2000s
30 album and song reviews from the 2000s, newest first.
“Stadium Arcadium” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
The smash hit comeback record turns 20 this week.
“Stankonia” by Outkast
I revisit one of the most mind-blowing albums from my teenage tears.
“Kid A” by Radiohead
Looking back at one of the greatest WTF moments in music history,
“The Marshall Mathers LP” by Eminem
Making the case that Eminem's sophomore album is a transcendent cultural text.
“Mezmerize” by System of a Down
An underrated mid-200s metal gem turns 20 years old.
“Supreme Clientele” by Ghostface Killah
The last gasp of the Wu-Tang Clan's peak period turns 25.
“Voodoo” by D’Angelo
D'Angelo's second album is peak neo-soul from the most elusive Soulquarian.
“When Love Takes Over” by David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland
Most days, this song is my pick for the greatest electronic track ever recorded.
“Love Generation” by Bob Sinclar
We have to be the love generation, y'all
“Yeah!” by Usher ft. Lil Jon, Ludacris
One of the biggest party anthems of the 21st century.
“Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
This hip-hop crossover smash hit turns 15 this week.
“Gasolina” by Daddy Yankee
The star-making single from the man dubbed "King of Reggaetón."
“American Idiot” by Green Day
A watershed moment for punk rock turns 20.
“Summer Nights” by Rascal Flatts
A feel-good, end-of-summer anthem.
“Turn Me On” by Kevin Lyttle
You got me goin' craazzzyyyy.
“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” by Phoenix
A seriously underrated, effortlessly cool LP.
“Let Me Blow Ya Mind ” by Eve
A song emblematic of 2000's hip-hop excellence.
“Get Low” by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
One of hip-hop's all-time party starters.
“Electric Feel” by MGMT
An indie-dance gem that became a phenomenon.
“Work It” by Missy Elliott
An all-time hip-hop track from a legendary duo.
“The College Dropout” by Kanye West
Examining this influential debut, 20 years later.
“Murder on the Dancefloor” by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
A gorgeous, glittering nu-disco club anthem.
“Aaliyah” by Aaliyah
2000s Week continues with a bittersweet R&B swan song.
“Get Born” by Jet
2000s Week continues with a fun, raunchy, and impressive one-hit wonder.
“Donuts” by J Dilla
2000s Week continues with a bittersweet hip-hop totem from a legit legend.
“Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse
2000s Week begins with the hit record from one of Britain’s most distinctive talents.
“The Black Album” by Jay-Z
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Jay-Z’s early-2000s triumph.
“Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” by Outkast
Celebrate the recent 20th anniversary of one of rap's greatest swan songs.
“The Dark Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” by Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard
It's already been 15 years since this one dropped??
“Boy in Da Corner” by Dizzee Rascal
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of hip-hop's most enduring 21st-century releases.