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This list touches on my favorite albums of the last ten years. These picks are entirely personal. I am not taking cultural impact or game-changing ideas into account here (things Jeff and I are definitely taking into account with our ongoing “Best Albums of the 2000s” project); instead I took a look at what the album meant to me when it was released (or when I first heard it) and what it means to me now.
At the end of 2009, PMA will release our “official” Albums of the Decade list, incorporating reader votes along with our favorites. But for now, you can take a look at my favorite albums of the last 10 years.
Like I said before, the last 10 years have been the biggest of my life, especially my life as a music lover, so these next 50 albums are the albums that have shaped and molded me into whoever I am today. As always, if you’d like to take the time and list your favorites of the decade, please do. Your opinions and comments are always welcome. Chirp in on the comments and I will try to respond to as many as I can. Also: my Favorite Songs of the Decade.
50 |
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Coldplay Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) |
49 |
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Sufjan Stevens Michigan (2003) |
48 |
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MGMT Oracular Spectacular (2008) |
47 |
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Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend (2008) |
46 |
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Daft Punk Discovery (2001) |
45 |
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Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006) |
44 |
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The Killers Hot Fuss (2004) |
43 |
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Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere (2006) |
42 |
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Modest Mouse The Moon and Antarctica (2000) |
41 |
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Radiohead Amnesiac (2001) |
40 |
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The National Boxer (2007) |
39 |
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Jay-Z Blueprint (2001) |
38 |
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The National Alligator (2005) |
37 |
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The Streets A Grand Don’t Come For Free (2004) |
36 |
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LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem (2004) |
35 |
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The Shins Chutes Too Narrow (2003) |
34 |
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Robyn Robyn (2008) |
33 |
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Spoon Kill The Moonlight (2002) |
32 |
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OutKast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) |
31 |
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Animal Collective Feels (2005) |
30 |
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Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca (2009) |
29 |
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M.I.A. Arular (2005) |
28 |
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Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago (2008) |
27 |
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Animal Collective Strawberry Jam (2008) |
26 |
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Clipse Hell Hath No Fury (2006) |
25 |
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Burial Untrue (2007) |
24 |
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Dizzee Rascal Boy In Da Corner (2003) |
23 |
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The Antlers Hospice (2009) |
22 |
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Grizzly Bear Yellow House (2006) |
21 |
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The White Stripes Elephant (2003) |
20 |
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Arcade Fire Neon Bible (2007) |
19 |
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Sigur Ros Ágætis Byrjun (2001) |
18 |
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Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes (2008) |
17 |
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M.I.A. Kala (2007) |
16 |
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The Knife Silent Shout (2005) |
15 |
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TV on the Radio Dear Science, (2008) |
14 |
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Grizzly Bear Veckatimest (2009) |
13 |
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Wilco Yankee Foxtrot Hotel (2002) |
12 |
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever To Tell (2003) |
11 |
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Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) |
10 |
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Sufjan Stevens Illinois (2005) |
9 |
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LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver (2007) |
8 |
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The Strokes Is This It (2001) |
7 |
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OutKast Stankonia (2000) |
6 |
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Kanye West College Dropout (2004) |
5 |
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Panda Bear Person Pitch (2007) |
4 |
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Radiohead Kid A (2000) |
3 |
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Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) |
2 |
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Radiohead In Rainbows (2007) |
1 |
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Arcade Fire Funeral (2004) |
*Albums tagged with US release dates.
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