2000s: The 25 Best Underrated Albums by ForegroundNoise

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Dear reader,

As much as I adore many classics from the noughties, I've always found that the greatest asset of sites like BEA is as a treasure trove of undiscovered gems. I love Kid A as much as the next man (or, chances are, a great deal more), but I feel this chart is worth a lot more to you as a catalogue of my favourites which lie a little off the beaten path. After all, the last thing you need is another list singing Radiohead's praises - where's the fun in that?

With this in mind, I've decided to create decade lists of my favourite 'underrated' albums, with that very loose definition encompassing any album or compilation that sits outside of the BEA top 200 of that decade. I realise this criteria is one that is ever-changing; my hope is that by giving these hidden gems the leg-up they deserve, I help disqualify them from being on this list.

"But wait!", I hear you cry, "Isn't this all a bit contrived? Why don't you just be honest in your opinions like the rest of us?".

Fair point. If you're still curious about what I really consider to be the best albums of the 2000s, I'll leave a link to my *actual* favourite albums of the 2000s at the end of this letter.

Though at the risk of sounding sophistic, I'd argue that in a funny way this list is more honest now than it was before. In forcing myself to pick from outside of our collective canon, these are the albums which I'm prepared to put myself on the line for. You'll find no consensus here to help defend me. This is my taste: raw and unadulterated. I hope you find it's of some use to you.

Best,

FN xx


PS. I'm a little snowed under with work at the moment, but I've got some thoughts brewing on these picks that I'll be sure to add as soon as I can. Here's the link I promised:

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=43936

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From Filthy Tongue Of Gods And Griots 
United States Dälek
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industrial hip hop • abstract hip hop • experimental hip hop

(Ipecac, 56:40)

8/10

"Scraped knees don't prove what you believe
Your blind faith passed to your seeds
Killed our garden type weeds
Turn around and blame it on Eve"
____________________________________________________________________________ [First added to this chart: 07/19/2022]
Year of Release:
2002
Appears in:
37 charts
Rank Score:
177
Rank in 2002:
145
Rank in 2000s:
1,292
Overall Rank:
7,161
Average Rating:
 75 (42 votes)
Comments:
3
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Japan Sora
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glitch

(Plop, 42:15)

8/10
___________________________________________________________________________ [First added to this chart: 09/07/2023]
Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
4 charts
Rank Score:
6
Rank in 2003:
1,305
Rank in 2000s:
12,787
Overall Rank:
65,225
Average Rating:
 73 (3 votes)
Comments:
0
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So 
Mixed Nationality So (UN)
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glitch

(Thrill Jockey, 43:01)

8/10
___________________________________________________________________________ [First added to this chart: 03/11/2024]
Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
4 charts
Rank Score:
16
Rank in 2003:
845
Rank in 2000s:
8,265
Overall Rank:
41,848
Average Rating:
 73 (1 vote)
Comments:
0
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Stars Of Ice 
United States In Be Tween Noise
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ambient • sound collage • drone

(New Plastic, 33:57)

8/10
____________________________________________________________________________ [First added to this chart: 11/28/2023]
Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
3 charts
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 2008:
1,965
Rank in 2000s:
17,616
Overall Rank:
88,650
Average Rating:
 74 (4 votes)
Comments:
0
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The Blue Notebooks 
Germany Max Richter
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modern classical

(130701, 40:29)

7.5/10

"When Thomas brought the news that the house I was born in no longer exists-
Neither the name, nor the park sloping to the river, nothing-
I had a dream of return.

Multicoloured.

Joyous.

I was able to fly.

And the trees were even higher than in childhood,
Because they had been growing during all the years since they had been cut down"
____________________________________________________________________________ [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
76 charts
Rank Score:
464
Rank in 2004:
51
Rank in 2000s:
548
Overall Rank:
3,198
Average Rating:
 80 (66 votes)
Comments:
4
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2000s: The 25 Best Underrated Albums composition

Year Albums %


2000 2 8%
2001 2 8%
2002 2 8%
2003 5 20%
2004 2 8%
2005 2 8%
2006 3 12%
2007 2 8%
2008 3 12%
2009 2 8%
Artist Albums %


Max Richter 1 4%
Viktor Vaughn 1 4%
Enablers 1 4%
Tim Hecker 1 4%
Grouper 1 4%
Current 93 1 4%
The Brave Little Abacus 1 4%
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Country Albums %


United States 9 36%
United Kingdom 6 24%
Mixed Nationality 3 12%
Canada 2 8%
France 1 4%
Germany 1 4%
Japan 1 4%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 24 96%
Yes 1 4%
Live? Albums %
No 24 96%
Yes 1 4%

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