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The Oughts: Pitchfork vs. Rolling Stone

By The Beachwood Oughts Affairs Desk
A comparison.

Pitchfork’s Top 20 Albums of the Oughts.
20. Turn on the Bright Lights, Interpol
19. Kill the Moonlight, Spoon
18. Late Registration, Kanye West
17. Sound of Silver, LCD Soundsystem
16. Illinois, Sufjan Stevens


15. Silent Shout, The Knife
14. Merriweather Post Pavilion, Animal Collective
13. Stankonia, OutKast
12. White Blood Cells, The White Stripes
11. Supreme Clientele, Ghostface Killah
10. Since I Left You, The Avalanches
9. Person Pitch, Panda Bear
8. Agaetis Byrjun, Sugar Ros
7. This Is It, The Strokes
6. The Moon & Antarctica, Modest Mouse
5. The Blueprint, Jay-Z
4. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco
3. Discovery, Daft Punk
2. Funeral, Arcade Fire
1. Kid A, Radiohead

Rolling Stone’s Top 20 Albums of the Oughts
20. Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
19. White Blood Cells, The White Stripes
18. Oracular Spectacular, MGMT
17. Sea Change, Beck
16. Stankonia, OutKast
15. The Rising, Bruce Springsteen
14. The Black Album, Jay-Z
13. All That You Can’t Leave Behind, U2
12. Sound of Silver, LCD Soundsystem
11. Love and Theft, Bob Dylan
10. The College Dropout, Kanye West
9. Kala, M.I.A.
8. Modern Times, Bob Dylan
7. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
6. Funeral, Arcade Fire
5. Elephant, The White Stripes
4. The Blueprint, Jay-Z
3. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco
2. Is This It, The Strokes
1. Kid A, Radiohead

Pitchfork’s 20 Best Songs of the Oughts
20. “The Rat,” The Walkmen
19. “Ignition (Remix),” R. Kelly
18. “Blind,” Hercules and Love Affair
17. “Heartbeat,” Annie
16. “House of Jealous Love,” The Rapture
15. “Heartbeats,” The Knife
14. “99 Problems,” Jay-Z
13. “Losing My Edge,” LCD Soundsystem
12. “Hey Ya!,” OutKast
11. “Crazy,” Gnarls Barkley
10. “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels),” Arcade Fire
9. “My Girls,” Animal Collective
8. “Idioteque,” Radiohead
7. “Get Ur Freak On,” Missy Elliott
6. “Maps,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5. “One More Time,” Daft Punk
4. “Crazy in Love,” BeyoncĂ© featuring Jay-Z
3. “Paper Planes,” M.I.A.
2. “All My Friends,” LCD Soundsystem
1. “B.O.B.,” OutKast

Rolling Stone’s 20 Best Songs of the Oughts
20. “Cry Me A River,” Justin Timberlake
19. “Jesus Walks,” Kanye West
18. “Since U Been Gone,” Kelly Clarkson
17. “Mississippi,” Bob Dylan
16. “Last Nite,” The Strokes
15. “Hurt,” Johnny Cash
14. “Get Ur Freak On,” Missy Elliott
13. “In Da Club,” 50 Cent
12. “Lose Yourself,” Eminem
11. “Time To Pretend,” MGMT
10. “Stan,” Eminem
9. “Beautiful Day,” U2
8. “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse
7. “Maps,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs
6. “Seven Nation Army,” The White Stripes
5. “Paper Planes,” M.I.A.
4. “Hey Ya!,” OutKast
3. “Crazy In Love,” BeyoncĂ© featuring Jay-Z
2. “99 Problems,” Jay-Z
1. “Crazy,” Gnarls Barkley

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Posted on January 26, 2010