Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s
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2008 – NEW WEST
Produced By DAVID BARBE
1. Two Daughters And A Beautiful Wife
2. 3 Dimes Down
3. The Righteous Path
4. I’m Sorry Huston
5. Perfect Timing
6. Daddy Needs A Drink
7. Self Destructive Zones
8. Bob
9. Home Field Advantage
10. The Opening Act
11. Lisa’s Birthday
12. That Man I Shot
13. The Purgatory Line
14. The Home Front
15. Checkout Time In Vegas
16. You And Your Crystal Meth
17. Goode’s Field Road
18. A Ghost To Most
19. The Monument Valley
So, how did Drive-By Truckers survive losing their up and coming songwriting star Jason Isbell? They went back in the studio and recorded a double album, that’s how. And while this album may not have the immediacy and power of previous albums like Decoration Day, A Blessing And A Curse and The Dirty South, it does stand up very well on its own. The band returns to a more country oriented sound here, and the songs are a bit simpler, but there are plenty of gems to be found. Mike Cooley, in particular, steps up and helps fill the shoes left vacant by Isbell. He makes the most of his seven contributions to the album, and his best lines are classic: “Bob ain’t light in the loafers/He might kneel, but he never bends over” (from “Bob”), and “Skeletons ain’t got no place to stick their money/Nobody makes britches that size” (from “A Ghost To Most”). “Self Destructive Zones” and “Perfect Timing” are high quality, as is the refreshing “Lisa’s Birthday”.
Patterson Hood’s highlights include “Two Daughters And A Beautiful Wife”, about musician Bryan Harvey, who was murdered with his family in a home invasion: “Daddy Needs A Drink”, and “You And Your Crystal Meth”. Bassist Shonna Tucker brings three songs herself, including the fine “The Purgatory Line”. There’s a bit of filler here (a double album was certainly an ambitious idea), but Brighter Than Creation’s Dark is a nice transitional album for the band, a return to their roots, and a glimpse of what was to come in the future. And they have stayed busy: since this album, they have released three studio efforts, three live albums, and a pair of compilations. Drive-By Truckers have always released listenable records, and this one is certainly no exception. Always consistently good…this is one of those bands that you just can’t go wrong with. Carriers of the torch for Southern rock, for damn sure. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Produced By DAVID BARBE
1. Two Daughters And A Beautiful Wife
2. 3 Dimes Down
3. The Righteous Path
4. I’m Sorry Huston
5. Perfect Timing
6. Daddy Needs A Drink
7. Self Destructive Zones
8. Bob
9. Home Field Advantage
10. The Opening Act
11. Lisa’s Birthday
12. That Man I Shot
13. The Purgatory Line
14. The Home Front
15. Checkout Time In Vegas
16. You And Your Crystal Meth
17. Goode’s Field Road
18. A Ghost To Most
19. The Monument Valley
So, how did Drive-By Truckers survive losing their up and coming songwriting star Jason Isbell? They went back in the studio and recorded a double album, that’s how. And while this album may not have the immediacy and power of previous albums like Decoration Day, A Blessing And A Curse and The Dirty South, it does stand up very well on its own. The band returns to a more country oriented sound here, and the songs are a bit simpler, but there are plenty of gems to be found. Mike Cooley, in particular, steps up and helps fill the shoes left vacant by Isbell. He makes the most of his seven contributions to the album, and his best lines are classic: “Bob ain’t light in the loafers/He might kneel, but he never bends over” (from “Bob”), and “Skeletons ain’t got no place to stick their money/Nobody makes britches that size” (from “A Ghost To Most”). “Self Destructive Zones” and “Perfect Timing” are high quality, as is the refreshing “Lisa’s Birthday”.
Patterson Hood’s highlights include “Two Daughters And A Beautiful Wife”, about musician Bryan Harvey, who was murdered with his family in a home invasion: “Daddy Needs A Drink”, and “You And Your Crystal Meth”. Bassist Shonna Tucker brings three songs herself, including the fine “The Purgatory Line”. There’s a bit of filler here (a double album was certainly an ambitious idea), but Brighter Than Creation’s Dark is a nice transitional album for the band, a return to their roots, and a glimpse of what was to come in the future. And they have stayed busy: since this album, they have released three studio efforts, three live albums, and a pair of compilations. Drive-By Truckers have always released listenable records, and this one is certainly no exception. Always consistently good…this is one of those bands that you just can’t go wrong with. Carriers of the torch for Southern rock, for damn sure. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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Produced by Rostam Batmanglij. I have to admit, it does kind of crack me up how this album is supposedly an introduction to African music...it's and even more watered down rendition than what Paul Simon (and later David Byrne) brought us years ago. But this album itself is really fantastic. A collection of great songs and very interesting playing. The first four songs are as strong an opening as you'll ever find. This is band with loads of promise, and they've lived up to it so far.
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2008
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2008-RELENTLESS
Produced By JAY JOYCE
1. In One Ear
2. James Brown
3. Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked
4. Tiny Little Robots
5. Lotus
6. Back Against The Wall
7. Drones In The Valley
8. Judas
9. Back Stabbin’ Betty
10. Soil To The Sun
11. Free Love
From the rock and roll hotbed that is Bowling Green, Kentucky, Cage The Elephant soared to stardom with their debut self titled album in 2008. Specifically, “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked”, a blatant White Stripes sound alike that tore up the charts, turned the “rock is dead” press on its ear, and heralded the arrival of an exciting new band. Led by brothers Matt and Brad Shultz, Cage The Elephant was already getting a lot of attention for their wild live shows before the album came out…Matt Shultz was a wild man on stage with tendencies toward stage diving and cross dressing. “Ain’t No Rest”, despite sounding a lot like the Whites (Cage The “Elephant”?) has an energy all its own, as does the rest of the debut. And it’s not just the one song that carries this album. “Free Love”, “In One Ear”, and “Back Against The Wall” are also excellent, high energy songs that make this band and this album worth caring about.
The band has remained active since, releasing three more albums (and one on the way) and touring almost constantly. Their drummer, Jared Champion, was hospitalized in 2011 and Dave Grohl filled in for him. They’ve had varying degrees of success, and were nominated by Rolling Stone for Best New Artist of 2011, despite the fact that their first album had been out for two years and that they had just released their second. They are a band to keep an eye on for years to come, and one that carries the torch for rock and roll into the future. This makes their debut, although it’s not perfect by any means, worthwhile. Despite being quite derivative, Cage The Elephant does sound pretty great, and will be an important part of the band’s history…one I believe will go on for a lot of years. At least I hope so. [First added to this chart: 11/26/2013]
Produced By JAY JOYCE
1. In One Ear
2. James Brown
3. Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked
4. Tiny Little Robots
5. Lotus
6. Back Against The Wall
7. Drones In The Valley
8. Judas
9. Back Stabbin’ Betty
10. Soil To The Sun
11. Free Love
From the rock and roll hotbed that is Bowling Green, Kentucky, Cage The Elephant soared to stardom with their debut self titled album in 2008. Specifically, “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked”, a blatant White Stripes sound alike that tore up the charts, turned the “rock is dead” press on its ear, and heralded the arrival of an exciting new band. Led by brothers Matt and Brad Shultz, Cage The Elephant was already getting a lot of attention for their wild live shows before the album came out…Matt Shultz was a wild man on stage with tendencies toward stage diving and cross dressing. “Ain’t No Rest”, despite sounding a lot like the Whites (Cage The “Elephant”?) has an energy all its own, as does the rest of the debut. And it’s not just the one song that carries this album. “Free Love”, “In One Ear”, and “Back Against The Wall” are also excellent, high energy songs that make this band and this album worth caring about.
The band has remained active since, releasing three more albums (and one on the way) and touring almost constantly. Their drummer, Jared Champion, was hospitalized in 2011 and Dave Grohl filled in for him. They’ve had varying degrees of success, and were nominated by Rolling Stone for Best New Artist of 2011, despite the fact that their first album had been out for two years and that they had just released their second. They are a band to keep an eye on for years to come, and one that carries the torch for rock and roll into the future. This makes their debut, although it’s not perfect by any means, worthwhile. Despite being quite derivative, Cage The Elephant does sound pretty great, and will be an important part of the band’s history…one I believe will go on for a lot of years. At least I hope so. [First added to this chart: 11/26/2013]
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2008
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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% | |
| Gomez | 3 | 3% | |
| Son Volt | 3 | 3% | |
| Lucero | 3 | 3% | |
| The White Stripes | 3 | 3% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 2% | |
| Band Of Horses | 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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| ! | 01/20/2021 22:27 | Juneof44 | 52 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2021 21:06 |  Rhyner | 1,456 | 99/100 |
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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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