ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2001
compiled from the critics' choices in the following publications: Uncut, Q, Mojo, the NME, Time Out, the Sunday Telegraph and the Sunday Times
1
Is This It
The Strokes
2
All Is Dream
Mercury Rev
3
Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
4
Let It Come Down
Spiritualized
5=
Amnesiac
Radiohead
5=
Gold
Ryan Adams
7
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
8
Asleep In The Back
Elbow
9
Rooty
Basement Jaxx
10
Discovery
Daft Punk
11
Miss E ... So Addictive
Missy Elliott
12
Love and Theft
Bob Dylan
13
Get Ready
New Order
14
Poses
Rufus Wainwright
15
10,000 Hz Legend
Air
16=
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
16=
Reveal
REM
18
Run Come Save Me
Roots Manuva
19
Wonderland
The Charlatans
20
Vespertine
Björk
21
We Love Life
Pulp
22
Essence
Lucinda Williams
23
No More Shall We Part
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
24
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
25
In Search Of...
N*E*R*D
26
The Optimist LP
Turin Brakes
27
The Blueprint
Jay-Z
28=
Love Is Here
Starsailor
28=
The Invisible Band
Travis
30
How I Long To Feel The Summer In My Heart
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
NOTES:
Well no surprise at the top here then. The Strokes were the critics' favourites right through the year, Mercury Rev's album was pretty much the same as the one that got them the #2 placing in 1998 and Super Furry Animals, Spiritualized and Radiohead are always there or thereabouts.
Other old favourites also making expected returns included Dylan, Cave, Björk and REM.
Just missing out by a vote or two were Sparklehorse, Mull Historical Society, Andrew WK and Aphex Twin. Luke Haines released two solo albums and still didn't get anywhere. Most surprising of all was The Beta Band - hailed as the saviours of British rock a couple of years ago - disappearing off the radar screen at #87 with Hot Shots II.
