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Slant Magazine: Best Albums of the 2000s

http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-of-the-aughts-albums/215

There are two #82s listed- but, I imagine the first is supposed to read 83.

Missy Elliott had the most singles of anyone on the singles list (5)- who will have the most albums? (obviously, one act will not have as many as 5 albums on the list)

100. Aimee Mann, Bachelor No. 2
99. Sinéad O'Connor, Faith & Courage
98. Clipse, Lord Willin'
97. Bat for Lashes, Two Suns
96. Gorillaz, Gorillaz
95. The Knife, Silent Shout
94. Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain
93. Hot Chip, The Warning
92. Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
91. The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
90. Erykah Badu, Worldwide Underground
89. Radiohead, In Rainbows
88. M. Ward, Transfiguration of Vincent
87. Missy Elliott, This Is Not a Test!
86. The National, Alligator
85. Songs: Ohia, Magnola Electric Co
84. Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker
82. Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender
82. Damien Rice, O.
81. Kristin Hersh, Learn to Sing Like a Star

Re: Slant Magazine: Best Albums of the 2000s

JR
Missy Elliott had the most singles of anyone on the singles list (5)- who will have the most albums?


The caption under the photo of Radiohead on the first page says: "Radiohead is tied with Missy Elliott and Erykah Badu for the artist with the most albums on our list."

Re: Slant Magazine: Best Albums of the 2000s

That surprises me... Missy and Erykah I understand, but who are those Radiohead guys?

On a more serious note, that probably means three albums a piece, considering that In Rainbows is already out. I'd bet on the other two being Amnesiac and Kid A, with Kid A being the de facto favorite.

Well There It Is...

Thanks, Harold- I had skimmed that intro. If I had skimmed more properly, I would have caught it.

Slant highlights a nice mix of music.

100-61...

We now have two Radiohead albums; Kid A likely is on the way. And we have one each from Missy E. and Erykah Badu, so two more from them to come.

100. Aimee Mann, Bachelor No. 2
99. Sinéad O'Connor, Faith & Courage
98. Clipse, Lord Willin'
97. Bat for Lashes, Two Suns
96. Gorillaz, Gorillaz
95. The Knife, Silent Shout
94. Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain
93. Hot Chip, The Warning
92. Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
91. The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
90. Erykah Badu, Worldwide Underground
89. Radiohead, In Rainbows
88. M. Ward, Transfiguration of Vincent
87. Missy Elliott, This Is Not a Test!
86. The National, Alligator
85. Songs: Ohia, Magnola Electric Co
84. Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker
82. Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender
82. Damien Rice, O.
81. Kristin Hersh, Learn to Sing Like a Star
80. The Cardigans, Long Gone Before Daylight
79. Goldfrapp, Black Cherry
78. Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man, Out of Season
77. Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose
76. Panda Bear, Person Pitch
75. The Hold Steady, Boys and Girls in America
74. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
73. Sigur Rós, ( )
72. Aaliyah, Aaliyah
71. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
70. Jill Scott, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1
69. Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
68. The White Stripes, White Blood Cells
67. Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position
66. TV on the Radio, Dear Science
65. Miranda Lambert, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
64. The Shins, Oh, Inverted World
63. Hercules and Love Affair, Hercules and Love Affair
62. Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
61. Yo La Tengo, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out

Re: 100-61...

Sound of Silver is way too low (especially since it's below Merriweather Post Overrated), but Two Suns and Aaliyah making the list makes up for it.

Re: 100-61...

Hey! There's room at the top for both Sound of Silver and Merriweather Post Pavillion. They are both too low. Regardless, I like the way the list is shaping up.

Re: 100-61...

I'm liking this list so far. There is so many great albums i love. I guess what surprises more is not exactly the picks, but the positions. Two Suns, Worldwide Underground, Milk-Eyed Mender, Bachelor No. 2, Aaliyah some great underrated picks. I guess Amnesiac won't be picked. There are two Radiohead album already, and if there's a tie between Erykah (she only released 3 albums last decade) then there's only one pick (Kid A) left. Miranda's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Jill Scott were also great picks. Now i expect to see Ys (they rated a 5), Extraordinary Machine (they named their second favorite of 2005), Robyn's Robyn (top 5 of 2008), White Chalk (another solid 5 they adore) & maybe Fox Confessor Brings The Flood. As far as i see, they are not giving a shit to ratings since some albums received mixed reviews and they made the list. So the albums i list are only expectations, and i hope some of them fulfill! =]

Moon...

I suspected you wouldn't agree with the ranking of LCD.

I'm thinking that if it comes down to one Madonna album, it will be Confessions on a Dance floor over Music (though two Music tracks featured on the singles list). Which I'm sure you would agree with.

100-41...

OK- we now have the three albums from Missy E. and Erykah Badu. Anyone want to take a shot at predicting the top 40? :)

100. Aimee Mann, Bachelor No. 2
99. Sinéad O'Connor, Faith & Courage
98. Clipse, Lord Willin'
97. Bat for Lashes, Two Suns
96. Gorillaz, Gorillaz
95. The Knife, Silent Shout
94. Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain
93. Hot Chip, The Warning
92. Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
91. The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
90. Erykah Badu, Worldwide Underground
89. Radiohead, In Rainbows
88. M. Ward, Transfiguration of Vincent
87. Missy Elliott, This Is Not a Test!
86. The National, Alligator
85. Songs: Ohia, Magnola Electric Co
84. Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker
82. Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender
82. Damien Rice, O.
81. Kristin Hersh, Learn to Sing Like a Star
80. The Cardigans, Long Gone Before Daylight
79. Goldfrapp, Black Cherry
78. Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man, Out of Season
77. Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose
76. Panda Bear, Person Pitch
75. The Hold Steady, Boys and Girls in America
74. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
73. Sigur Rós, ( )
72. Aaliyah, Aaliyah
71. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
70. Jill Scott, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1
69. Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
68. The White Stripes, White Blood Cells
67. Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position
66. TV on the Radio, Dear Science
65. Miranda Lambert, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
64. The Shins, Oh, Inverted World
63. Hercules and Love Affair, Hercules and Love Affair
62. Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
61. Yo La Tengo, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
60. Belle & Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Waitress
59. Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele
58. Silver Jews, Tanglewood Numbers
57. Carina Round, The Disconnection
56. Kleerup, Kleerup. Andreas Kleerup
55. The Streets, A Grand Don't Come for Free
54. Missy Elliott, Under Construction
53. TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain
52. Kanye West, The College Dropout
51. Erykah Badu, Mama's Gun
50. Brian Wilson, Smile
49. Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSounds
48. Antony and the Johnsons, I Am a Bird Now
47. Erkyah Badu, New AmErykah: Part One (4th World War)
46. The Chemical Brothers, Come with Us
45. Burial, Untrue
44. Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
43. Missy Elliott, Miss E…So Addictive
42. The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
41. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible

Re: 100-41...

any picks for the last 40??

Hmmm...

I'm not all too familiar with Slant's year-end lists through the 2000s. It mentions these in its intro, that we probably will see:

White Stripes
Madonna
M.I.A.
Outkast
TV On the Radio
plus, Radiohead (one more to come)

Other acts who could make an appearance, among others:
The Strokes
Wilco
Arctic Monkeys
Amy Winehouse
Flaming Lips
Daft Punk
Eminem

Re: Hmmm...

Both Music and Confessions... made the list- very nice.

No Doubt's album is a surprise. Moonb- there's your Annie and Robyn both faring well.

100. Aimee Mann, Bachelor No. 2
99. Sinéad O'Connor, Faith & Courage
98. Clipse, Lord Willin'
97. Bat for Lashes, Two Suns
96. Gorillaz, Gorillaz
95. The Knife, Silent Shout
94. Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain
93. Hot Chip, The Warning
92. Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
91. The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
90. Erykah Badu, Worldwide Underground
89. Radiohead, In Rainbows
88. M. Ward, Transfiguration of Vincent
87. Missy Elliott, This Is Not a Test!
86. The National, Alligator
85. Songs: Ohia, Magnola Electric Co
84. Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker
82. Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender
82. Damien Rice, O.
81. Kristin Hersh, Learn to Sing Like a Star
80. The Cardigans, Long Gone Before Daylight
79. Goldfrapp, Black Cherry
78. Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man, Out of Season
77. Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose
76. Panda Bear, Person Pitch
75. The Hold Steady, Boys and Girls in America
74. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
73. Sigur Rós, ( )
72. Aaliyah, Aaliyah
71. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
70. Jill Scott, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1
69. Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
68. The White Stripes, White Blood Cells
67. Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position
66. TV on the Radio, Dear Science
65. Miranda Lambert, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
64. The Shins, Oh, Inverted World
63. Hercules and Love Affair, Hercules and Love Affair
62. Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
61. Yo La Tengo, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
60. Belle & Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Waitress
59. Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele
58. Silver Jews, Tanglewood Numbers
57. Carina Round, The Disconnection
56. Kleerup, Kleerup. Andreas Kleerup
55. The Streets, A Grand Don't Come for Free
54. Missy Elliott, Under Construction
53. TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain
52. Kanye West, The College Dropout
51. Erykah Badu, Mama's Gun
50. Brian Wilson, Smile
49. Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSounds
48. Antony and the Johnsons, I Am a Bird Now
47. Erkyah Badu, New AmErykah: Part One (4th World War)
46. The Chemical Brothers, Come with Us
45. Burial, Untrue
44. Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
43. Missy Elliott, Miss E…So Addictive
42. The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
41. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
40. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
39. Madvillain, Madvillainy
38. Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor
37. Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People
36. No Doubt, Rock Steady
35. Santogold, Santogold
34. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever to Tell
33. Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights
32. The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
31. Madonna, Music
30. Modest Mouse, The Moon & Antarctica
29. The White Stripes, Elephant
28. The Streets, Original Pirate Material
27. Robyn, Robyn
26. Spoon, Kill the Moonlight
25. Basement Jaxx, Rooty
24. M.I.A., Kala
23. Annie, Anniemal
22. Dizzee Rascal, Boy in Da Corner
21. Ghostface Killah, Fishscale

Re: Hmmm...

Anniemal's high position just made this list for me!

Re: Hmmm...

Moonbeam
Anniemal's high position just made this list for me!


I totally agree! It looks like this website it's not afraid to reward great pop music. No Doubt, Madonna, Robyn & Annie inside the top 40, i'm yet to see something like that. Now i have no idea of who's inside the top 20.

Yes...

Slant has a nice, eclectic mix of genres represented in is list.

I knew you'd like Annie's placement, Moon. :)

What other straight-up pop could appear in the top 20?

Figure that Eminem has to have an album in there. Maybe another White Stripes? And The Strokes have yet to appear.

Re: Yes...

There's only one Eminem album Slant liked: The Eminem Show. They completely disliked the others, including The Marshall Mathers LP (they rated 1.5 out of 5). I guess there might be a White Stripes or Strokes album. Funeral is yet to appear. Arular, Ys, White Chalk or even Stories From The City by PJ Harvey might make an appearance. Kid A position is also a mystery. Slant loved Fiona's Extraordinary Machine, but i don't know if it was enough to rank it inside their top 20.

How About Outkast?

Could that be in the top 20?

Speaking of pop- what other pop nuggets could make it? I thought maybe Kylie Minogue's Fever, but the original review was 2 1/2 stars (opinions could change over time, though). Are the ratings a conscensus, or given by the critc reviewing the album?

Outkast's Aquemani had a 4 1/2 stars rating.

Re: How About Outkast?

Björk's Vespertine being in the top 20 would be a great way to cap off the list. Kylie's Fever or Body Language would be nice. I'm sure we'll see plenty fo the usual suspects (Arcade Fire, Strokes, Radiohead, M.I.A.)

The Full Top 100...

This may be the best decade list yet- and not just because Madge features twice.

Moonb, you again should be quite pleased, this time with Bjork's placement.

I arranged them so they're in top-to-bottom order:

1. OutKast, Stankonia
2. Radiohead, Kid A
3. Björk, Vespertine
4. Arcade Fire, Funeral
5. Jay-Z, The Blueprint
6. The Avalanches, Since I Left You
7. Jay-Z, The Black Album
8. Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
9. Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
10. Portishead, Third
11. Sigur Rós, Ágætis Byrjun.
12. M.I.A., Arular
13. Kanye West, Late Registration
14. Clipse, Hell Hath No Fury
15. Beck, Sea Change
16. PJ Harvey, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
17. M83, Saturdays=Youth
18. Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine (Jon Brion Version)
19. The Strokes, Is This It
20. Daft Punk, Discovery
21. Ghostface Killah, Fishscale
22. Dizzee Rascal, Boy in Da Corner
23. Annie, Anniemal
24. M.I.A., Kala
25. Basement Jaxx, Rooty
26. Spoon, Kill the Moonlight
27. Robyn, Robyn
28. The Streets, Original Pirate Material
29. The White Stripes, Elephant
30. Modest Mouse, The Moon & Antarctica
31. Madonna, Music
32. The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
33. Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights
34. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever to Tell
35. Santogold, Santogold
36. No Doubt, Rock Steady
37. Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People
38. Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor
39. Madvillain, Madvillainy
40. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
41. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
42. The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
43. Missy Elliott, Miss E…So Addictive
44. Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
45. Burial, Untrue
46. The Chemical Brothers, Come with Us
47. Erkyah Badu, New AmErykah: Part One (4th World War)
48. Antony and the Johnsons, I Am a Bird Now
49. Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSounds
50. Brian Wilson, Smile
51. Erykah Badu, Mama's Gun
52. Kanye West, The College Dropout
53. TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain
54. Missy Elliott, Under Construction
55. The Streets, A Grand Don't Come for Free
56. Kleerup, Kleerup. Andreas Kleerup
57. Carina Round, The Disconnection
58. Silver Jews, Tanglewood Numbers
59. Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele
60. Belle & Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Waitress
61. Yo La Tengo, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
62. Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
63. Hercules and Love Affair, Hercules and Love Affair
64. The Shins, Oh, Inverted World
65. Miranda Lambert, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
66. TV on the Radio, Dear Science
67. Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position
68. The White Stripes, White Blood Cells
69. Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
70. Jill Scott, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1
71. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
72. Aaliyah, Aaliyah
73. Sigur Rós, ( )
74. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
75. The Hold Steady, Boys and Girls in America
76. Panda Bear, Person Pitch
77. Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose
78. Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man, Out of Season
79. Goldfrapp, Black Cherry
80. The Cardigans, Long Gone Before Daylight
81. Kristin Hersh, Learn to Sing Like a Star
82. Damien Rice, O.
82. Joanna Newsom, The Milk-Eyed Mender
84. Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker
85. Songs: Ohia, Magnola Electric Co
86. The National, Alligator
87. Missy Elliott, This Is Not a Test!
88. M. Ward, Transfiguration of Vincent
89. Radiohead, In Rainbows
90. Erykah Badu, Worldwide Underground
91. The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
92. Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
93. Hot Chip, The Warning
94. Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain
95. The Knife, Silent Shout
96. Gorillaz, Gorillaz
97. Bat for Lashes, Two Suns
98. Clipse, Lord Willin'
99. Sinéad O'Connor, Faith & Courage
100. Aimee Mann, Bachelor No. 2

Re: The Full Top 100...

I'm so blind! I really thought i have seen Bjork's Vespertine already on the list. Slant loves Bjork, a Slant list is not a Slant list without her, and i'm glad that she made it inside the top 3.

YAY for Fiona Apple inside the top 20! So underrated. I know it's the Brion version, but whatever i love both of them and this might help to keep the album inside the top 3000 next update!

I knew it! Slant had mixed feelings about Stories at first, but like Pitchfork, they changed their mind. I actually thought that White Chalk would be inside the list, but after that album didn't appear inside the top 40, i knew that they would pick Stories instead.

No Neko's Fox Confessor, but that's okay.

And after i saw The Milk-Eyed Mender i knew, deep in my heart, that the chances of seeing Ys inside the list were killed! But i still had hopes, and after at all it didn't happen. The album was keep out. The Milk-Eyed Mender is actually showing some staying power in the EOD, outperforming Ys, or even being picked instead in some lists, that was something i wasn't expecting, but since i LOVE both albums, i'm happy.

Like JR said, this might be the best list yet. It has a lot of great artists, and mix of genres. There's even a very underrated Sinead O'Connor album! This list rocks! One of my favorites yet!

I Like It...

because while there are some mainstream-act albums (that happen to be quite good), there also are some non-mainstream acts, who still are recognizable to me. A number of the other lists, that are very indie-oriented, I have no clue who most of the acts are (but, they also serve a purpose, as it provides an outlet to discover music, if one so desires).

Re: I Like It...

They added 100-250 but with no commentary:

101. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves
102. D’Angelo, Voodoo
103. DJ Shadow, The Private Press
104. OutKast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
105. Art Brut, Bang Bang Rock & Roll
106. Morrissey, You Are the Quarry
107. Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright
108. Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand
109. Joanna Newsom, Ys
110. Cat Power, You Are Free
111. Spoon, Girls Can Tell
112. Patti Smith, Trampin’
113. The Magnetic Fields, Distortion
114. My Morning Jacket, Z
115. Brandy, Afrodisiac
116. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It’s Blitz!
117. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
118. Wilco, A Ghost Is Born
119. Bubba Sparxxx, Deliverance
120. The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
121. Kanye West, Graduation
122. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand
123. Patrick Wolf, The Bachelor
124. Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak
125. Neko Case, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
126. Girl Talk, Night Ripper
127. Tanya Donelly, Beautysleep
128. Jim O’Rourke, Insignificance
129. Neko Case, Blacklisted
130. Radiohead, Amnesiac
131. Garbage, beautifulgarbage
132. Eminem, The Eminem Show
133. Kylie Minogue, Fever
134. The Unicorns, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?
135. Green Day, American Idiot
136. Cat Power, The Greatest
137. Dirty Projectors, Bitte Orca
138. At the Drive In, Relationship of Command
139. Belle & Sebastian, The Life Pursuit
140. Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
141. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
142. Air, Talkie Walkie
143. The Exploding Hearts, Guitar Romantic
144. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
145. Blur, Think Tank
146. Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
147. Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
148. Kelley Polar, I Need You to Hold on While the Sky Is Falling
149. Danger Mouse, The Grey Album
150. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
151. Bat for Lashes, Fur and Gold
152. The White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan
153. The Dismemberment Plan, Change
154. Tom Waits, Real Gone
155. PJ Harvey, White Chalk
156. Original Soundtrack, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
157. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II
158. Grandaddy, The Sophtware Slump
159. Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes
160. Patty Loveless, Mountain Soul
161. Bruce Springsteen, The Rising
162. Okkervil River, Black Sheep Boy
163. Jason Molina, Pyramid Electric Co.
164. Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters
165. Nelly Furtado, Whoa, Nelly!
166. Luomo, Vocalcity
167. The White Stripes, De Stijl
168. Animal Collective, Sung Tongs
169. Smog, A River Ain’t Too Much to Love
170. Sally Shapiro, Disco Romance
171. Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Superwolf
172. Fountains of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
173. Liars, Drum’s Not Dead
174. John Vanderslice, Pixel Revolt
175. Pet Shop Boys, Release
176. Brian Eno, Another Day on Earth
177. Black Eyes, Black Eyes
178. Cody ChestnuTT, The Headphone Masterpiece
179. Gorillaz, Demon Days
180. Final Fantasy, Has a Good Home
181. Wilderness, Wilderness
182. Wale, The Mixtape About Nothing
183. Why?, Alopecia
184. PJ Harvey, Uh Huh Her
185. Yo La Tengo, I Am Not Afraid of You and Will Beat Your Ass
186. Hank Williams III, Straight to Hell
187. Phoenix, It’s Never Been Like That
188. Electrelane, The Power Out
189. Patrick Wolf, Wind in the Wires
190. The Notwist, Neon Golden
191. Allison Moorer, The Hardest Part
192. Gui Boratto, Chromophobia
193. The Raveonettes, Lust Lust Lust
194. The Microphones, The Glow Pt. 2
195. Ani DiFranco, Knuckle Down
196. Hot Chip, Made in the Dark
197. Akron/Family, Akron/Family
198. Destroyer, Streethawk: A Seduction
199. Sleater-Kinney, One Beat
200. Tim Hecker, Harmony in Ultraviolet
201. Andrew W.K., I Get Wet
202. Ryan Adams, Gold
203. Herbert, Bodily Functions
204. Common, Be
205. Bright Eyes, Lifted
206. Rosanne Cash, Black Cadillac
207. Bill Callahan, Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
208. Tori Amos, Strange Little Girls
209. Ane Brun, A Temporary Dive
210. M.I.A. and Diplo, Piracy Funds Terrorism
211. Liars, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
212. Silver Jews, Bright Flight
213. Jurassic 5, Quality Control
214. Marissa Nadler, Songs III: Bird on the Water
215. Stephen Malkmus, Pig Lib
216. Mark Kozelek, What’s Next to the Moon?
217. Viktor Vaughn, Vaudeville Villain
218. A.C. Newman, Get Guilty
219. Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP
220. Basement Jaxx, Kish Kash
221. Junior Boys, So This Is Goodbye
222. Cut Copy, In Ghost Colours
223. Jazmine Sullivan, Fearless
224. Jay Reatard, Matador Singles ‘08
225. The Mountain Goats, Tallahassee
226. Broadcast, Tender Buttons
227. No Doubt, Return of Saturn
228. The Black Keys, Rubber Factory
229. Various Artists, Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys
230. Blondie, The Curse of Blondie
231. The Roots, Phrenology
232. Doves, The Last Broadcast
233. Young Jeezy, Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101
234. St. Vincent, Marry Me
235. Andrew Bird, The Mysterious Production of Eggs
236. Peaches, The Teaches of Peaches
237. Arctic Monkeys, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
238. Magnet, On Your Side
239. Fucked Up, Chemistry of Common Life
240. Matias Aguayo, Are You Really Lost
241. The Roots, Rising Down
242. Sun Kil Moon, Ghosts of the Great Highway
243. Tom Waits, Alice
244. The Chemical Brothers, Push the Button
245. Blonde Redhead, Misery Is a Butterfly
246. Iron & Wine, The Creek Drank the Cradle
247. The National, Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers
248. Lil Boosie, Da Beginning
249. Meshell Ndegeocello, Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
250. Various Artists, Run the Road

Pretty Low...

showing for Back in Black. I was wondering where that splendid album was on the list.

Eminem landing two albums in the 101-250 range isn't bad, considering Slant hasn't been big on him.

Thanks for posting the addendum.

NOTE: In explaining its posting a top 100, Slant explained that, "the lower down on the list you got, the less consensus there was on a particular title; in fact, outside the Top 150 singles, there were only a handful of songs that were voted for by more than one contributor."

Re: Slant Magazine: Best Albums of the 2000s

Presumably, I should add #101-250 to the spreadsheet.

Re: Slant Magazine: Best Albums of the 2000s

It would be great to see Ys & Fox Confessor win some points inside the spreadsheet! =]

Re: Slant Magazine: Best Albums of the 2000s

Wait, Alligator made the list and even Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers, but not Boxer? I call sham.

Re: 100-61...

I can live with that these guys are more into rock than pop and this is a good list overall. However, picking "Illegal Alien" as one of Genesis' 6 best songs is downright embarrassing.

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