Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by Exist-en-ciel 
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- (Created: 08/25/2022 12:59).
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Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Pop Rock
8.8/10
Track selection: Secret World (live)
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1. Red Rain 9
2. More Than This 8.5
3. Secret World 9.5
4. Games Without Frontiers 9
5. Mercy Street 8.5
6. Darkness 8.5
7. Digging in the Dirt 9.5
8. Don't Give Up 8.5
9. The Tower That Ate People 8.5
10. Growing Up 8.5
11. San Jacinto 8.5
12. Solsbury Hill 9
13. Sledgehammer 8.5
14. Signal to Noise 9
15. In Your Eyes 9
16. Come Talk to Me 8.5
17. Shock the Monkey 8.5
18. Biko 9 [First added to this chart: 08/27/2022]
8.8/10
Track selection: Secret World (live)
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1. Red Rain 9
2. More Than This 8.5
3. Secret World 9.5
4. Games Without Frontiers 9
5. Mercy Street 8.5
6. Darkness 8.5
7. Digging in the Dirt 9.5
8. Don't Give Up 8.5
9. The Tower That Ate People 8.5
10. Growing Up 8.5
11. San Jacinto 8.5
12. Solsbury Hill 9
13. Sledgehammer 8.5
14. Signal to Noise 9
15. In Your Eyes 9
16. Come Talk to Me 8.5
17. Shock the Monkey 8.5
18. Biko 9 [First added to this chart: 08/27/2022]
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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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Art Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Pop Rock
8.3/10
Tracks selection: J'erre & Linoléum
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1. Hélium 8
2. Le cours des jours 8.5
3. Vénus 8
4. J'erre 9.5
5. Je ne sais pas 8
6. Arizona 8
7. Le désir comme tel 8
8. Vol en éclat 8.5
9. Vision pornographique 8
10. Avant l'aube 8
11. Linoléum 9
12. Outro 8 [First added to this chart: 08/29/2022]
8.3/10
Tracks selection: J'erre & Linoléum
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1. Hélium 8
2. Le cours des jours 8.5
3. Vénus 8
4. J'erre 9.5
5. Je ne sais pas 8
6. Arizona 8
7. Le désir comme tel 8
8. Vol en éclat 8.5
9. Vision pornographique 8
10. Avant l'aube 8
11. Linoléum 9
12. Outro 8 [First added to this chart: 08/29/2022]
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Glitch Pop, IDM, Dream Pop
8.3/10
Track selection: Chocolate Matter
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1. Tekka 8
2. Dsco 8.5
3. Velocity 8
4. Fruitcake and Cookies 8.5
5. Sept 8
6. Pro : Lov : Ad 8
7. Design : 1 8
8. International 8.5
9. Dedicated 8
10. Chocolate Matter 8.5
11. To All the Dancers of the World, a Round Form of Fantasy 8.5
12. Design : 2 : 3 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
8.3/10
Track selection: Chocolate Matter
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1. Tekka 8
2. Dsco 8.5
3. Velocity 8
4. Fruitcake and Cookies 8.5
5. Sept 8
6. Pro : Lov : Ad 8
7. Design : 1 8
8. International 8.5
9. Dedicated 8
10. Chocolate Matter 8.5
11. To All the Dancers of the World, a Round Form of Fantasy 8.5
12. Design : 2 : 3 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
Year of Release:
2003
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2,136
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Indietronica, Indie Pop, Synthpop
8.3/10
Track selection: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
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1. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight 8.5
2. Such Great Heights 8.5
3. Sleeping In 8.5
4. Nothing Better 8
5. Recycled Air 8
6. Clark Gable 8
7. We Will Become Silhouettes 8.5
8. This Place Is a Prison 8
9. Brand New Colony 8.5
10. Natural Anthem 8 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
8.3/10
Track selection: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
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1. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight 8.5
2. Such Great Heights 8.5
3. Sleeping In 8.5
4. Nothing Better 8
5. Recycled Air 8
6. Clark Gable 8
7. We Will Become Silhouettes 8.5
8. This Place Is a Prison 8
9. Brand New Colony 8.5
10. Natural Anthem 8 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
Year of Release:
2003
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4,215
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Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Electronic
8.2/10
Tracks selection: Where I End and You Begin & There There
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1. 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm.) 8.5
2. Sit Down. Stand Up. (Snakes & Ladders.) 8.5
3. Sail to the Moon. (Brush the Cobwebs Out of the Sky.) 8
4. Backdrifts. (Honeymoon Is Over.) 8
5. Go to Sleep. (Little Man Being Erased.) 8
6. Where I End and You Begin. (The Sky Is Falling In.) 9.5
7. We Suck Young Blood. (Your Time Is Up.) 7.5
8. The Gloaming. (Softly Open Our Mouths in the Cold.) 8
9. There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.) 9
10. I Will. (No Man's Land.) 8
11. A Punchup at a Wedding. (No No No No No No No No.) 8
12. Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury & Executioner.) 8
13. Scatterbrain. (As Dead As Leaves.) 8
14. A Wolf at the Door. (It Girl. Rag Doll.) 8.5 [First added to this chart: 08/25/2022]
8.2/10
Tracks selection: Where I End and You Begin & There There
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1. 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm.) 8.5
2. Sit Down. Stand Up. (Snakes & Ladders.) 8.5
3. Sail to the Moon. (Brush the Cobwebs Out of the Sky.) 8
4. Backdrifts. (Honeymoon Is Over.) 8
5. Go to Sleep. (Little Man Being Erased.) 8
6. Where I End and You Begin. (The Sky Is Falling In.) 9.5
7. We Suck Young Blood. (Your Time Is Up.) 7.5
8. The Gloaming. (Softly Open Our Mouths in the Cold.) 8
9. There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.) 9
10. I Will. (No Man's Land.) 8
11. A Punchup at a Wedding. (No No No No No No No No.) 8
12. Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury & Executioner.) 8
13. Scatterbrain. (As Dead As Leaves.) 8
14. A Wolf at the Door. (It Girl. Rag Doll.) 8.5 [First added to this chart: 08/25/2022]
Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
8,275
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Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Alt-Country
8.2/10
Track selection: Carry Me Ohio
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1. Glenn Tipton 8.5
2. Carry Me Ohio 8.5
3. Salvador Sanchez 8.5
4. Last Tide 8
5. Floating 8
6. Gentle Moon 8
7. Lily and Parrots 8
8. Duk Koo Kim 8.5
9. Sí, Paloma 8
10. Pancho Villa 8 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
8.2/10
Track selection: Carry Me Ohio
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1. Glenn Tipton 8.5
2. Carry Me Ohio 8.5
3. Salvador Sanchez 8.5
4. Last Tide 8
5. Floating 8
6. Gentle Moon 8
7. Lily and Parrots 8
8. Duk Koo Kim 8.5
9. Sí, Paloma 8
10. Pancho Villa 8 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
2,356
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East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
8.1/10
Track selection: Chapter One: Destiny
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1. Hater's Anthem 8
2. Take Me 8
3. Swing Blades 8
4. My Crew 8.5
5. Code Red 8
6. Chapter One: Destiny 8.5
7. Breathe Easy 8
8. A Little Story 8
9. You Don't Want It 8
10. Excuse Me Sir 8
11. High 8
12. Keep Livin 8.5
13. You Don't Know 8.5
14. Bum Deal 8
15. Negro Baseball League 8
16. Dichotomy 8
17. Spittin' Bars 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/02/2025]
8.1/10
Track selection: Chapter One: Destiny
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1. Hater's Anthem 8
2. Take Me 8
3. Swing Blades 8
4. My Crew 8.5
5. Code Red 8
6. Chapter One: Destiny 8.5
7. Breathe Easy 8
8. A Little Story 8
9. You Don't Want It 8
10. Excuse Me Sir 8
11. High 8
12. Keep Livin 8.5
13. You Don't Know 8.5
14. Bum Deal 8
15. Negro Baseball League 8
16. Dichotomy 8
17. Spittin' Bars 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/02/2025]
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Alt-Country, Country Rock, Indie Rock
8/10
Track selection: Farewell Transmission
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1. Farewell Transmission 8.5
2. I've Been Riding With the Ghost 8
3. Just Be Simple 8
4. Almost Was Good Enough 8
5. The Old Black Hen 8
6. Peoria Lunch Box Blues 7.5
7. John Henry Split My Heart 8
8. Hold On Magnolia 8 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
8/10
Track selection: Farewell Transmission
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1. Farewell Transmission 8.5
2. I've Been Riding With the Ghost 8
3. Just Be Simple 8
4. Almost Was Good Enough 8
5. The Old Black Hen 8
6. Peoria Lunch Box Blues 7.5
7. John Henry Split My Heart 8
8. Hold On Magnolia 8 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
3,593
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Avant-Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Drone
8/10
Best track: The Sun
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1. The Sun 8
2. Solar System 8
3. Universe 8
4. Mt. Eerie 8
5. Universe 8 [First added to this chart: 11/30/2024]
8/10
Best track: The Sun
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1. The Sun 8
2. Solar System 8
3. Universe 8
4. Mt. Eerie 8
5. Universe 8 [First added to this chart: 11/30/2024]
Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
1,562
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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 Microphones | 3 | 3% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 3 | 3% | |
| The National | 3 | 3% | |
| Sigur Rós | 2 | 2% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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