The Best British Debut Albums of the 2000s According to Radio X Magazine

Not exactly a new Cool Britannia, but certainly a rebirth of sorts. If the '90s had seen the rise of a kind of second British Invasion thanks to phenomena like britpop and trip-hop, the new millennium has brought to light a new generation of British bands that, starting with acts like Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys, have managed to boost the standing of pop-rock from across the Channel. The online magazine Radio X has picked out what it considers the best debut albums to have emerged from the UK so far this millennium: from Arctic Monkeys to Bloc Party, from Franz Ferdinand to Editors. It's certainly a partial and subjective list, but one that can serve as a useful starting point for taking a closer look at what emerged from Britain in the 2000s.

Below is the ranking of the best British debut albums of the 2000s, according to Radio X magazine (full feature here). 

• Franz Ferdinand – "Franz Ferdinand"
• Foals – “Antidotes”
• Arctic Monkeys – “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not”
• Bloc Party – “Silent Alarm”
• The Libertines – “Up The Bracket”
• Coldplay – “Parachutes”
• The Streets – “Original Pirate Material”
• The XX – “XX”
• Kaiser Chiefs – “Employment”
• Editors – “The Back Room”
• The Courteeners – “St Jude”
• Jamie T – “Panic Prevention”
• The Maccabees – Colour It In
• Florence And The Machine – Lungs

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