mali. They moved to Paris in 1996, and have released seven studio albums so far. Dimanche A Bamako (Sunday In Bamako) is their fourth, and brought the pair to their first real taste of international fame. It was produced by French singer Manu Chao, who also provides vocals and guitar. This album charted in France (reaching #2), Belgium, Sweden and other European countries. Their brand of African blues is upbeat and beautiful, relying heavily not only on drums and percussion, but also on horns and guitar. And both Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are fine singers, so there’s a lot of fine elements to bring together here.
The best tracks here are enough to make you want to seek out more from them. “La Realite” and “Beaux Dimanches” are exceptional, but it’s “Senegal Fast Food” that will win over more of an audience in the English speaking world. Of course, because Amadou & Mariam sing in French (the official language of Mali), American and English success has been hard to come by. But this album is worth taking a shot with a foreign language. It’s considered one of the finest world music albums of the 2000’s, and it was a stepping stone for even bigger success for the duo. This one is worth at least a listen…it really is an excellent work by one of the finest artists in music today. [First added to this chart: 05/28/2025]
Produced By MANU CHAO
1. M’Bife
2. M’Bife Balafon
3. Coulibaly
4. La Realite
5. Senegal Fast Food
6. Artistiya
7. La Fete Au Village
8. Camions Sauvages
9. Beaux Dimanches
10. La Paix
11. Djanfa
12. Taxi Bamako
13. Politic Amagni
14. Gnidjougouya
15. M’Bife Blues
Amadou & Mariam are a blind duo from Mali. They moved to Paris in 1996, and have released seven studio albums so far. Dimanche A Bamako (Sunday In Bamako) is their fourth, and brought the pair to their first real taste of international fame. It was produced by French singer Manu Chao, who also provides vocals and guitar. This album charted in France (reaching #2), Belgium, Sweden and other European countries. Their brand of African blues is upbeat and beautiful, relying heavily not only on drums and percussion, but also on horns and guitar. And both Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are fine singers, so there’s a lot of fine elements to bring together here.
The best tracks here are enough to make you want to seek out more from them. “La Realite” and “Beaux Dimanches” are exceptional, but it’s “Senegal Fast Food” that will win over more of an audience in the English speaking world. Of course, because Amadou & Mariam sing in French (the official language of Mali), American and English success has been hard to come by. But this album is worth taking a shot with a foreign language. It’s considered one of the finest world music albums of the 2000’s, and it was a stepping stone for even bigger success for the duo. This one is worth at least a listen…it really is an excellent work by one of the finest artists in music today. [First added to this chart: 05/28/2025]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2001 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2002 | 9 | 9% | |
| 2003 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2004 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2005 | 12 | 12% | |
| 2006 | 13 | 13% | |
| 2007 | 14 | 14% | |
| 2008 | 4 | 4% | |
| 2009 | 10 | 10% |
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| Drive-By Truckers | 5 | 5% | |
| Son Volt | 3 | 3% | |
| Lucero | 3 | 3% | |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 3% | |
| Gomez | 3 | 3% | |
| Pete Yorn | 2 | 2% | |
| Alison Krauss & Union Station | 2 | 2% | |
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69 | 69% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| ! | 09/10/2024 19:52 |  Larcx13 | 1,144 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2021 22:27 | Juneof44 | 51 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2021 21:06 |  Rhyner | 1,454 | 99/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2020 14:43 |  Timestarter | 114 | 90/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2020 22:53 | matterhornrider | 93 | 93/100 |
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From Larcx13 09/10/2024 19:53 | #305211
Larcx13 09/10/2024 19:53 | #305211
I love this chart for the descriptions as well as the amount of music for me to discover.
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From LankyLen 10/07/2019 01:13 | #243471
nice list. Love the DBT love!!
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OreoPanda 07/12/2018 22:49 | #218117
OreoPanda 07/12/2018 22:49 | #218117
When I think of the 2000s, I think of punk, post-grunge, and alternative rock. That's almost nonexistent here, or at least ones that I like. I hate country, so we clearly have very different tastes but I don't care. There are some good ones like Green Day, The Killers, Weezer, Modest Mouse, Gorillaz etc., but that's few and far between. Overall, pretty boring and flat.
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buzzdainer 10/05/2016 20:18 | #176402
buzzdainer 10/05/2016 20:18 | #176402
I couldn't agree more with your decision to list Cold Roses at #1, as it's definitely the album from the 2000s that has meant the most to me. Just a fantastic rock album, bringing together elements that remind me of much of the rock that I loved in the seventies: Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones especially. I also love Funeral (I know everyone does, but it's for good reason), The Dirty South, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and many others from your list. Tons of great Americana here--a fantastic list.
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greatson 03/28/2015 11:20 | #138022
greatson 03/28/2015 11:20 | #138022
well done!
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From eyal91 03/12/2015 19:42 | #136631
I also prefer the American cover of Is This It.
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From maverick470 03/12/2015 18:06 | #136623
Great chart, love the alt-country feel. Ryan Adams' catalogue is very underrated so good to see the representation here.
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From manurock 03/12/2015 16:33 | #136621
I haven't listened to many of the albums so I can't judge completely. However your comments are great, you are a Jayhawks fan like me (I wish we lived in that world where everyone loved RDM), you include other artists and bands I like like Wilco (Being There is great), Muse (you must include OOS!) or The Shins and I see no album I dislike so congrats for the chart.
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samistake2ice 03/12/2015 13:20 | #136612
samistake2ice 03/12/2015 13:20 | #136612
Man this chart is awesome. 23 albums in common with mine, but i love more than half of the albums on this chart. Never could quite get in to Gomez, maybe hes due for an other listen. Also, havent listened to most of the later stuff by older artists. Anyway, great list!
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HoldenM 03/12/2015 08:08 | #136602
HoldenM 03/12/2015 08:08 | #136602
A ton I need to go find and hear.
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