If you understand Norwegian, then you can read the whole article at http://www.dagsavisen.no/nyetakter/article1877997.ece

Otherwise the list is summarised here:

1. Outkast «Speakerboxxx/The Love Below»
(1. plass på Kritikertoppen 2003)

2. Antony & The Johnsons «I Am A Bird Now»
(1. plass på Kritikertoppen 2005)

3. Håkan Hellström «Känn Ingen Sorg För Mig Göteborg»
(24. plass Kritikertoppen 2001)

4. Johnny Cash «The Man Comes Around»

5. Jay-Z «The Blueprint»
(3. plass kritikertoppen 2001)

6. The White Stripes «White Blood Cells»
(4. plass på Kritikertoppen 2001)

7. Ryan Adams «Gold»
(15. plass på kritikertoppen 2001)

8. The Magnetic Fields «69 Love Songs»

9. Röyksopp «Melody AM»
(2. plass på Kritikertoppen 2002)

10. Eminem «The Marshall Mathers LP»
(2. plass på Kritikertoppen 2000)

11. Kanye West «The College Dropout»
(2. plass på Kritikertoppen 2004)

12. Manu Chao «Proxima Estacion Esperanza»
(32. plass på Kritikertoppen 2001)

13. The Streets «Original Pirate Material»
(5. plass på Kritikertoppen 2002)

14. Scissor Sisters «Scissor Sisters»
(19. plass på Kritikertoppen 2004)

15. Coldplay «A Rush Of Blood To The Head»
(12. plass på Kritikertoppen 2002)

16. Queens of the Stone Age «Songs For The Deaf»
(1. plass på Kritikertoppen 2002)

17. Morrissey «You Are The Quarry»
(8. plass på Kritikertoppen 2004)

18. The Mars Volta «De-loused In The Comatorium»
(4. plass på Kritikertoppen 2003)

19. Franz Ferdinand «Franz Ferdinand»
(1. plass Kritikertoppen 2004)

20. The Flaming Lips «Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots»
(4. plass kritikertoppen 2002)

21. Annie «Anniemal»
(15. plass Kritikertoppen 2004)

This is one the worst lists I've ever seen. All those overhyped albums like "Speakerboxx/The Love Below" and "Elephant" are here, while truly great stuff was left out. And what are the Magnetic Fields doing there? 69 Love Songs were released in 1999 for crying out loud.

I meant "White Blood Cells" not "Elephant".

Glad to see The Flaming Lips, Scissor Sisters and Magnetic Fields (which was released in 2000 in Europe) in this list.

Mars Volta's there too, strange one.

Any list with Annie's Anniemal gets points from me!

And any list with Håkan Hellström on it gets points from ME! (no idea what I'm talking about, I just like his name... might be some other defiant heir of Isildor, who knows........)

Say, Jacek, what would be the three or four most obviously truly great items left out of this list according to you?

For all I know, your criticism may be perfectly justified, I just think I'm losing count these days :-)

Well, the only album I think should absolutely be on the list is Radiohead's "Kid A" (and "Agaetis Byrjun, if you consider it a 2000 release). But my main complaint is not that they left out my personal favourites, but many of their picks are very unimpressive. Somebody please tell me what's so great about the White Stripes, because I fail to see it. Same for Outkast (Stankonia is much better) or Coldplay. The Flaming Lips rule though.

I guess the Whites Stripes get acclaim for being accesible in a "Pop with an indie attitude" sort of way?