Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by 
Romanelli 
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Produced by T-Bone Burnett. This is more than a soundtrack. This is a group of exceptional artists paying homage to a lost musical style: the world of old-timey. T-Bone Burnett was the right man for this job, bringing in the likes of Norman Blake, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, Emmylou Harris...the lineup is astounding, and the performances are legendary. For me, the best non-performance film soundtrack ever made. This is what got me into playing things other than just rock. A phenomenal album.
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2000
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Produced by Kevin Shirley. After so many years away from truly rocking with Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page returns with a band that can keep up with him...The Black Crowes. Not all of the thunder of Zep is back, but there's enough of it. And even though Chris Robinson is clearly no Robert Plant, the real star of the show is Page. And Page delivers. The monster riffs, the crazy solos are all here, and all of the great songs are still very much intact, thank you very much. The tour was short lived, but at least someone got it all down for us to hear.
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Produced by Billy Bragg and Wilco. The second in a series of albums with lyrics written by the legendary Woody Guthrie, Bragg and Wilco continue the great revival of Guthrie's work they started with Volume 1. This edition is a bit darker, which is what makes it so endearing. It's still just as much fun, with Natalie Merchant singing "I Was Born" and the timelessness of songs like "Joe DiMaggio's Done It Again" and "Airline To Heaven". Bragg and Wilco, it turns out, work exceptionally well together.
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2000 – E-SQUARED
Produced By STEVE EARLE & RAY KENNEDY
1. Transcendental Blues
2. Everyone’s In Love With You
3. Another Town
4. I Can Wait
5. The Boy Who Never Cried
6. Steve’s Last Ramble
7. The Galway Girl
8. Lonelier Than This
9. Wherever I Go
10. When I Fall
11. I Don’t Want To Lose You Yet
12. Halo ‘Round The Moon
13. Until The Day I Die
14. All My Life
15. Over Yonder (Jonathan’s Song)
Steve Earle has released sixteen studio albums since his debut in 1986. Transcendental Blues is his ninth record, and has remained one of his most popular efforts. The album is highlighted by a very strong first half, although it does tail off significantly over the last eight tracks. But the first seven songs here make it worth having. Even though the last half is flawed, the first half is everything that’s great about Steve Earle: great songs, great guitars, and a guy having an incredibly great time doing what he loves to do…making music. The last eight tracks here aren’t terrible, but it’s hard to live up to the excellence of songs like “Everyone’s In Love With You”, “Another Town”, and “The Boy Who Never Cried”. And especially after the genius of the title track or the all out fun of “The Galway Girl”…well, I guess it’s tough to keep that up for 15 songs.
Earle’s band is, as usual, exceptional. Drummer Will Rigby of the dB’s is featured, as is the great Irish musician Sharon Shannon, who adds some nice accordion work on “The Galway Girl”. The better songs here add to Earle’s legacy as an alt-country legend and leading light, and the first half of this album should definitely be heard. There aren’t many albums of Earle’s that are clunkers…in fact, outside of maybe a poorly recorded live album from the early 90’s during his heroin days, Earle’s recorded output has been consistent and overall very good. Because it’s so uneven, this album doesn’t rank as one of his best, but it really is hard to go wrong with any album by Steve Earle. Especially those first seven songs…Really good stuff from an artist who has a strong, solid and entertaining body of work. This is just good, fun, well played alt-country by one of the masters of the genre. [First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
Produced By STEVE EARLE & RAY KENNEDY
1. Transcendental Blues
2. Everyone’s In Love With You
3. Another Town
4. I Can Wait
5. The Boy Who Never Cried
6. Steve’s Last Ramble
7. The Galway Girl
8. Lonelier Than This
9. Wherever I Go
10. When I Fall
11. I Don’t Want To Lose You Yet
12. Halo ‘Round The Moon
13. Until The Day I Die
14. All My Life
15. Over Yonder (Jonathan’s Song)
Steve Earle has released sixteen studio albums since his debut in 1986. Transcendental Blues is his ninth record, and has remained one of his most popular efforts. The album is highlighted by a very strong first half, although it does tail off significantly over the last eight tracks. But the first seven songs here make it worth having. Even though the last half is flawed, the first half is everything that’s great about Steve Earle: great songs, great guitars, and a guy having an incredibly great time doing what he loves to do…making music. The last eight tracks here aren’t terrible, but it’s hard to live up to the excellence of songs like “Everyone’s In Love With You”, “Another Town”, and “The Boy Who Never Cried”. And especially after the genius of the title track or the all out fun of “The Galway Girl”…well, I guess it’s tough to keep that up for 15 songs.
Earle’s band is, as usual, exceptional. Drummer Will Rigby of the dB’s is featured, as is the great Irish musician Sharon Shannon, who adds some nice accordion work on “The Galway Girl”. The better songs here add to Earle’s legacy as an alt-country legend and leading light, and the first half of this album should definitely be heard. There aren’t many albums of Earle’s that are clunkers…in fact, outside of maybe a poorly recorded live album from the early 90’s during his heroin days, Earle’s recorded output has been consistent and overall very good. Because it’s so uneven, this album doesn’t rank as one of his best, but it really is hard to go wrong with any album by Steve Earle. Especially those first seven songs…Really good stuff from an artist who has a strong, solid and entertaining body of work. This is just good, fun, well played alt-country by one of the masters of the genre. [First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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2000 – REPRISE
Produced By NICKY RYAN
1. A Day Without Rain
2. Wild Child
3. Only Time
4. Tempus Vernum
5. Deora Ar Mo Chroi
6. Flora’s Secret
7. Fallen Embers
8. Silver Inches
9. Pilgrim
10. One By One
11. Lazy Days
New Age music has pretty much zero impact on the world of popular music, unless it’s made by Irish artist Enya. She’d had a sizeable hit in 1988 with “Orinoco Flow”, and her albums are always big sellers. In 2000, Enya hit it big again with the single “Only Time”, which paved the way for A Day Without Rain to sell over 15 million copies. For a New Age album. It was helped out tremendously by the single becoming a sort of a theme song used by all of the news networks showing the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. And it’s a pretty terrific song with everything there is to love about Enya…airy, moody and lovely music as a backdrop to her sweet vocals. But even though the song became a massive hit (it was also used on Friends), the album itself is another story.
This is Enya’s biggest selling album, by quite a bit. Outside of “Only Time”, the only other track that seems to have any life in it is “Wild Child”…otherwise, A Day Without Rain is what you would expect from most New Age discs…pretty, unremarkable background music. You could easily hear this album in an elevator, and you would have no idea because it blends into the walls so easily. This is almost the equivalent of musical white noise. Which is too bad, because it really is lovely sounding…there just isn’t any substance to keep it from slipping into the background. Enya has made more than a living making this music…she’s made herself an international star. Her best songs are worth hearing. This album, unfortunately, doesn’t hold up. [First added to this chart: 10/13/2024]
Produced By NICKY RYAN
1. A Day Without Rain
2. Wild Child
3. Only Time
4. Tempus Vernum
5. Deora Ar Mo Chroi
6. Flora’s Secret
7. Fallen Embers
8. Silver Inches
9. Pilgrim
10. One By One
11. Lazy Days
New Age music has pretty much zero impact on the world of popular music, unless it’s made by Irish artist Enya. She’d had a sizeable hit in 1988 with “Orinoco Flow”, and her albums are always big sellers. In 2000, Enya hit it big again with the single “Only Time”, which paved the way for A Day Without Rain to sell over 15 million copies. For a New Age album. It was helped out tremendously by the single becoming a sort of a theme song used by all of the news networks showing the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. And it’s a pretty terrific song with everything there is to love about Enya…airy, moody and lovely music as a backdrop to her sweet vocals. But even though the song became a massive hit (it was also used on Friends), the album itself is another story.
This is Enya’s biggest selling album, by quite a bit. Outside of “Only Time”, the only other track that seems to have any life in it is “Wild Child”…otherwise, A Day Without Rain is what you would expect from most New Age discs…pretty, unremarkable background music. You could easily hear this album in an elevator, and you would have no idea because it blends into the walls so easily. This is almost the equivalent of musical white noise. Which is too bad, because it really is lovely sounding…there just isn’t any substance to keep it from slipping into the background. Enya has made more than a living making this music…she’s made herself an international star. Her best songs are worth hearing. This album, unfortunately, doesn’t hold up. [First added to this chart: 10/13/2024]
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2000-FREE FALLS
Produce By RAFE VAN HOY & BILLY BURNETTE
1. Are You With Me Baby
2. Believe What You Say
3. To Get Next To You
4. Didn’t Start Livin’
5. What A Woman Feels
6. Life And Death
7. Can’t Get Over You
8. Highway Of Love
9. Gimme You
10. Too Much Information
11. Love Me Back
12. The Edge Of Love
13. (Can’t Stop) Got A Little Rock In My Shoe
Billy Burnette has maybe not done it all, but he’s definitely done more of it than most. Child prodigy, sideman, solo artist, hired gun, actor…you name it, Billy’s probably been there. The son of rock legend Dorsey Burnette, Billy grew up learning to play with the Rock & Roll Trio, then later with Ricky Nelson’s band. He recorded his first album at the age of eleven, and began songwriting in his late teens. He had country hits as a solo artist in the 70’s, then joined Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo in 1981. While becoming a top shelf country songwriter, he continued his solo career, then joined Fleetwood Mac in 1987, a band he’s been with on and off over the years. He’s played in the touring bands of Bob Dylan and John Fogerty, and as part of a country duo with Bekka Bramlett. He’s had a triple bypass, and is one of the most sought after musicians of his time. Oh…and he also has a genre named after him. The 1953 song “Rockabilly Blues” by his father took it’s name from Billy and his cousin Rocky.
And through it all, Burnette, has still managed a solid solo career. And in the middle of that, in 2000, he released Are You With Me Baby, an absolute gem of a rockabilly album. It didn’t go far, being that it was rockabilly in the year 2000, but the energy and quality warrant this being revisited. The songs are all Burnette originals, with the exception of “Believe What You Say”, which was written by his late father and uncle, to whom the album is dedicated. The band is small and powerful, and the material is first rate…and it’s delivered as it should be with the expertise of Burnette, who shows here that he has never forgotten where he came from. Are You With Me Baby was never going to be a big hit, and it does indeed sound dated…but it’s also a great tribute to the music of Burnette’s childhood, and serves as a reminder that there is still great rockabilly out there. [First added to this chart: 05/29/2013]
Produce By RAFE VAN HOY & BILLY BURNETTE
1. Are You With Me Baby
2. Believe What You Say
3. To Get Next To You
4. Didn’t Start Livin’
5. What A Woman Feels
6. Life And Death
7. Can’t Get Over You
8. Highway Of Love
9. Gimme You
10. Too Much Information
11. Love Me Back
12. The Edge Of Love
13. (Can’t Stop) Got A Little Rock In My Shoe
Billy Burnette has maybe not done it all, but he’s definitely done more of it than most. Child prodigy, sideman, solo artist, hired gun, actor…you name it, Billy’s probably been there. The son of rock legend Dorsey Burnette, Billy grew up learning to play with the Rock & Roll Trio, then later with Ricky Nelson’s band. He recorded his first album at the age of eleven, and began songwriting in his late teens. He had country hits as a solo artist in the 70’s, then joined Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo in 1981. While becoming a top shelf country songwriter, he continued his solo career, then joined Fleetwood Mac in 1987, a band he’s been with on and off over the years. He’s played in the touring bands of Bob Dylan and John Fogerty, and as part of a country duo with Bekka Bramlett. He’s had a triple bypass, and is one of the most sought after musicians of his time. Oh…and he also has a genre named after him. The 1953 song “Rockabilly Blues” by his father took it’s name from Billy and his cousin Rocky.
And through it all, Burnette, has still managed a solid solo career. And in the middle of that, in 2000, he released Are You With Me Baby, an absolute gem of a rockabilly album. It didn’t go far, being that it was rockabilly in the year 2000, but the energy and quality warrant this being revisited. The songs are all Burnette originals, with the exception of “Believe What You Say”, which was written by his late father and uncle, to whom the album is dedicated. The band is small and powerful, and the material is first rate…and it’s delivered as it should be with the expertise of Burnette, who shows here that he has never forgotten where he came from. Are You With Me Baby was never going to be a big hit, and it does indeed sound dated…but it’s also a great tribute to the music of Burnette’s childhood, and serves as a reminder that there is still great rockabilly out there. [First added to this chart: 05/29/2013]
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2000-AMERICAN
Produced By BOB EZRIN
1. Smile
2. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
3. What Led Me To This Town
4. Somewhere In Ohio
5. A Break In The Clouds
6. Queen Of The World
7. Life Floats By
8. Broken Harpoon
9. Pretty Thing
10. Mr. Wilson
11. (In My) Wildest Dreams
12. Better Days
13. Baby, Baby, Baby
After Mark Olson left The Jayhawks following 1995’s Tomorrow The Green Grass, The Jayhawks struggled to find themselves. The first album without Olson was Sound of Lies, and it’s mostly a disaster. Then came Smile, and a change in style and sound. Moving further away from the alt-country sound that had worked so well with Olson, Gary Louris and the band went in a more straightforward rock direction that showed some positive results. It was on Smile that the band shows that while they may have lost their leading light, they were far from being over.
Smile is a fine sounding album: there’s nothing great here, but it’s transitional (their next album, Rainy Day Music, would complete that transition). There are still excellent melodies and some great harmonies, there are still some great moments like “Better Days” and “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”, showing that Louris was more than capable of fronting this band alone. The other band members help out here more with the songwriting as well, and it mostly works. This is far from the best work by The Jayhawks, but it still sounds very good, and won’t turn you away from the band. [First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]
Produced By BOB EZRIN
1. Smile
2. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
3. What Led Me To This Town
4. Somewhere In Ohio
5. A Break In The Clouds
6. Queen Of The World
7. Life Floats By
8. Broken Harpoon
9. Pretty Thing
10. Mr. Wilson
11. (In My) Wildest Dreams
12. Better Days
13. Baby, Baby, Baby
After Mark Olson left The Jayhawks following 1995’s Tomorrow The Green Grass, The Jayhawks struggled to find themselves. The first album without Olson was Sound of Lies, and it’s mostly a disaster. Then came Smile, and a change in style and sound. Moving further away from the alt-country sound that had worked so well with Olson, Gary Louris and the band went in a more straightforward rock direction that showed some positive results. It was on Smile that the band shows that while they may have lost their leading light, they were far from being over.
Smile is a fine sounding album: there’s nothing great here, but it’s transitional (their next album, Rainy Day Music, would complete that transition). There are still excellent melodies and some great harmonies, there are still some great moments like “Better Days” and “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”, showing that Louris was more than capable of fronting this band alone. The other band members help out here more with the songwriting as well, and it mostly works. This is far from the best work by The Jayhawks, but it still sounds very good, and won’t turn you away from the band. [First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]
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2000 – LAFACE / ARISTA
Produced By EARTHTONE III, ORGANIZED NOIZE & CARL MO
1. Intro
2. Gasoline Dreams (Feat. Khujo)
3. I’m Cool (Interlude)
4. So Fresh, So Clean
5. Ms. Jackson
6. Snappin’ & Trappin’ (Feat. Killer Mike & J-Sweet)
7. D.F. (Interlude)
8. Spaghetti Junction
9. Kim & Cookie (Interlude)
10. I’ll Call B4 I Cum (Feat. Gangsta Boo & Eco)
11. B.O.B.
12. Xplosion (Feat. B-Real)
13. Good Hair (Interlude)
14. We Luv Deez Hoez (Feat. Backbone & Big Gipp)
15. Humble Mumble (Feat. Erykah badu)
16. Drinkin’ Again (Interlude)
17. ?
18. Red Velvet
19. Cruisin’ In The ATL (Interlude)
20. Gangsta Shit (Feat. Slimm Calhoun, C-Bone & T-Mo)
21. Toilet Tisha
22. Slum Beautiful (Feat. Cee-Lo)
23. Pre-Nump (Interlude)
24. Stankonia (Stanklove) (Feat. Big Rube & Sleepy Brown)
For me, the best albums of hip hop are the ones that take chances. Not just beats and raps, but real musical excursions that challenge the listener and that contain lots of sonic rewards. This is the main reason why I am such a fan of Outkast. Big Boi and Andre 3000 aren’t afraid to make music that not only blurs the lines of traditional genres, but also the lines that listeners tend to draw when listening to music. This is a hip hop album. It’s also a very interesting journey. It’s like a psychedelic prog album from the seventies, with a pop sensibility from the nineties and hip hop beats rolled into one neat little package. Stankonia is downright fun to listen to…you never know what you’re getting next.
Also, unlike a lot of hip hop artists who become one hit wonders, Outkast proves here that they can have multiple hits and an entire album to hold your attention. “B.O.B.” and “Ms. Jackson” were hits for this duo, but it’s on “So Fresh, So Clean” that their ability to craft a catchy track really blossoms…consider it the father of “Hey Ya”. What makes Stankonia and Outkast so refreshing and enduring is that they have ideas…lots of them…and they aren’t afraid to put them on record. This is a trippy excursion…kind of like the Dark Side Of The Moon of hip-hop. Not perfect, but wildly entertaining and fun. Which counts for a hell of a lot.
Produced By EARTHTONE III, ORGANIZED NOIZE & CARL MO
1. Intro
2. Gasoline Dreams (Feat. Khujo)
3. I’m Cool (Interlude)
4. So Fresh, So Clean
5. Ms. Jackson
6. Snappin’ & Trappin’ (Feat. Killer Mike & J-Sweet)
7. D.F. (Interlude)
8. Spaghetti Junction
9. Kim & Cookie (Interlude)
10. I’ll Call B4 I Cum (Feat. Gangsta Boo & Eco)
11. B.O.B.
12. Xplosion (Feat. B-Real)
13. Good Hair (Interlude)
14. We Luv Deez Hoez (Feat. Backbone & Big Gipp)
15. Humble Mumble (Feat. Erykah badu)
16. Drinkin’ Again (Interlude)
17. ?
18. Red Velvet
19. Cruisin’ In The ATL (Interlude)
20. Gangsta Shit (Feat. Slimm Calhoun, C-Bone & T-Mo)
21. Toilet Tisha
22. Slum Beautiful (Feat. Cee-Lo)
23. Pre-Nump (Interlude)
24. Stankonia (Stanklove) (Feat. Big Rube & Sleepy Brown)
For me, the best albums of hip hop are the ones that take chances. Not just beats and raps, but real musical excursions that challenge the listener and that contain lots of sonic rewards. This is the main reason why I am such a fan of Outkast. Big Boi and Andre 3000 aren’t afraid to make music that not only blurs the lines of traditional genres, but also the lines that listeners tend to draw when listening to music. This is a hip hop album. It’s also a very interesting journey. It’s like a psychedelic prog album from the seventies, with a pop sensibility from the nineties and hip hop beats rolled into one neat little package. Stankonia is downright fun to listen to…you never know what you’re getting next.
Also, unlike a lot of hip hop artists who become one hit wonders, Outkast proves here that they can have multiple hits and an entire album to hold your attention. “B.O.B.” and “Ms. Jackson” were hits for this duo, but it’s on “So Fresh, So Clean” that their ability to craft a catchy track really blossoms…consider it the father of “Hey Ya”. What makes Stankonia and Outkast so refreshing and enduring is that they have ideas…lots of them…and they aren’t afraid to put them on record. This is a trippy excursion…kind of like the Dark Side Of The Moon of hip-hop. Not perfect, but wildly entertaining and fun. Which counts for a hell of a lot.
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2000
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2000-BLOODSHOT
Produced By ETHAN JOHNS
1. (Argument with David Rawlings concerning Morrissey)
2. To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)
3. My Winding Wheel
4. AMY
5. Oh My Sweet Carolina
6. Bartering Lines
7. Call Me On Your Way Back Home
8. Damn, Sam (I Love A Woman That Rains)
9. Come Pick Me Up
10. To Be The One
11. Why Do They Leave
12. Shakedown On 9th Street
13. Don't Ask For The Water
14. In My Time Of Need
15. Sweet Lil Gal (23rd/1st)
Heartbreaker is the debut album from Ryan Adams after the fall of Whiskeytown. And it could be his best. Adams is a prolific guy, and he does have a tendancy to let his lesser material onto his albums. In that regard, Heartbreaker is his strongest. There really isn't any filler here...just great songs. With help from Kim Richey, Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch, Adams and his songs shine from start to finish. If you haven't been properly introduced to Adams yet, this is where you want to start.
"To Be Young" and "Come Pick Me Up" are highlights, but you really can't go wrong with any of it. This is Ryan Adams at his best, and his most consistent. [First added to this chart: 12/06/2011]
Produced By ETHAN JOHNS
1. (Argument with David Rawlings concerning Morrissey)
2. To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)
3. My Winding Wheel
4. AMY
5. Oh My Sweet Carolina
6. Bartering Lines
7. Call Me On Your Way Back Home
8. Damn, Sam (I Love A Woman That Rains)
9. Come Pick Me Up
10. To Be The One
11. Why Do They Leave
12. Shakedown On 9th Street
13. Don't Ask For The Water
14. In My Time Of Need
15. Sweet Lil Gal (23rd/1st)
Heartbreaker is the debut album from Ryan Adams after the fall of Whiskeytown. And it could be his best. Adams is a prolific guy, and he does have a tendancy to let his lesser material onto his albums. In that regard, Heartbreaker is his strongest. There really isn't any filler here...just great songs. With help from Kim Richey, Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch, Adams and his songs shine from start to finish. If you haven't been properly introduced to Adams yet, this is where you want to start.
"To Be Young" and "Come Pick Me Up" are highlights, but you really can't go wrong with any of it. This is Ryan Adams at his best, and his most consistent. [First added to this chart: 12/06/2011]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition
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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% | |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 3% | |
| Gomez | 3 | 3% | |
| Son Volt | 3 | 3% | |
| Lucero | 3 | 3% | |
| Wilco | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jayhawks | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 95th to 96th Live by Alison Krauss & Union Station |
| Down 1 from 96th to 97th A New Tide by Gomez |
| Down 1 from 97th to 98th Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear |
| Leavers |
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 For Emma, Forever Agoby Bon Iver |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 100/100  | 09/10/2024 19:52 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
| 80/100 | 01/20/2021 22:27 | Juneof44 | | 83/100 |
| 100/100 | 01/20/2021 21:06 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
| 100/100 | 07/27/2020 14:43 |  Timestarter | | 90/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/06/2020 22:53 | matterhornrider | | 93/100 |
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From Larcx13 09/10/2024 19:53
Larcx13 09/10/2024 19:53
I love this chart for the descriptions as well as the amount of music for me to discover.
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95/100
From LankyLen 10/07/2019 01:13
nice list. Love the DBT love!!
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40/100
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OreoPanda 07/12/2018 22:49
OreoPanda 07/12/2018 22:49
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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100/100
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buzzdainer 10/05/2016 20:18
buzzdainer 10/05/2016 20:18
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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80/100
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greatson 03/28/2015 11:20
greatson 03/28/2015 11:20
well done!
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75/100
From eyal91 03/12/2015 19:42
I also prefer the American cover of Is This It.
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85/100
From maverick470 03/12/2015 18:06
Great chart, love the alt-country feel. Ryan Adams' catalogue is very underrated so good to see the representation here.
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90/100
From manurock 03/12/2015 16:33
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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95/100
From 
samistake2ice 03/12/2015 13:20
samistake2ice 03/12/2015 13:20
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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85/100
From 
HoldenM 03/12/2015 08:08
HoldenM 03/12/2015 08:08
A ton I need to go find and hear.
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