Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by Exist-en-ciel 
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Chamber Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk
8.4/10
Track selectiom: Chicago & Come On! Feel the Illinoise!
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1. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois 8.5
2. The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience, but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, or, "I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!" 8.5
3. Come On! Feel the Illinoise! 9
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. 8.5
5. Jacksonville 8.5
6. A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons 8
7. Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! 8.5
8. One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" for the Pullman 7.5
9. Chicago 9.5
10. Casimir Pulaski Day 8.5
11. To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament 8
12. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 8.5
13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About 8
14. A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze 8
15. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! 8.5
16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh! 8.5
17. Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bushnell 8
18. In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth 8
19. The Seer's Tower 8.5
20. The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders 8.5
21. Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few 8
22. Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I Run 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/27/2024]
8.4/10
Track selectiom: Chicago & Come On! Feel the Illinoise!
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1. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois 8.5
2. The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience, but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, or, "I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!" 8.5
3. Come On! Feel the Illinoise! 9
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. 8.5
5. Jacksonville 8.5
6. A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons 8
7. Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! 8.5
8. One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" for the Pullman 7.5
9. Chicago 9.5
10. Casimir Pulaski Day 8.5
11. To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament 8
12. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 8.5
13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About 8
14. A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze 8
15. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! 8.5
16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh! 8.5
17. Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bushnell 8
18. In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth 8
19. The Seer's Tower 8.5
20. The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders 8.5
21. Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few 8
22. Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I Run 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/27/2024]
Year of Release:
2005
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21,037
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UK Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
8.1/10
Track selection: Galang
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1. Banana Skit 7.5
2. Pull Up the People 8.5
3. Bucky Done Gun 8.5
4. Freedom Skit 7.5
5. Fire Fire 8
6. Amazon 8.5
7. One for the Head Skit 7.5
8. Hombre 8
9. Bingo 8
10. Dollar 8.5
11. Sunshowers 8.5
12. Galang 8.5 [First added to this chart: 01/08/2025]
8.1/10
Track selection: Galang
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1. Banana Skit 7.5
2. Pull Up the People 8.5
3. Bucky Done Gun 8.5
4. Freedom Skit 7.5
5. Fire Fire 8
6. Amazon 8.5
7. One for the Head Skit 7.5
8. Hombre 8
9. Bingo 8
10. Dollar 8.5
11. Sunshowers 8.5
12. Galang 8.5 [First added to this chart: 01/08/2025]
Year of Release:
2005
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1,494
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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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Jazz Rap, Instrumental Hip Hop, Deep House
8/10
Track selection: Luv (Sic.) Part 3
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1. Feather 8.5
2. Ordinary Joe 8
3. Reflection Eternal 8
4. Luv (Sic.) Part 3 8.5
5. Music Is Mine 8
6. Eclipse 8
7. The Sign 7.5
8. Thank You 8
9. World's End Rhapsody 8
10. Modal Soul 8
11. Flowers 8
12. Sea of Cloud 8
13. Light on the Land 8
14. Horizon 8 [First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]
8/10
Track selection: Luv (Sic.) Part 3
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1. Feather 8.5
2. Ordinary Joe 8
3. Reflection Eternal 8
4. Luv (Sic.) Part 3 8.5
5. Music Is Mine 8
6. Eclipse 8
7. The Sign 7.5
8. Thank You 8
9. World's End Rhapsody 8
10. Modal Soul 8
11. Flowers 8
12. Sea of Cloud 8
13. Light on the Land 8
14. Horizon 8 [First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]
Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
1,215
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Indie Rock, Art Rock, Chamber Pop
8/10
Track selection: 7/4 (Shoreline)
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1. Our Faces Split the Coast in Half 8
2. Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day) 8
3. 7/4 (Shoreline) 8.5
4. Finish Your Collapse and Stay for Breakfast 7.5
5. Major Label Debut 8
6. Fire Eye'd Boy 8
7. Windsurfing Nation 8
8. Swimmers 8
9. Hotel 8
10. Handjobs for the Holidays 8
11. Superconnected 8
12. Bandwitch 7.5
13. Tremoloa Debut 7.5
14. It's All Gonna Break 8.5 [First added to this chart: 01/17/2025]
8/10
Track selection: 7/4 (Shoreline)
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1. Our Faces Split the Coast in Half 8
2. Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day) 8
3. 7/4 (Shoreline) 8.5
4. Finish Your Collapse and Stay for Breakfast 7.5
5. Major Label Debut 8
6. Fire Eye'd Boy 8
7. Windsurfing Nation 8
8. Swimmers 8
9. Hotel 8
10. Handjobs for the Holidays 8
11. Superconnected 8
12. Bandwitch 7.5
13. Tremoloa Debut 7.5
14. It's All Gonna Break 8.5 [First added to this chart: 01/17/2025]
Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
790
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Art Pop, Indietronica, Glitch Pop
8/10
Best track: Hide and Seek
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1. Headlock 8
2. Goodnight and Go 8
3. Have You Got It in You? 8
4. Loose Ends 8
5. Hide and Seek 8
6. Clear the Area 8
7. Daylight Robbery 8
8. The Walk 8
9. Just for Now 8
10. I Am in Love With You 7.5
11. Closing In 8
12. The Moment I Said It 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
8/10
Best track: Hide and Seek
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1. Headlock 8
2. Goodnight and Go 8
3. Have You Got It in You? 8
4. Loose Ends 8
5. Hide and Seek 8
6. Clear the Area 8
7. Daylight Robbery 8
8. The Walk 8
9. Just for Now 8
10. I Am in Love With You 7.5
11. Closing In 8
12. The Moment I Said It 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/14/2024]
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Chamber Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Soul
7.8/10
Best track: Hope There's Someone
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1. Hope There's Someone 8
2. My Lady Story 7.5
3. For Today I Am a Bouy 8
4. Man Is the Baby 8
5. You Are My Sister 8
6. What Can I Do? 7.5
7. Fistfull of Love 8
8. Spiralling 8
9. Free at Last 7
10. Bird Gerhl 8 [First added to this chart: 01/18/2025]
7.8/10
Best track: Hope There's Someone
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1. Hope There's Someone 8
2. My Lady Story 7.5
3. For Today I Am a Bouy 8
4. Man Is the Baby 8
5. You Are My Sister 8
6. What Can I Do? 7.5
7. Fistfull of Love 8
8. Spiralling 8
9. Free at Last 7
10. Bird Gerhl 8 [First added to this chart: 01/18/2025]
Year of Release:
2005
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2,395
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Folktronica, Plunderphonics, Glitch Pop
7.8/10
Best track: Smells Like Content
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1. A Little Longing Goes Away 7.5
2. Be Good to Them Always 8
3. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok 8
4. Smells Like Content 8
5. It Never Changes to Stop 8
6. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps. 8
7. Venice 7.5
8. None but Shining Hours 7.5
9. If Not Now, Whenever 7.5
10. An Owl With Knees 8
11. Twelve Fold Chain 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/31/2024]
7.8/10
Best track: Smells Like Content
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1. A Little Longing Goes Away 7.5
2. Be Good to Them Always 8
3. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok 8
4. Smells Like Content 8
5. It Never Changes to Stop 8
6. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps. 8
7. Venice 7.5
8. None but Shining Hours 7.5
9. If Not Now, Whenever 7.5
10. An Owl With Knees 8
11. Twelve Fold Chain 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/31/2024]
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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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