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 2001 produced some of the decade’s best albums, including two very different works that topped by list: John Mayer’s debut, and the 29th studio album by Bob Dylan.

Originally published: 2019 | Song of the Day posts featured: 20

My top ten albums of 2001:

#1. Love and Theft – Bob Dylan

#2. Room For Squares – John Mayer

#3. Poses – Rufus Wainwright

#4. Rockin’ the Suburbs – Ben Folds

#5. The Invisible Band – Travis

#6. Essence – Lucinda Williams

#7. Blue Boy – Ron Sexsmith

#8. Gold – Ryan Adams

#9. Reveal – R.E.M.

#10. Under a Sun – Witness

Other notable albums of 2001…

Aaliyah – Aaliyah

Vespertine – Björk

No More Shall We Part – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Survivor – Destiny’s Child

Quiet is the New Loud – Kings of Convenience

Miss E… So Addictive – Missy Elliott

Gorillaz – Gorillaz

Oh, Inverted World – The Shins

Is This It – The Strokes

White Blood Cells – The White Stripes