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Miscellaneous 2001 Lists

All Music Guide Alternative Press Basement-Life Delusions of Adequacy Kinda Muzik Magnet Pop Matters Rock De Lux

All Music Guide's Best 50 of 2001

24 of All-Music Guide's editors and contributors listed their best 'pop' albums of 2001 (in no particular order), but failed to publish a consensus list. Jumping Fences has done it for them! We simply allocated 1 point for each album, every time it was listed. Got it? Here are all the individual lists and below is the Top 50 consensus list.

The Strokes - Is This It Bjork - Vespertine

1	BJORK	VESPERTINE	12
-	STROKES	IS THIS IT	12
3	RADIOHEAD	AMNESIAC	10
4	GORILLAZ	GORILLAZ	7
-	ORIGINAL BROTHERS & SISTERS OF LOVE	H.O.M.E.S., VOL 1	7
6	BOB DYLAN	LOVE AND THEFT	6
-	WEEZER	WEEZER	6
-	DAFT PUNK	DISCOVERY	6
-	SHINS	OH INVERTED, WORLD	6
-	JIM O'ROURKE	INSIGNIFICANCE	6
11	THE AVALANCHES	SINCE I LEFT YOU	5
-	PULP	WE LOVE LIFE	5
-	NEW ORDER	GET READY	5
-	STEPHEN MALKMUS	STEPHEN MALKMUS	5
15	THE WHITE STRIPES	WHITE BLOOD CELLS	4
-	GILLIAN WELCH	TIME (THE REVELATOR)	4
-	JAY-Z	THE BLUEPRINT	4
-	SPARKLEHORSE	IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE	4
-	RUFUS WAINWRIGHT	POSES	4
-	MERCURY REV	ALL IS DREAM	4
-	LOW	THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE	4
-	SUPER FURRY ANIMALS	RINGS AROUND THE WORLD	4
-	KEN VANDERMARK	ACOUSTIC MACHINE	4
24	PERNICE BROTHERS	THE WORLD WON'T END	3
-	TENACIOUS D	TENACIOUS D	3
-	WILCO	YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT	3
-	WHISKEYTOWN	PNEUMONIA	3
-	FRANK BLACK	DOG IN THE SAND	3
-	MOUSE ON MARS	IDIOLOGY	3
-	SPIRITUALIZED	LET IT COME DOWN	3
-	SPOON	GIRLS CAN TELL	3
-	TORTOISE	STANDARDS	3
-	SILVER JEWS	BRIGHT FLIGHT	3
-	NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS	NO MORE SHALL WE PART	3
-	BASEMENT JAXX	ROOTY	3
-	AS ONE	21ST CENTURY SOUL	3
-	DABRYE	ONE/THREE	3
-	FANTOMAS	DIRECTOR'S CUT	3
-	MIRIODOR	MEKANO	3
-	CRAIG TABORN	LIGHT MADE LIGHTER	3
-	ROBBIE WILLIAMS	SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING	3
42	CLEM SNIDE	GHOST OF FASION	2
-	RYAN ADAMS	GOLD	2
-	HERBERT	BODILY FUNCTIONS	2
-	BUDDY GUY	SWEET TEA	2
-	THE BETA BAND	HOT SHOTS II	2
-	FUGAZI	THE ARGUMENT	2
-	BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB	B.R.M.C.	2
-	JIMMY EAT WORLD	BLEED AMERICAN	2
-	LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS	ANY OTHER CITY	2
-	SYSTEM OF A DOWN	TOXICITY	2
-	TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS	THE TYRANNY OF DISTANCE	2
-	AIR	10,000 HZ LEGEND	2
-	4 HERO	CREATING PATTERNS	2
-	PREFUSE 73	VOCAL STUDIES + UPROCK NARRATIVES	2
-	PETE YORN	MUSICFORTHEMORNINGAFTER	2
-	ARAB STRAP	THE RED THREAD	2
-	SMOG	RAIN ON LENS	2
-	DJ FOOD & DK	NOW, LISTEN!	2
-	SOLEX	LOW KICK AND HARD BOP	2
-	MERLE HAGGARD	ROOTS VOL 1	2
-	JAMES BLOOD ULMER	MEMPHIS BLOOD	2
-	DAVID S. WARE	CORRIDORS AND PARALLELS	2
-	CHAMPALE	SIMPLE DAYS	2
-	NEIL FINN	ONE NIL	2
-	ICP ORCHESTRA	OH, MY DOG	2
-	NICK LOWE	THE CONVINCER	2
-	MATMOS	CHANCE TO CUT IS A CHANCE TO CURE	2
-	MICHAEL MOORE	JEWELS AND BINOCULARS	2
-	PLAID	DOUBLE FIGURE	2
-	JOHN ZORN	MASADA LIVE AT TONIC, 2001	2

Alternative Press's Best 10 of 2001

1. Radiohead: Amnesiac Radiohead - Amnesiac

2. Tool: Lateralus
3. Bjork: Vespertine
4. Squarepusher: Go Plastic
5. Clinic: Internal Wrangler
6. Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American
7. The Start: Shakedown!
8. Air: 10,000 Hz Legend
9. System Of A Down: Toxicity
10. Lars Fredericksen: Lars Fredericksen and the Bastards

Basement-Life's Best 20 of 2001

The New York-based webzine, Basement-Life, listed over 20 of its contributor's and artist's top ten lists for 2001 but failed to publish a consensus list. Jumping Fences has done it for them! We used a simple points system of 10 points for each number one selection through to 1 point for each number ten selection. Got it? Here are all the individual lists and below is the Top 20 consensus list.


1	FUGAZI	THE ARGUMENT	38
2	DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE	THE PHOTO ALBUM	34
3	SPOON	GIRLS CAN TELL	29
4	SPIRITUALIZED	LET IT COME DOWN	27
-	SUPERCHUNK	HERE'S TO SHUTTING UP	27
6	THE SHINS	OH INVERTED, WORLD	24
7	THE AMERICAN ANALOG SET	KNOW BY HEART	18
-	THE NEW YEAR	NEWNESS ENDS	18
9	TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS	THE TYRANNY OF DISTANCE	17
-	SILVER SCOOTER	THE BLUE LAW	17
11	THE STROKES	IS THIS IT	16
-	JOHN VANDERSLICE	TIME TRAVEL IS LONELY	16
13	BEULAH	THE COAST IS NEVER CLEAR	15
-	DISMEMBERMENT PLAN	CHANGE	15
-	LES SAVY FAV	GO FORTH	15
16	BJORK	VESPERTINE	14
17	AESOP ROCK	LABOR DAYS	13
18	CURSIVE	BURST AND BLOOM EP	12
-	THE FAINT	DANSE MACABRE	12
20	CROOKED FINGERS	BRING ON THE SNAKES	11
-	PERNICE BROTHERS	THE WORLD WON'T END	11
-	HAYDEN	SKYSCRAPER NATIONAL PARK	11

Delusions of Adequacy's Best 15 of 2001

The New York-based webzine, Delusions of Adequacy, listed 17 of its writer's top ten lists for 2001 but failed to publish a consensus list. Jumping Fences has done it for them! We used a simple points system of 10 points for each number one selection through to 1 point for each number ten selection. If top tens were listed in alphabetical order, each album would receive 5.5 points each. Got it? Here are all the individual lists and below is the Top 15 consensus list.

1	THE WHITE STRIPES	WHITE BLOOD CELLS	35.5
2	DISMEMBERMENT PLAN	CHANGE	31
3	FUGAZI	THE ARGUMENT	26
-	THURSDAY	FULL COLLAPSE	26
5	BJORK	VESPERTINE	22.5
6	RADIOHEAD	AMNESIAC	22
7	PENFOLD	OUR FIRST TASTE OF ESCAPE	19
8	ALKALINE TRIO	FROM HERE TO INFIRMARY	18
9	JUNO	A FUTURE LIVED IN PAST TENSE	17
10	CROOKED FINGERS	BRING ON THE SNAKES	16
-	KILL CREEK	COLORS OF HOME	16
12	JAY FARRAR	SEBASTOPOL	15.5
13	APPLESEED CAST	LOW LEVEL OWL, VOL I & II	15
-	LANDSPEEDRECORD	ROAD TO FLIGHT	15
15	DYLAN, BOB	LOVE AND THEFT	13

Kinda Muzik's Best 50 of 2001

The Dutch-based webzine, Kinda Muzik, listed over 55 of its staffer's and industry pal's top ten lists for 2001 but failed to publish a consensus list. Jumping Fences has done it for them! We used a simple points system of 10 points for each number one selection through to 1 point for each number ten selection. If top tens were listed in alphabetical order, each album would receive 5.5 points each. Got it? Here are all the individual lists and below is the Top 50 consensus list.

1	THE STROKES	IS THIS IT	117.5
2	THE WHITE STRIPES	WHITE BLOOD CELLS	60.5
3	TOOL	LATERALUS	52.0
4	NEW ORDER	GET READY	47.5
5	JOHAN	PERGOLA	39.0
-	NER*D	IN SEARCH OF	39.0
7	RADIOHEAD	AMNESIAC	34.0
8	MADRUGADA	THE NIGHTLY DISEASE	32.0
9	THE AVALANCHES	SINCE I LEFT YOU	31.0
10	THE DIRTBOMBS	ULTRAGLIDE IN BLACK	30.5
11	RYAN ADAMS	GOLD	30.0
12	THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES	BEHIND THE MUSIC	28.5
13	THE FLAMING SIDEBURNS	HALLELUJAH ROCK 'N' ROLLAH	27.5
-	COPARCK	BIRDS, HAPPINESS & STILL NOT WORRIED	27.5
15	HERBERT	BODILY FUNCTIONS	26.5
16	I AM KLOOT	NATURAL HISTORY	25.0
-	MERCURY REV	ALL IS DREAM	25.0
-	MUSE	ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY	25.0
19	DAFT PUNK	DISCOVERY	24.5
-	ROOTS MANUVA	RUN COME SAVE ME	24.5
21	MOTORPSYCHO	PHANEROTHYME	24.0
-	BJORK	VESPERTINE	24.0
23	APHEX TWIN	DRUKQS	22.0
-	MISSY ELLIOTT	MISS E…SO ADDICTIVE	22.0
-	ELBOW	ASLEEP IN THE BACK	22.0
26	MASTERS OF REALITY	DEEP IN THE HOLE	21.0
27	BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB	B.R.M.C.	20.5
28	FENNESZ	ENDLESS SUMMER	20.0
-	SYSTEM OF A DOWN	TOXICITY	20.0
30	FELIX DA HOUSECAT	KITTINZ AND THE GLITZ	19.5
31	TURIN BRAKES	THE OPTIMIST LP	19.0
32	GORKY'S ZYGOTIC MYNCI	HOW I LONG TO FEEL THAT SUMMER IN MY HEART	18.5
-	SPARKLEHORSE	IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE	18.5
34	DE KIFT	KOPER	18.0
-	MANU CHAO	PROXIMA ESTACION…ESPERANZA	18.0
-	ROYKSOPP	MELODY AM	18.0
-	WEEZER	WEEZER	18.0
38	NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS	NO MORE SHALL WE PART	17.0
-	SHUGGIE OTIS	INSPIRATION INFORMATION	17.0
-	SAFETY SCISSORS	PARTS WATER	17.0
-	SPOON	GIRLS CAN TELL	17.0
42	AIR	10,000 HZ LEGEND	16.5
-	CANNIBAL OX	THE COLD VEIN	16.5
-	VARIOUS ARTISTS	NUGGETS II - ORIGINAL ARTYFACTS FROM THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND BEYOND	16.5
45	4 HERO	CREATING PATTERNS	16.0
-	BEN FOLDS	ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS	16.0
-	SHINS	OH INVERTED, WORLD	16.0
-	VARIOUS ARTISTS	COMPOST ONE HUNDRED	16.0
49	REIGNING SOUND	BREAK UP...BREAK DOWN	15.0
50	ALVA NOTO	TRANSFORM	14.5
-	THE AMERICAN ANALOG SET	KNOW BY HEART	14.5
-	JAMES CARR	THE COMPLETE GOLDWAX SINGLES	14.5
-	CLOUDDEAD	CLOUDDEAD	14.5
-	PREFUSE 73	VOCAL STUDIES + UPROCK NARRATIVES	14.5

Magnet's Best 20 of 2001

In alphabetical order

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 & 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
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

Pop Matter's Best 25 of 2001

The Chicago-based culture webzine, Pop Matters, listed 33 of its writer's top ten lists for 2001 but failed to publish a consensus list. Jumping Fences has done it for them! We used a simple points system of 10 points for each number one selection through to 1 point for each number ten selection. If top tens were listed in alphabetical order, each album would receive 5.5 points each. Got it? Here are all the individual lists and below is the Top 25 consensus list.

1	DYLAN, BOB	LOVE AND THEFT	39.5
2	THE WHITE STRIPES	WHITE BLOOD CELLS	34
3	BJORK	VESPERTINE	32
4	GILLIAN WELCH	TIME (THE REVELATOR)	30
5	RADIOHEAD	AMNESIAC	28.5
6	PERNICE BROTHERS	THE WORLD WON'T END	23
7	LUCINDA WILLIAMS	ESSENCE	22
8	FRANTI, MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD	STAY HUMAN	18.5
9	CIRCULATORY SYSTEM	CIRCULATORY SYSTEM	18
-	JOE HENRY	SCAR	18
11	CLEM SNIDE	GHOST OF FASION	17
12	RYAN ADAMS	GOLD	16
-	GUIDED BY VOICES	ISOLATION DRILLS	16
14	JAY-Z	THE BLUEPRINT	15.7
15	TENACIOUS D	TENACIOUS D	14.5
16	GORILLAZ	GORILLAZ	14.2
17	WILCO	YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT	14
18	THE AVALANCHES	SINCE I LEFT YOU	13
-	PEACHES	THE TEACHES OF PEACHES	13
-	WEEZER	WEEZER	13
21	THE STROKES	IS THIS IT	12.5
22	CANNIBAL OX	THE COLD VEIN	12.2
23	BEN FOLDS	ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS	12
-	THE GOSSIP	THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD	12
-	TURIN BRAKES	THE OPTIMIST LP	12

Rock De Lux's Best 40 of 2001

MOGWAI: Rock Action
EXPERIENCE: Aujourd’hui, maintenant
THE STROKES: Is This It?
THE AVALANCHES: Since I Left You
DOMINIQUE A: Auguri
CANNIBAL OX: The Cold Vein
FENNESZ: Endless Summer
THE MOLDY PEACHES: The Moldy Peaches
HERBERT: Bodily Functions
BJÖRK: Vespertine
LOW: Things We Lost In The Fire
RADIOHEAD: Amnesiac
LUCINDA WILLIAMS: Essence
THE WHITE STRIPES: White Blood Cells
THALIA ZEDEK: Been Here And Gone
BOB DYLAN: Love & Theft
ARAB STRAP: The Red Thread
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY: Ease Down The Road
PULP: We Love Life
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: No More Shall We Part
MISSY MISDEMEANOR ELLIOTT: So Adictive
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS: Rings Around The World
NEUROSIS: A Sun That Never Sets
SET FIRE TO FLAMES: Sings Reign Rebuilder
SMOG: Rain On Lens
SPARKLEHORSE: It's A Wonderful Life
GORKY'S ZYGOTIC MYNCI: How I Long To Feel That Summer In My Heart
HOOD: Cold House
LUKE HAINES: The Oliver Twist Manifesto
SQUAREPUSHER: Go Plastic
AUTECHRE: Confield
CLEM SNIDE: The Ghost Of Fashion
DNTEL: Life Is Full Of Possibilities
THE BETA BAND: Hot Shots II
MATMOS: A Chance To Cut Is A Chance To Cure
THE ZEPHYRS: When The Sky Comes Down It Comes Down On Your Head
ROOTS MANUVA: Run Come Save Me
TECHNO ANIMAL: The Brotherhood Of The Bomb
HOPE SANDOVAL & THE WARM INVENTIONS: Bavarian Fruit
LALI PUNA: Scary World Theory

Thanks to Xavier Valioño for providing this list.