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Highest Rated Albums of the 2000s

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Genre

2000s

1. Various Artists - Rebel Music: Anthology of Reggae Music

Various Artists - Rebel Music: Anthology of Reggae Music

2002

Score

100

2. The Earlies - These Were The Earlies

The Earlies - These Were The Earlies

July 19, 2004

Neo-Psychedelia

Score

100

3. Spın̈al Tap - Back from the Dead

Spın̈al Tap - Back from the Dead

June 23, 2009

Score

100

4. DJ Clue - The Professional 2

DJ Clue - The Professional 2

February 27, 2001

Score

100

5. Eve - Scorpion

Eve - Scorpion

March 6, 2001

East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop

Pop Rap, Gangsta Rap

Score

100

6. Asian Dub Foundation - Community Music

Asian Dub Foundation - Community Music

March 20, 2000

Dub, UK Hip Hop, Ragga

Score

100

7. Danger Mouse - The Grey Album

Danger Mouse - The Grey Album

February 3, 2004

Mashup, Hip Hop, Rap Rock

Psychedelic Pop

Score

100

8. The Strokes - Is This It

July 30, 2001

Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock

Post-Punk Revival

Score

100

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

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

January 23, 2006

Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock

Post-Punk Revival, Dance-Punk

Score

100

10. Joy Zipper - American Whip

Joy Zipper - American Whip

March 15, 2004

Indie Pop, Dream Pop

Score

90

11. Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me

Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me

July 23, 2002

Southern Soul, Deep Soul

Score

90

12. Kiko - Midnight Magic

Kiko - Midnight Magic

November 13, 2001

Score

90

13. NER*D - In Search of...

N*E*R*D - In Search of...

August 6, 2001

Pop Rap, Contemporary R&B, Funk Rock

Neo-Soul, Synth Funk, Funk Rock, Rap Rock, Funk Metal

Score

90

14. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.

November 4, 2002

Chamber Music, Drone, Noise Rock

Score

90

15. Oneida - Each One Teach One

Oneida - Each One Teach One

October 1, 2002

Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Drone, Krautrock, Noise Rock, Totalism

Score

90

16. James Roberts - Everything You Know Is Right

2005

Score

90

17. Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons

Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons

October 21, 2002

Downtempo, Folktronica

Trip Hop, Acid Jazz

Score

90

18. Eminem - The Eminem Show

Eminem - The Eminem Show

May 26, 2002

Hardcore Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop, Rap Rock

Score

90

19. Boards of Canada - Geogaddi

Boards of Canada - Geogaddi

February 18, 2002

IDM, Downtempo, Hauntology

Ambient, Ambient Techno, Illbient, Radio Broadcast Recordings

Score

90

20. Kings of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood

Kings of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood

August 19, 2003

Southern Rock, Garage Rock Revival

Score

90

21. Six by Seven - The Closer You Get

Six by Seven - The Closer You Get

March 16, 2000

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Score

90

22. The Electric Soft Parade - Holes in the Wall

The Electric Soft Parade - Holes in the Wall

February 4, 2002

Britpop, Indie Rock

Score

90

23. J. Rawls - The Essence Of J. Rawls

J. Rawls - The Essence Of J. Rawls

2001

Score

90

24. The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band - "Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward"

The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band -

October 8, 2001

Chamber Music, Ambient

Score

90

25. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

October 13, 2009

Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Rock

Noise Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Krautrock, Space Rock

Score

90

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2000.

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