The best albums of 2001

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1White Blood CellsThe White Stripes · 4.5 from 2 scores
  2. 2Is This ItThe Strokes · 4.5 from 2 scores
  3. 3the Glow, pt. 2the Microphones · 4.5 from 1 score
  1. 4Tenacious DTenacious D4.5 from 1 score
  2. 5DiscoveryDaft Punk4 from 2 scores
  3. 6Oh, Inverted WorldThe Shins4 from 1 score
  4. 7GorillazGorillaz3.8 from 2 scores
  5. 8AmnesiacRadiohead3.8 from 2 scores
  6. 9InvincibleMichael Jackson3 from 1 score
  7. 10DrukqsAphex Twin3 from 2 scores
  8. 11Break the CycleStaind2.5 from 1 score
  9. 12Simple ThingsZero 72.5 from 1 score
  10. 13Bleed AmericanJimmy Eat World2 from 1 score
  11. 14LateralusTool1 from 1 score