Here are the 8 best albums of 2001 as decided by you, the voters. If anyone asks you what the 8 best albums of 2001 are, you direct them to this official and binding list. The albums are presented in seed order, from highest to lowest, from most expected to be here to least expected. Any album with a seed of #9 or lower was an underdog and had to fight a higher seed to be here, so kudos to the two albums that did that. (One of these albums, in fact, was an underdog twice and pulled off two upsets in a row to be here. Double kudos!)
Without further ado, the 8 Best Albums of 2001:
#1 Wilco, YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT
Defeated #128 Slipknot, IOWA, 261-99-1; defeated #64 Rufus Wainwright, POSES, 171-60-2; defeated #32 Mary J. Blige, NO MORE DRAMA, 152-82-2; defeated #16 Low, THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE, 179-140.
Defeated #126 Squarepusher, GO PLASTIC, 160-55-3; defeated #67 Mogwai, ROCK ACTION, 169-65-1; defeated #35 Life Without Buildings, ANY OTHER CITY, 137-91-1; defeated #19 Kylie Minogue, FEVER, 154-76-1.
#4 Daft Punk, DISCOVERY
Defeated #125 Tipsy, UH-OH!, 149-58; defeated #61 Pulp, WE LOVE LIFE, 138-69-1; defeated #29 Built to Spill, ANCIENT MELODIES OF THE FUTURE, 130-83-1; defeated #13 Rilo Kiley, TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, 132-82-3.
#5 Björk, VESPERTINE
Defeated #124 Nas, STILLMATIC, 159-31-5; defeated #69 Air, 10 000 HZ LEGEND, 144-38-3l; defeated #28 Andrew W.K., I GET WET, 157-70-3; defeated #12 Fugazi, THE ARGUMENT, 144-113-2.
#8 Gillian Welch, TIME (THE REVELATOR)
Defeated #121 Ash, FREE ALL ANGELS, 162-53; defeated #72 Kristin Hersh, SUNNY BORDER BLUE, 90-47-4; defeated #25 Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, THE TYRANNY OF DISTANCE, 103-70; defeated #9 Spoon, GIRLS CAN TELL, 138-116-2.
#11 Missy Elliott, MISS E... SO ADDICTIVE
Defeated #118 Ruby, SHORT-STAFFED AT THE GENE POOL, 118-31; #54 Unwound, LEAVES TURN INSIDE YOU, 111-46; defeated #22 System of a Down, TOXICITY, 135-78-2; defeated Radiohead, AMNESIAC, 158-143-1.
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