#13 Here are the first 121 albums in the Best Album of 2000 tournament!
Hey folks!
This last Tuesday, March 26th, I revealed the first 121 albums entered into the upcoming Best Album of 2000 tournament on Bluesky. It took about 90m to get through them, and I think a fun time was had by all.
If you missed the announcement, or just wanted a really long web page with everything listed, here it is! These are listed in alphabetical order (solo artists by last name, (in)definite articles ignored, prepositions not), and all titles include links to Spotify (unless noted as YouTube links).
(Note: there will be no alt text for the pictures, which are just the album covers, in this issue of the newsletter.)
The 6ths, HYACINTHS AND THISTLES
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Air, ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE FOR THE VIRGIN SUICIDES
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Asian Dub Foundation, COMMUNITY MUSIC
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At the Drive-In, RELATIONSHIP OF COMMAND
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The Avalanches, SINCE I LEFT YOU
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Badly Drawn Boy, THE HOUR OF BEWILDERBEAST
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Belle & Sebastian, FOLD YOUR HANDS CHILD, YOU WALK LIKE A PEASANT
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Björk, SELMASONGS: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 'DANCER IN THE DARK'
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Black Box Recorder, THE FACTS OF LIFE (see below for links)
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Track 1, “The Art of Driving" (YouTube)
Track 8, “Straight Life” (YouTube)
Blonde Redhead, MELODY OF CERTAIN DAMAGED LEMONS
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Boris, FLOOD (YouTube)
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Billy Bragg & Wilco, MERMAID AVENUE VOL. II
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Bright Eyes, FEVERS AND MIRRORS
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Broadcast, THE NOISE MADE BY PEOPLE
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Neko Case & Her Boyfriends, FURNACE ROOM LULLABY
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Johnny Cash, AMERICAN III: SOLITARY MAN
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Common, LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
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Cursive, DOMESTICA aka CURSIVE’S DOMESTICA
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The Dandy Warhols, THIRTEEN TALES FROM URBAN BOHEMIA
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De La Soul, ART OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: MOSAIC THUMP
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Death Cab for Cutie, WE HAVE THE FACTS AND WE'RE VOTING YES
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Del the Funky Homosapien, BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN
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The Delgados, THE GREAT EASTERN
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Steve Earle, TRANSCENDENTAL BLUES
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Eminem, THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP
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Explosions in the Sky, HOW STRANGE, INNOCENCE
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Fatboy Slim, HALFWAY BETWEEN THE GUTTER AND THE STARS
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Ghostface Killah, SUPREME CLIENTELE
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The Go-Betweens, THE FRIENDS OF RACHEL WORTH (YouTube)
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor, LIFT YOUR SKINNY FISTS LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN
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Grandaddy, THE SOPHTWARE SLUMP
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The Handsome Family, IN THE AIR
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PJ Harvey, STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA
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Hot Snakes, AUTOMATIC MIDNIGHT
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Kid Koala, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
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Les Savy Fav, EMOR: ROME UPSIDE DOWN ep
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Aimee Mann, BACHELOR NO. 2 (OR, THE LAST REMAINS OF THE DODO)
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Mclusky, MY PAIN AND SADNESS IS MORE SAD AND PAINFUL THAN YOURS
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The Microphones, IT WAS HOT, WE STAYED IN THE WATER
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Mirah, YOU THINK IT’S LIKE THIS BUT REALLY IT’S LIKE THIS
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Modest Mouse, THE MOON & ANTARCTICA
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Mojave 3, EXCUSES FOR TRAVELERS
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The Mountain Goats, THE CORONER'S GAMBIT
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The New Pornographers, MASS ROMANTIC
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Sinéad O’Connor, FAITH AND COURAGE
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Peaches, THE TEACHES OF PEACHES
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Q and Not U, NO KILL NO BEEP BEEP
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Queens of the Stone Age, RATED R
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Rage Against the Machine, RENEGADES
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Jill Scott, WHO IS JILL SCOTT? WORDS AND SOUNDS VOL. 1
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Shellac, 1000 HURTS (YouTube)
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Sleater-Kinney, ALL HANDS ON THE BAD ONE
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Sonic Youth, NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS
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Britney Spears, OOPS!... I DID IT AGAIN
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Steely Dan, TWO AGAINST NATURE
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Sunny Day Real Estate, THE RISING TIDE
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U2, ALL THAT YOU CANT LEAVE BEHIND
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Various Artists, O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?: MUSIC FROM A FILM BY JOEL & ETHAN COEN
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The Weakerthans, LEFT AND LEAVING
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Yo La Tengo, AND THEN NOTHING TURNED ITSELF INSIDE OUT
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Neil Young, SILVER & GOLD (YouTube)
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At the conclusion of the announcement, I conducted the Guessing Game, wherein everyone gets one chance to guess the top nomination vote getters, in order from 1st to 3rd. The correct answer was as follows:
1st. Radiohead, KID A (68 votes)
2nd. OutKast, STANKONIA (55 votes)
3rd. PJ Harvey, STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA (53 votes)
The winning entry, which arrived within a few minutes, was from @yourbf.bsky.social. They may select any qualifying 2000 album to enter into the upcoming Best Album of 2000 tournament. (A shout out to @tomewing.bsky.social, who also had the correct entry, but was about 15 seconds too late.)
There are six more slots to fill to complete the Best Album of 2000 tournament roster, as well as the issue of figuring out where and how to do the actual tournament voting. Stay tuned to this newsletter and the official Bluesky account, The Best Album Brackets (@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social), for further details.
Until next time, thanks!
Kent