top 100 of the decade. part 1.

EDITED: I messed up and forgot the Blitzhosen album, because I was convinced it came out in ’99. My bad. Apologies, Andy, Mike & Matt.

Okay…no clever writing to go with this, just a stone-cold list of albums.

So–rather than be like Pitchdork, I’m going to start with the top 50 and continue with the next 50–considering how long I agonized over the first 50, it might take a couple days to whittle down the next 50.

1) Radiohead – Kid A (2000)
2) Helms Alee – Night Terror (2008)
3) Glifted – Under and In (2003)
4) Frankenixon – Depth Perception (2002)
5) The Microphones – The Glow, Pt. 2 (2001)
6) The Mountain Goats – Tallahassee (2002)
7) Battles – Mirrored (2007)
8) PJ Harvey – Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000)
9) John Vanderslice – Cellar Door (2004)
10) Maserati – The Language Of Cities (2002)
11) Blitzhosen – The Manual Transmission (2000)
12) Eleni Mandell – Miracle Of Five (2007)
13) Portishead – Third (2008)
14) Dizzee Rascal – Boy In Da Corner (2003)
15) Jesu – Jesu (2005)
16) Converge – Jane Doe (2001)
17) Dälek – Absence (2004)
18) Shock-G – Fear of a Mixed Planet (2004)
19) Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse – Dark Night Of The Soul (2009)
20) The 90 Day Men – To Everybody (2002)
21) Rainer Maria – A Better Version of Me (2001)
22) Storm & Stress – Under Thunder and Fluorescent Light (2000)
23) Sigúr Rós – ( ) (2002)
24) Death Cab For Cutie – The Forbidden Love EP(2000)
25) Sepultura – A-Lex (2009)
26) Pelican – The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw (2005)
27) The Middle East – The Recordings Of the Middle East (2008)
28) Deftones – White Pony (2000)
29) Mono – One Step More And You Die (2003)
30) Interpol – Turn On The Bright Lights (2005)
31) Zeni Geva – 10,000 Light Years (2002)
32) The Paper Chase – Now You Are One Of Us (2006)
33) BLK JKS – After Robots (2009)
34) Dub Trio – Another Sound Is Dying (2008)
35) Solex – The Laughing Stock of Indie Rock (2004)
36) Jucifer – Lambs (2001)
37) The Extra Glenns – Martial Arts Weekend(2002)
38) Björk – Medúlla (2004)
39) Sonna – We Sing Loud Sing Soft Tonight (2001)
40) M.I.A. – Arular (2005)
41) Godflesh – Hymns (2001)
42) Don Caballero – American Don (2000)
43) Weedeater – God Luck and Good Speed (2007)
44) Cat Power – You Are Free (2003)
45) Be Your Own Pet – Be Your Own Pet (2006)
46) Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy (2008)
47) Last Days Of Humanity – Putrefaction In Progress (2006)
48) Bratmobile – Girls Get Busy (2002)
49) At the Drive-In – Relationship Of Command (2000)
50) Morphine – Bootleg Detroit (2000)