#38 Here are the 128 Albums in the Best Album of 2000 Tournament
Hey folks!
In case you missed it, voting is now open to determine the seeds for the upcoming Best Album of 2000 tournament. It’s been open for a week now, and is supposed to close in about a week. Since I was late about announcing this in the newsletter, if anyone needs a few extra days to get their ballot in, just let me know. Here’s the link for submitting a ballot:
The Best Album of 2000 Seeding Ballot
Hello! Welcome to the "Best Album of 2000" Seeding Ballot! The results of this ballot will directly determine the seeds in the tournament -- the album with the most votes will be seed #1, the next most seed #2, etc. Yes, this means YOUR VOTES will decide who gets the sweet spot and who is at the bottom of the barrel. There are usually quite a few ties in this survey, so I will break all ties, except in the case of a tie for #1 -- that will be determined by a Google Forms poll. A few things to ...
Also, I never gave a full accounting here in the newsletter of all 128 albums entered into the Best Album tournament. Well, here they are! Each title links to Spotify, with a few exceptions that link to YouTube. (If you happen upon a link that goes to the wrong album, please let me know ASAP so I can fix it.)
THE BEST ALBUM OF 2000: THE COMPLETE ROSTER
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The 6ths, HYACINTHS AND THISTLES
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Air, ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE FOR THE VIRGIN SUICIDES
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Animal Collective, SPIRIT THEY'RE GONE, SPIRIT THEY'VE VANISHED
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The Apples in Stereo, THE DISCOVERY OF A WORLD INSIDE THE MOONE
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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 (Track #1, Tracks #2-#7, and #9-#11, Track #8)
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Blonde Redhead, MELODY OF CERTAIN DAMAGED LEMONS
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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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Compulsive Gamblers, CRYSTAL GAZING LUCK AMAZING
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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
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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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Hannah Marcus, BLACK HOLE HEAVEN
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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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Michael Penn, MP4 (DAYS SINCE A LOST TIME ACCIDENT)
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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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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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