Pitchfork's AOTYs of the 2000s

Ranking Pitchfork's top album of each year from 2000 to 2009.

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Follow your melon:

[Pixiesforever]

Thom Yorke kicking himself for not calling it Kid S

[nickfiscella]

Anthony has really changed since the Pitchfork review. It was sad watching him balled up in the fetal position, crying & apologizing to Pitchfork here

[JemaKnight]

Listening to Illinois was always such an experience. After so many years, it's a nostalgic experience. It's like getting to relive the memories of a summer vacation you had as a kid, every emotional high and low. There's really nothing quite like it.

[almosthelpless]

It's really hard to pick an album of the year for 2007. In Rainbows, Sound of Silver, Untrue, Strawberry Jam, Person Pitch, and For Emma Forever Ago are all classics.

[fortheloveofmusicandphilosophy]

Songs for the deaf is by far the album from 2002 that has held up the best. The production on that album is just on another level, let alone how catchy the songs still are 20 years later

[pauljeffreymusic]

For 2001, apart from The Microphones, Opeth's Blackwater Park should have been mentioned, it blew every one away, not just in the metal world but all genres of music.

[obsidianman]

Praising Radiohead albums like Kid A has become so typical that its basic in music communities to the point that underrating Kid A because liking it is basic, is basic

[grasseaterrr]

MY album of the years for the 2000s decade.

2000: Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
2001: The Glow Pt. 2 - The Microphones
2002: Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age
2003: Velocity: Design: Comfort. - Sweet Trip
2004: Madvillainy - Madvillain
2005: Pink - Boris
2006: Donuts - J Dilla
2007: Untrue - Burial (sorry In Rainbows)
2008: Hi everyone, Nice to meet you. We Are Midori - Midori
2009: World is Yours - MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS

[thekeywitness]

2000 -- The Avalanches - Since I Left You
2001 -- The Strokes - Is This It?
2002 -- Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
2003 -- The New Pornographers - Electric Version
2004 -- Madvillain - Madvillainy
2005 -- Spoon - Gimme Fiction
2006 -- TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
2007 -- LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
2008 -- TV on the Radio -- Dear Science
2009 -- Grizzly Bear - Veckatimist

[davidc]

I think fleet Foxes deserved at least A, just because helplessness blues is better doesn't make it less of a great debut. Comparing it to a later album that didn't exist yet is a bit weird in the context of the video imo.

[richteffekt]

2000 Relationship of Command - At the drive in
2001 tied: Lateralus - Tool / Leaves Turn Inside You - Unwound
2002 Tied: El Cielo - Dredg / Original Pirate Material - The Streets
2003 - Effloresce - Oceansize
2004 - The Libertines / College Dropout
2005 - The Back Room -Editors
2006 - Whatever People Say I am (...) - Arctic Monkeys
2007 - Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
2008 - The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow
2009 - Crack The Skye - Mastodon

[jamiestonks]

turn on the bright lights at b tier is an issue we need to discuss anthony

[em.roseee]

2000 - lysflath
2001 - discovery
2002 - songs for the deaf
2003 - velocity comfort design
2004 - madvilliany
2005 - illinois
2006 - the black parade
2007 - in rainbows
2008 - deathconsciousness
2009 - mpp

[rzk]

Vespertine by Björk was the album of the year in 2001, maybe even the album of the decade.

[williammoyle]

I love how Fantano subtly roasts Wilco whenever he can 😂

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[Amouroso]

Oh this a fantastic way to continue this style of video! Love love love these tier list videos so much. Here’s to many many more! Thanks for all the content Anthony + Editors!

[awesomecool]

2000: Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water
2001: Creed - Withered
2002: Good Charlotte - The Young and the Hopeless
2003: Limp Bizkit - Results May Vary
2004: Chingy - Powerballin'
2005: Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
2006: Plain White T's - Every Second Counts
2007: Kid Rock - Rock n Roll Jesus
2008: Soulja Boy - iSouljaBoyTellem
2009: Papa Roach - Metamorphosis

[geoffreym]

I actually like the more classic, maybe even archaic sort of take on folk that the self-titled Fleet Foxes album had, as compared to Helplessness Blues. That's not to say I like it better, but it's a tough call. And I love them both for very different reasons. Plus, it seems a little unfair to look into the future and judge an AotY on that grounds. lol

[christopherrroth]

MPP is such an unbelievable record but I feel like I can't enjoy it without being accused of being a complete poser so thanks Anthony for making me feel validated

[slamkos]

you should do a tier list for the best albums per year from RYM, tonytano.