Guardian 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century
So far…
This list was released on the 13th of September 2019 in the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/13/100-best-albums-of-the-21st-century
- Back to Black (2006) by Amy Winehouse
- Is This it? (2001) by The Strokes
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) by Kanye West
- To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) by Kendrick Lamar
- Sound of Silver (2007) by LCD Soundsystem
- Boy in da Corner (2003) by Dizzee Rascal
- Original Pirate Material (2002) by The Streets
- Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006) by Arctic Monkeys
- Beyoncé (2013) by Beyoncé
- Blonde (2016) by Frank Ocean
- In Rainbows (2007) by Radiohead
- Channel Orange (2012) by Frank Ocean
- Voodoo (2000) by D’Angelo
- good kid, m.A.A.d. City (2012) by Kendrick Lamar
- Body Talk (2010) by Robyn
- Kid A (2000) by Radiohead
- Stankonia (2000) by OutKast
- Yeezus (2013) by Kanye West
- Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000) by PJ Harvey
- Funeral (2004) by Arcade Fire
- Let England Shake (2011) by PJ Harvey
- Ys (2006) by Joanna Newson
- Speakerboxxx / The Love Below (2003) by OutKast
- Blackstar (2016) by David Bowie
- Lemonade (2016) by Beyoncé
- xx (2009) by The xx
- Vespertine (2001) by Bjork
- Aaliyah (2001) by Aaliyah
- White Pony (2000) by Deftones
- Blueprint (2001) by Jay-Z
- Untrue (2007) by Burial
- Arular (2005) by MIA
- For Emma, Forever Ago (2007) by Bon Iver
- Since I Left You (2000) by The Avalanches
- Discovery (2001) by Daft Punk
- Vision (2012) by Grimes
- Carrie & Lowell (2015) by Sufjan Stevens
- Fever to Tell (2003) by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Blackout (2007) by Britney Spears
- I Am a Bird Now (2005) by Antony and the Johnsons
- Nostalgia, Ultra (2011) by Frank Ocean
- Relationship of Command (2000) At the Drive-In
- Damn (2017) by Kendrick Lamar
- Modern Vampires of the City (2013) by Vampire Weekend
- Third (2008) by Portishead
- Art Angels (2015) by Grimes
- The Woods (2005) by Sleater-Kinney
- Elephant (2003) by The White Stripes
- Black Messiah (2014) by D’Angelo
- Turn On the Blue Lights (2002) by Interpol
- The Glow Pt 2 (2001) by The Microphones
- In Search Of (2001) by NERD
- St Vincent (2014) by St Vincent
- Lost in the Dream 2014) The War on Drugs
- Strange Mercy (2011) by St. Vincent
- The Cold Vein (2001) by Cannibal Ox
- Frank (2003) by Amy Winehouse
- Donuts (2006) by J Dilla
- The ArchAndroid (2010) by Janelle Monáe
- Night Falls OVer Kortedala (2007) by Jeans Lehman
- The College Dropout (2004) by Kanye West
- Silent Shout (2006) by The Knife
- The Black Album (2003) by Jay-Z
- Tasty (2003) by Kelis
- XTRMNTR (2000) by Primal Scream
- Songs in A Minor (2001) by Alicia Keys
- The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) by Eminem
- Boxer (2007) by The National
- Vampire Weekend (2008) by Vampire Weekend
- Born to Die (2012) by Lana Del Rey
- Queen of Denmark (2010) by John Grant
- Alright, Still (2006) by Lily Allen
- Hell Hath No Fury (2006) by Clipse
- Moffou (2002) by Salic Keita
- Kala (2007) by MIA
- Two Dancers (2009) by Wild Beasts
- London Zoo (2008) by The Bug
- Take Care (2011) by Drake
- Late Registration (2005) by Kanye West
- The Fame (2018) by Lady Gaga
- Madvillany (2004) by Madvillain
- And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000) by Yo La Tengo
- Skeleton Tree (2016) by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Congotronics (2004) by Kokomo No 1
- Kill for Love (2012) by Chromatics
- Figure 8 (2000) by Elliott Smith
- Justified (2002) by Justin Timberlake
- Fleet Foxes (2008) by Fleet Foxes
- 1989 (2014) by Taylor Swift
- On a Mission (2011) by Katy B
- In the Heart of the Moon (2005) by Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté
- New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2005) by Erykah Badu
- Things We Lost in the Fire (2001) by Low
- The Teaches of Peaches (2000) by Peaches
- Pop 2 (2017) by Charli XCX
- Miss E… So Addictive (2001) by Missy Elliott
- Ruby Blue (2005) by Róisín Murphy
- Tchamantché (2008) by Rokia Traoré
- Anti- (2016) by Rihanna
- The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (2012) by Fiona Apple
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