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Top 75 Albums of the Decade 2000-2009 Part I: nos. 1-25
War StoriesWar Stories by UNKLE
Buy new: £11.68 / Used from: £7.99
(2007) Underrated stone-cold classic, featuring collaborations with the likes of Josh Homme and Ian Astbury. Dance grooves meet snarling guitars.
Kid AKid A by Radiohead
Buy new: £5.08 / Used from: £2.24
(2000) Groundbreaking follow-up to OK Computer
Return to Cookie MountainReturn to Cookie Mountain by TV on the Radio
Buy new: £7.48 / Used from: £5.77
(2006) In which TV On the Radio deliver on the promise of their debut album
Turn On The Bright Lights + Bonus Track (Aust Excl (Australian Import)Turn On The Bright Lights + Bonus Track (Aust Excl (Australian Import) by Interpol
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.00
(2002) Interpol's stunning debut channels Joy Division, Magazine and the Psychedelic Furs to create something dark, brooding and powerful
BlackbirdBlackbird by Alter Bridge
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.50
(2007) This amazing album, by unreconstructed, devils-horn finger sign flashing heavy rockers Alter Bridge, features 14 classic tracks and no filler. Has been on heavy rotation here since its release
Is This ItIs This It by The Strokes
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £5.38
(2001) This album single-handedly kicked off the US hipster rock revival that broughts us the likes of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Kings of Leon
attack, decay, sustain, releaseattack, decay, sustain, release by Simian Mobile Disco
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.66
(2007) Best dance album of the decade (although Justice runs it a close second)
In RainbowsIn Rainbows by Radiohead
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(2007) The hype surrounding its unorthodox release distracted from the fact that it is a killer album
Fever To TellFever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.46
(2003) 'Maps' is arguably the anthem of the decade
Demon DaysDemon Days by Gorillaz
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £0.56
(2005) Damon Albarn's music here transcends the cartoon-character focus of the debut
Youth & Young ManhoodYouth & Young Manhood by Kings of Leon
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £1.95
(2003) Outstanding raw bluesy debut
CrossCross by Justice
Buy used from: £4.00
(2007) Squelchy lo-fi dance with massive beats and hooks
KasabianKasabian by Kasabian
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.09
(2004) Britain's answer to the post-punk channelling of Interpol was a reinvention of Madchester, to great effect
Global a Go-GoGlobal a Go-Go by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £7.29
(2001) A slow-burn grower, that I only really grew to appreciate after Joe's early demise
The DreamThe Dream by The Orb
Buy new: £19.99 / Used from: £11.75
(2007) A massive return to form by The Orb, thanks partly to the input of Dreadzone's Tim Bran
Dear ScienceDear Science by TV on the Radio
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.45
(2008) More accessible than 'Cookie Mountain', this is a mesmerising success
Myths Of The Near FutureMyths Of The Near Future by Klaxons
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.77
(2007) Manic dance-punk meets art-rock
Come with UsCome with Us by The Chemical Brothers
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £0.70
(2002) The hipsters had moved on, and the Chems have struggled to get a good album review this decade. This remains a classic dance album, however
RealityReality by David Bowie
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.39
(2003) Bowie's second 'return to form' album in 2 years. Since then, nothing. Please, sir, can we have some more?
Think TankThink Tank by Blur
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £1.15
(2003) The sound of Blur working through the loss of guitarist Graham Coxon is eclectic yet surprisingly coherent
Silent AlarmSilent Alarm by Bloc Party
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(2005) A reinvention of sophisticated guitar pop
GorillazGorillaz by Gorillaz
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.42
(2001) The hype initially distracted from the songs, but these have shone through in the long run
Black IceBlack Ice by AC/DC
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(2008) Finely crafted hard rock album, packed with hooks and the trademark Young brothers' riffs
Oracular SpectacularOracular Spectacular by MGMT
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.47
(2008) Hyped to death by the music press, it's a good job this album lived up to the hype, and more
AnticsAntics by Interpol
Buy new: £6.18 / Used from: £2.99
(2004) Somehow deemed a 'disappointment' on its release, this builds solidly on their debut