I am in the process of creating a variety of lists to sum up the 2000-2009 decade in music, and the first of these is my top 20 favorite artists of the decade. In order to make this list, the artist needed to be active for most of the decade, with frequent album releases and touring. For each artist I am listing all of the studio albums they released this decade. (I am not listing live albums, b-sides, EPs, etc.) I am also including my rankings for each LP the year it was released. One of the reasons I created this list is because on my upcoming top 50 albums of the decade I limited each artist to only one inclusion.
2001- Identity Crisis
Top 10 of 2002- The Illusion of Safety**
#2 of 2003- The Artist in the Ambulance**
#2 of 2005- Vheissu**
#1 of 2007- The Alchemy Index Vols. 1 & 2**
#3 of 2008- The Alchemy Index Vols. 3 & 4**
Top 10 of 2009- Beggars**
Top 10 of 2000- Mare Vitalis**
#1 of 2001- Low Level Owl Vols. 1 & 2**
Top 10 of 2003- Two Conversations**
Top 10 of 2006- Peregrine**
Top 10 of 2009- Sagarmatha**
#1 of 2000- Sunny Day Real Estate- The Rising Tide*
2003- The Fire Theft- The Fire Theft
2003- United States of Leland movie score
#3 of 2006- World Waits
Top 10 of 2009- OK Bear*
2009- Sunny Day Real Estate Diary** and LP2** reiusses & tour
Top 10 of 2000- The Kindest Days
Top 10 of 2001- Bareface
#2 of 2002- Poor Old Lu- The Waiting Room
#1 of 2006- Fair- The Best Worst-Case Scenario
2010- Fair- Disappearing World to be released on February 9
2000- My Solo Project**
Top 10 of 2002- Our Constant Concern**
2003- Team Boo**
#2 of 2006- Bring it Back**
#1 of 2008- Re-Arrange Us**
2000- We Have the Facts and We are Voting Yes*
#3 of 2001- The Photo Album*
#3 of 2003- Transatlanticism**
Top 10 of 2005- Plans**
2008- Narrow Stairs*
Top 10 of 2003- Let Go** (released in 2002 in Europe)
Top 10 of 2005- The Weight is a Gift**
#2 of 2008- Lucky**
2009- Vinyl Box set containing all 5 LPs
(I am cheating by combining them, but oh well)
2000- NC- Furnace Room Lullaby
2000- TNP- Mass Romantic*
2002- NC- Blacklisted
Top 10 of 2003- TNP- Electric Version**
Top 10 of 2005- TNP- Twin Cinema*
Top 10 of 2006- NC- Fox Confessor Brings the Flood*
Top 10 of 2007- TNP- Challengers**
Top 10 of 2009- NC- Middle Cyclone *
Top 10 of 2001- Bleed American**
Top 10 of 2004- Futures**
Top 10 of 2007- Chase This Light**
2009- Clarity** vinyl reissue (#1 of 1999)
Top 10 of 2001- Films for Radio
Top 10 of 2003- Ohio*
Top 10 of 2005- Drunkard's Prayer
2006- Snow Angels*
2007- The Trumpet Child**
2003- Michigan**
Top 10 of 2004- Seven Swans**
#1 of 2005- Illinoise**
2006- Songs for Christmas 5CD box set
#2 of 2005- Room Noises**
#2 of 2007- Combinations
2000- This Business of Art (don't own, never heard)
2002- If It Was You*
Top 10 of 2004- So Jealous*
2007- The Con**
2009- Sainthood* (yet to purchase, soon!)
#2 of 2001- Rainy Day Assembly
Top 10 of 2004- Not Quite Me
#3 of 2007- Super Fast Rock'n'Roll Played Slow
Top 10 of 2001- Leave Here A Stranger*
2003- Old
2004- I am the Portuguese Blues
2005- Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice**
Top 10 of 2006- My Island
2007- Ghosts of the Future** 10 x 7" vinyl box set
Top 10 of 2008- Dial M**
#2 of 2004- Funeral
Top 10 of 2007- Neon Bible
Top 10 of 2002- Dial In Sounds**
#1 of 2004- Send Us a Signal
Top 10 of 2006- Hello, Control
#1 of 2003- Welcome Interstate Manager
2007- Traffic and Weather
Top 10 of 2004- One Moment More
2006- Long Island Shores
2007- My Holiday
Top 10 of 2009- Stupid Love
2000- Parachutes*
2002- A Rush of Blood to the Head*
2005- X & Y*
Top 10 of 2008- Viva la Vida **