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69 AC/DC
73 Ryan Adams
67 Trace Adkins
58 Akon
66 The All-American Rejects
92 Amadou & Mariam
66 Anastacia
73 Anathallo
67 ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
91 Animal Collective
79 Antony And The Johnsons
58 David Archuleta
77 Aterciopelados
81 Belle & Sebastian
61 Beyonce
76 Andrew Bird
83 Black Milk
55 Blackout Beach
69 Bloc Party
77 Bon Iver
71 Bonnie "Prince" Billy
67 Brandy
64 The Bronx
70 Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
62 Cat Power
65 Tracy Chapman
65 Tony Christie
67 Coldplay
67 Keyshia Cole
53 Common
61 David Cook
61 Cradle Of Filth
76 Crystal Stilts
71 Rivers Cuomo
69 The Cure
77 Danielson
74 The Dears
81 Deerhunter
70 Brett Dennen
79 Derek Trucks Band
72 Dido
68 Alesha Dixon
61 Dragonette
75 Eagles Of Death Metal
60 Electric Six
75 Brian Eno + David Byrne
74 Fall Out Boy
82 Fennesz
75 The Fireman
56 Jamie Foxx
69 Free Blood
78 Gang Gang Dance
62 Ghostface Killah
63 Girls Aloud
74 Glasvegas
76 Glasvegas
70 Grampall Jookabox
66 Guns N' Roses
72 Anthony Hamilton
61 Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid
49 Hinder
79 Hush Arbors
81 Frida Hyvonen
62 The (International) Noise Conspiracy
81 Johann Johannsson
70 Grace Jones
63 Tom Jones
76 Justice
70 Kaiser Chiefs
76 Toby Keith
69 The Killers
77 The Knux
71 Mark Kozelek
75 K-The-I???
73 Femi Kuti
71 Lady GaGa
81 Late Of The Pier
67 John Legend
71 Little Joy
64 Longwave
82 Los Campesinos!
78 Love Is All
68 Ludacris
78 Luomo
61 Jesse Malin
66 Maroon 5
74 Matt & Kim
61 The Matthew Herbert Big Band
76 Max Tundra
64 Megapuss
74 Micah Blue Smaldone
46 Mudvayne
75 Musiq Soulchild
73 A.C. Newman
49 Nickelback
73 Franz Nicolay
68 O'Death
71 Of Montreal
66 The Paddingtons
70 Brad Paisley
78 Parts & Labor
93 Pavement
69 Pink
63 Plies
74 Robert Pollard
73 The Postmarks
81 Q-Tip
42 Queen + Paul Rodgers
71 The Rapture
57 Razorlight
70 Lou Reed
69 Jonas Reinhardt
58 Kevin Rudolf
82 Arthur Russell
85 Scarface
69 School of Seven Bells
73 The Sea And Cake
59 Seal
64 Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains
74 Blake Shelton
78 The Sight Below
72 Simon Bookish
89 The Smiths
67 Snow Patrol
45 Soulja Boy
64 Britney Spears
66 Squarepusher
81 Taylor Swift
65 Take That
85 Thursday/Envy
70 T-Pain
66 Travis
82 Butch Walker
59 Scott Weiland
75 Kanye West
79 Wild Beasts
77 Wilderness
71 Hank Williams III
73 Lee Ann Womack
86 Neil Young

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed albums.

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	Love And Theft by Bob Dylan	2001	93
2	Canto by Los Super Seven	2001	91
3	Is This It? by The Strokes	2001	90
4	Since I Left You by The Avalanches	2001	89
5	Miss E... So Addictive by Missy Elliott	2001	89
6	Wicked Grin by John Hammond	2001	88
7	Vespertine by Bjork	2001	88
8	The Blueprint by Jay-Z	2001	88
9	Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound	2001	87
10	The Argument by Fugazi	2001	87
11	Cold House by Hood	2001	87
12	Things We Lost In The Fire by Low	2001	87
13	Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós	2001	87
14	Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch	2001	86
15	Fixed::Context [EP] by Labradford	2001	86
16	Blues Dream by Bill Frisell	2001	86
17	White Blood Cells by The White Stripes	2001	86
18	Little Sparrow by Dolly Parton	2001	86
19	Ocean's Eleven OST by David Holmes	2001	86
20	The Convincer by Nick Lowe	2001	86
21	Party Music by The Coup	2001	85
22	Girls Can Tell by Spoon	2001	85
23	Pause by Four Tet	2001	85
24	Tenacious D by Tenacious D	2001	85
25	Old Ramon by Red House Painters	2001	84
26	Change by Dismemberment Plan	2001	83
27	Isolation Drills by Guided By Voices	2001	83
28	lilac6 by The Lilac Time	2001	83
29	Idiology by Mouse On Mars	2001	83
30	Poses by Rufus Wainwright	2001	82

Music Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists

Village Voice 2001 Pazz & Jop Poll (a survey of 621 critics) Read The Full Results
1	Bob Dylan: Love And Theft
2	The Strokes: Is This It?
3	Björk: Vespertine
4	The White Stripes: White Blood Cells
5	Radiohead: Amnesiac
6	Ryan Adams: Gold
7	Jay-Z: The Blueprint
8	The Coup: Party Music
9	Lucinda Williams: Essence
10	Rufus Wainwright: Poses

Alternative Press

1. Radiohead: Amnesiac

2. Tool: Lateralus

3. Björk: Vespertine

4. Squarepusher: Go Plastic

5. Clinic: Internal Wrangler

6. Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American

7. theStart: Shakedown!

8. Air: 10,000 Hz Legend

9. System Of A Down: Toxicity

10. Lars Frederiksen and The Bastards: S/T

Alternative Press

1. Radiohead: Amnesiac

2. Tool: Lateralus

3. Björk: Vespertine

4. Squarepusher: Go Plastic

5. Clinic: Internal Wrangler

6. Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American

7. theStart: Shakedown!

8. Air: 10,000 Hz Legend

9. System Of A Down: Toxicity

10. Lars Frederiksen and The Bastards: S/T

Entertainment Weekly
(David Browne)

1. The Strokes: Is This It?

2. Mary J. Blige: No More Drama

3. Leonard Cohen: Ten New Songs

4. Eve: Scorpion

5. Eliza Carthy: Angels & Cigarettes

6. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

7. New Order: Get Ready

8. Loudon Wainwright III: Last Man On Earth

9. Lucinda Williams: Essence

10. Spiritualized: Let It Come Down

Entertainment Weekly
(Chris Willman)

1. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

2. Kirsty MacColl: Tropical Brainstorm

3. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live In New York City

4. Dave Matthews Band: [The Lillywhite Sessions]

5. Destiny's Child: Survivor

6. Ben Folds: Rockin' The Suburbs

7. Gillian Welch: Time (The Revelator)

8. Angie Stone: Mahogany Soul

9. Buddy & Julie Miller: Buddy & Julie Miller

10. Jon Brion: Meaningless

Los Angeles Times
(Robert Hlburn)

1. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

2. The White Stripes: White Blood Cells

3. Angie Stone: Mahogany Soul

4. Lucinda Williams: Essence

5. Jill Scott: Experience: Jill Scott

6. The Coup: Party Music

7. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C.

8. Mercury Rev: All Is Dream

9. Radiohead: Amnesiac

10. Alicia Keys: Songs In A Minor

Los Angeles Times
(Consensus)

1. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

2. (tie) Björk: Vespertine

2. (tie) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C.

4. The White Stripes: White Blood Cells

5. Radiohead: Amnesiac

6. Joe Henry: Scar

7. India.Arie: Acoustic Soul

8. (tie) Gorillaz: Gorillaz

8. (tie) System Of A Down: Toxicity

10. Alicia Keys: Songs In A Minor

Magnet

(Magnet only provides a Top 20 list, with no order designated among the 20)

Air: 10,000 Hz Legend

Frank Black & The Catholics: Dog In The Sand

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part

Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

Guided By Voices: Isolation Drills

Idlewild: 100 Broken Windows

Minders: Golden Street

Minus 5: Let The War Against Music Begin

Mogwai: Rock Action

New Pornographers: Mass Romantic

Portastatic: Looking For Leonard

Radiohead: Amnesiac

Sparklehorse: It's A Wonderful Life

The Strokes: Is This It??

Varnaline: Songs In A Northern Key

Rufus Wainwright: Poses

Webb Brothers: Maroon

White Stripes: White Blood Cells

Steve Wynn: Here Come The Miracles

Mixer

1. Gorillaz: Gorillaz

2. Daft Punk: Discovery

3. Zero 7: Simple Things

4. Basement Jaxx: Rooty

5. Groove Armada: Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)

6. Larry Heard: Love's Arrival

7. Aphex Twin: Drukqs

8. Charles Webster: Born on the 24th of July

9. Tricky: Blowback

10. The Crystal Method: Tweekend

Mojo

1. Super Furry Animals: Rings Around The World

2. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

3. The Strokes: Is This It??

4. Gillian Welch: Time (The Revelator)

5. Rufus Wainwright: Poses

6. Sparklehorse: It's A Wonderful Life

7. Björk: Vespertine

8. Nick Lowe: The Convincer

9. Ryan Adams: Gold

10. Radiohead: Amnesiac

New Musical Express

1. The Strokes: Is This It??

2. Spiritualized: Let It Come Down

3. The White Stripes: White Blood Cells

4. Jay-Z: The Blueprint

5. Starsailor: Love Is Here

6. Slipknot: Iowa

7. Mercury Rev: All Is Dream

8. Rufus Wainwright: Poses

9. Andrew WK: I Get Wet

10. Aphex Twin: Drukqs

The Onion
(Andy Battaglia)

1. Herbert: Bodily Functions

2. Björk: Vespertine

3. Ryan Adams: Gold

4. Jay-Z: The Blueprint

5. Destroyer: Streethawk: A Seduction

6. Basement Jaxx: Rooty

7. Jan Jelinek: Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records

8. Radiohead: Amnesiac

9. Daft Punk: Discovery

10. Circulatory System: Circulatory System

The Onion
(Josh Modell)

1. The Dismemberment Plan: Change

2. Crooked Fingers: Bring On The Snakes

3. Clem Snide: The Ghost Of Fashion

4. Low: Things We Lost In The Fire

5. Fugazi: The Argument

6. Danko Jones: I'm Alive And On Fire

7. Clinic: Internal Wrangler

8. Radiohead: Amnesiac

9. Jeff Mangum: Live At Jittery Joe's

10. Death Cab For Cutie: The Photo Album

The Onion
(Noel Murray)

1. Spoon: Girls Can Tell

2. Pernice Brothers: The World Won't End

3. American Analog Set: Know By Heart

4. Whiskeytown: Pneumonia / Ryan Adams: Gold

5. The New Pornographers: Mass Romantic

6. Daft Punk: Discovery

7. Rufus Wainwright: Poses

8. The Strokes: Is This It??

9. Electric Light Orchestra: Zoom

10. Stephen Malkmus: Stephen Malkmus

The Onion
(Keith Phipps)

1. Björk: Vespertine

2. The New Pornographers: Mass Romantic

3. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

4. The White Stripes: White Blood Cells

5. Radiohead: Amnesiac

6. Stephen Malkmus: Stephen Malkmus

7. Pernice Brothers: The World Won't End

8. R.E.M.: Reveal

9. Rufus Wainwright: Poses

10. Nick Lowe: The Convincer

The Onion
(Nathan Rabin)

1. Aceyalone: Accepted Eclectic

2. The Coup: Party Music

3. Atmosphere: The Lucy Ford LP

4. Timbaland & Magoo: Indecent Proposal

5. Masta Ace: Disposable Arts

6. Tha Liks: X.O. Experience

7. J-Zone Presents: The Old Maid Billionaires: Pimps Don't Pay Taxes

8. DJ Hi-Tek: Hi-Teknology

9. Stephen Malkmus: Stephen Malkmus

10. Various Artists: The Funky 16 Corners

The Onion
(Stephen Thompson)

1. Microphones: The Glow, Pt. 2

2. Fennesz: Endless Summer

3. The Avalanches: Since I Left You

4. Unwound: Leaves Turn Inside You

5. Circulatory System: Circulatory System

6. Radiohead: Amnesiac

7. Mum: Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is OK

8. The White Stripes: White Blood Cells

9. The New Pornographers: Mass Romantic

10. Prefuse 73: Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives

Playlouder

1. The Strokes: Is This It??

2. The White Stripes: White Blood Cells

3. Squarepusher: Go Plastic

4. Mercury Rev: All Is Dream

5. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part

6. Mogwai: Rock Action

7. Spiritualized: Let It Come Down

8. Super Furry Animals: Rings Around The World

9. Beta Band: Hot Shots II

10. Daft Punk: Discovery

Rolling Stone

1. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

2. Alicia Keys: Songs In A Minor

3. Mick Jagger: Goddess In The Doorway

4. Björk: Vespertine

5. Jay-Z: The Blueprint

6. Garbage: Beautiful Garbage

7. Manu Chao: Proxima Estacion:Esperanza

8. The Strokes: Is This It??

9. O Brother, Where Art Thou?: Soundtrack

10. Radiohead: Amnesiac

Spin

1. System Of A Down: Toxicity

2. Radiohead: Amnesiac

3. Basement Jaxx: Rooty

4. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

5. Björk: Vespertine

6. Gorillaz: Gorillaz

7. Jay-Z: The Blueprint

8. Daft Punk: Discovery

9. Weezer: Weezer [Green Album]

10. Tori Amos: Strange Little Girls

Spin Cycle

1. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

2. Ryan Adams: Gold

3. Radiohead: Amnesiac

4. The Strokes: Is This It??

5. Björk: Vespertine

6. Gorillaz: Gorillaz

7. New Order: Get Ready

8. Missy Elliott: Miss E... So Addictive

9. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C.

10. Tool: Lateralus

Uncut

1. Ryan Adams: Gold

2. The Avalanches: Since I Left You

3. Bob Dylan: Love And Theft

4. N*E*R*D: In Search Of...

5. Pernice Brothers: The World Won't End

6. Hamell On Trial: Choochtown

7. Jim White: No Such Place

8. Basement Jaxx: Rooty

9. Mercury Rev: All Is Dream

10. Turin Brakes: The Optimist LP

Urb (No order specified)

Adult: Resuscitation

The Avalanches: Since I Left You

Basement Jaxx: Rooty

Cannibal Ox: The Cold Vein

DJ Krush: Zen

Marumari: Supermogadon

Missy Elliott: Miss E... So Addictive

Prefuse 73: Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives

The Poets of Rhythm: Discern/Define

Slam: Alien Radio

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The 30 Best-Reviewed Albums of the Year

Music Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists