Best Albums of the 2000s

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511.

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand 

 Franz Ferdinand

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"I think this is Franz Ferdinand's best. I may be alone in that opinion, but that's okay: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think people who've fallen in love with the band's unpolished debut have every right to recoil from their change in sound; in fact, this and their debut are two very di...""I think this is Franz Ferdinand's best. I may be alone in that opinion, but that's okay: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think people who've fallen in love with the band's unpolished debut have every right to recoil from their change in sound; in fact, this and their debut are two very different albums, and I am about to judge this one on it's own terms. On this album, catchy songs are abundant, but not the point. Alex Kapranos' knack for expressive vocals really shines on the first track, Ulysses. He sings as if his voice is an instrument - the dynamics just as important as the tune. It's what elevates it from a mere pop song into an expressive wonder, and it's production and polish add to the flavour, rather than detract from it. Turn It On and No You Girls are similarly bolstered from the production - this time benefitting from the atmosphere the songs set - an atmosphere that will carry the album. Send Him Away's time signature keeps this part of the album fresh, but ultimately is only good, and not great. But then we run into Twilight Omens, a fantastic combination of dirty organ, powerful drums, and a vocal line that never commits itself to a single melody: it flows up and down, and always settles on a satisfying final note that completes the charm of the song. The cleanliness of the vocals makes a wonderful counterpoint to the main organ line. Bite Hard starts gorgeous and ends awesome. What She Came For starts awesome and ends AMAZING with the heaviest Franz Ferdinand's ever been. What She Came For is especially unique in its melody of half-steps, and it's pulled off really, really well. Live Alone and Can't Stop Feeling are the only truly forgettable songs off the album, and even Live Alone has a chorus that's good enough for one not to notice when listening to the album in one go (which is how any album should be played anyway). So what happens when the band realizes that they're losing their audience? A stroke of genius - write a curveball song that ends in an electronic symphony of bassy programmable cacophony that slowly takes over the drums - not only utterly fantastic, but very symbolic of today's world. And it's the first of three songs that make this album truly unique. Dream Again is unlike any Franz song you've ever heard, for better or worse. Who knew a band like Franz Ferdinand could be so experimental? A tinkling of chimes, scattered handclaps, midi keyboards, and even a theremin solo all drenched in reverb make the song a treat to listen to with headphones. It slows the ending of the album to a pace which can be absorbed properly and leads nicely into it's total stylistic opposite - Katherine Kiss Me. The final song is nothing but a heartfelt acoustic guitar line with a piano solo at the end - not unlike the interludes present in You Could Have It So Much Better. It's moody, but somehow optimistic at the same time. As an ending, in my opinion at least, it's a wise choice: there's nothing more satisfying than reaching the end of an album and feeling a need to experience it all over again. The pacing is perfect - begin with a tune that starts as quiet as the ending of the album, but quickly becomes as loud and catchy as the middle. Then reach the end of the album and realize that the beginning follows perfectly afterwards. It's part of the reason Octavarium was so appealing to me. So all in all, you have an album that's as appealing to an insightful listener as to a casual one. An album that has polish for good reason, but isn't afraid to get it's hands dirty if need be. An album that has a singer who's dynamics are astounding, and a creative masterpiece that should certainly be given a second look. In case you wanted to know, my first Franz album was the debut, and I loved that album very much when this one came out. But I kept my mind open, and am very thankful for doing so."  [+]  Reply

- sageamagoo | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

505

Rank in 2009:

40

Rank in 2000s:

511

Overall Rank:

3,034

Average Rating:

 73 (342 votes)

Comments:

25

512.

Girls Can Tell 

 Spoon

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"There's no transcendent single like "The Way We Get By" or "The Underdog", but this is Spoon's most consistent and best release."  Reply

- replacementlevel | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

505

Rank in 2001:

54

Rank in 2000s:

512

Overall Rank:

3,038

Average Rating:

 79 (194 votes)

Comments:

6

513.

Highly Evolved 

 The Vines

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"Probably the least heralded of all the... "The" garage-rock bands that dominated the alternative charts in the early 2000s, they were the most straight-forward and most beholden to their influences (mainly the 80s american underground and grunge), but they had a decent enough sound and plenty of ...""Probably the least heralded of all the... "The" garage-rock bands that dominated the alternative charts in the early 2000s, they were the most straight-forward and most beholden to their influences (mainly the 80s american underground and grunge), but they had a decent enough sound and plenty of energy. Unfortunately they had a tendacy to write half-baked rock songs that were all hook and no sinker, every song feeling mildly dissapointing despite providing an initial blast. So overall, the sound was appealing but all the mediocre songs with no real distinctive artistic voice unfortunately makes for a middling listen, but at fifteen it was suitable enough for my rock-n-roll ankling for just riffs and attitude. "  [+]  Reply

- cestuneblague | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

504

Rank in 2002:

52

Rank in 2000s:

513

Overall Rank:

3,040

Average Rating:

 71 (223 votes)

Comments:

7

514.

Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters 

 The Twilight Sad

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"An album that takes it time to build up and allows its song to come to a complete conclusion. It is a very rewarding album and if you give it the time it deserves the music will demonstrate that to you but it does take some patience to be able to see that. The drums are fantastic and provide a ba...""An album that takes it time to build up and allows its song to come to a complete conclusion. It is a very rewarding album and if you give it the time it deserves the music will demonstrate that to you but it does take some patience to be able to see that. The drums are fantastic and provide a backbone to each track that really maintains the tempo and it guides you through the album. It creates a fantastic atmosphere as well with it sounding quite dark and mysterious and then when the guitars and vocal build on top it creates a beautiful style of music that is very unique and quite similar to shoegaze. The lyrics are great as well and allow us to make our own perceptions of what he is trying to say making it a very relatable listen. However, a couple songs do feel less fleshed out than others and some of the performances in places could be better. Sometimes the vocal does falter a little but the majority of the time it is very enjoyable. Overall, an album that deserves more praise than it has as it has a lot of hidden gems on here and it really does create a fantastic vibe for the listener. "  [+]  Reply

- Untitled | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

503

Rank in 2007:

56

Rank in 2000s:

514

Overall Rank:

3,045

Average Rating:

 75 (75 votes)

Comments:

6

515.

Daisy 

 Brand New

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"To me, Daisy is the best Brand New album. One may argue that it is because of my slight bias towards post-hardcore over emo, but after listening to Deja Entendu, TDAGARIM and Daisy many times I've come to the conclusion that this album is the best. Deja Entendu, to begin with, completely blew You...""To me, Daisy is the best Brand New album. One may argue that it is because of my slight bias towards post-hardcore over emo, but after listening to Deja Entendu, TDAGARIM and Daisy many times I've come to the conclusion that this album is the best. Deja Entendu, to begin with, completely blew Your Favourite Weapon out of the water. YFW was not necessarily a bad album, but lacked any real exploration or originality. Deja Entendu was much braver, and as an emo record I'd go as far as to say it's quintessential. Then we had TDAGARIM which once more moved ahead of their previous album. The alternative rock they incorporated did wondrous things to one's ears, specifically with riffs to Sowing Season, Degausser and Luca. One of my favourite tracks of all time, Welcome To Bangkok, is a must-listen and will melt your face off. However, contrary to the opinion of some, a few of the tracks seemed to be holding the album back a bit, which some may argue added to how it affected the genre - however I see Jesus Christ, Handcuffs and maybe slightly The Archers Bows Have Broken as hindrances to the direction of the band. Then along came Daisy. Cropping up in the album is "Number 99, Just As You Are", a strange thing to include that somehow emphasizes the manic, animal tone Daisy has. It's filled with thrashy, murderous guitars that coincide with the expressively deep lyrics. Interestingly, Jesse Lacey discussed the meaning of the album at a gig once and said there wasn't really one at all. The album was all impulsive, as if they weren't trying to prove anything to anyone. Brand New had left behind all traces of the emo/punk music they were associated with. It's just a goddamn amazing album. Let it sink its teeth into your flesh and rip out your tendons like a mad fox."  [+]  Reply

- tangerinu | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 2009:

41

Rank in 2000s:

515

Overall Rank:

3,052

Average Rating:

 76 (155 votes)

Comments:

6

516.

Didn't It Rain 

 Songs: Ohia

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"As the years went by, Songs: Ohia albums only got more rootsy, more bluesy, more folksy, and more Americana-y, culminating in this, their penultimate studio album, though I use the term "studio" loosely because like most of their work (prior to their last album, "Magnolia Electric Co."), it sound...""As the years went by, Songs: Ohia albums only got more rootsy, more bluesy, more folksy, and more Americana-y, culminating in this, their penultimate studio album, though I use the term "studio" loosely because like most of their work (prior to their last album, "Magnolia Electric Co."), it sounds like it was recorded in a barn, probably one with actual farm animals in it. There's plenty of their usual downbeat subdued melancholia going on here for the fans, and all but one of the tracks clock in at over 5:50 so nobody is going to accuse them of being terse. This band is an acquired taste, sort of like cheap whiskey. I don't drink whiskey personally, but I can see why some people would."  [+]  Reply

- MadhattanJack | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 2002:

53

Rank in 2000s:

516

Overall Rank:

3,053

Average Rating:

 77 (83 votes)

Comments:

1

517.

Southern Rock Opera 

 Drive-By Truckers

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"AC/DC meets Lynyrd Skynyrd in this wonderfully ambitious set. It's an excellent concept album loosely based on Skynyrd and the southern states of America in general. It's a fun record with some fantastic songs including, Ronnie and Neil, let there be rock(no, not that one), and the enthralling, t...""AC/DC meets Lynyrd Skynyrd in this wonderfully ambitious set. It's an excellent concept album loosely based on Skynyrd and the southern states of America in general. It's a fun record with some fantastic songs including, Ronnie and Neil, let there be rock(no, not that one), and the enthralling, three great Alabama icons. All in all, a rip roaring rock'n'roll adventure that any rock fan cannot help but enjoy. Excellent. "  [+]  Reply

- garycottier | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

498

Rank in 2001:

55

Rank in 2000s:

517

Overall Rank:

3,063

Average Rating:

 77 (133 votes)

Comments:

10

518.

Reality 

 David Bowie

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"I like this so much better than so much of Bowie's work, it's amazing that this album didn't get more attention from fans. It's bittersweet, and sometimes downright sad, but it's also the best thing on a musical level that Bowie has done since 1992's Buddha of Suburbia. The instrumentation is spa...""I like this so much better than so much of Bowie's work, it's amazing that this album didn't get more attention from fans. It's bittersweet, and sometimes downright sad, but it's also the best thing on a musical level that Bowie has done since 1992's Buddha of Suburbia. The instrumentation is spacey and both pretty and atmospheric. This is a major improvement over Heathen, and in my opinion, better than several of Bowie's albums of the 70s, and just a consistently good, occasionally great album!"  [+]  Reply

- clockworkfiction3 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

494

Rank in 2003:

62

Rank in 2000s:

518

Overall Rank:

3,083

Average Rating:

 73 (283 votes)

Comments:

18

519.

Ta Det Lugnt 

 Dungen

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"Before Tame Impala there was Dungen."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

493

Rank in 2004:

44

Rank in 2000s:

519

Overall Rank:

3,093

Average Rating:

 78 (92 votes)

Comments:

4

520.

Thickfreakness 

 The Black Keys

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"Better than their first album, Thickfreakness is a little heavier, and more songs stand out. Set You Free is one of the best Keys songs ever."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

492

Rank in 2003:

63

Rank in 2000s:

520

Overall Rank:

3,097

Average Rating:

 76 (272 votes)

Comments:

7

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Best Albums of the 2000s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2000	102	10%
2001	101	10%
2002	110	11%
2003	112	11%
2004	87	9%
2005	111	11%
2006	99	10%
2007	91	9%
2008	91	9%
2009	102	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Porcupine Tree	5	0%
The White Stripes	5	0%
Bruce Springsteen	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
The Black Keys	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
Wilco	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	549	55%
	219	22%
	56	6%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	12	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	998	99%
Yes	8	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	11	1%