The Millennium Music List
See also: 2006 lists, Nineties Music List.
The best albums since 2000 (updated Feb. 2006):
A PLUS PLUS
1. Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
A PLUS
2. King Sunny Ade, The Best of the Classic Years (2003)
3. Sleater-Kinney, One Beat (2002)
4. Franco, The Very Best of the Rumba Giant from Zaire (2000)
5. Lucinda Williams, Essence (2001)
6. Bob Dylan, Love and Theft (2001)
7. PJ Harvey, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000)
8. Buck 65, Talkin' Honky Blues (2003)
9. The Best Bootlegs in the World... Ever! (2002)
10. James Carter, Chasin' the Gypsy (2000)
11. Youssou N'Dour, Nothing's in Vain (2002)
12. M.I.A., Arular (2005)
13. Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE (2004)
14. OutKast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)
15. Daft Punk, Discovery (2001)
16. The Best Best of Fela Kuti (2000)
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17. The Avalanches, Since I Left You (2000)
18. Radiohead, Kid A (2000)
19. Mekons, OOOH! (2002)
20. OutKast, Stankonia (2000)
21. Johnny Cash, American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
22. Sonic Youth, NYC Ghosts & Flowers (2000)
23. Art Brut, Bang Bang Rock and Roll (2005)
24. Basement Jaxx, Kish Kash (2003)
25. Rilo Kiley, More Adventurous (2004)
26. The Streets, Original Pirate Material (2002)
27. Amy Rigby, Til the Wheels Fall Off (2003)
28. Kanye West, Late Registration (2005)
29. The Moldy Peaches (2001)
30. Warren Zevon, The Wind (2003)
31. Manu Chao, Proxima Estacion: Esperanza (2001)
32. DJ Shadow, The Private Press (2002)
33. Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman, Song X (2005)
34. Wu-Tang Clan, The W (2000)
35. Le Tigre, This Island (2004)
36. Strictly Kev, Raiding the 20th Century: A History of the Cut-Up (2004)
37. Atmosphere, Lucy Ford (2001)
38. Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4 (2000)
39. Sleater-Kinney, The Woods (2005)
40. Sonic Youth, Murray Street (2002)
41. Rachid Taha, Made in Medina (2001)
42. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day (2003)
43. New Order, Waiting for the Sirens' Call (2005)
44. Youssou N'Dour, Egypt (2004)
45. Kanye West, The College Dropout (2004)
46. Northern State, Dying in Stereo (2002)
47. The Libertines, Up the Bracket (2003)
48. Papa Wemba, 1977-1997 (2004)
49. Orchestra Baobab, Specialists in All Styles (2002)
50. The Coup, Party Music (2001)
51. Aimee Mann, Bachelor No. 2 (2000)
52. Orlando Cachito Lopez, Cachaito (2001)
53. William Parker Quartet, Sound Unity (2005)
54. Kimya Dawson, I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean (2002)
55. Blackalicious, NIA (2000)
56. Basement Jaxx, Rooty (2001)
57. Sonny Rollins, This Is What I Do (2000)
58. Vijay Iyer, Reimagining (2005)
59. Bjork, Vespertine (2001)
60. Postal Service, Give Up (2003)
61. Pink, Try This (2003)
62. Todd Snider, East Nashville Skyline (2004)
63. Festival in the Desert (2003)
64. The White Stripes, White Blood Cells (2001)
65. N*E*R*D, In Search of... (2002)
66. Dizzee Rascal, Boy in Da Corner (2003)
67. The Rough Guide to the Sahara (2005)
68. Primal Scream, XTRMNTR (2000)
69. William Parker Violin Trio, Scrapbook (2003)
70. Matthew Shipp, Harmony and Abyss (2004)
71. Jon Langford, All the Fame of Lofty Deeds (2004)
72. Amadou & Mariam, Dimanche à Bamako (2005)
73. King Kapisi, Savage Thoughts (2000)
74. Sleater-Kinney, All Hands on the Bad One (2000)
75. Holy Modal Rounders, I Make a Wish for a Potato (2001)
A MINUS
2000
Asian Dub Foundation, Community Music
At the Drive-In, Relationship of Command
Erykah Badu, Mama's Gun
Billy Bragg & Wilco, Mermaid Avenue Vol. 2
James Carter, Layin' in the Cut
Common, Like Water for Chocolate
D'Angelo, Voodoo
De La Soul, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
Del the Funky Homosapien, Both Sides of the Brain
Elastica, The Menace
Everclear, Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile
Fatboy Slim, Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
Jimmie Dale Gilmore, One Endless Night
The Go-Betweens, The Friends of Rachel Worth
Ruben Gonzalez, Chanchullo!
Grandaddy, The Sophtware Slump
Merle Haggard, If I Could Only Fly
The Hives, Veni Vidi Vicious
Wyclef Jean, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
KRS-One, A Retrospective
Shelby Lynne, I Am Shelby Lynne
Madonna, Music
Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now
Modest Mouse, The Moon and Antarctica
Mystikal, Let's Get Ready
Nelly, Country Grammar
The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
Lou Reed, Ecstasy
Amy Rigby, The Sugar Tree
Roni Size/Reprazent, In the Mode
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
The Rough Guide to Bhangra
2001
Blink-182, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Leonard Cohen, Ten New Songs
Rodney Crowell, The Houston Kid
De La Soul, AOI: Bionix
Drive-By Truckers, Southern Rock Opera
Missy Elliott, Miss E... So Addictive
Ghostface Killah, Bulletproof Wallets
Buddy Guy, Sweet Tea
Nils Petter Molvaer, Solid Ether
New Order, Get Ready
Old 97's, Satellite Rides
Pink, Missundaztood
Pulp, We Love Life
Shakira, Laundry Service
The Strokes, Is This It?
Le Tigre, Feminist Sweepstakes
Tricky, Blowback
2002
Buck 65, Square
Cornershop, Handcream for a Generation
The Donnas, Spend the Night
Missy Elliott, Under Construction
Eminem, The Eminem Show
Imperial Teen, On
Luna, Romantica
Mr. Lif, I Phantom
The Mountain Goats, Tallahassee
Nelly, Nellyville
Orchestra Baobab, Pirates Choice
P-Money, Big Things
Public Enemy, Revolverlution
Will Rigby, Paradoxaholic
Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003
Blink-182
Missy Elliott, This Is Not a Test!
Fountains of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
Al Green, I Can't Stop
Kelis, Tasty
Lyrics Born, Later That Day...
The Mars Volta, De-Loused in the Comatorium
Willie Nelson, The Essential Willie Nelson
Liz Phair
Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
Rancid, Indestructible
Lou Reed, NYC Man: The Collection
Lucinda Williams, World without Tears
The Wrens, The Meadowlands
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever to Tell
Yo La Tengo, Summer Sun
2004
Automato
The Bad Plus, Give
Capital D, Insomnia
Drive-By Truckers, The Dirty South
Eminem, Encore
The Fall, 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: The Very Best of the Fall
Charlie Haden, Land of the Sun
Van Hunt
Courtney Love, America's Sweetheart
McEnroe and Birdapres, Nothing Is Cool
Nellie McKay, Get Away from Me
Mos Def, The New Danger
The Mountain Goats, We Shall All Be Healed
Nas, Street's Disciple
Northern State, All City
Ozomatli, Street Signs
The Roots, The Tipping Point
Oumou Sangare, Oumou
Sonic Liberation Front, Ashé a Go-Go
Sonic Youth, Sonic Nurse
Britney Spears, My Prerogative
The Streets, A Grand Don't Come for Free
Hound Dog Taylor, Release the Hound
Rokia Traoré, Bowmboï
Triage, American Mythology
Z-Man, Dope or Dogfood
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2005
Annie, Anniemal
Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine
Bang on a Can Meets Kyaw Kyaw Naing
Blackalicious, The Craft
Buck 65, This Right Here is Buck 65
Clem Snide, The End of Music
Fieldwork, Simulated Progress
Robbie Fulks, Georgia Hard
The Go-Betweens, Oceans Apart
Gogol Bordello, Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
Jerry Granelli, Sandhills Reunion
The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday
R. Kelly, Trapped in the Closet Saga
Living Things, Ahead of the Lions
Lyrics Born, Same Shit Different Day
Damian Marley, Welcome to Jamrock
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, At Carnegie Hall
The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
Brad Paisley, Time Well Wasted
Bobby Pinson, Man Like Me
John Prine, Fair & Square
The Perceptionists, Black Dialogue
Amy Rigby, Little Fugitive
Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang
Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
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