I chose 75 because we are nearly 75% through the 2000s, and this should extrapolate to 100 by the end of 2009, which is ultimately the list I want to make. So, have your say, Org Listmakers! What albums have tickled your fancy?

1. Björk - Vespertine ( 2001 )
2. Cure - BloodFlowers ( 2000 )
3. Kylie Minogue - Fever ( 2001 )
4. Annie - Anniemal ( 2004 )
5. Annie Lennox - Bare ( 2003 )
6. Kylie Minogue - Body Language ( 2003 )
7. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand ( 2004 )
8. Janet Jackson - All for You ( 2001 )
9. Blondie - The Curse of Blondie ( 2003 )
10. Strokes - Room on Fire ( 2003 )

11. Arcade Fire - Funeral ( 2004 )
12. Prince - 3121 ( 2006 )
13. Madonna - Confessions on a Dancefloor ( 2005 )
14. Dannii Minogue - Neon Nights ( 2003 )
15. Missy Elliott - Miss E…So Addictive ( 2001 )
16. Morrissey - You Are the Quarry ( 2004 )
17. Gorillaz - Demon Days ( 2005 )
18. !!! - Myth Takes ( 2007 )
19. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver ( 2007 )
20. Prince - One Nite Alone ( 2002 )

21. David Bowie - Heathen ( 2002 )
22. N.E.R.D. - In Search Of ( 2001 )
23. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible ( 2007 )
24. Aaliyah - Aaliyah ( 2001 )
25. Madonna - American Life ( 2003 )
26. Kylie Minogue - Light Years ( 2000 )
27. Strokes - Is This It? ( 2001 )
28. P. J. Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea ( 2000 )
29. RES - How I Do ( 2001 )
30. Sade - Lovers Rock ( 2000 )

31. !!! - Louden Up Now ( 2004 )
32. Björk - Medúlla ( 2004 )
33. Strokes - First Impressions of Earth ( 2006 )
34. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better ( 2005 )
35. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem ( 2005 )
36. Chromeo - She's in Control ( 2004 )
37. Vive le Fête - Nuit Blanche ( 2003 )
38. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell ( 2003 )
39. Janet Jackson - 20 Y.O. ( 2006 )
40. Gwen Stefani - Love.Angel.Music.Baby. ( 2004 )

41. Cure - The Cure ( 2004 )
42. Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel ( 2005 )
43. New Order - Waiting for the Sirens' Call ( 2005 )
44. No Doubt - Rock Steady ( 2001 )
45. Busta Rhymes - Genesis ( 2001 )
46. Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors ( 2006 )
47. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones ( 2006 )
48. Peaches - Impeach My Bush ( 2006 )
49. David Bowie - Reality ( 2003 )
50. Missy Elliott - This Is Not a Test ( 2003 )

51. Peaches - Fatherfucker ( 2003 )
52. Death from Above 1979 - You're a Woman, I'm a Machine ( 2004 )
53. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade ( 2006 )
54. Björk - Selmasongs ( 2000 )
55. Wolf Parade - Apologies to Queen Mary ( 2005 )
56. Goldfrapp - Supernature ( 2005 )
57. Prince - Musicology ( 2004 )
58. Gorillaz - Gorillaz ( 2001 )
59. Vive le Fête - Grand Prix ( 2005 )
60. Janet Jackson - Damita Jo ( 2004 )

61. Interpol - Antics ( 2004 )
62. Ladytron - Witching Hour ( 2005 )
63. N.E.R.D. - Fly or Die ( 2004 )
64. The Rapture - Pieces of the People You Love ( 2006 )
65. Prince - The Rainbow Children ( 2001 )
66. India.Arie - Acoustic Soul ( 2001 )
67. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank ( 2007 )
68. Echo and the Bunnymen - Siberia ( 2005 )
69. Robert Randolph - Unclassified ( 2003 )
70. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts ( 2003 )

71. Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles ( 2004 )
72. Kate Bush - Aerial ( 2005 )
73. Girls Aloud - Chemistry ( 2005 )
74. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere ( 2006 )
75. Human League - Secrets ( 2001 )

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And now for some statistics of my list!

Albums by Year:

2000: 5
2001: 14
2002: 2
2003: 13
2004: 15
2005: 13
2006: 9
2007: 4

Artists with Multiple Albums:

Prince: 4
Björk: 3
Kylie Minogue: 3
Janet Jackson: 3
The Strokes: 3
The Cure: 2
Franz Ferdinand: 2
Arcade Fire: 2
Madonna: 2
Missy Elliott: 2
Morrissey: 2
Gorillaz: 2
!!!: 2
LCD Soundsystem: 2
David Bowie: 2
N.E.R.D.: 2
Vive la Fête: 2
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: 2
Peaches: 2

Ooof, how frustrating. I'm expecting the coming week to be extremely hectic, so I don't believe that I'll have the time to put anything together until next weekend.

I'm bookmarking this thread. I've got my Saturday night plans finalized now.
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Moonbeam said:

I'm a little surprised to see this ranking as your top Prince album. Perhaps I'm mistaking comments someone else made with your own, but I was under the impression that you didn't think that highly of 3121. I must be mistaken - you're nothing if not consistent...




I'm a little surprised to see this as well. I thought you would have her pegged as being too 'dreary '90s alt-rock' for your tastes.



I've had this on my 'to investigate' list for ages...I need to order it one of these days.
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Moonbeam said:

phrreal?

damosuzuki said:

That wouldn't be me. I love 3121 to bits.





I like a few "dreary '90s alt-rock" acts in spite of myself. PJ Harvey and Liz Phair totally kick my ass (well, until Liz totally turned into Sheryl Crow, but that's another story). Stories is simply a beautiful rock album.



You'll probably hate them, but they appeal to my guiltiest of pleasures. Octave bass and synths all the way!

Here are a few videos (not all of them are their own videos, but these were the only way I could find the songs):

Nuit Blanche

Touche Pas

Mon Dieu Great bass line!

Jaloux My favorite!
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CinisterCee said:

Yup, I quite like it. I know it gets hated on a lot, but I love the melodic approach.

Moonbeam said:

I liked In My Mind. ALOT.

CinisterCee said:

I haven't heard it, but have wanted to track it down.

Is anybody gonna post a list?

Moonbeam said:

I have one here in my back pocket.

Seriously, that is gonna take some time.

I'll be back....

lilgish said:

I know you're good for a list.

Body Language should have been on the place of Fever!

I am working on mine

I own like NONE of those rock albums, although I have heard a bit of all of them through friends with admirable taste.

Oh well, my list would look a little different.

CinisterCee said:

I want to see your list. I'm sure it's got a lot of stuff I should have put in mine.

MikeMatronik said:

It's quite respectable at number 6!

NorthernLad said:

Bring it on!

It's weird deciding what goes on the list. For instance, when I think of definitive albums of the decade I would think of Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP from 2000.

Yet I got rid of my copy because I was so sick of him.

No Dylan




The Rainbow Children should be on higher place imo

wow that's too many! I'll name good albums from each year this decade though. Not all of them are my favourites of all time, those would only be a select few

2000:

Madonna-Music
Nutty Professor 2 soundtrack
Jill Scott-Who Is Jill Scott?
Toni Braxton-The Heat
Britney-Ooops I Did It Again
N Sync-No Strings Attached

2001:

2001 Grammy Nominees-R&B
Destiny's Child-Survivor
Aaliyah
Alicia Keys-Songs in A Minor
Janet-All For You
Michael Jackson-Invincible
No Doubt-Rock Steady
N Sync-Celebrity
Sisqo-Return of Dragon

2002:

Brandy-Full Moon
Mariah Carey-Charm Bracelet
Justin Timberlake-Justified
Whitney Houston-Just Whitney
Christina Aguilera-Stripped

2003:

Madonna-American Life
Michael Jackson-Number Ones
No Doubt-The Best of No Doubt(whatever it was really called)
Alicia Keys-Diary of Alicia Keys
Evanescence-Fallen
Britney-In the Zone

2004:

Janet-Damita Jo
Brandy-Afrodisiac
Prince-Musicology
Michael Jackson-Ultimate Collection boxset
Destiny's Child-Destiny Fulfilled
Much Dance 80's
Gwen Stefani-L.A.M.B.
Linkin Park/Jay Z (whatever the CD was called)

2005:

Madonna-Confessions on a Dancefloor
Mariah Carey-The Emancipation of Mimi
Kanye West-Late Registration
Toni Braxton-Libra
Kelly Clarkson-Breakaway
Green Day-American Idiot

2006:

Beyonce-B'day
Justin Timberlake-FuturesexLoveSounds
Prince-3121
Ne Yo-In My Own Words
Nelly Furtado-Loose
Janet-20 YO
Christina Aguilera-Back to Basics(first disc)
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CinisterCee said:

white guilt?

MikeMatronik said:

No - After all, I held on to Slim Shady LP! I find songs like "The Real Slim Shady" obnoxious, but I guess that was the point? I don't know.

btw, where the fuck was the pazz & jop 2006 results

I hope I'm not forgetting anything....


1. Poses - Rufus Wainwright
2. Amnesiac - Radiohead
3. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2
4. Scarlet's Walk - Tori Amos
5. Bloodflowers - The Cure
6. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
7. West - Lucinda Williams
8. Silver and Gold - Neil Young
9. Modern Times - Bob Dylan
10. Heathen - David Bowie

11. Control - Pedro the Lion
12. The Back Room - Editors
13. Out of Season - Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
14. The Diaries of Private Henry Hill - Blow Up Hollywood
15. Funeral - Arcade Fire
16. Hail to the Thief - Radiohead
17. Antics - Interpol
18. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
19. Issues + Options - Phil Roy
20. Aerial - Kate Bush

21. Rather Ripped - Sonic Youth
22. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
23. Long Line of Leavers - Caedmon's Call
24. No Cities Left - The Dears
25. Release - Pet Shop Boys
26. Bare - Annie Lennox
27. Cause & Effect - Human Drama
28. The Sophtware Slump - Grandaddy
29. Love is Hell - Ryan Adams
30. Reality - David Bowie

31. A Weekend in the City - Bloc Party
32. Plans - Death Cab for Cutie
33. 3121 - Prince
34. Hot Fuss - The Killers
35. Damnation - Opeth
36. Love and Theft - Bob Dylan
37. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
38. A Matter of Life and Death - Iron Maiden
39. The Beekeeper - Tori Amos
40. Resurrected - Tony Rich Project

41. All is Dream - Mercury Rev
42. American Life - Madonna
43. The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
44. Around the Sun - R.E.M.
45. Powder Burns - The Twilight Singers
46. Christ Illusion - Slayer
47. You Are the Quarry - Morrissey
48. Fundamental - Pet Shop Boys
49. Fear is on Our Side - I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
50. Strange Little Girls - Tori Amos

51. Essence - Lucinda Williams
52. Greendale - Neil Young
53. The Cure - The Cure
54. Uppers & Downers - Fisher
55. Divide - Casey Stratton
56. Kid A - Radiohead
57. Spirit Touches Ground - Josh Clayton-Felt
58. Long Distance Runner - The Motorhomes
59. Tropical Brainstorm - Kirsty MacColl
60. Black Neon Bible - Arcade Fire

61. Shootenanny! - eels
62. Is This It? - The Strokes
63. Alice - Tom Waits
64. Love in the Time of Science - Emiliana Torrini
65. Possibilities - Herbie Hancock
66. Ringleader of the Tormentors - Morrissey
67. Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks
68. Here Be Monsters - Ed Harcourt
69. Musicology - Prince

70. Rock Steady - No Doubt
71. The Captain & The Kid - Elton John
72. Waiting for the Siren's Call - New Order
73. By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
74. Now Here is Nowhere - Secret Machines
75. All About Chemistry - Semisonic

CinisterCee said:

Moonbeam, I don't recall seeing last years'.

right now, i'm just trying to make a list like alphastreet

NorthernLad you are bad-ass!

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I don't think I could come up with 75, but here's what I've liked so far:








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