#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
The 6ths, HYACINTHS AND THISTLES
Air, ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE FOR THE VIRGIN SUICIDES
Animal Collective, SPIRIT THEY'RE GONE, SPIRIT THEY'VE VANISHED
The Apples in Stereo, THE DISCOVERY OF A WORLD INSIDE THE MOONE
Asian Dub Foundation, COMMUNITY MUSIC
At the Drive-In, RELATIONSHIP OF COMMAND
The Avalanches, SINCE I LEFT YOU
Badly Drawn Boy, THE HOUR OF BEWILDERBEAST
Belle & Sebastian, FOLD YOUR HANDS CHILD, YOU WALK LIKE A PEASANT
Björk, SELMASONGS: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 'DANCER IN THE DARK'
Black Box Recorder, THE FACTS OF LIFE (Track #1, Tracks #2-#7, and #9-#11, Track #8)
Blonde Redhead, MELODY OF CERTAIN DAMAGED LEMONS
Billy Bragg & Wilco, MERMAID AVENUE VOL. II
Bright Eyes, FEVERS AND MIRRORS
Broadcast, THE NOISE MADE BY PEOPLE
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends, FURNACE ROOM LULLABY
Johnny Cash, AMERICAN III: SOLITARY MAN
Common, LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
Compulsive Gamblers, CRYSTAL GAZING LUCK AMAZING
The Dandy Warhols, THIRTEEN TALES FROM URBAN BOHEMIA
De La Soul, ART OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: MOSAIC THUMP
Death Cab for Cutie, WE HAVE THE FACTS AND WE'RE VOTING YES
Del the Funky Homosapien, BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN
The Delgados, THE GREAT EASTERN
Steve Earle, TRANSCENDENTAL BLUES
Eminem, THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP
Explosions in the Sky, HOW STRANGE, INNOCENCE
Fatboy Slim, HALFWAY BETWEEN THE GUTTER AND THE STARS
Ghostface Killah, SUPREME CLIENTELE
The Go-Betweens, THE FRIENDS OF RACHEL WORTH
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, LIFT YOUR SKINNY FISTS LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN
Grandaddy, THE SOPHTWARE SLUMP
The Handsome Family, IN THE AIR
PJ Harvey, STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA
Hot Snakes, AUTOMATIC MIDNIGHT
Kid Koala, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Les Savy Fav, EMOR: ROME UPSIDE DOWN ep
Aimee Mann, BACHELOR NO. 2 (OR, THE LAST REMAINS OF THE DODO)
Hannah Marcus, BLACK HOLE HEAVEN
Mclusky, MY PAIN AND SADNESS IS MORE SAD AND PAINFUL THAN YOURS
The Microphones, IT WAS HOT, WE STAYED IN THE WATER
Mirah, YOU THINK IT’S LIKE THIS BUT REALLY IT’S LIKE THIS
Modest Mouse, THE MOON & ANTARCTICA
Mojave 3, EXCUSES FOR TRAVELERS
The Mountain Goats, THE CORONER'S GAMBIT
The New Pornographers, MASS ROMANTIC
Sinéad O’Connor, FAITH AND COURAGE
Peaches, THE TEACHES OF PEACHES
Michael Penn, MP4 (DAYS SINCE A LOST TIME ACCIDENT)
Q and Not U, NO KILL NO BEEP BEEP
Queens of the Stone Age, RATED R
Rage Against the Machine, RENEGADES
Jill Scott, WHO IS JILL SCOTT? WORDS AND SOUNDS VOL. 1
Sleater-Kinney, ALL HANDS ON THE BAD ONE
Sonic Youth, NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS
Britney Spears, OOPS!... I DID IT AGAIN
Steely Dan, TWO AGAINST NATURE
Sunny Day Real Estate, THE RISING TIDE
U2, ALL THAT YOU CANT LEAVE BEHIND
Various Artists, O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?: MUSIC FROM A FILM BY JOEL & ETHAN COEN
The Weakerthans, LEFT AND LEAVING
Yo La Tengo, AND THEN NOTHING TURNED ITSELF INSIDE OUT
