100 Greatest Albums of 2001

2001 record album covers for The Blueprint, Is This It, Songs In A Minor, and Discovery
Criteria: These music albums from the year 2001 were chosen for their initial and lasting popularity and their influence and impact on rock music in general. Also considered is critical acclaim. The list includes rock and roll and related genres that were influential on rock music.

Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'.
Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
  1. The Blueprint - Jay-Z
  2. Is This It - The Strokes
  3. Songs In A Minor - Alicia Keys
  4. Discovery - Daft Punk
  5. Miss E...So Addictive - Missy Elliot
  6. White Blood Cells - The White Stripes
  7. Missundaztood - Pink
  8. Toxicity - System Of A Down
  9. Gorillaz - Gorillaz
10. Amnesiac - Radiohead
11. No More Drama - Mary J. Blige
12. Aaliyah - Aaliyah
13. Stillmatic - Nas
14. Musicforthemorningafter - Pete Yorn
15. Love and Theft - Bob Dylan
16. 8701 - Usher
17. Bleed American - Jimmy Eat World
18. Survivor - Destiny's Child
19. Lateralus - Tool
20. Rock Steady - No Doubt
21. Blackwater Park - Opeth
22. Songs from the West Coast - Elton John
23. Vespertine - Björk
24. Everyday - Dave Matthews Band
25. Gold - Ryan Adams
26. Just Push Play - Aerosmith
27. Fever - Kylie Minogue
28. Iowa - Slipknot
29. Origin of Symmetry - Muse
30. Room for Squares - John Mayer
31. Invincible - Micheal Jackson
32. Southern Rock Opera - Drive-By Truckers
33. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket - Blink-182
34. Laundry Service - Shakira
35. The Saga Continues - P. Diddy
36. The Green Album - Weezer
37. The Argument - Fugazi
38. Break the Cycle - Staind
39. Part III - 112
40. Mutter - Rammstein
41. Scorpion - Eve
42. We Love Life - Pulp
43. Word of Mouf - Ludacris
44. Exciter - Depeche Mode
45. Morning View - Incubus
46. Now - Maxwell
47. Celebrity - NSYNC
48. Labor Days - Aesop Rock
49. Reveal - R.E.M.
50. All Killer No Filler - Sum 41
51. The Photo Album - Death Cab for Cutie
52. Tenacious D - Tenacious D
53. Oh, Inverted World - The Shins
54. Acoustic Soul - India.Arie
55. Silver Side Up - Nickelback
56. The Invisible Band - Travis
57. Rings Around the World - Super Furry Animals
58. J. Lo - Jennifer Lopez
59. The Glow Part 2 - The Microphones
60. Party Music - The Coup
61. Escape - Enrique Iglesias
62. Just Enough Education to Perform - Stereophonics
63. Things We Lost in the Fire - Low
64. Melody A.M. - Royksopp
65. Hot Shots II - The Beta Band
66. Rockin' the Suburbs - Ben Folds
67. Strange Little Girls - Tori Amos
68. Free All Angels - Ash
69. The Grand Pecking Order - Oysterhead
70. The Spirit Room - Michelle Branch
71. Girls Can Tell - Spoon
72. The Tyranny of Distance - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
73. Ride the Skies - Lightning Bolt
74. Behind the Music - The Soundtrack of Our Lives
75. Change - The Dismemberment Plan
76. Britney - Britney Spears
77. I Get Wet - Andrew W.K.
78. A Better Version of Me - Rainer Maria
79. Here's to Shutting Up - Superchunk
80. The Cold Vein - Cannibal Ox
81. The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most - Dashboard Confessional
82. Pain is Real - Ja Rule
83. Ancient Melodies of the Future - Built to Spill
84. Souljacker - Eels
85. Comfort Eagle - Cake
86. Stay What You Are - Saves the Day
87. All About Chemistry - Semisonic
88. They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top - Liars
89. At Dawn - My Morning Jacket
90. Old Ramon - Red House Painters
91. The Id - Macy Gray
92. Get Ready - New Order
93. Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi - Camera Obscura
94. Asleep in the Back - Elbow
95. Come Clean - Puddle of Mudd
96. Take Offs and Landings - Rilo Kiley
97. Rooty - Basement Jaxx
98. B.R.M.C. - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
99. Trouble in Shangri-La - Stevie Nicks
100. Isolation Drills - Guided by Voices
The Blueprint Jay-Z album cover
Is This It The Strokes album cover
Songs In A Minor Alicia Keys album cover
Discovery Daft Punk album cover
Miss E...So Addictive Missy Elliot album cover
White Blood Cells White Stripes album cover
Missundaztood Pink album cover
 DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2001
  Ryan's choice - An unheralded great album from 2001
 •  Any Other City - Life Without Buildings
  Lew's choice:
 •  To Be Frank - Nik Kershaw


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