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The Highest Rated Albums of the 2000s

Decade
Source
Genre
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2000s
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2009

1.

Burial - Untrue
November 6, 2007
Dubstep
Critic Score
94
15 reviews
Amazon
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2.

Brian Wilson - SMiLE
September 28, 2004
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
94
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

3.

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
July 5, 2005
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
93
22 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify

4.

Arcade Fire - Funeral
September 14, 2004
Indie Rock
Critic Score
93
19 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

5.

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
April 23, 2002
Indie Rock
Critic Score
92
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

6.

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
January 20, 2009
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
92
33 reviews
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7.

The Wrens - The Meadowlands
September 9, 2003
Indie Rock
Critic Score
92
6 reviews
Amazon
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8.

El-P - Fantastic Damage
May 14, 2002
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
92
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

9.

Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain
September 16, 2003
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
91
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

10.

Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner
July 21, 2003
Grime
Critic Score
91
14 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me
July 23, 2002
Soul
Critic Score
90
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Sunn O))) - Black One
October 18, 2005
Drone
Critic Score
90
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music

13.

OutKast - Stankonia
October 31, 2000
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Four Tet - Rounds
May 6, 2003
Electronic
Critic Score
90
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Jan Jelinek - Loop-finding-jazz-records
February 2, 2001
Glitch
Critic Score
90
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Brother Ali - Shadows on the Sun
May 2, 2003
Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
5 reviews
Amazon
Spotify

17.

DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues
August 9, 2008
Deep House
Critic Score
90
7 reviews
Amazon

18.

Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
February 1, 2005
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
89
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Menomena - I Am the Fun Blame Monster
June 20, 2003
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
89
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

The Strokes - Is This It
July 30, 2001
Indie Rock
Critic Score
89
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

The Streets - Original Pirate Material
October 22, 2002
Hip Hop
Critic Score
89
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Opeth - Ghost Reveries
August 30, 2005
Progressive Metal
Critic Score
89
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

The Bug - London Zoo
July 7, 2008
Dubstep
Critic Score
89
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher
May 6, 2003
Glitch Hop
Critic Score
89
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - I Speak Fula
September 14, 2009
Critic Score
89
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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