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Is This It
#72
2001

Is This It

by The Strokes

Indie Rock Rock Garage Rock Revival +2 more
Kid A
#84
2000

Kid A

by Radiohead

Electronic Art Rock Experimental Rock +2 more
The Marshall Mathers LP
#108
2000

The Marshall Mathers LP

by Eminem

Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap +1 more
Funeral
#118
2004

Funeral

by Arcade Fire

Indie Rock Art Pop Chamber Pop +2 more
Discovery
#145
2001

Discovery

by Daft Punk

House Electronic French House +2 more
The Blueprint
#146
2001

The Blueprint

by JAY‐Z

Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop +2 more
Stankonia
#179
2000

Stankonia

by OutKast

Hip Hop Dirty South Electronic +2 more
Madvillainy
#213
2002

Madvillainy

by Madvillain

Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop +2 more
Back to Black
#216
2006

Back to Black

by Amy Winehouse

Soul Pop Contemporary Jazz +3 more
Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
#217
2000

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

by PJ Harvey

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Rock +2 more
Voodoo
#230
2000

Voodoo

by D'Angelo

Neo Soul Hip Hop Jazz +1 more
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
#237
2002

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

by Wilco

Alternative Rock Country Indie Rock +2 more
The College Dropout
#240
2004

The College Dropout

by Ye

Hip Hop Pop Rap Chipmunk Soul +2 more
Up the Bracket
#242
2002

Up the Bracket

by The Libertines

Garage Rock Rock
Franz Ferdinand
#251
2004

Franz Ferdinand

by Franz Ferdinand

Indie Rock Rock New Wave +3 more
Elephant
#259
2003

Elephant

by The White Stripes

Alternative Rock Blues Rock Rock +2 more
Boy in da Corner
#269
2003

Boy in da Corner

by Dizzee Rascal

Grime Hip Hop Electronic
Original Pirate Material
#276
2002

Original Pirate Material

by The Streets

Hip Hop Electronic Garage House +2 more
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
#280
2006

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

by Arctic Monkeys

Indie Rock Rock Garage Rock Revival +2 more
Sound of Silver
#289
2007

Sound of Silver

by LCD Soundsystem

Dance-Punk Electronic Alternative Dance +2 more
The Black Album
#317
2003

The Black Album

by JAY‐Z

Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop +1 more
Fever to Tell
#321
2003

Fever to Tell

by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Indie Rock Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
A Rush of Blood to the Head
#327
2002

A Rush of Blood to the Head

by Coldplay

Alternative Rock Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Supreme Clientele
#337
2000

Supreme Clientele

by Ghostface Killah

Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop +2 more
Donuts
#346
2006

Donuts

by J Dilla

Instrumental Instrumental Hip Hop Hip Hop
White Blood Cells
#353
2001

White Blood Cells

by The White Stripes

Alternative Rock Blues Rock Garage Rock Revival +2 more
In Rainbows
#361
2007

In Rainbows

by Radiohead

Alternative Rock Rock Art Rock +2 more
Time (The Revelator)
#382
2001

Time (The Revelator)

by Gillian Welch

Rock Alternative Country Country Rock +2 more
SMiLE
#396
2004

SMiLE

by Brian Wilson

Pop Chamber Pop Classic Rock +2 more
Illinois
#407
2005

Illinois

by Sufjan Stevens

Indie Folk Baroque Pop Chamber Pop +2 more
Speakerboxxx / The Love Below
#413
2003

Speakerboxxx / The Love Below

by OutKast

Hip Hop Pop Rap Contemporary R&b +2 more
For Emma, Forever Ago
#415
2007

For Emma, Forever Ago

by Bon Iver

Indie Folk Folk Folk Rock +2 more
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
#425
2003

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

by 50 Cent

Gangsta Rap Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop +2 more
Sea Change
#436
2002

Sea Change

by Beck

Alternative Rock Rock Folk Rock +2 more
Songs for the Deaf
#438
2002

Songs for the Deaf

by Queens of the Stone Age

Stoner Rock Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Mama's Gun
#441
2000

Mama's Gun

by Erykah Badu

Jazz Downtempo Neo Soul +2 more
Vespertine
#451
2001

Vespertine

by Björk

Electronic Art Pop Ambient +2 more
Since I Left You
#466
2000

Since I Left You

by The Avalanches

Electronic Plunderphonics Alternative Dance +2 more
Blackout
#468
2007

Blackout

by Britney Spears

Pop Euro House Dance-Pop +2 more
Demon Days
#473
2005

Demon Days

by Gorillaz

Electronic Trip Hop Art Pop +6 more
Separation Sunday
#495
2005

Separation Sunday

by The Hold Steady

Indie Rock Rock Rock And Roll
Untrue
#500
2007

Untrue

by Burial

Dubstep Future Garage Electronic +1 more
Aaliyah
#515
2001

Aaliyah

by Aaliyah

Contemporary R&b Pop Pop Soul +1 more
Hell Hath No Fury
#517
2006

Hell Hath No Fury

by Clipse

Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Experimental Hip Hop +1 more
Hot Fuss
#523
2004

Hot Fuss

by The Killers

Alternative Rock Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Confessions
#539
2004

Confessions

by Usher

Hip Hop R&b Contemporary R&b
The Cold Vein
#542
2001

The Cold Vein

by Cannibal Ox

Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Electronic +1 more
The Libertines
#549
2004

The Libertines

by The Libertines

Indie Rock Rock Garage Rock Revival +1 more
Turn On the Bright Lights
#553
2002

Turn On the Bright Lights

by Interpol

Rock Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival +2 more
Miss E …So Addictive
#566
2001

Miss E …So Addictive

by Missy Elliott

Hip Hop Contemporary R&b Hip House +1 more
Kala
#570
2007

Kala

by M.I.A.

Hip Hop Dancehall Electronic +2 more
Graduation
#581
2007

Graduation

by Ye

Hip Hop Pop Rap Electropop +2 more
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
#584
2004

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Alternative Rock Gothic Rock Indie Rock +2 more
"Love and Theft"
#591
2001

"Love and Theft"

by Bob Dylan

Folk Rock Blues Rock Rock
American Idiot
#592
2004

American Idiot

by Green Day

Punk Rock Alternative Rock Pop Punk +3 more
Rings Around the World
#600
2001

Rings Around the World

by Super Furry Animals

Electronic Neo-Psychedelia Rock +2 more
Rated R
#606
2000

Rated R

by Queens of the Stone Age

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Stoner Rock +2 more
Arular
#609
2005

Arular

by M.I.A.

Electronic Hip Hop Alternative Dance +2 more
Continuum
#611
2006

Continuum

by John Mayer

Alternative Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Cee‐Lo Green… Is the Soul Machine
#621
2004

Cee‐Lo Green… Is the Soul Machine

by CeeLo Green

Downtempo Electronic Hip Hop +1 more
Feast of Wire
#674
2003

Feast of Wire

by Calexico

Rock Folk Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Like Water for Chocolate
#675
2000

Like Water for Chocolate

by Common

Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Alternative Hip Hop +2 more
Survivor
#678
2001

Survivor

by Destiny's Child

Contemporary R&b R&b Pop +2 more
The Coral
#684
2002

The Coral

by The Coral

Indie Rock Rock Folk Rock +2 more
Barrio fino
#701
2004

Barrio fino

by Daddy Yankee

Reggaeton Hip Hop Latin
Parachutes
#707
2000

Parachutes

by Coldplay

Alternative Rock Rock Pop Rock +2 more
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
#727
2002

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

by The Flaming Lips

Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop Electronic +2 more
Extraordinary Machine
#740
2005

Extraordinary Machine

by Fiona Apple

Indie Rock Pop Rock Rock +2 more
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#741
2002

( )

by Sigur Rós

Post-Rock Ambient Electronic +1 more
The Emancipation of Mimi
#745
2005

The Emancipation of Mimi

by Mariah Carey

Pop Contemporary R&b Dance-Pop +2 more
Nixon
#747
2000

Nixon

by Lambchop

Chamber Pop
Tha Carter III
#750
2008

Tha Carter III

by Lil Wayne

Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Pop Rap +2 more
The Black Parade
#755
2006

The Black Parade

by My Chemical Romance

Rock Emo Pop Punk +2 more
Da Drought 3
#766
2007

Da Drought 3

by Lil Wayne

Hip Hop
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside‐Out
#777
2000

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside‐Out

by Yo La Tengo

Indie Rock Rock Lo-Fi
808s & Heartbreak
#781
2008

808s & Heartbreak

by Ye

Hip Hop Electronic Pop Rap +2 more
Ys
#793
2006

Ys

by Joanna Newsom

Folk Rock Indie Folk +2 more
Late Registration
#804
2005

Late Registration

by Ye

Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Pop Rap
A Grand Don't Come for Free
#806
2004

A Grand Don't Come for Free

by The Streets

Electronic Hip Hop Uk Garage +1 more
BLACKsummers'night
#808
2009

BLACKsummers'night

by Maxwell

Ballad Neo Soul Pop
Merriweather Post Pavilion
#828
2009

Merriweather Post Pavilion

by Animal Collective

Neo-Psychedelia Experimental Indietronica +2 more
Fabric 13: Michael Mayer
#829
2003

Fabric 13: Michael Mayer

by Michael Mayer

Electronic House Tech House
Youth & Young Manhood
#855
2003

Youth & Young Manhood

by Kings of Leon

Rock Southern Rock Alternative Rock +1 more
Music
#859
2000

Music

by Madonna

Pop Dance-Pop House +2 more
Toxicity
#862
2002

Toxicity

by System of a Down

Alternative Metal Alternative Rock Heavy Metal +2 more
Melody A.M.
#871
2001

Melody A.M.

by Röyksopp

Downtempo Electronic Electronica +1 more
Tha Carter II
#874
2005

Tha Carter II

by Lil Wayne

Hip Hop Dirty South Southern Hip Hop
The Anthology
#881
2001

The Anthology

by Muddy Waters

Blues Chicago Blues
Soul Revolutionaries: The Early Jamaican Albums
#884
2005

Soul Revolutionaries: The Early Jamaican Albums

by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Dub Reggae Roots Reggae
the Glow, pt. 2
#887
2001

the Glow, pt. 2

by the Microphones

Indie Folk Lo-Fi Rock
Justified
#897
2002

Justified

by Justin Timberlake

Pop Contemporary R&b Dance-Pop +2 more
Portrait of a Legend 1951–1964
#918
2003

Portrait of a Legend 1951–1964

by Sam Cooke

Soul Gospel Deep Soul
Tanto tempo
#925
2000

Tanto tempo

by Bebel Gilberto

Bossa Nova Latin Lounge +2 more
La revancha del tango
#940
2001

La revancha del tango

by Gotan Project

Tango Electronica Downtempo +2 more
Raw Power
#957
2000

Raw Power

by Iggy and The Stooges

Garage Rock Punk Rock
Shine a Light
#958
2003

Shine a Light

by Constantines

Indie Rock Rock
Silent Alarm
#968
2005

Silent Alarm

by Bloc Party

Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival Rock +1 more
Songs in A Minor
#980
2001

Songs in A Minor

by Alicia Keys

Contemporary R&b Neo Soul Hip Hop +2 more
Black Cherry
#990
2003

Black Cherry

by Goldfrapp

Electronic Downtempo Electro +2 more
Lost Souls
#992
2000

Lost Souls

by Doves

Indie Rock Dream Pop Indie Pop +2 more

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