Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by Jimmy Dread

Tricky to compile this 2000s chart. Sure there's quite a lot I've forgotten - maybe when I get my brain working I'll realise I've left out the Moldy Peaches or something and rehash this. For the moment however please find below 100 LPs that made the last decade for me - everything from the rebirth of folk and indie pop to an album that took 40 years to make. Comments to come, one album per artist, duplication with overall Top 100 avoided where possible... NOW UPDATED FOR FIRST TIME IN AN AGE... AND STILL STRUGGLING TO WORK OUT IF I'VE MISSED OWT OUT... Jimmy, May 2015

• Chart updated: 05/05/2015 14:15
• (Created: 04/30/2012 21:28).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Milk-Eyed Mender 

 Joanna Newsom

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PICK - Swansea. It was Richard in Collector's Records that first exposed me to JN. He once told me that every time he put her music on his customers either walked out in revulsion or lambasted him for his 'shit taste' (must be a Guildford thing). And in this we find her appeal; because, if you GET it, you feel like a member of a very special club. Until you realise that every other JN fan also thinks she's gorgeous and wants to take her out for a brew and an afternoon making daisy chains over the Surrey Downs. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

2,694

Rank in 2004:

11

Rank in 2000s:

105

Overall Rank:

666

Average Rating:

 80 (361 votes)

Comments:

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Person Pitch 

 Panda Bear

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PICK - Bros. The McCartney to Avey Tare's Lennon, Noah Lennox is a tremendously gifted songwriter and noisemaker. Merge his ear for melody and harmony with all sorts of loops and odd noises and you've got the blueprint for a masterpiece. Only fitting that me and my old bandmate Rob (who took me along to see my first Animal Collective gig) shared what tantamounted to be some sort of religious experience (and the best gig I've been to for a long while) in Camden at the tail end of 2011. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

487 charts

Rank Score:

4,083

Rank in 2007:

12

Rank in 2000s:

74

Overall Rank:

440

Average Rating:

 81 (640 votes)

Comments:

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Merriweather Post Pavilion 

 Animal Collective

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PICK - Brother Sport. One of my happiest memories of recent years was getting my hands on this album for the first time, sticking it on my MP3 player and going out into the garden to dance to it in the dark. I've seen AC more than any other band in the last 10 years, heard Brother Sport for the first time live at least 2 years before they recorded it, followed them down to Eastbourne where they were supported by an African family band where the singers wore gowns made out of what looked like Twister mats, and bored the tits off anyone who dares question me on their artistic merit. Yeah, you could say I'm a fan. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

1,097 charts

Rank Score:

10,698

Rank in 2009:

1

Rank in 2000s:

20

Overall Rank:

139

Average Rating:

 82 (1,563 votes)

Comments:

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Brian Wilson Presents Smile 

 Brian Wilson

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PICK - Surf's Up. He might be a bit doddery these days (and by all accounts still as mad as a box of frogs), but give Brian his dues; to sum up the courage, let alone the gumption to revisit some of the songs that sent him crackers takes some bollocks. Good job he did - Smile is every bit as beautiful as it deserves to be and - dare I say it - better than the odds 'n' sods Smile boxset released recently. I'm totally smitten with it. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

343 charts

Rank Score:

2,332

Rank in 2004:

15

Rank in 2000s:

122

Overall Rank:

767

Average Rating:

 79 (486 votes)

Comments:

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Any Other City 

 Life Without Buildings

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

850

Rank in 2001:

30

Rank in 2000s:

321

Overall Rank:

1,958

Average Rating:

 79 (88 votes)

Comments:

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The Trials Of Van Occupanther 

 Midlake

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PICK - Van Occupanther. Kudos to Midlake for essentially ripping off the beautiful Isle of View by Jimmee Spheeris (see my overall Top 100) and turning it into a quasi-concept album about the old computer game The Yukon Trail. One of those rare albums where the first five tracks could all easily be singles. At least in my little world, where squirrels drop nuts at your back door instead of burying them. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

1,225

Rank in 2006:

18

Rank in 2000s:

222

Overall Rank:

1,414

Average Rating:

 77 (182 votes)

Comments:

10

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We Are The Pipettes 

 The Pipettes

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PICK - Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me. Still the only band Mr & Mrs noWax have seen together. I am very proud of my wife for coming along to the gig dressed in a polka dot top, opaque tights and Mary Janes. She could have been in the band, if only her ability to remember lyrics and dance moves were any cop. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

112

Rank in 2006:

180

Rank in 2000s:

1,877

Overall Rank:

10,447

Average Rating:

 75 (25 votes)

Comments:

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Love And Glitter, Hot Days And Music 

 Helen Love

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PICK - Happyhardcore. Have you ever heard of popping candy? You know, those sweets you put in your gob as a kid and it felt like your mouth was going to explode. This is the sonic equivalent. 3 Welsh girls dizzy on lemonade and Ramones records. I'm on a one man mission to convert the world. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

136

Rank in 2000:

160

Rank in 2000s:

1,588

Overall Rank:

8,881

Average Rating:

 75 (15 votes)

Comments:

5

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Be Your Own Pet 

 Be Your Own Pet

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2012]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

79

Rank in 2006:

257

Rank in 2000s:

2,635

Overall Rank:

14,199

Average Rating:

 76 (18 votes)

Comments:

0

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Cross Paths 
Compilation

 The Motifs

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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2015]

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

138

Rank in 2008:

149

Rank in 2000s:

1,569

Overall Rank:

8,754

Average Rating:

 75 (28 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s composition

Year	Albums	%
2000	10	10%
2001	6	6%
2002	8	8%
2003	9	9%
2004	14	14%
2005	10	10%
2006	7	7%
2007	14	14%
2008	13	13%
2009	9	9%

Artist	Albums	%
Kings Of Leon	1	1%
The Streets	1	1%
Bon Iver	1	1%
Deerhunter	1	1%
Helen Love	1	1%
The Polyphonic Spree	1	1%
Dananananaykroyd	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	41	41%
	27	27%
	8	8%
	8	8%
	5	5%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 7 from 12th to 5th Any Other City by Life Without Buildings
Up 4 from 44th to 40th The Beginning Stages Of... by The Polyphonic Spree
Up 3 from 51st to 48th And Their Refinement Of The Decline by Stars Of The Lid

Biggest fallers
Down 22 from 17th to 39th Alegranza by El Guincho
Down 10 from 39th to 49th Masters Of The Universe by Binary Star
Down 3 from 5th to 8th Love And Glitter, Hot Days And Music by Helen Love

New entries
Bangers Vs. Fuckers by Coachwhips

Leavers
Dub Side Of The Moon by Easy Star All-Stars

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From twoheadedboy 07/13/2012 22:58

There is so much on here I have never heard of, but based on the ones I know I love it. I think I'm going to use this list as ideas next time I want some new music. Thanks :)

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