88 Of The Greatest Debut Albums Of The 00s

A decade of hits.

1. Nelly, Country Grammar (2000)

Universal

Singles:

1. "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"

2. "E.I."

3. "Ride wit Me"

4. "Batter Up"

2. Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain (2000)

Mute

Singles:

1. "Lovely Head"

2. "Utopia"

3. "Human"

4. "Utopia (Genetically Enriched)"

5. "Pilots"

3. Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory (2000)

Warner Bros.

Singles:

1. "One Step Closer"

2. "Crawling"

3. "Papercut"

4. "In the End"

4. The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic (2000)

Mint

Single:

1. "Letter from an Occupant"

5. Coldplay, Parachutes (2000)

Parlophone

Singles:

1. "Shiver"

2. "Yellow"

3. "Trouble"

4. "Don't Panic"

6. Disturbed, The Sickness (2000)

Giant

Singles:

1. "Stupify"

2. "Down with the Sickness"

3. "Voices"

4. "The Game"

7. Dashboard Confessional, The Swiss Army Romance (2000)

Fiddler

Notable tracks:

1. "Screaming Infidelities"

2. "The Swiss Army Romance"

8. Nelly Furtado, Whoa, Nelly! (2000)

DreamWorks

Singles:

1. "I'm Like a Bird"

2. "Turn Off the Light"

3. "...on the Radio (Remember the Days)"

4. "Hey, Man!"

9. Sum 41, All Killer No Filler (2001)

Island

Singles:

1. "Fat Lip"

2. "In Too Deep"

3. "Motivation"

4. "Handle This"

10. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, B.R.M.C. (2001)

Virgin

Notable tracks:

1. "Love Burns"

2. "Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)"

3. "Spread Your Love"

11. Gorillaz, Gorillaz (2001)

Parlophone

Singles:

1. "Clint Eastwood"

2. "19-2000"

3. "Rock the House"

4. "Tomorrow Comes Today"

12. Andrew W.K., I Get Wet (2001)

Island

Singles:

1. "Party Hard"

2. "She Is Beautiful"

3. "We Want Fun"

4. "Fun Night"

13. The Strokes, Is This It (2001)

RCA

Singles:

1. "Hard to Explain"

2. "Last Nite"

3. "Someday"

14. The Shins, Oh, Inverted World (2001)

Sub Pop

Notable tracks:

1. "Caring Is Creepy"

2. "New Slang"

15. Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor (2001)

J Records

Singles:

1. "Fallin"

2. "A Woman's Worth"

3. "How Come You Don't Call Me"

4. "Girlfriend"

16. N.E.R.D., In Search of... (2001)

Star Trak

Singles:

1. "Lapdance"

2. "Rock Star"

3. "Provider"

17. Rise Against, The Unraveling (2001)

Fat Wreck Chords

Notable tracks:

1. "Alive and Well"

2. "My Life Inside Your Heart"

3. "Six Ways 'Til Sunday"

4. "Everchanging"

18. Vanessa Carlton, Be Not Nobody (2002)

AM

Singles:

1. "A Thousand Miles"

2. "Ordinary Day"

3. "Pretty Baby"

19. Norah Jones, Come Away with Me (2002)

Blue Note

Singles:

1. "Don't Know Why"

2. "Feelin' the Same Way"

3. "Come Away with Me"

4. "Turn Me On"

20. Iron & Wine, The Creek Drank the Cradle (2002)

Sub Pop

Notable tracks:

1. "Lion's Mane"

2. "Faded from the Winter"

3. "Upward Over the Mountain"

21. Junior Senior, D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat (2002)

Atlantic

Singles:

1. "Move Your Feet"

2. "Rhythm Bandits"

3. "Shake Your Coconuts"

22. Justin Timberlake, Justified (2002)

Jive

Singles:

1. "Like I Love You"

2. "Cry Me a River"

3. "Rock Your Body"

4. "Señorita"

23. Avril Lavigne, Let Go (2002)

Arista

Singles:

1. "Complicated"

2. "Sk8er Boi"

3. "I'm with You"

4. "Losing Grip"

24. Simple Plan, No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002)

Atlantic

Singles:

1. "I'm Just a Kid"

2. "I'd Do Anything"

3. "Addicted"

4. "Perfect"

25. Damien Rice, O (2002)

14th Floor

Singles:

1. "The Blower's Daughter"

2. "Cannonball"

3. "Volcano"

26. Maroon 5, Songs About Jane* (2002)

Octone

Singles:

1. "Harder to Breathe"

2. "This Love"

3. "She Will Be Loved"

4. "Sunday Morning"

5. "Must Get Out"

*The band previously recorded music as Kara's Flowers. Songs About Jane is the band's debut album as Maroon 5.

27. Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)

Matador

Singles:

1. "PDA"

2. "Obstacle 1"

3. "Say Hello to the Angels" / "NYC"

28. The Libertines, Up the Bracket (2002)

Rough Trade

Singles:

1. "Up the Bracket"

2. "Time for Heroes"

29. The Used, The Used (2002)

Reprise

Singles:

1. "A Box Full of Sharp Objects"

2. "The Taste of Ink"

3. "Buried Myself Alive"

4. "Blue and Yellow"

30. Beyoncé, Dangerously in Love (2003)

Columbia

Singles:

1. "Crazy in Love"

2. "Baby Boy"

3. "Me, Myself, and I"

4. "Naughty Girl"

31. Evanescence, Fallen (2003)

Wind-up

Singles:

1. "Bring Me to Life"

2. "Going Under"

3. "My Immortal"

4. "Everybody's Fool"

32. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever to Tell (2003)

Interscope

Singles:

1. "Date with the Night"

2. "Pin"

3. "Maps"

4. "Y Control"

33. Jet, Get Born (2003)

Elektra

Singles:

1. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"

2. "Rollover DJ"

3. "Look What You've Done"

4. "Get Me Outta Here"

34. 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003)

Shady

Singles:

1. "In da Club"

2. "21 Questions"

3. "Many Men (Wish Death)"

4. "P.I.M.P."

5. "If I Can't"

35. The Postal Service, Give Up (2003)

Sub Pop

Singles:

1. "Such Great Heights"

2. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight"

3. "We Will Become Silhouettes"

36. Fall Out Boy, Take This to Your Grave (2003)

Fueled by Ramen

Singles:

1. "Dead on Arrival"

2. "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy"

3. "Saturday"

37. The Hold Steady, Almost Killed Me (2004)

Frenchkiss

Notable track:

1. "Killer Parties"

38. James Blunt, Back to Bedlam (2004)

Atlantic

Singles:

1. "High"

2. "Wisemen"

3. "You're Beautiful"

4. "Goodbye My Lover"

5. "No Bravery"

39. Kanye West, The College Dropout (2004)

Roc-A-Fella

Singles:

1. "Through the Wire"

2. "Slow Jamz"

3. "All Falls Down"

4. "Jesus Walks"

5. "The New Workout Plan"

40. Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (2004)

Domino

Singles:

1. "Darts of Pleasure"

2. "Take Me Out"

3. "The Dark of the Matinée"

4. "Michael"

5. "This Fire"

41. Arcade Fire, Funeral (2004)

Merge

Singles:

1. "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)"

2. "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)"

3. "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)"

4. "Rebellion (Lies)"

5. "Wake Up"

42. John Legend, Get Lifted (2004)

GOOD Music

Singles:

1. "Used to Love U"

2. "Ordinary People"

3. "Number One"

4. "So High"

43. Gretchen Wilson, Here for the Party (2004)

Epic Nashville

Singles:

1. "Redneck Woman"

2. "Here for the Party"

3. "When I Think About Cheatin'"

4. "Homewrecker"

44. Keane, Hopes & Fears (2004)

Island

Singles:

1. "Somewhere Only We Know"

2. "Everybody's Changing"

3. "Bedshaped"

4. "This Is the Last Time"

5. "Bend and Break"

45. The Killers, Hot Fuss (2004)

Island

Singles:

1. "Mr. Brightside"

2. "Somebody Told Me"

3. "All These Things That I've Done"

4. "Smile Like You Mean It"

46. Gwen Stefani, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004)

Interscope

Singles:

1. "What You Waiting For?"

2. "Rich Girl"

3. "Hollaback Girl"

4. "Cool"

5. "Luxurious"

6. "Crash"

47. Panic! at the Disco, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005)

Decaydance

Singles:

1. "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage"

2. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

3. "But It's Better If You Do"

4. "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"

5. "Build God, Then We'll Talk"

48. Paramore, All We Know Is Falling (2005)

Fueled by Ramen

Singles:

1. "Pressure"

2. "Emergency"

3. "All We Know"

49. M.I.A., Arular (2005)

XL

Singles:

1. "Galang"

2. "Sunshowers"

3. "Hombre"

4. "Bucky Done Gun"

50. The Bravery, The Bravery (2005)

Polydor

Singles:

1. "An Honest Mistake"

2. "Fearless"

3. "Unconditional"

51. The Game, The Documentary (2005)

Aftermath

Singles:

1. "Westside Story"

2. "How We Do"

3. "Hate It or Love It"

4. "Higher"

5. "Dreams"

6. "Put You on the Game"

52. LCD Soundsystem, LCD Soundsystem (2005)

DFA

Singles:

1. "Losing My Edge"

2. "Give It Up"

3. "Yeah"

4. "Movement"

5. "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"

6. "Disco Infiltrator"

7. "Tribulations"

53. Fort Minor, The Rising Tied (2005)

Machine Shop

Singles:

1. "Petrified/Remember the Name"

2. "Believe Me"

3. "Where'd You Go"

54. Bloc Party, Silent Alarm (2005)

Wichita

Singles:

1. "So Here We Are/Positive Tension"

2. "Banquet"

3. "Pioneers"

4. "Two More Years"

5. "Helicopter"

55. Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (2005)

Arista Nashville

Singles:

1. "Jesus, Take the Wheel"

2. "Some Hearts"

3. "Don't Forget to Remember Me"

4. "Before He Cheats"

5. "Wasted"

56. Bun B, Trill (2005)

Rap-a-Lot

Singles:

1. "Draped Up"

2. "Git It"

3. "Get Throwed"

57. Wolfmother, Wolfmother (2005)

Modular

Singles:

1. "Mind's Eye"

2. "White Unicorn"

3. "Dimension"

4. "Woman"

5. "Love Train"

6. "Joker & the Thief"

58. Lily Allen, Alright, Still (2006)

Regal

Singles:

1. "Smile"

2. "LDN"

3. "Littlest Things"

4. "Alfie"/"Shame for You"

59. The Raconteurs, Broken Boy Soldiers (2006)

V2

Singles:

1. "Steady, As She Goes"

2. "Hands"

3. "Broken Boy Soldier"

4. "Level"

60. Corinne Bailey Rae, Corinne Bailey Rae (2006)

EMI

Singles:

1. "Like a Star"

2. "Put Your Records On"

3. "Trouble Sleeping"

4. "I'd Like To"

61. Ne-Yo, In My Own Words (2006)

Def Jam

Singles:

1. "Stay"

2. "So Sick"

3. "When You're Mad"

4. "Sexy Love"

62. Gnars Barkley, St. Elsewhere (2006)

Downtown

Singles:

1. "Crazy"

2. "Smiley Faces"

3. "Who Cares?" / "Gone Daddy Gone"

63. Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift (2006)

Big Machine

Singles:

1. "Tim McGraw"

2. "Teardrops on My Guitar"

3. "Our Song"

4. "Picture to Burn"

5. "Should've Said No"

64. Arctic Monkeys, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)

Domino

Singles:

1. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"

2. "When the Sun Goes Down"

3. "Fake Tales of San Francisco"

65. Hellogoodbye, Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! (2006)

Drive-Thru

Singles:

1. "Here (In Your Arms)"

2. "All of Your Love"

3. "Baby, It's Fact"

66. Mayday Parade, A Lesson in Romantics (2007)

Fearless

Singles:

1. "When I Get Home, You're So Dead"

2. "Jamie All Over"

67. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)

Jagjaguwar

Singles:

1. "Skinny Love"

2. "For Emma"

3. "re: stacks"

68. MGMT, Oracular Spectacular (2007)

Columbia

Singles:

1. "Time to Pretend"

2. "Electric Feel"

3. "Kids"

69. Adele, 19 (2008)

XL

Singles:

1. "Hometown Glory"

2. "Chasing Pavements"

3. "Cold Shoulder"

4. "Make You Feel My Love"

70. Cage the Elephant, Cage the Elephant (2008)

RCA/Jive

Singles:

1. "Free Love"

2. "In One Ear"

3. "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"

4. "Back Against the Wall"

71. Lady Gaga, The Fame (2008)

Streamline

Singles:

1. "Just Dance"

2. "Poker Face"

3. "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"

4. "LoveGame"

5. "Paparazzi"

72. Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes (2008)

Bella Union

Singles:

1. "White Winter Hymnal"

2. "He Doesn't Know Why"

3. "Your Protector"

73. Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson (2008)

Arista

Singles:

1. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"

2. "Spotlight"

3. "If This Isn't Love"

4. "Giving Myself"

74. Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum (2008)

Capitol Nashville

Singles:

1. "Love Don't Live Here"

2. "Lookin' for a Good Time"

3. "I Run to You"

75. Duffy, Rockferry (2008)

AM

Singles:

1. "Rockferry"

2. "Mercy"

3. "Warwick Avenue"

4. "Stepping Stone"

5. "Rain on Your Parade"

76. Santigold, Santogold (2008)

Downtown

Singles:

1. "Creator"

2. "L.E.S. Artistes"

3. "Lights Out"

4. "Say Aha"

77. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend (2008)

XL

Singles:

1. "Mansard Roof"

2. "A-Punk"

3. "Oxford Comma"

4. "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"

5. "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance"

78. Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream (2008)

Capitol

Singles:

1. "Walking on a Dream"

2. "We Are the People"

3. "Standing on the Shore"

4. "Without You"

5. "Half Mast (Slight Return)"

79. The Ting Tings, We Started Nothing (2008)

Columbia

Singles:

1. "Fruit Machine"

2. "Great DJ"

3. "That's Not My Name"

4. "Shut Up and Let Me Go"

5. "Be the One"

6. "We Walk"

80. Lykke Li, Youth Novels (2008)

LL

Singles:

1. "Little Bit"

2. "I'm Good, I'm Gone"

3. "Breaking It Up"

4. "Tonight"

81. The Temper Trap, Conditions (2009)

Liberation

Singles:

1. "Sweet Disposition"

2. "Science of Fear"

3. "Fader"

4. "Love Lost"

82. Major Lazer, Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do (2009)

Downtown

Singles:

1. "Hold the Line"

2. "Keep It Goin' Louder"

3. "Pon de Floor"

83. La Roux, La Roux (2009)

Polydor

Singles:

1. "Quicksand"

2. "In for the Kill"

3. "Bulletproof"

4. "I'm Not Your Toy"

84. Florence + the Machine, Lungs (2009)

Island

Singles:

1. "Kiss with a Fist"

2. "Dog Days Are Over"

3. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

4. "Drumming Song"

5. "You've Got the Love"

6. "Cosmic Love"

85. Kid Cudi, Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009)

Dream On

Singles:

1. "Day 'n' Nite"

2. "Make Her Say"

3. "Pursuit of Happiness"

86. Passion Pit, Manners (2009)

Frenchkiss

Singles:

1. "The Reeling"

2. "To Kingdom Come"

3. "Little Secrets"

87. Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More (2009)

Island

Singles:

1. "Little Lion Man"

2. "Winter Winds"

3. "The Cave"

4. "Roll Away Your Stone"

88. The xx, xx (2009)

Young Turks

Singles:

1. "Crystalised"

2. "Basic Space"

3. "Islands"

4. "VCR"