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55 3 Doors Down
69 9th Wonder & Buckshot
77 The Accidental
68 Adele
70 Adem
71 Alkaline Trio
76 Alphabeat
78 Animal Collective
54 Ashanti
66 Atmosphere
53 David Banner
79 The Baseball Project
77 Beck
67 The Black Angels
59 Black Ghosts
78 Black Kids
82 Bonnie "Prince" Billy
71 Booka Shade
75 Boris
71 Billy Bragg
83 Bun B
64 T Bone Burnett
68 The Charlatans
72 Coldplay
78 The Constantines
82 The Cool Kids
78 Elvis Costello & The Impostors
62 CSS
68 Miley Cyrus
53 Craig David
73 Death Cab For Cutie
47 Def Leppard
61 Gavin DeGraw
64 Delays
66 dEUS
79 Neil Diamond
57 Dirty Pretty Things
57 Disturbed
76 Dr. Dog
73 Dresden Dolls
69 Dub Pistols
71 Duffy
79 Jakob Dylan
78 Earlimart
70 Ecstatic Sunshine
65 El Perro del Mar
82 Elbow
83 Alejandro Escovedo
73 Estelle
72 The Explorers Club
81 The Fall
56 Feeder
72 Firewater
77 Tim Fite
88 Fleet Foxes
79 Flight Of The Conchords
79 Robert Forster
62 iForward, Russia!
75 Four Tet
47 Foxy Brown
63 The Fratellis
61 Free Kitten
71 French Kicks
79 Frightened Rabbit
73 The Futureheads
81 Al Green
47 G-Unit
63 Albert Hammond, Jr.
67 Ed Harcourt
78 Emmylou Harris
89 Harvey Milk
82 HEALTH
57 Heloise And The Savoir Faire
86 Hercules And Love Affair
77 John Hiatt
87 The Hold Steady
64 Vanessa Hudgens
77 James Hunter
70 Islands
69 Jewel
79 Joan As Police Woman
71 Joan Of Arc
58 Scarlett Johansson
69 John & Jehn
59 Judas Priest
57 Kerli
73 Kidz In The Hall
71 Fern Knight
73 Ladytron
65 Langhorne Slim
77 The Last Shadow Puppets
67 Cyndi Lauper
67 Leila
66 Les Savy Fav
72 Jamie Lidell
71 Lil Mama
81 Lil Wayne
80 Little Jackie
72 Local H
73 The Long Blondes
46 Los Lonely Boys
74 Love As Laughter
66 Lyrics Born
65 Madonna
78 Aimee Mann
80 Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
67 Mates Of State
78 Matmos
75 John Mellencamp
73 The Melvins
71 Midnight Juggernauts
63 Alanis Morissette
57 Motley Crue
65 Jason Mraz
74 The M's
79 Mudcrutch
77 Mudhoney
54 The Music
71 My Brightest Diamond
70 My Morning Jacket
63 N.E.R.D. [The Neptunes]
72 Nas
80 Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
76 The Night Marchers
77 Nine Inch Nails
78 No Age
75 The Notwist
54 The Offspring
72 Old 97's
82 Opeth
62 The Orb
62 James Pants
43 Katy Perry
84 Sam Phillips
56 The Pigeon Detectives
67 Plantlife
72 Plies
71 Robert Pollard
83 Ponytail
85 Portishead
75 Prodigy [of Mobb Deep]
69 Pyramids
48 The Rascals
69 Ratatat
86 Robyn
78 The Roots
48 Gavin Rossdale
73 Russian Circles
67 RZA
76 Santogold
74 Ron Sexsmith
85 Shearwater
81 Sigur Rós
78 Silver Jews
60 Carly Simon
62 Ashlee Simpson
74 Sloan
79 Patti Smith and Kevin Shields
74 Son, Ambulance
71 Sam Sparro
76 Spiritualized
90 Steinski
76 Subtle
67 Donna Summer
66 Supergrass
57 Three 6 Mafia
76 Tilly And The Wall
64 The Ting Tings
51 Tokio Hotel
67 Tokyo Police Club
75 Randy Travis
65 Usher
76 Vetiver
69 The Virgins
77 Martha Wainwright
68 The Watson Twins
64 We Are Scientists
65 The Wedding Present
64 Weezer
77 Paul Weller
76 White Denim
81 Cassandra Wilson
88 Dennis Wilson
61 Steve Winwood
79 Wire
79 Wolf Parade
63 The Zutons

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Best Albums of 2000

The following table displays the highest-scoring albums for the year in Metacritic's database with a minimum of 7 reviews. Also listed at the bottom of the page are year-end top ten lists provided by various critics and publications.

You may also view an index of all albums in our database alphabetically by artist.
In addition, you may view the top-rated albums by year: All | 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00

The 30 Best-Reviewed Albums of the Year

1 Stankonia by OutKast 2000 95
2 XTRMNTR by Primal Scream 2000 90
3 Bachelor No. 2 (or, the last remains of the dodo) by Aimee Mann 2000 89
4 Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea by PJ Harvey 2000 88
5 Mass Romantic by The New Pornographers 2000 87
6 Transcendental Blues by Steve Earle 2000 86
7 All Hands On The Bad One by Sleater-Kinney 2000 86
8 Dongs of Sevotion by Smog 2000 85
9 Supermodified by Amon Tobin 2000 85
10 Bow Down To The Exit Sign by David Holmes 2000 84
11 Mwng by Super Furry Animals 2000 84
12 Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven by godspeed you black emperor! 2000 84
13 Nixon by Lambchop 2000 84
14 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Yo La Tengo 2000 83
15 I Am Shelby Lynne by Shelby Lynne 2000 83
16 Come to Where I'm From by Joseph Arthur 2000 83
17 Unreasonable Behavior by Laurent Garnier 2000 83
18 Mermaid Avenue Vol. II by Billy Bragg & Wilco 2000 82
19 Mad for Sadness by Arab Strap 2000 82
20 Public Domain: Songs From the Wild Land by Dave Alvin 2000 82
21 Discovery of a World Inside the Moone by The Apples In Stereo 2000 82
22 The Moon & Antarctica by Modest Mouse 2000 82
23 Good Looking Blues by Laika 2000 82
24 Figure 8 by Elliott Smith 2000 81
25 The Sophtware Slump by Grandaddy 2000 81
26 The Noise Made By People by Broadcast 2000 81
27 The Covers Record by Cat Power 2000 81
28 Kid A by Radiohead 2000 80
29 Music by Madonna 2000 80
30 All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2 2000 80

 

Music Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists

Village Voice 2000 Pazz & Jop Poll (a survey of 695 critics)
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1 Stankonia by OutKast
2 Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey
3 Kid A by Radiohead
4 The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
5 I Am Shelby Lynne by Shelby Lynne
6 Voodoo by D'Angelo
7 All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2
8 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Yo La Tengo
9 Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 by Jill Scott
10 All Hands On The Bad One by Sleater-Kinney
Entertainment Weekly (Browne)
1 Come To Where I'm From by Joseph Arthur
2 All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2
3 Bachelor No. 2 or, the last remains of the dodo by Aimee Mann
4 The Man Who by Travis
5 Gung Ho by Patti Smith
6 Like Water For Chocolate by Common
7 The Hour of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy
8 American III: Solitary Man by Johnny Cash
9 Installation Sonore by Rinocerose
10 Whoa, Nelly! by Nelly Furtado
Entertainment Weekly (Sinclair)
1 Guest Host by Stew
2 Redysexgo by Marvelous 3
3 Stankonia by OutKast
4 Eat At Whitey's by Everlast
5 Chappaquiddick Skyline by Chappaquiddick Skyline
6 Renegades by Rage Against The Machine
7 Rancid by Rancid
8 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Yo La Tengo
9 I Am Shelby Lynne by Shelby Lynne
10 Elementary Headcoats: Thee Singles 1990-1999 by Thee Headcoats
Ink Blot
1 XTRMNTR by Primal Scream
2 Bachelor No. 2 or, the last remains of the dodo by Aimee Mann
3 Like Water For Chocolate by Common
4 Stankonia by OutKast
5 Train Of Thought by Reflection Eternal
6 Voodoo by D'Angelo
7 Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 by Jill Scott
8 Kid A by Radiohead
9 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Yo La Tengo
10 The Hour of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy
Los Angeles Times (Consensus)
1 The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
2 Kid A by Radiohead
3 I Am Shelby Lynne by Shelby Lynne
4 Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey
5 All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2
6 Stankonia by OutKast
7 Voodoo by D'Angelo
8 Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris
9 Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia by The Dandy Warhols
10 Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 by Jill Scott
Mojo
1 American III: Solitary Man by Johnny Cash
2 Rated R by Queens Of The Stone Age
3 Kid A by Radiohead
4 Bachelor No. 2 or, the last remains of the dodo by Aimee Mann
5 The Great Eastern by The Delgados
6 You're The One by Paul Simon
7 Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris
8 The Sophtware Slump by Grandaddy
9 Little Black Numbers by Kathryn Williams
10 Nixon by Lambchop
Pitchfork
1 Kid A by Radiohead
2 Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
3 The Moon And Antarctica by Modest Mouse
4 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Yo La Tengo
5 Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed You Black Emperor!
6 The Sophtware Slump by Grandaddy
7 It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water by Microphones
8 Rome (Written Upside Down) EP by Les Savy Fav
9 Internal Wrangler by Clinic
10 Dongs Of Sevotion by Smog
Select Magazine
1 The Hour of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy
2 XTRMNTR by Primal Scream
3 The Sophtware Slump by Grandaddy
4 Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed You Black Emperor!
5 Parachutes by Coldplay
6 Kid A by Radiohead
7 Nixon by Lambchop
8 The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
9 Madonna by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
10 Lost Souls by Doves
Spin
1 [Your hard drive]
2 Kid A by Radiohead
3 The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
4 Voodoo by D'Angelo
5 Relationship Of Command by At The Drive-In
6 Stankonia by OutKast
7 Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey
8 Rated R by Queens Of The Stone Age
9 Killing Puritans by Armand Van Helden
10 Le Tigre by Le Tigre

 

 

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