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Paste Magazine: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far - Page 5

"Choosing the albums for this ranking was no small task; putting them in some sort of harmonic order was a different beast entirely. But after ballots were submitted by the Paste writing cohort and our little staff scanned through twenty-three years' worth of reviews and site aggregates, we came up with these 250 albums via a formula that is part-taste, part-influence. I also wanted to highlight some releases that previous iterations of the Paste staff... didn't cover. This site has missed a lot of big projects over the years, and lists like these are good opportunities to correct our course.
But let's get into the music. I hope you'll enjoy what we put together for this [list]. And if you don't like it, that's okay too. Let us know in the comments how wrong we are! I hope you'll join us for this dance again a quarter-century from now, if websites are even still a thing and music journalism hasn't been nuked into the sun. Without further ado…" -Matt Mitchell
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Common, Be (2005)
Common, Be (2005)
161
Father John Misty - I Love You Honeybear
Father John Misty - I Love You Honeybear
162
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
163
Hop Along - Painted Shut
Hop Along - Painted Shut
164
Charli XCX - Pop 2 (2017)
Charli XCX - Pop 2 (2017)
165
Converge - Jane Doe (2001)
Converge - Jane Doe (2001)
166
Bob Dylan - Love and Theft (2001)
Bob Dylan - Love and Theft (2001)
167
Frank Ocean - Blonde
Frank Ocean - Blonde
168
Jason Isbell - Southeastern (2013)
Jason Isbell - Southeastern (2013)
169
Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time
Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time
170
Low - Things We Lost in the Fire (2001)
Low - Things We Lost in the Fire (2001)
171
DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues
DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues
172
Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
173
Broadcast - Tender Buttons
Broadcast - Tender Buttons
174
Hailu Mergia - Lala Belu
Hailu Mergia - Lala Belu
175
1989 (Taylor Swift, 2014)
1989 (Taylor Swift, 2014)
176
White Blood Cells (The White Stripes, 2001)
White Blood Cells (The White Stripes, 2001)
177
Mount Eerie - Clear Moon
Mount Eerie - Clear Moon
178
Summertime '06 (Vince Staples, 2015)
Summertime '06 (Vince Staples, 2015)
179
Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You (2001)
Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You (2001)
180
Beach House - Bloom (2012)
Beach House - Bloom (2012)
181
Solange - A Seat at the Table (2016)
Solange - A Seat at the Table (2016)
182
The Midnight Organ Fight (Frightened Rabbit, 2008)
The Midnight Organ Fight (Frightened Rabbit, 2008)
183
High Violet (The National, 2010)
High Violet (The National, 2010)
184
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (2006)
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (2006)
185
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)
186
Fever to Tell (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 2003)
Fever to Tell (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 2003)
187
We Got It From Here, Thank You for Your Service - A Tribe Called Quest
We Got It From Here, Thank You for Your Service - A Tribe Called Quest
188
PJ Harvey - Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000)
PJ Harvey - Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000)
189
Alvvays - Blue Rev (2022)
Alvvays - Blue Rev (2022)
190
Dirty Computer (Janelle Monáe, 2018)
Dirty Computer (Janelle Monáe, 2018)
191
Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
192
Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen, 2015)
Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen, 2015)
193
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People (2002)
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People (2002)
194
Art Angels (Grimes, 2015)
Art Angels (Grimes, 2015)
195
Mm...Food (MF DOOM, 2004)
Mm...Food (MF DOOM, 2004)
196
Quebec (Ween, 2003)
Quebec (Ween, 2003)
197
Have You in My Wilderness - Julia Holter
Have You in My Wilderness - Julia Holter
198
Illinois (Sufjan Stevens, 2005)
Illinois (Sufjan Stevens, 2005)
199
Boris - Pink
Boris - Pink
200
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