The very definition of "album" changed in the last decade, as the measly CD cover art became a digital image that shows up on our iPod. More than ever, it's the songs that matter. As selected by the Songfacts community, these are the Top 10 albums of the '00s.
10. Kid A - Radiohead (2000)
Key Tracks:"Kid A" was the name of a setting on one of their sequencers when they were making the album, which explains the title. There was very little guitar on the album.
Nominated by Viaene
9. Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (2007)
Key Tracks:
- Please Read the Letter
- Killing The Blues (in video)
- Rich Woman
Nominated by Lucky
8. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Key Tracks:
- Take Me Out (in video)
- Darts of Pleasure
- Michael
Nominated by Jenny
7. Is This It - The Strokes (2001)
Key Tracks:
- Hard To Explain (in video)
- NYC Cops
- Last Nite
Nominated by Bertrand
6. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys (2006)
Key Tracks:Arctic Monkeys' debut album, it was huge in the UK, selling 120,000 copies the first day it was released.
Nominated by Farin
5. Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age (2002)
Key Tracks:
- Go With The Flow
- No One Knows (in video)
- First It Giveth
Nominated by BlueAngel
4. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast (2003)
Key Tracks:
- Hey Ya (in video)
- The Way You Move
- Roses
Nominated by Tenacious Peaches
3. Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006)
Key Tracks:
- Dani California (in video)
- Snow (Hey Oh)
- Tell Me Baby
Nominated by MindCrime
2. Demon Days - Gorillaz (2005)
Key Tracks:
- Feel Good Inc. (in video)
- Dirty Harry
- DARE
Nominated by BlueAngel
1. Elephant - The White Stripes (2003)
Key Tracks:Honest Rock and Roll makes the top of our list. On the album, it states: "No computers were used during the writing, recording, mixing or mastering of this record."
Nominated by cs 1987
Comments: 32
White Stripes' Elephant...spot on. But I would have to agree that "American Idiot" is missing.
-Alex from Massachusetts
While some of these albums surely belong on this list, and many of them are great tracks, this list seems a little biased towards rock artists. I mean I love Rock more than any other genre, but truthfully, Hip Hop, and Pop, were huge part of musical influence in the past decade.
-Connor from Carlsbad, CA
No This is Happening?
-Jack from Magictown
Elephant by The White Stripes or even better white blood cells definitely makes my own "desert island" list! But i do agree with some of the critiques, i feel Muse are missing in this chart. Origin of Simmetry for example. This talking about rock music, then there's so much more!
-Chiara from Milan
The White Stripes are amazing I agree with that choice. Not sure about Stadium Aradium. I would have easily replaced it with American Idiot.
-Joe from Ohio
How was the Black Parade, one of the best of 2006, completely ignored?
What about Muse? TV on the Radio? Lil Wayne? Fleet Foxes? Taylor Swift? Green Day? Jay-Z? Kanye West? Coldplay?
-Ryan from Tennessee
HAHA! Artic Monkeys before the Strokes? Really? What a joke! That's like putting Lenny Kravitz before Hendrix...
No Arcade Fire? Modest Mouse? Kid A #10? Also, Stankonia > SPBox/Lovebelow.
-duff
I've lived through five so far and that was the lamest yet.
-funkspiel from Seychelles
too much of a genre bias, not all music has to be rock you know, I'm not critisicing the genre, i love it, but can't people just open their minds a little?
-Ben from Nowhere
well I must echo scott from florida (and others)...if this is the best of the decade, then we are screwed. Think of any of the above "albums" versus Sgt. Pepper's, Dark Side, The Wall, Zep I, II, IV, Cry of Love, Synchronicity, Purple Rain, Nevermind...hell you get the drift... and NONE of this list holds a candle. A few really good tracks, but that's it.
BTW, The Bends is the best Radiohead album. Not just MHO. It's a fact.
It's a *good* list, with bands I like (Queens, Monkeys, Gorillaz), but there's nothing here that would make anyone's "desert island" list (or so I'm hoping...).
-harry satchel from nowheresville usa