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As part of my Decades project, I counted down my own favorite albums of the year then explored other notable releases with which I was less familiar.

The year 2000 produced a handful of albums I treasure, but my dive into the critically-acclaimed work I missed left me scratching my head.

Originally published: 2018 | Song of the Day posts featured: 15

My top five albums of 2000:

#1. Bachelor No. 2 (The Last Remains of the Dodo) – Aimee Mann

#2. Figure 8 – Elliott Smith

#3. Sailing to Philadelphia – Mark Knopfler

#4. The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem

#5. (Breach) – The Wallflowers

Other notable albums of 2000…

Relationship of Command – At the Drive-In

Since I Left You – The Avalanches

Voodoo – D’Angelo

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven – Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea – PJ Harvey

The Moon & Antarctica – Modest Mouse

No Strings Attached – NSYNC

Stankonia – OutKast

All Hands on the Bad One – Sleater-Kinney

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out – Yo La Tengo