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    The Best of XPN’s Albums of The Decade

    Today we revealed XPN’s Best Albums of The Decade on the air – here’s the final list.

    88 – O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack 2000

    87-  Brandi Carlile – Brandi Carlile 2005

    86- Amos Lee – Amos Lee 2005

    85- musicforthemorningafter – Pete Yorn 2001

    84- Transcendental Blues – Steve Earle 2001

    83- Want One – Rufus Wainwright 2003

    82- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2005

    81- The Soul Sessions – Joss Stone 2003

    80 – For Emma, Forever Ago – Bon Iver 2008

    79- America Town – Five For Fighting 2000

    78- Bachelor #2 – Aimee Mann 2000

    77- Dear Science – TV On The Radio 2008

    76- 1000 Kisses – Patty Griffin 2002

    75- Los Lonely Boys – Los Lonely Boys 2004

    74- Writer’s Block – Peter, Bjorn & John 2007

    73- The Clarence Greenwood Recordings – Citizen Cope 2004

    72- Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I Am Not – Arctic Monkeys 2006

    71- Time (The Revelator) – Gillian Welch 2001

    70- The Wind – Warren Zevon 2003

    69- Demon Days – Gorillaz 2005

    68- I And Love And You – The Avett Brothers 2009

    67- The Animal Years – Josh Ritter 2006

    66- Challengers – New Pornographers 2007

    65- Figure 8 – Elliott Smith 2000

    64- White Blood Cells – The White Stripes 2001

    63- Heartbreaker – Ryan Adams 2000

    62- Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand 2004

    61- Welcome Interstate Managers – Fountains of Wayne 2003

    60- American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash 2002

    59- Failer – Kathleen Edwards 2003

    58- How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb – U2 2004

    56- Boxer – The National 2007

    55- Room For Squares – John Mayer 2001

    54- Veckatimest – Grizzly Bear 2009

    53- I Am Shelby Lynne – Shelby Lynne 2000

    52- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix 2009

    51- Plans – Death Cab For Cutie 2005

    50- Boys and Girls In America – The Hold Steady 2006

    49- Picaresque – The Decemberists 2004

    48- Modern Times – Bob Dylan 2006

    47- Give Up – The Postal Service 2003

    46- Trouble – Ray Lamontagne 2004

    45- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga – Spoon 2007

    44- Once Soundtrack  2007

    43- Hail To The Thief – Radiohead 2003

    42- Kala – M.I.A. 2007

    41- Sound of Silver – LCD Soundsystem 2007

    40- The Reminder – Feist 2007

    39- I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning – Bright Eyes 2005

    38- O – Damien Rice 2002

    37- Oracular Spectacular – MGMT 2007 Digital release/2008 physical release

    36- Elephant – The White Stripes 2003

    35- Fox Confessor Brings The Flood – Neko Case 2006

    34- Gimme Fiction –Spoon 2005

    33- The Seeger Sessions – Bruce Springsteen 2006

    32- Z – My Morning Jacket 2005

    31- A Ghost Is Born – Wilco 2004

    30- A Rush of Blood To The Head – Coldplay 2002

    29- Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend 2008

    28- Gold – Ryan Adams 2001

    27- Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips 2002

    26- American Idiot – Green Day 2004

    25-  Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere 2006

    24- Good News For People Who Love Bad News – Modest Mouse 2004

    23- Lily Allen – Alright, Still 2006

    22- Sky Blue Sky – Wilco 2007

    21- Only For The Night – Kings of Leon 2008

    20- Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes 2008

    19- In Rainbows – Radiohead 2007

    18- Garden State soundtrack 2004

    17- Merriweather Post Pavillion – Animal Collective 2009

    16- Transatlanticism – Death Cab For Cutie 2003

    15- Sea Change – Beck 2002

    14- Back To Black – Amy Winehouse 2006

    13– Hot Fuss – The Killers 2004

    12– Illinois – Sufjan Stevens 2005

    11- Chutes Too Narrow – The Shins 2003

    10- Is This It – The Strokes 2001

    9 – The Rising – Bruce Springsteen 2002

    8- Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Allison Krauss 2007

    7- All That You Can’t Leave Behind – U2 2000

    6- Viva La Vida – Coldplay 2008

    5 – Funeral – Arcade Fire 2004

    4- Love and Theft – Bob Dylan 2001

    3- Come Away With Me – Norah Jones 2002

    2- Kid A – Radiohead 2000

    1- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot – Wilco 2002


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