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The Highest Rated Albums of the 2000s

Decade
Source
Genre
Min. Reviews
2000s
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

1.

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

2.

Burial - Untrue
November 6, 2007
Dubstep
Critic Score
94
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

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

4.

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
July 5, 2005
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
92
21 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
January 20, 2009
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
92
32 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

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

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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

19.

Fennesz - Endless Summer
July 3, 2001
Glitch
Critic Score
89
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

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

21.

Bob Dylan - Modern Times
August 29, 2006
Folk
Critic Score
89
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Ali Farka Touré - Savane
July 25, 2006
World
Critic Score
89
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
February 6, 2001
Indie Rock
Critic Score
89
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

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

25.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
October 9, 2000
Post-Rock
Critic Score
89
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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