The Rules
In an effort to maintain some level of continuity, each album has been categorized by its year of release in the US or the UK. If an album never receives a US or UK release, it’s given a “five year buffer period” before it becomes eligible the year of its earliest release anywhere in the world. —SCM
Updates:
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• 2011 Yearbook Entry
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• The Chemical Brothers: Further (2010)
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• Listener: Wooden Heart (2010)
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• Nurses: Apple’s Acre (2009)
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• Listener: Ozark Empire (2005)
2011:
01. Wu Lyf: Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
02. Kanye West/Jay-Z: Watch the Throne
03. The Weeknd: House of Balloons Mixtape
04. Bon Iver: Bon Iver
05. Yick: Yuck
06. PJ Harvey: Let England Shake
07. Tyler, the Creator: Goblin
08. The Roots: Undun
09. Florence + the Machine: Ceremonials
10. Shabazz Palaces: Black Up
11. The War on Drugs: Slave Ambient
12. Future Islands: On the Water
13. The Cool Kids: When Fish Ride Bicycles
14. Adele: 21
15. Iron & Wine: Kiss Each Other Clean
16. tUnE-yArDs: Whokill
17. Frank Ocean: Nostalgia, Ultra Mixtape
18. The Joy Formidable: The Big Roar
19. James Blake: James Blake
20. Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring for My Halo
2010:
01. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
02. Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
03. Santah: White Noise Bed
04. Taylor Swift: Speak Now
05. Big Boi: Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
06. Mumford & Sons: Sigh No More
07. Kid Cudi: Man On the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
08. The National: High Violet
09. Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday
10. Listener: Wooden Heart
11. Earl Sweatshirt: Earl
12. Gorillaz: Plastic Beach
13. Allo Darlin’: Allo Darlin’
14. Timbre: Little Flowers
15. Twin Shadow: Forget
16. White Denim: Last Day of Summer
17. Phantogram: Eyelid Movies
18. The Roots: How I Got Over
19. The Chemical Brothers: Further
20. The Unthanks: Here’s the Tender Coming
Decade—2009 - 2000:
1. The Good Life: Album of the Year
2. Iron & Wine: Our Endless Numbered Days
3. Sufjan Stevens: Illinois
4. The Arcade Fire: Funeral
5. Sigur Ros: Takk…
6. The Streets: A Grand Don’t Come for Free
7. Lucero: Nobody’s Darlings
8. Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People
9. Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam
10. Sigur Ros: ( )
11. Antony & the Johnsons: I am a Bird Now
12. Cursive: The Ugly Organ
13. The Decemberists: Castaways and Cutouts
14. Kanye West: Graduation
15. The Antlers: Hospice
16. Fun: Aim and Ignite
17. Passion Pit: Manners
18. The National: Boxer
19. Gorillaz: Demon Days
20. Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary
2009:
01. The Antlers: Hospice
02. Fun: Aim and Ignite
03. Passion Pit: Manners
04. Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
05. The Rural Alberta Advantage: Hometowns
06. Lucero: 1372 Overton Park
07. jj: jj nº2
08. Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca
09. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
10. David Bazan: Curse Your Branches
11. Bill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
12. Tiny Vipers: Life On Earth
13. The xx: xx
14. Delorean: Ayrton Senna EP
15. Tyler, the Creator: Bastard
16. Mos Def: The Ecstatic
17. Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion
18. The Swell Season: Strict Joy
19. The Mountain Goats: The Life of the World to Come
20. Nurses: Apple’s Acre
2008:
01. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
02. Kanye West: 808s & Heartbreak
03. Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes
04. Why?: Alopecia
05. Hercules and Love Affair: Hercules and Love Affair
06. Taylor Swift: Fearless
07. Kings of Leon: Only By the Night
08. Randy Newman: Harps and Angels
09. Sigur Ros: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endaulast
10. Gang Gang Dance: Saint Dymphna
11. The Cool Kids: The Bake Sale EP
12. Lightspeed Champion: Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
13. TV On the Radio: Dear Science
14. The Hush Sound: Goodbye Blues
15. The Notwist: The Devil, You + Me
16. The Bug: London Zoo
17. M83: Saturdays=Youth
18. Butch Walker: Sycamore Meadows
19. Amadou & Mariam: Welcome to Mali
20. Ida Maria: Fortress Round My Heart
2007:
01. Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam
02. Kanye West: Graduation
03. The National: Boxer
04. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
05. Glen Hansard: “Once” Soundtrack
06. MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
07. Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
08. Iron & Wine: The Shepherd’s Dog
09. Burial: Untrue
10. Lupe Fiasco: The Cool
11. Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position
12. Of Montreal: Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
13. Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad
14. Battles: Mirrored
15. M.I.A.: Kala
16. Madcon: So Dark the Con of Man
17. Bluebirds & Bright Lights: I Know What Makes Me Strong
18. Bright Eyes: Cassadaga
19. Tegan & Sara: The Con
20. Caribou: Andorra
2006:
01. Matisyahu: Youth
02. The Decemberists: The Crane Wife
03. TV On the Radio: Return to Cookie Mountain
04. Sunset Rubdown: Shut Up I am Dreaming
05. Clint Mansell: “The Fountain” Soundtrack
06. Destroyer: Destroyer’s Rubies
07. LCD Soundsytem: Sound of Silver
08. His Name Is Alive: Detrola
09. Grizzly Bear: Yellow House
10. OOIOO: Taiga
11. Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere
12. Final Fantasy: He Poos Clouds
13. Joanna Newsom: Ys
14. Danielson: Ships
15. Regina Spektor: Begin to Hope
16. Damien Rice: 9
17. Peter Bjorn and John: Writer’s Block
18. Ali Farka Toure: Savane
19. Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury
20. Johnny Cash: American V
2005:
01. Sufjan Stevens: Illinois
02. Lucero: Nobody’s Darlings
03. Sigur Ros: Takk…
04. Antony and the Johnsons: I am a Bird Now
05. Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary
06. Gorillaz: Demon Days
07. The National: Alligator
08. Final Fantasy: Has a Good Home
09. The New Pornographers: Twin Cinema
10. Kanye West: Late Registration
11. Bloc Party: Silent Alarm
12. Okkervil River: Black Sheep Boy
13. Listener: Ozark Empire
14. My Morning Jacket: Z
15. Animal Collective: Feels
16. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
17. Coco Rosie: Noah’s Ark
18. Moonbabies: War On Sound
19. Of Montreal: Sunlandic Twins
20. Rosie Thomas: If Songs Could Be Held
2004:
01. The Good Life: Album of the Year
02. Iron & Wine: Our Endless Numbered Days
03. The Arcade Fire: Funeral
04. The Streets: A Grand Don’t Come for Free
05. Nanook of the North: The Taby Tapes
06. Kanye West: The College Dropout
07. Joanna Newsom: The Milk-Eyed Mender
08. Dizzee Rascal: Showtime
09. Madvillain: Madvillainy
10. Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News
11. Sufjan Stevens: Seven Swans
12. Brian Wilson: SMiLE
13. Frog Eyes: The Folded Palm
14. Taking Back Sunday: Where You Want to Be
15. Smoosh: She Like Electric
16. Tegan & Sara: So Jealous
17. Devendra Banhart: Rejoicing in the Hands
18. Pedro the Lion: Achilles Heel
19. The Fiery Furnaces: Blueberry Boat
20. Danger Mouse: The Grey Album
2003:
01. Cursive: The Ugly Organ
02. Outkast: Speakerboxx/The Love Below
03. The Postal Service: Give Up
04. The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow
05. Damien Rice: O
06. The Notwist: Neon Golden
07. Death Cab for Cutie: Transatlanticism
08. The Decemberists: Her Majesty the Decemberists
09. The Books: The Lemon of Pink
10. The Unicorns: Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?
11. The White Stripes: Elephant
12. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell
13. Sufjan Stevens: Michigan
14. Dizzee Rascal: Boy in Da Corner
15. Four Tet: Rounds
16. Kings of Leon: Youth and Young Manhood
17. Brand New: Deja Entendu
18. The New Pornographers: Electric Version
19. The Wrens: The Meadowlands
20. Dresden Dolls: The Dresden Dolls
2002:
01. Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People
02. Sigur Ros: ( )
03. The Decemberists: Castaways and Cutouts
04. Eminem: The Eminem Show
05. Johnny Cash: American IV: The Man Comes Around
06. The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
07. Pedro the Lion: Control
08. Iron & Wine: The Creek Drank the Cradle
09. Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head
10. Dixie Chicks: Home
11. Butch Walker: Left of Self-Centered
12. Missy Elliott: Under Construction
13. The Mountain Goats: Tallahassee
14. Immortal Technique: Revolutionary, Vol. 1
15. The Polyphonic Spree: The Beginning Stages of...
16. The Roots: Phrenology
17. Desaparecidos: Read Music/Speak Spanish
18. Regina Spektor: Songs
19. Taking Back Sunday: Tell All Your Friends
20. Lovers: Star Lit Sunken Ship
2001:
01. Aesop Rock: Labor Days
02. The Shins: Oh, Inverted World
03. Gorillaz: Gorillaz
04. Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American
05. Sparklehorse: It’s a Wonderful Life
06. India.Arie: Acoustic Soul
07. Tindersticks: “Trouble Every Day” Soundtrack
08. Thursday: Full Collapse
09. System of a Down: Toxicity
10. Daft Punk: Discovery
11. Bjork: Vespertine
12. The White Stripes: White Blood Cells
13. The Dismemberment Plan: Change
14. Tenacious D: Tenacious D
15. Saves the Day: Stay What You Are
16. The Strokes: Is This It?
17. Ryan Adams: Gold
18. The Faint: Danse Macabre
19. Rufus Wainwright: Poses
20. N.E.R.D: In Search of…
2000:
01. Outkast: Stankonia
02. Sigur Ros: Ágætis Byrjun
03. Modest Mouse: The Moon and Antarctica
04. Cursive: Domestica
05. Bright Eyes: Fevers & Mirrors
06. Radiohead: Kid A
07. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
08. Aimee Mann: Bachelor No. 2
09. Grandaddy: The Sophtware Slump
10. Elliot Smith: Figure 8
11. Alkaline Trio: Alkaline Trio
12. Animal Collective: Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished
13. Joseph Arthur: Come to Where I’m From
14. The New Pornographers: Mass Romantic
15. Crooked Fingers: Crooked Fingers
16. The Mountain Goats: The Coroner' Gambit
17. PJ Harvey: Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
18. Johnny Cash: American III: Solitary Man
19. The Avalanches: Since I Left You
20. Smog: Dongs of Sevotion
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