NME's Top 50 Albums of the 2000s

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LIST SUMMARY

List Rating: 83

Based on 221 album ratings

Genre Breakdown:

Indie Rock (15), Alternative Rock (8), Hip Hop (5), Electronic (4), Post-Punk (2), Garage Rock (2), Rock (2), Experimental Rock (2), Soul (1), Indie Pop (1), Dance-Punk (1), Country (1), Space Rock (1), Post-Hardcore (1), Indie Folk (1), Grime (1), Folk (1), Alt-Country (1)

1. The Strokes - Is This It

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Released: Oct 9th, 2001
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 95

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2. The Libertines - Up The Bracket

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Released: Mar 18th, 2003
Genre: Post-Punk

Overall Rating: 85

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3. Primal Scream - XTRMNTR

Released: May 2nd, 2000
Genre: Experimental Rock

Overall Rating: 83

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4. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Released: Jan 23rd, 2006
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 71

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5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell

Released: Apr 29th, 2003
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 79

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6. PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

Released: Oct 24th, 2000
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 61

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7. Arcade Fire - Funeral

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Released: Sep 14th, 2004
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 94

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8. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights

Released: Aug 22nd, 2002
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 91

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9. The Streets - Original Pirate Material

Released: Oct 22nd, 2002
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 86

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10. Radiohead - In Rainbows

Released: Oct 10th, 2007
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 90

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11. At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command

Released: Sep 12th, 2000
Genre: Post-Hardcore

Overall Rating: 80

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12. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

MUST HEAR

Released: Mar 20th, 2007
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 87

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13. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away

Released: Jan 23rd, 2007
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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14. Radiohead - Kid A

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Released: Oct 3rd, 2000
Genre: Experimental Rock

Overall Rating: 100

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15. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

Released: Aug 22nd, 2002
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 84

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16. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free

Released: May 18th, 2004
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 92

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17. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise

Released: Jul 5th, 2005
Genre: Indie Folk

Overall Rating: 90

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18. The White Stripes - Elephant

Released: Apr 1st, 2003
Genre: Garage Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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19. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells

Released: Jul 3rd, 2001
Genre: Garage Rock

Overall Rating: 92

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20. Blur - Think Tank

Released: May 6th, 2003
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 78

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21. The Coral - The Coral

Released: Mar 4th, 2003
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 75

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22. Jay-Z - The Blueprint

Released: Sep 11th, 2001
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 89

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23. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future

Released: Mar 27th, 2007
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 75

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24. The Libertines - The Libertines

Released: Aug 31st, 2004
Genre: Post-Punk

Overall Rating: 67

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25. The Rapture - Echoes

Released: Oct 21st, 2003
Genre: Dance-Punk

Overall Rating: 82

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26. Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner

Released: Jul 21st, 2003
Genre: Grime

Overall Rating: 96

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27. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Released: Mar 13th, 2007
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 70

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28. Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around

Released: Nov 5th, 2002
Genre: Country

Overall Rating: 66

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29. Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World

Released: Mar 19th, 2002
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 88

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30. Elbow - Asleep In The Back

Released: Jan 22nd, 2002
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 76

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31. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

Released: Jan 25th, 2005
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 82

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32. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones

Released: Mar 28th, 2006
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 75

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33. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Released: Mar 6th, 2007
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 81

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34. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

Released: Nov 7th, 2000
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 86

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35. Babyshambles - Down in Albion

Released: Feb 14th, 2006
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 61

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36. Spiritualized - Let It Come Down

Released: Sep 25th, 2001
Genre: Space Rock

Overall Rating: 83

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37. The Knife - Silent Shout

Released: Jul 25th, 2006
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 85

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38. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

Released: Mar 22nd, 2005
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 84

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39. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles

Released: Mar 18th, 2008
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 77

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40. Ryan Adams - Gold

Released: Sep 25th, 2001
Genre: Alt-Country

Overall Rating: 62

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41. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers

Released: Sep 8th, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 87

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42. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

Released: Jan 29th, 2008
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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43. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Released: Apr 23rd, 2002
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 93

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44. OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Released: Sep 23rd, 2003
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 86

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45. The Avalanches - Since I Left You

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Released: Nov 27th, 2000
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 97

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46. The Delgados - The Great Eastern

Released: May 9th, 2000
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 77

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47. Brendan Benson - Lapalco

Released: Feb 26th, 2002
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 78

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48. The Walkmen - Bows and Arrows

Released: Feb 3rd, 2004
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 76

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49. Muse - Absolution

Released: Mar 23rd, 2004
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 78

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50. M.I.A. - Arular

Released: Mar 22nd, 2005
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 88

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