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Reveal (R.E.M. album)
Reveal is R.E.M.'s twelfth studio album, released May 15, 2001 on Warner Bros. The second post-Bill Berry album, produced by Pat McCarthy, it hit #1 in the UK (Platinum), #6 in the US (Gold), scored Metacritic 76, and includes "Imitation of Life."
Sam's Town
Sam's Town (2006) is The Killers' second album, the follow-up to Hot Fuss. Recorded in Las Vegas at the Palms with Flood and Alan Moulder, it shifted from new wave to Springsteen-style heartland rock, hit No. 1 in the UK, No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and was later reappraised as underrated.
Sea Change (album)
Sea Change (2002) is Beck's melancholy acoustic breakup album on Geffen, produced by Nigel Godrich at Ocean Way Studios, with strings by David Campbell; precursor to Morning Phase.
Silver Side Up
Silver Side Up is Nickelback's third studio album, released September 11, 2001 on Roadrunner Records. Produced with Rick Parashar, it spawned "How You Remind Me", a four-week Billboard Hot 100 number one, sold over 10 million copies, and won four 2002 Juno Awards.
Smoke + Mirrors
Smoke + Mirrors is Imagine Dragons' second studio album (2015), self-produced with Alex da Kid on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope. Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, their first US and Canada No. 1; certified 2x Platinum; includes "I Bet My Life".
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is Oasis's fourth studio album, released 28 February 2000 on their own Big Brother Recordings label, produced by Mark "Spike" Stent and Noel Gallagher, a UK number one selling 310,000 copies in its first week.
Thank Your Lucky Stars (Beach House album)
Thank Your Lucky Stars is the sixth studio album by American dream pop duo Beach House, released October 16, 2015 on Sub Pop (SP1142) less than two months after Depression Cherry, from the same Bogalusa, Louisiana sessions with producer Chris Coady; nine tracks, 40 minutes, Metascore 80, Billboard 200 number 39.
The 1975 (album)
The 1975 is the self-titled debut studio album by the English band The 1975, released through Dirty Hit/Polydor on 1 September 2013 and debuting at number one in the UK.
The Hour of Bewilderbeast
The Hour of Bewilderbeast is the Mercury Prize-winning 2000 debut album by Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough): 18 tracks of lo-fi orchestral folk-pop on XL Recordings, UK chart peak number 13.
The Invisible Band
The Invisible Band is Travis's third studio album, produced by Nigel Godrich, released June 2001. It topped the UK chart for four weeks, went 4x Platinum, and spawned the singles Sing, Side, and Flowers in the Window.
The Photo Album
The Photo Album is the third studio album by Death Cab for Cutie, released October 9, 2001 on Barsuk Records, produced by Chris Walla, the band's first studio-recorded album, ten tracks including "Styrofoam Plates" and "A Movie Script Ending."
The Rising (album)
The Rising (2002) is Bruce Springsteen's twelfth studio album and first with the E Street Band in 18 years, produced by Brendan O'Brien. A 15-song response to 9/11, it debuted at number one, went gold in a week, and won the Best Rock Album Grammy.
Think Tank (Blur album)
Think Tank is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Blur, released in May 2003, recorded largely without guitarist Graham Coxon and drawing on Damon Albarn's African and Middle Eastern musical interests.
Thirteenth Step
Thirteenth Step is A Perfect Circle's second studio album, released September 16, 2003 on Virgin Records: a 12-track, 50-minute concept album about addiction and recovery that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and features the singles Weak and Powerless, The Outsider, and Blue.
Transatlanticism
Transatlanticism is Death Cab for Cutie's fourth studio album, released October 7, 2003 on Barsuk Records; recorded on 24-track tape with new drummer Jason McGerr and producer Chris Walla, and reissued for its 10th and 20th anniversaries.
Uh Huh Her (album)
Uh Huh Her is PJ Harvey's sixth studio album, self-produced and released May 2004 on Island Records; darker and rawer than Stories from the City, UK number 12, Grammy-nominated, with singles 'The Letter', 'You Come Through' and 'Shame'.
Vampire Weekend (album)
Vampire Weekend (2008), self-titled debut album by the American indie rock band on XL Recordings; Afropop- and preppy-inflected 11-song, 34-minute record, Metascore 82, Billboard 200 peak 17, RIAA Platinum.
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends is Coldplay's fourth studio album, released 12 June 2008 on Parlophone, produced by Brian Eno, Markus Dravs, Jon Hopkins, and Rik Simpson; it topped US and UK charts and won three 2009 Grammys.
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes is Death Cab for Cutie's second studio album, released March 21, 2000 on Barsuk Records; ten tracks, 41:52, produced by Chris Walla, their 2000 critical breakthrough.
Weathered
Weathered (2001) is Creed's third studio album, made as a trio after bassist Brian Marshall left. It topped the Billboard 200 for eight weeks, sold 887,000 copies in week one, and went 6x Platinum.
Weezer (Green Album)
Weezer (Green Album), Weezer's third studio album, released May 15, 2001 on Geffen; Ric Ocasek-produced return to power pop after Pinkerton, featuring Mikey Welsh, singles Hash Pipe and Island in the Sun, number four on the Billboard 200.
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the Arctic Monkeys' 2006 debut album, was briefly the fastest-selling debut in British chart history and won the 2006 Mercury Prize.
World Is Yours (ワールドイズユアーズ) (album)
World Is Yours (ワールドイズユアーズ) is the second album by Japanese rock band MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS, released 21 January 2009 on AVOCADO Records (XQEH-1004); six tracks, about 22 minutes, Oricon peak No. 44, now streamed via Universal Music Artists.
X&Y
X&Y is Coldplay's third studio album, released 6 June 2005 on Parlophone. Produced by Ken Nelson, Danton Supple, and the band, it debuted at number one on Billboard, reached number one in 32 countries, and divided critics.
Xx (The xx album)
xx is the 2009 debut album by English band The xx, released on Young Turks/XL. Recorded at XL Studios with Jamie xx's MPC beats and dual male-female vocals, it topped The Guardian's 2009 poll and won the 2010 Mercury Prize.
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco's fourth album (2002, Nonesuch; also dated April 16/23), rejected by Reprise, streamed free online from September 18, 2001, debuted at Billboard #13, and remains Wilco's best-selling record.
Zeitgeist (The Smashing Pumpkins album)
Zeitgeist (2007), by The Smashing Pumpkins, first album after the 2000 breakup, on Martha's Music/Reprise; only Corgan and Chamberlin of the original lineup; debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 145,000 copies.