Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by Exist-en-ciel 
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Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog
8.6/10
10 Genesis 1970-1975 favorite songs:
1. The Cinema Show (1973)
2. Supper's Ready (1972)
3. The Musical Box (1971)
4. Firth of Fifth (1973)
5. In the Cage (1974)
6. The Fountain of Salmacis (1971)
7. The Return of the Giant Hogweed (1971)
8. Carpet Crawlers (1974)
9. Watcher of the Skies (1972)
10. Stagnation (1970)
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• Trespass (1970) 8.6
1. Looking for Someone 8.5
2. White Mountain 8.5
3. Visions of Angels 8
4. Stagnation 9
5. Dusk 8.5
6. The Knife 9
• Nursery Cryme (1971) 8.8
7. The Musical Box 9.5
8. For Absent Friends 8
9. The Return of the Giant Hogweed 9.5
10. Seven Stones 8.5
11. Harold the Barrel 8.5
12. Harlequin 8.5
13. The Fountain of Salmacis 9.5
• Foxtrot (1972) 8.8
14. Watcher of the Skies 9.5
15. Time Table 8
16. Get 'Em Out by Friday 8.5
17. Can-utility and the Coastliners 9
18. Horizons 8.5
19. Supper's Ready 9.5
• Selling England by the Pound (1973) 8.8
20. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 9
21. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 8.5
22. Firth of Fifth 9.5
23. More Fool Me 8
24. The Battle of Epping Forest 9
25. After the Ordeal 8.5
26. The Cinema Show 9.5
27. Aisle of Plenty 9
• The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) 8.6
28. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 9
29. Fly on a Windshield 9
30. Broadway Melody of 1974 8.5
31. Cuckoo Cocoon 8.5
32. In the Cage 9.5
33. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging 8.5
34. Back in N.Y.C. 9
35. Hairless Heart 8.5
36. Counting Out Time 8.5
37. Carpet Crawlers 9.5
38. The Chamber of 32 Doors 8.5
39. Lilywhite Lilith 8.5
40. The Waiting Room 9
41. Anyway 8.5
42. Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist 8.5
43. The Lamia 8.5
44. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats 8.5
45. The Colony of Slippermen 9
46. Ravine 8
47. The Light Dies Down on Broadway 8.5
48. Riding the Scree 8.5
49. In the Rapids 8.5
50. It 8.5
• Extra tracks 7.8
51. Happy the Man 8
52. Twilight Alehouse 8.5
53. Shepherd (BBC) 7.5
54. Pacidy (BBC) 7.5
55. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC) 7.5
56. Going Out to Get You (Demo) 7.5
57. Provocation (Demo) 8
58. Frustation (Demo) 8
59. Manipulation (Demo) 8
60. Resignation (Demo) 8 [First added to this chart: 08/27/2022]
8.6/10
10 Genesis 1970-1975 favorite songs:
1. The Cinema Show (1973)
2. Supper's Ready (1972)
3. The Musical Box (1971)
4. Firth of Fifth (1973)
5. In the Cage (1974)
6. The Fountain of Salmacis (1971)
7. The Return of the Giant Hogweed (1971)
8. Carpet Crawlers (1974)
9. Watcher of the Skies (1972)
10. Stagnation (1970)
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• Trespass (1970) 8.6
1. Looking for Someone 8.5
2. White Mountain 8.5
3. Visions of Angels 8
4. Stagnation 9
5. Dusk 8.5
6. The Knife 9
• Nursery Cryme (1971) 8.8
7. The Musical Box 9.5
8. For Absent Friends 8
9. The Return of the Giant Hogweed 9.5
10. Seven Stones 8.5
11. Harold the Barrel 8.5
12. Harlequin 8.5
13. The Fountain of Salmacis 9.5
• Foxtrot (1972) 8.8
14. Watcher of the Skies 9.5
15. Time Table 8
16. Get 'Em Out by Friday 8.5
17. Can-utility and the Coastliners 9
18. Horizons 8.5
19. Supper's Ready 9.5
• Selling England by the Pound (1973) 8.8
20. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight 9
21. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 8.5
22. Firth of Fifth 9.5
23. More Fool Me 8
24. The Battle of Epping Forest 9
25. After the Ordeal 8.5
26. The Cinema Show 9.5
27. Aisle of Plenty 9
• The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) 8.6
28. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 9
29. Fly on a Windshield 9
30. Broadway Melody of 1974 8.5
31. Cuckoo Cocoon 8.5
32. In the Cage 9.5
33. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging 8.5
34. Back in N.Y.C. 9
35. Hairless Heart 8.5
36. Counting Out Time 8.5
37. Carpet Crawlers 9.5
38. The Chamber of 32 Doors 8.5
39. Lilywhite Lilith 8.5
40. The Waiting Room 9
41. Anyway 8.5
42. Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist 8.5
43. The Lamia 8.5
44. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats 8.5
45. The Colony of Slippermen 9
46. Ravine 8
47. The Light Dies Down on Broadway 8.5
48. Riding the Scree 8.5
49. In the Rapids 8.5
50. It 8.5
• Extra tracks 7.8
51. Happy the Man 8
52. Twilight Alehouse 8.5
53. Shepherd (BBC) 7.5
54. Pacidy (BBC) 7.5
55. Let Us Now Make Love (BBC) 7.5
56. Going Out to Get You (Demo) 7.5
57. Provocation (Demo) 8
58. Frustation (Demo) 8
59. Manipulation (Demo) 8
60. Resignation (Demo) 8 [First added to this chart: 08/27/2022]
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Art Pop, Electronic, Trip Hop
8.4/10
Track selection: All Is Full of Love
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1. All Is Full of Love 9
2. Hyperballad 9.5
3. Human Behaviour 8.5
4. Joga 8.5
5. Bachelorette 8.5
6. Army of Me 8.5
7. Pagan Poetry 8.5
8. Big Time Sensuality 8
9. Venus as a Boy 8.5
10. Hunter 8.5
11. Hidden Place 8.5
12. Isobel 8.5
13. Possibly Maybe 8
14. Play Dead 8
15. It's in Our Hands 8 [First added to this chart: 10/19/2022]
8.4/10
Track selection: All Is Full of Love
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1. All Is Full of Love 9
2. Hyperballad 9.5
3. Human Behaviour 8.5
4. Joga 8.5
5. Bachelorette 8.5
6. Army of Me 8.5
7. Pagan Poetry 8.5
8. Big Time Sensuality 8
9. Venus as a Boy 8.5
10. Hunter 8.5
11. Hidden Place 8.5
12. Isobel 8.5
13. Possibly Maybe 8
14. Play Dead 8
15. It's in Our Hands 8 [First added to this chart: 10/19/2022]
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Art Rock, Progressive Rock
8.4/10
Tracks selection: The Tower That Ate People (Steve Osborne Mix) & Downside Up (Live)
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1. Solsbury Hill 9
2. Shock the Monkey 8.5
3. Sledgehammer 8.5
4. Don't Give Up 8.5
5. Games Without Frontiers 9
6. Big Time 8
7. Burn You Up, Burn You Down 8
8. Growing Up (Tom Lord-Alge Mix) 8
9. Digging in the Dirt 9.5
10. Blood of Eden 8.5
11. More Than This 8.5
12. Biko 8.5
13. Steam 8.5
14. Red Rain 9
15. Here Comes the Flood 8.5
16. San Jacinto 8.5
17. No Self-Control 8
18. Cloudless 8
19. The Rhythm of the Heat 8
20. I Have the Touch 9
21. I Grieve 8.5
22. D.I.Y. 8
23. A Different Drum 8.5
24. The Drop 8
25. The Tower That Ate People (Steve Osborne Mix) 8.5
26. Lovetown 8
27. Father, Son 8.5
28. Signal to Noise 8.5
29. Downside Up (Live) 8.5
30. Washing of the Water 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/08/2022]
8.4/10
Tracks selection: The Tower That Ate People (Steve Osborne Mix) & Downside Up (Live)
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1. Solsbury Hill 9
2. Shock the Monkey 8.5
3. Sledgehammer 8.5
4. Don't Give Up 8.5
5. Games Without Frontiers 9
6. Big Time 8
7. Burn You Up, Burn You Down 8
8. Growing Up (Tom Lord-Alge Mix) 8
9. Digging in the Dirt 9.5
10. Blood of Eden 8.5
11. More Than This 8.5
12. Biko 8.5
13. Steam 8.5
14. Red Rain 9
15. Here Comes the Flood 8.5
16. San Jacinto 8.5
17. No Self-Control 8
18. Cloudless 8
19. The Rhythm of the Heat 8
20. I Have the Touch 9
21. I Grieve 8.5
22. D.I.Y. 8
23. A Different Drum 8.5
24. The Drop 8
25. The Tower That Ate People (Steve Osborne Mix) 8.5
26. Lovetown 8
27. Father, Son 8.5
28. Signal to Noise 8.5
29. Downside Up (Live) 8.5
30. Washing of the Water 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/08/2022]
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Post-Rock, Dream Pop, Ambient
8.2/10
Track selection: Hafsól
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1. Salka 8
2. Hljómalind 8.5
3. Í gær 8
4. Von 8
5. Hafsól 9
6. Samskeyti (live) 8
7. Starálfur (live) 8.5
8. Vaka (live) 8
9. Ágætis byrjun (live) 8
10. Heysátan (live) 8
11. Von (live) 8 [First added to this chart: 01/13/2025]
8.2/10
Track selection: Hafsól
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1. Salka 8
2. Hljómalind 8.5
3. Í gær 8
4. Von 8
5. Hafsól 9
6. Samskeyti (live) 8
7. Starálfur (live) 8.5
8. Vaka (live) 8
9. Ágætis byrjun (live) 8
10. Heysátan (live) 8
11. Von (live) 8 [First added to this chart: 01/13/2025]
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C86, Twee Pop, Jangle Pop
8.1/10
Track selection: Shimmer
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1. Don't Say If 8
2. On My Mind 8
3. Trust Me 8
4. My Empty Head 8
5. Shimmer 8.5
6. Tell Me Why 8
7. You're Gonna Cry [Demo] 8
8. I Don't Care 8
9. I Could Be in Heaven 8.5
10. Nothing Kills 8
11. When I'm With You 8
12. BAD 8
13. Heaven Is Blue 8
14. If Not for You 8.5
15. Heaven Knows [Tranquiliser Mix] 8
16. Love Cuts 8
17. Out of Love 8
18. Happy All the Time 8.5
19. Life of Crime [Demo] 8
20. You're Gonna Get Hurt 8
21. Sportscar Girl 8
22. Turning You Blue [Campfire Mix] 8.5 [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
8.1/10
Track selection: Shimmer
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1. Don't Say If 8
2. On My Mind 8
3. Trust Me 8
4. My Empty Head 8
5. Shimmer 8.5
6. Tell Me Why 8
7. You're Gonna Cry [Demo] 8
8. I Don't Care 8
9. I Could Be in Heaven 8.5
10. Nothing Kills 8
11. When I'm With You 8
12. BAD 8
13. Heaven Is Blue 8
14. If Not for You 8.5
15. Heaven Knows [Tranquiliser Mix] 8
16. Love Cuts 8
17. Out of Love 8
18. Happy All the Time 8.5
19. Life of Crime [Demo] 8
20. You're Gonna Get Hurt 8
21. Sportscar Girl 8
22. Turning You Blue [Campfire Mix] 8.5 [First added to this chart: 01/14/2025]
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Electronic, Art Rock, Alternative Rock
7.6/10
Track selection: Gagging Order
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1. 2+2=5 (Live) 8
2. Remyxomatosis (Cristian Vogel RMX) 7.5
3. I Will (Los Angeles Version) 7.5
4. Paperbag Writer 7.5
5. I Am a Wicked Child 7.5
6. I Am Citizen Insane 7.5
7. Skttrbrain (Four Tet RMX) 7.5
8. Gagging Order 8.5
9. Fog (Again) (Live) 8
10. Where Bluebirds Fly 7 [First added to this chart: 10/10/2022]
7.6/10
Track selection: Gagging Order
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1. 2+2=5 (Live) 8
2. Remyxomatosis (Cristian Vogel RMX) 7.5
3. I Will (Los Angeles Version) 7.5
4. Paperbag Writer 7.5
5. I Am a Wicked Child 7.5
6. I Am Citizen Insane 7.5
7. Skttrbrain (Four Tet RMX) 7.5
8. Gagging Order 8.5
9. Fog (Again) (Live) 8
10. Where Bluebirds Fly 7 [First added to this chart: 10/10/2022]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 2000 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2001 | 10 | 10% | |
| 2002 | 10 | 10% | |
| 2003 | 16 | 16% | |
| 2004 | 11 | 11% | |
| 2005 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2006 | 8 | 8% | |
| 2007 | 10 | 10% | |
| 2008 | 7 | 7% | |
| 2009 | 9 | 9% |
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| Radiohead | 7 | 7% | |
| Björk | 5 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 4 | 4% | |
| The National | 3 | 3% | |
| The Microphones | 3 | 3% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 3 | 3% | |
| M.I.A. | 2 | 2% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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| Best Artists of 1968 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 4. Van Morrison | |
| 5. The Zombies | |
| 6. The Kinks | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground | |
| 8. The Rolling Stones | |
| 9. The Band | |
| 10. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 11. Johnny Cash | |
| 12. The Byrds | |
| 13. Aretha Franklin | |
| 14. Frank Zappa | |
| 15. The Doors | |
| 16. Pink Floyd | |
| 17. The Mothers Of Invention | |
| 18. Big Brother And The Holding Company | |
| 19. Os Mutantes | |
| 20. Cream |