My 50 Favorite Albums of the 00s
December 7, 2009This was much harder than the “My 50 Favorite Television Shows of the 00s” list. When I started the television list, I singled out 70 shows or so and cut it down to 50. It took me three days to come up with a first draft of albums and I ended up with 185! I was going to just do a list of 100 but I like consistency so I whittled the list down to 50. The closer I got to 50, the sadder I got as I had to delete albums I loved off the list. After how depressing it ended up being bringing this list down to 50, a) I won’t even try to single out a top 10 (although I think “Kid A” would be my favorite album) and b) sorry, Karen, I won’t even attempt a 50 Favorite Singles list.
A couple of notes:
- Just a reminder, I am not saying these are the 50 BEST albums in the last decade, these are the ones I am most fond of
- Apparently my best years for music was 2000 and 2002 as nine albums from each year made the list.
- Nothing released this year made the list and only two albums from 2008
- Only Jay-Z and Radiohead have more than one album on the list (unless you count Jenny Lewis twice for her solo and Rilo Kiley)
In Alphabetical Order:
- About A Boy by Badly Drawn Boy (2002)
- Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo by Aimee Mann (2000)
- Back to Black by Amy Winehouse (2006)
- The Black Album by Jay-Z (2003)
- The Blueprint by Jay-Z (2001)
- Colour the Small One by Sia (2004)
- The Con by Tegan and Sara (2007)
- The Crane Wife by The Decemberists (2006)
- The Documentary by The Game (2005)
- Donuts by J Dilla (2006)
- Fantastic, Vol. 2 by Slum Village (2000)
- Fever to Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003)
- The Fix by Scarface (2002)
- FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake (2006)
- Gang of Losers by The Dears (2006)
- Heavier Things by John Mayer (2003)
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack by Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
- Hold on Now, Youngster… by Los Campesinos! (2008)
- In Between by Jazzanova (2002)
- In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007)
- In Search Of… by N*E*R*D (2002)
- Instant Vintage by Raphael Saddiq (2002)
- Kid A by Radiohead (2000)
- Late Registration by Kanye West (2005)
- Lewis II by Lewis Taylor (2000)
- Like Water for Chocolate by Common (2000)
- The Listening by Little Brother (2003)
- Lord Willin’ by Clipse (2002)
- Mama’s Gun by Erykah Badu (2002)
- Marry Me by St. Vincent (2007)
- More Adventurous by Rilo Kiley (2004)
- O by Damien Rice (2002)
- Once soundtrack by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová/Interference (2007)
- Philadelphia Freeway by Freeway (2003)
- Plans by Death Cab For Cutie (2005)
- Rabbit Fur Coat by Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins (2006)
- The Reminder by Feist (2007)
- Restless Times by Clara Hill (2004)
- Rock Me by Platnum (2005)
- A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay (2002)
- Silent Alarm by Bloc Party (2005)
- Simple Things by Zero 7 (2001)
- Stankonia by Outkast (2000)
- Subject by Dwele (2003)
- Supreme Clientele by Ghostface Killah (2000)
- Third by Portishead (2008)
- Urban Legend by T.I. (2004)
- Vespertine by Björk (2001)
- Voodoo by D’Angelo (2000)
- Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 by Jill Scott (2000)
Now the hardest of them all: 50 Favorite Movies
Damn. That’s dedication…