Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by Exist-en-ciel

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Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Indietronica

8.2/10

Track selection: My Girls

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1. In the Flowers 8.5
2. My Girls 8.5
3. Also Frightened 8
4. Summertime Clothes 8.5
5. Daily Routine 8
6. Bluish 8.5
7. Guys Eyes 8
8. Taste 8
9. Lion in a Coma 8
10. No More Runnin 8
11. Brother Sport 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

1,144 charts

Rank Score:

9,445

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

153

Average Rating:

82 (1,588 votes)

Comments:

157

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Tarot Sport

Fuck Buttons

Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia, Minimal Techno

8.2/10

Track selection: Olympians

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1. Surf Solar 8
2. Rough Steez 8
3. The Lisbon Maru 8
4. Olympians 9.5
5. Phantom Limb 8
6. Space Mountain 8
7. Flight of the Feathered Serpent 8 [First added to this chart: 09/28/2022]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

174 charts

Rank Score:

776

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

344

Overall Rank:

2,107

Average Rating:

81 (144 votes)

Comments:

28. (=)

You Will Never Know Why

Sweet Trip

Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Indie Rock

8.2/10

Track selection: Air Supply

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1. Conservation of Two 8.5
2. Air Supply 8.5
3. Forever 8
4. Acting 8.5
5. Milk 8.5
6. Darkness 8.5
7. To the Moon 8
8. Song About a Sea 8
9. Song About a Sun 7.5
10. No Words to Be Found 8
11. Pretending 8.5
12. Misfortunes Are Cruel 8
13. Your World Is Eternally Complete 8.5
14. Female Lover 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/04/2025]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

799

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

337

Overall Rank:

2,052

Average Rating:

82 (107 votes)

Comments:

66. (=)

Hymn To The Immortal Wind

Mono

Post-Rock, Modern Classical

7.8/10

Best track: Ashes in the Snow

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1. Ashes in the Snow 8
2. Burial at Sea 8
3. Silent Flight, Sleeping Dawn 7.5
4. Pure as Snow (Trails of the Winter Storm) 8
5. Follow the Map 7.5
6. The Battle to Heaven 7.5
7. Everlasting Light 8 [First added to this chart: 01/16/2025]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

412

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

611

Overall Rank:

3,564

Average Rating:

78 (87 votes)

Comments:

72. (=)

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Twee Pop, Noise Pop, Indie Pop

7.7/10

Track selection: Young Adult Friction

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1. Contender 7.5
2. Come Saturday 8
3. Young Adult Friction 8.5
4. This Love Is Fucking Right! 7.5
5. The Tenure Itch 7.5
6. Stay Alive 8
7. Everything With You 7.5
8. A Teenager in Love 7.5
9. Hey Paul 7.5
10. Gentle Sons 7.5 [First added to this chart: 02/16/2025]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

376

Overall Rank:

2,260

Average Rating:

77 (184 votes)

Comments:

76. (=)

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

Singer-Songwriter, Alt-Country, Americana

7.7/10

Best track: Jim Cain

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1. Jim Cain 8
2. Eid Ma Clack Shaw 8
3. The Wind and the Dove 8
4. Rococo Zephyr 7.5
5. Too Many Birds 8
6. My Friend 7.5
7. All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast 8
8. Invocation of Ratiocination 7
9. Faith / Void 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/08/2025]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

846

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

319

Overall Rank:

1,960

Average Rating:

79 (147 votes)

Comments:

80. (=)

The xx

Indie Pop, Alt-Pop, Dream Pop

7.7/10

Track selection: Intro

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1. Intro 8.5
2. VCR 8
3. Crystalised 8
4. Islands 8
5. Heart Skipped a Beat 7.5
6. Fantasy 7
7. Shelter 7.5
8. Basic Space 7.5
9. Infinity 7.5
10. Night Time 7.5
11. Stars 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/03/2025]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

785 charts

Rank Score:

4,995

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

349

Average Rating:

78 (1,131 votes)

Comments:

89. (=)

In Rainbows Disk 2

Radiohead

Art Rock, Alternative Rock, Electronic

7.6/10

Best track: 4 Minute Warning

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1. MK1 7
2. Down Is the New Up 8
3. Go Slowly 7.5
4. MK2 7
5. Last Flowers 8
6. Up on the Ladder 7.5
7. Bangers + Mash 7.5
8. 4 Minute Warning 8 [First added to this chart: 10/10/2022]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

239

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

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Real Estate

Indie Rock, Indie Surf, Slacker Rock

7.5/10

Best track: Beach Comber

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1. Beach Comber 8
2. Pool Swimmers 7.5
3. Suburban Dogs 7.5
4. Black Lake 7.5
5. Atlantic City 7.5
6. Fake Blues 7.5
7. Green River 7.5
8. Suburban Beverage 7.5
9. Let's Rock the Beach 7
10. Snow Days 8 [First added to this chart: 01/11/2025]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

263

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

898

Overall Rank:

5,173

Average Rating:

76 (73 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%

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%

Artist	Albums	%

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%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	44	44%
	28	28%
	8	8%
	8	8%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	94	94%
Yes	6	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	97	97%
Yes	3	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

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