50 essential albums of the 00s

1) Tori Amos' SCARLET'S WALK

2) Sade's LOVERS ROCK.

3) Ben Harper's BOTH SIDES OF THE GUN.

4) WILCO's A GHOST IS BORN.

5) Carly Simon's THE BEDROOM TAPES.

5) Joni Mitchell's SHINE.

7) Neil Young's LIVING WITH WAR.

8) Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT.

9) The Rolling Stones' A BIGGER BANG.

10)  Hinder's EXTREME BEHAVIOR.

11) Radiohead's KID A.

12)  U2's ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND.

13) Cat Power's THE GREATEST.

14) Stevie Nicks' THE SOUNDSTAGE SESSIONS.

15) The Cowboy Junkies' AT THE END OF PATHS TAKEN.

16) Aimee Mann's THE FORGOTTEN ARM.

17) Etta James' ALL THE WAY.

18) David Saw's BROKEN DOWN FIGURE.

19) Rickie Lee Jones' THE SERMON ON EXPOSITION BOULEVARD.

20) India.Arie's TESTIMONY VOL. 2: LOVE & POLITICS.


21) Prince's LOTUS FLOWER.

22) Norah Jones' NOT TOO LATE.

23) Jack Johnson's SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC.

24) Bright Eyes' MOTION SICKNESS: LIVE RECORDINGS.

25) Dolly Parton's THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

26) Janis Ian's FOLK IS THE NEW BLACK.

27) Josh Ritter's THE ANIMAL YEARS.

28) David Rovic's HALLIBURTON BOARDROOM MASSACRE.

29) Patti Smith's TWELVE.

30) Cher's LIVING PROOF.

31) Phoebe Snow's PHOEBE SNOW LIVE.

32) Nancie Griffith's HEARTS IN MIND.

33) Mavis Staples' WE'LL NEVER TURN BACK.

34) OutKast's STANKONIA.

35) Janet Jackson's ALL FOR YOU.

36) Coldplay's A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD.

37) Amy Winehouse's BACK TO BLACK.

38) Dashboard Confessional's THE PLACES YOU HAVE COME TO FEAR THE MOST.

39) The Field's FROM HERE WE GO TO SUBLIME.

40) Fiona Apple's EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE.

41) Lenny Kravits' IT'S TIME FOR A LOVE REVOLUTION.

42) White Stripes' GET BEHIND ME, SATAN.

43) Willie Nelson's YOU DON'T KNOW ME: THE SONGS OF CINDY WALKER.

44) Interpol's TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS.

45) The Strokes' IS THIS IT.

46) Gillian Welch's TIME (THE REVELATOR).

47) Duffy's ROCKFERRY.

48) Robbie Williams' ESCAPOLOGY.

49) Evanscence's FALLEN.

50) James Blunt's BACK TO BEDLAM.