The online magazine Consequence launches a new in-depth series, titled “Year Zero”, celebrating some of the most decisive years in pop culture. For the first installment, it jumps back 25 years to rank the “50 best albums of 2001”, all set to turn a quarter-century old in the course of 2026. “There are debuts from Strokes, Gorillaz and Tenacious D; final albums from artists like Aaliyah, Fugazi and Unwound; and notable releases for indie and chart-topping pop alike, from The Microphones and Wilco all the way to P!nk and Destiny's Child”, Jonah Krueger comments in the introduction.
So here's the ranking of the 50 best albums of 2001, according to Consequence magazine (full feature here)
50. Tenacious D — “Tenacious D”
49. Spoon — “Girls Can Tell”
48. Jennifer Lopez — “J.Lo”
47. Ludacris — “Word of Mouf”
46. Michelle Branch — “The Spirit Room”
45. Mary J. Blige — “No More Drama”
44. Bob Dylan — “Love And Theft”
43. Usher — “8701”
42. Andrew W.K. — “I Get Wet”
41. The Moldy Peaches — “The Moldy Peaches”
40. Circulatory System — “Circulatory System”
39. My Morning Jacket — “At Dawn”
38. Muse — “Origin Of Symmetry”
37. Silver Jews — “Bright Flight”
36. Ben Folds — “Rockin’ The Suburbs”
35. Sum 41 — “All Killer No Filler”
34. The Beta Band — “Hot Shots II”
32. Drive-By Truckers — “Southern Rock Opera”
30. Blink-182 — “Take Off Your Pants And Jacket”
29. Unwound — “Leaves Turn Inside You”
28. Slipknot — “Iowa”
27. Saves The Day — “Stay What You Are”
26. Basement Jaxx — “Rooty”
25. Opeth — “Blackwater Park”
24. P!nk — “M!ssundaztood”
23. Incubus — “Morning View”
22. Cannibal Ox — “The Cold Vein”
21. The Shins — “Oh, Inverted World”
19. The Avalanches — “Since I Left You”
18. Missy Elliott — “Miss E… So Addictive”
16. Alicia Keys — “Songs In A Minor”
14. Wilco — “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”
13. Converge — “Jane Doe”
11. Jimmy Eat World — “Bleed American”
10. Gillian Welch — “Time (The Revelator)”
9. The White Stripes — “White Blood Cells”
8. The Microphones — “The Glow, Pt. 2”
6. Destiny's Child — “Survivor”
5. System Of A Down — “Toxicity”
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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Claudio Fabretti, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
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