Album Releases by Genre
1.
In Rainbows
by Radiohead
October 10, 2007
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2.
A Moon Shaped Pool
by Radiohead
May 8, 2016
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3.
Kid A
by Radiohead
October 3, 2000
Seemingly unwilling to stick to a successful formula, Radiohead follow their breakthrough album 'OK Computer' with this much more experimental work (recorded during sessions that also spawned the later-released 'Amnesiac' album), which ventures even further away from conventional song structure and embraces electronica more fully (even sounding at times like Aphex Twin). |
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4.
Stadium Arcadium
by Red Hot Chili Peppers
May 9, 2006
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5.
American Idiot
by Green Day
September 21, 2004
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Is This It?
by The Strokes
October 9, 2001
This is the debut album from New York indie-rockers The Strokes, who have been hyped by the British music press following the release of "The Modern Age" EP in early 2001. It almost goes without saying, but the group is frequently compared to the Velvet Underground, among others, thanks in part to singer-songwriter Julian Casablancas' Lou Reed-esque vocals. |
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Lateralus
by Tool
May 15, 2001
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8.
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
by Coldplay
August 27, 2002
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9.
Demon Days
by Gorillaz
May 24, 2005
When the comic supergroup's 2001 debut sold an astounding 6 million copies worldwide, a sequel became necessary. Hence 'Demon Days.' Returning leader Damon Albarn (Blur) and new producer Danger Mouse are joined by guests Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays), Ike Turner, MF Doom, De La Soul and Dennis Hopper. |
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10.
Vespertine
by Björk
August 28, 2001
Bjork's follow-up to 1997's 'Homogenic' and last year's soundtrack to Dancer In The Dark is closer in sound and mood to the latter, taking a quieter, more ambient approach. Produced by San Francisco-based electronic artists Matmos, 'Vespertine' utilizes mainly electronic instrumentation, much of which was recorded by Bjork in Iceland. The lead single is "Hidden Place." |
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Toxicity
by System Of A Down
September 4, 2001
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12.
Songs For The Deaf
by Queens of the Stone Age
August 27, 2002
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13.
De-Loused In The Comatorium
by The Mars Volta
June 24, 2003
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14.
Aerial
by Kate Bush
November 8, 2005
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15.
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
by Wilco
April 23, 2002
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16.
Scarlet's Walk
by Tori Amos
October 29, 2002
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17.
Sing The Sorrow
by AFI
March 11, 2003
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18.
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
by Marilyn Manson
November 14, 2000
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19.
The Best Of Blur
by Blur
November 21, 2000
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20.
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads [2004 Version]
by Talking Heads
August 17, 2004
This two-disc set marks the long-awaited compact disc debut of the legendary band's 1982 live double album. While the original tracks are retained (and the discs follow the original's breakdown of 1977-1979 and 1980-1981), a whopping 16 tracks are added to the set, including 13 that were never before released in any format. |
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21.
Pure
by Gary Numan
November 7, 2000
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22.
Let Go
by Nada Surf
February 4, 2003
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23.
Details
by Frou Frou
August 13, 2002
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24.
Phantom Power
by Super Furry Animals
July 22, 2003
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25.
Stereo
by Paul Westerberg
April 23, 2002
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26.
Untitled #23
by The Church
May 12, 2009
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27.
Central Reservation
by Beth Orton
March 9, 1999
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28.
The Black Parade
by My Chemical Romance
October 24, 2006
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29.
Meteora
by Linkin Park
March 25, 2003
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30.
Absolution
by Muse
March 23, 2004
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31.
By The Way
by Red Hot Chili Peppers
July 9, 2002
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32.
Backspacer
by Pearl Jam
September 20, 2009
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33.
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
September 12, 2000
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34.
The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
by Brand New
November 21, 2006
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35.
White Pony
by Deftones
June 20, 2000
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36.
Deja Entendu
by Brand New
June 17, 2003
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37.
The Moon & Antarctica
by Modest Mouse
June 13, 2000
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38.
When The Pawn...
by Fiona Apple
November 9, 1999
The full title of this sophomore effort from the 22-year-old singer-songwriter runs a whopping 90 words: When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and if You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and if You Fall It Won't Matter, 'Cuz You'll Know That You're Right. |
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39.
Chuck
by Sum 41
October 12, 2004
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40.
Salival
by Tool
December 12, 2000
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41.
Unified Theory
by Unified Theory
August 15, 2000
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42.
Beyond Good & Evil
by The Cult
June 5, 2001
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43.
To Record Only Water For Ten Days
by John Frusciante
February 13, 2001
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44.
Duke Lion Fights The Terror!!
by Bigdumbface
March 6, 2001
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45.
Twelve Angry Months
by Local H
May 13, 2008
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46.
Disco Volante
by Cinerama
October 24, 2000
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47.
Season Of Poison
by Shiny Toy Guns
November 4, 2008
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48.
Hail To The Thief
by Radiohead
June 10, 2003
Not quite the return to the "rock" side of Radiohead as originally believed (although pretty close), the band's sixth album (produced again by Nigel Godrich) retains some of the experimental electronica elements of its predecessors Kid A and Amnesiac. Note that each of the tracks on the album has an alternate title, as does the album itself (aka 'The Gloaming'). |
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49.
Amnesiac
by Radiohead
June 5, 2001
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50.
Black Holes & Revelations
by Muse
July 11, 2006
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51.
Parachutes
by Coldplay
November 7, 2000
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52.
Gorillaz
by Gorillaz
June 19, 2001
Forget concept albums; this is a concept band. Formed by Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and the Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz (with visuals by "Tank Girl" creator Jamie Hewlett), the Gorillaz are a "virtual" hip-hop outfit of cartoon characters based somewhere in the future. Hey, we don't make this stuff up; we just report it. |
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53.
With Teeth
by Nine Inch Nails
May 3, 2005
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54.
Room On Fire
by The Strokes
October 28, 2003
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55.
Pearl Jam
by Pearl Jam
May 2, 2006
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56.
Medulla
by Björk
August 31, 2004
What the Icelandic singer's fifth album lacks in instrumentation (although there is a bit, provided by members of Matmos, Mum, and other collaborators), it makes up for with voices--lots and lots of voices. Think everything from beatboxing (including contributions from The Roots' Rahzel), choirs and Inuit throat-singing to, well, Mike Patton. |
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57.
Year Zero
by Nine Inch Nails
April 17, 2007
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58.
blink-182
by blink-182
November 18, 2003
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59.
Playing The Angel
by Depeche Mode
October 18, 2005
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60.
Extraordinary Machine
by Fiona Apple
October 4, 2005
The singer-songwriter's third album finally sees the light of day after originally being shelved by her record label in 2003 and then leaked onto the Internet. This official 'Machine' is a newly-recorded version (with producer Mike Elizondo taking over for the original's Jon Brion), so if you've heard the leaked tracks, you haven't heard this. Let the comparisons begin! |
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61.
American Doll Posse
by Tori Amos
May 1, 2007
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62.
Steal This Album
by System Of A Down
November 26, 2002
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63.
Blood Mountain
by Mastodon
September 12, 2006
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64.
Sea Change
by Beck
September 24, 2002
Which Beck is it? The party-loving Beck of 'Odelay' and 'Midnite Vultures,' or the more serious, singer-songwriter Beck of 'Mutations.' On this latest release, it is the latter, as Beck reunites with Mutations' producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead) for a set of darker, atmospheric, more acoustically-oriented tracks. |
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65.
Live At Reading
by Nirvana
November 3, 2009
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66.
Odd Blood
by Yeasayer
February 9, 2010
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67.
Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice
by H.I.M.
February 9, 2010
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68.
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
by The Flaming Lips
July 16, 2002
The Oklahoma band finally returns with a follow-up to perhaps their strongest effort to date, 1999's 'The Soft Bulletin.' Here, the Lips venture even more into electronic territory, working once again with producer Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev). Yoshimi of Japanese band The Boredoms guests on vocals on one track and lends her name to part of the album's title (the "Yoshimi" part, not the "Pink Robots" part). |
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69.
Saturday Night Wrist
by Deftones
October 31, 2006
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70.
Relationship Of Command
by At the Drive-In
September 12, 2000
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71.
Play
by Moby
June 1, 1999
Although techno artist Moby had been on the scene for almost a decade and had released five albums, his fame had chiefly been limited to his club hit "Go" back in 1991. 'Play' changed all that, however, garnering a sea of critical and popular acclaim for the artist. A mix of styles (including deviations into blues and gospel), 'Play' also has the unique distinction of having all 18 of its tracks licensed for use in film, television and advertising. |
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72.
Does This Look Infected?
by Sum 41
November 26, 2002
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73.
Think Tank
by Blur
May 6, 2003
The veteran Britpop outfit's first new album in four years is the result of tumultuous recording sessions in Morocco with producer Fatboy Slim, which saw a growing dispute between co-founders Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon culminate in Coxon's departure from the band. Fatboy Slim only wound up producing two tracks, with William Orbit handling some of the others. |
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74.
Ten [Reissue]
by Pearl Jam
March 24, 2009
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75.
Drops Of Jupiter
by Train
March 27, 2001
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76.
Embryonic
by The Flaming Lips
October 13, 2009
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77.
Rock Steady
by No Doubt
December 11, 2001
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78.
Live at the Mark, Tom & Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back)
by blink-182
November 7, 2000
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79.
You Are The Quarry
by Morrissey
May 18, 2004
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80.
Believe
by Disturbed
September 17, 2002
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81.
13
by Blur
March 23, 1999
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82.
Conspiracy of One
by The Offspring
November 14, 2000
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83.
In Ghost Colours
by Cut Copy
April 8, 2008
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84.
Journal For Plague Lovers
by Manic Street Preachers
September 15, 2009
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85.
Shadows Collide With People
by John Frusciante
February 24, 2004
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86.
Haunted
by Poe
October 31, 2000
Poe's second album is a concept album, of sorts, about the death of her father (noted documentarian Tad Danielewski). Partially based on the autobiographical novel House of Leaves by Poe's brother Mark Z. Danielewski, 'Haunted' utilizes tapes of her father's voice as well as a mix of dark electronic and organic sounds. |
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87.
100th Window
by Massive Attack
February 11, 2003
The first of two planned 2003 releases for the far-from-prolific Bristol-based electronica collective sees the group pared down to one original member: Robert "3-D" del Naja (although Grant "Daddy G." Marshall intends to return to the group for the next disc). Horace Andy returns to provide vocals on several tracks, and Sinead O'Connor also guests on two songs. |
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88.
I Speak Because I Can
by Laura Marling
April 6, 2010
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89.
Black Market Music
by Placebo
May 8, 2001
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90.
Everybody Loves A Happy Ending
by Tears for Fears
September 14, 2004
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91.
Sleeping With Ghosts
by Placebo
April 1, 2003
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92.
Rather Ripped
by Sonic Youth
June 13, 2006
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93.
Sainthood
by Tegan and Sara
October 27, 2009
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94.
Commencement
by Deadsy
May 14, 2002
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95.
The Incident
by Porcupine Tree
September 15, 2009
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96.
No More Shall We Part
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
April 10, 2001
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97.
4:13 Dream
by The Cure
October 28, 2008
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98.
Vapor Transmissions
by Orgy
October 10, 2000
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99.
More Than You Think You Are
by Matchbox Twenty
November 19, 2002
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100.
Blue Record
by Baroness
October 13, 2009
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