Listomania: Top 100 Favorite Albums of the 2000s

If you have been reading This Is Not Entertainment in recent weeks, you know that I am busy at work on my Top 50 Favorite Albums and Songs of 2009 lists. This means that there is little to report on the weekly Heavy Rotation. A few weeks ago, I compiled a list of my favorite records of the glorious (hardy har har) past decade. You can see the list is from #100, counting down to #1. I have included the associated AQM Score (a score that indicates the strength of album by taking in several factors such as songwriting, album length and flow, concept/lyrics, packaging, historical significance).

I hope you enjoy the list. Oh yeah, Happy New Year! Thank you (seriously) for reading, I very much appreciate it. On to the list!!

Rank\\Band – Album Title, (Year)\\ AQM Score

100. Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster, (2008) 78.07
99. Tricot Machine – Tricot Machine, (2007) 78.08
98. St. Vincent – Actor, (2009) 78.09
97. Lucky Soul – The Great Unwanted, (2007) 78.10
96. Ash – Meltdown, (2005) 73.96
95. Doves – The Last Broadcast, (2002) 74.67
94. The Mountain Goats – The Sunset Tree, (2005) 76.98
93. Ted Leo/Rx – Shake The Sheets, (2004) 78.10
92. Radiohead – In Rainbows, (2007) 78.15
91. Georgie James – Places, (2007) 78.15
90. Elliott Smith – Figure 8, (2000) 76.88
89. D'Angelo – Voodoo, (2000) 78.15
88. Jay Reatard – Singles 06-07, (2008) 78.24
87. Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer, (2009) 78.25
86. Dragonforce – Ultra Beatdown, (2008) 78.25
85. Pas/Cal – I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura, (2008) 78.25
84. The Raveonettes – In & Out of Control, (2009) 78.29
83. Starflyer59 – Old, (2003) 78.30
82. Beulah – Yoko, (2003) 78.30
81. Jay Reatard – Watch Me Fall, (2009) 78.38
80. The Brothers Martin – The Brothers Martin, (2007) 78.39
79. The Vells – The Vells EP, (2003) 78.46
78. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, (2009) 78.50
77. Deastro – Keeper's, (2008) 78.53
76. Starflyer59 – Dial M, (2008) 78.55
75. Johann Johannsson – Fordlandia, (2008) 78.57
74. Les Savy Fav – Let's Stay Friends, (2007) 78.57
73. The Ladybug Transistor – The Ladybug Transistor, (2003) 78.62
72. Asobi Seksu – Citrus, (2006) 78.67
71. Deastro – Moondagger, (2009) 78.73
70. Liars – Liars, (2007) 78.73
69. The Apples In Stereo – The Discovery of A World Inside the Moone, (2000) 78.75
68. Zoos of Berlin – “Taxis”, (2009) 78.84
67. M83 – Saturdays = Youth, (2008) 78.86
66. The Delgados – Universal Audio, (2004) 78.86
65. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Cardinology, (2008) 78.92
64. Wire – Object 47, (2008) 79.00
63. British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music?, (2008) 79.00
62. Telekinesis – Telekinesis!, (2008) 79.05
61. Malajube – Labyrinthes, (2008) 79.22
60. The Tyde – Twice, (2003) 79.23
59. My Teenage Stride – Ears Like Golden Bats, (2007) 79.24
58. Pernice Brothers – Yours, Mine, Ours, (2003) 79.32
57. Destroyer – Streethawk: A Seduction, (2001) 79.33
56. The Sleepy Jackson – Lovers, (2003) 79.33
55. The Orchids – Good To Be A Stranger, (2007) 79.38
54. 1990s – Kicks, (2009) 79.52
53. Destroyer – Trouble In Your Dreams, (2008) 79.57
52. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line, (2008) 79.66
51. Spiritualized – Songs in A & E, (2008) 79.67
50. M83 – Dead Cities, Red Seas, & Lost Ghosts, (2004) 79.73
49. Gordon Gano's Army – Gordon Gano's Army, (2009) 79.75
48. Los Campesinos! – Sticking Fingers Into Sockets, (2007) 79.80
47. Mew – … And The Glass Handed Kites, (2006) 79.81
46. The Lodger – Life Is Sweet, (2008) 80.03
45. Scott Walker – The Drift, (2006) 80.15
44. Luke Haines – Off My Rocker At The Art School Bop, (2006) 80.18
43. The Walkmen – You & Me, (2008) 80.21
42. Art Brut – Art Brut vs. Satan, (2009) 80.23
41. The Legends – Over & Over, (2009) 80.55
40. Army Navy – Army Navy, (2008) 80.59
39. The Decemberists – Castaways and Cutouts, (2002) 80.60
38. The Gaslight Anthem – The '59 Sound, (2008) 80.67
37. Luke Haines – The Oliver Twist Manifesto, (2001) 80.86
36. Field Music – Tones Of Town, (2007) 77.33
35. Supergrass – Life On Other Planets, (2007) 81.00
34. The Streets – Original Pirate Material, (2002) 81.18
33. The Shins – Oh, Inverted World, (2001) 68.25
32. Idlewild – 100 Broken Windows, (2000) 69.20
31. The Walkmen – Bows & Arrows, (2004) 73.05
30. Communique – Poison Arrows , (2004) 76.47
29. Maximo Park – A Certain Trigger, (2005) 76.70
28. Teenage Fanclub – Man-Made, (2005) 77.17
27. Creeper Lagoon – Take Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday, (2001) 76.88
26. Black Box Recorder – Passionoia, (2003) 80.90
25. Sloan – Never Hear The End Of It, (2007) 77.22
24. Teenage Fanclub – Howdy!, (2000) 77.25
23. Radiohead – Kid A, (2000) 81.05
22. Pernice Brothers – The World Won't End, (2001) 77.75
21. The New Pornographers – Electric Version, (2003) 81.42
20. The Tranzmitors – Busy Singles, (2009) 81.48
19. Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer, (2008) 81.61
18. Super Furry Animals – Rings Around the World, (2002) 77.40
17. Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose, (2004) 75.00
16. The Legends – Up Against The Legends, (2004) 78.82
15. Guided by Voices – Isolation Drills, (2001) 74.72
14. Gallows – Orchestra of Wolves, (2007) 75.38
13. Paul Westerberg – Stereo/Mono, (2002) 73.02
12. Enon – High Society, (2002) 75.43
11. The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow, (2003) 82.48
10. Belle & Sebastian – Dear Catasrophe Waitress, (2003) 82.00
09. The Fall – The Real New Fall LP formerly Counry On The Click, (2004) 77.14
08. Art Brut – Bang Bang Rock N Roll, (2005) 77.33
07. Phoenix – It's Never Been Like That, (2006) 80.09
06. The Hold Steady – Separation Sunday, (2005) 76.36
05. The New Pornographers – Mass Romantic, (2000) 82.50
04. Jacquemort – Dent De Lait, (2007) 83.28
03. Destroyer – Destroyer's Rubies, (2008) 83.60
02. Cinerama – Torino, (2002) 84.33
01. The Soundtrack of Our Lives – Behind the Music, (2001) 84.62

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