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This is an ordered list of SPIN's highest rated albums of 2001. Check out
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Destiny's Child - Survivor
April 25, 2001
Contemporary R&B
Score
90
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2
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Behind the Music
February 12, 2001
Indie Rock
Score
90
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3
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高木正勝 [Masakatsu Takagi] - Pia
October 16, 2001
Ambient
,
Glitch
Score
90
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4
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David Axelrod - David Axelrod
January 1, 2001
Baroque Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
90
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5
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Patty Loveless - Mountain Soul
June 26, 2001
Gospel
,
Bluegrass
Score
90
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6
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The Coup - Party Music
November 6, 2001
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
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7
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Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea
May 15, 2001
Blues Rock
Score
90
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8
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Ani DiFranco - Revelling/Reckoning
April 10, 2001
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
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9
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Pulp - We Love Life
October 22, 2001
Art Rock
Score
90
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10
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Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World
July 23, 2001
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Rock
Score
90
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11
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Fugazi - The Argument
October 16, 2001
Post-Hardcore
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
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12
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Bob Dylan - Love and Theft
September 11, 2001
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
90
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13
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Millionaire - Outside the Simian Flock
September 28, 2001
Alternative Rock
Score
83
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14
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Björk - Vespertine
August 27, 2001
Art Pop
,
Electronic
,
Ambient Pop
Score
80
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15
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Buck 65 - Man Overboard
Score
80
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16
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Lucinda Williams - Essence
June 5, 2001
Alt-Country
Score
80
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17
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Herbert - Bodily Functions
June 5, 2001
House
,
Nu Jazz
Score
80
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18
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Ghostface Killah - Bulletproof Wallets
November 13, 2001
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
80
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19
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Fatso Jetson - Toasted
Score
80
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20
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Missy Elliott - Miss E... So Addictive
May 15, 2001
Pop Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
80
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21
.
Pernice Brothers - The World Won't End
June 19, 2001
Indie Pop
Score
80
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22
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The Dirtbombs - Ultraglide in Black
May 21, 2001
Garage Punk
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
80
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Amazon
23
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Sarah Dougher - The Bluff
November 20, 2001
Score
80
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24
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Kasey Chambers - Barricades & Brickwalls
September 3, 2001
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
25
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Hood - Cold House
November 12, 2001
Post-Rock
,
Slowcore
Score
80
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Amazon
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings SPIN awarded albums throughout 2001.
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