Buggy Top 10

Ten essential albums ranked from one to ten, shared about 2 months ago.

Ranked 1–10 Shortlist included

Inside the selection

The shape of this Top 10.

This ten travels from 1994 to 2011, with choices from 3 decades. 6 of the ten land in the 2000s, making that era its centre of gravity. Every choice comes from a different artist. Rock is the strongest MusicBrainz genre thread, shared by 7 of the ten. All ten are studio albums.

Years: 1994–2011
Era focus: 2000s
Artists: 10/10
Genre data: 10/10

Chronology

Release timeline

Span · 17 years Median year · 2002.5

1994 Dookie Green Day
1994 Throwing Copper Lïve
2000 Jet Age The Superjesus
2001 Bleed American Jimmy Eat World
2002 O Damien Rice
2003 MCMLXXXV Rufio
2004 The Sound of White Missy Higgins
2007 Cities Anberlin
2011 Bon Iver, Bon Iver Bon Iver
2011 Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming M83

Distribution

Era mix

2000s · 6/10

1990s · 2 2000s · 6 2010s · 2

Album types

1 type

Studio · 10

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Genre signals

30 distinct

Rock 7/10

7 of 10

Alternative Rock 5/10

5 of 10

Pop Rock 4/10

4 of 10

Folk 3/10

3 of 10

Pop Punk 3/10

3 of 10

Each bar shows how many choices share that MusicBrainz genre signal. One album can contribute to more than one genre.

The final ten

The ranking

Number one is the first choice.

1

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver · 2011

2010s Studio Indie Folk Folk
2

Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

M83 · 2011

2010s Studio Dream Pop Electronic
3

O

Damien Rice · 2002

2000s Studio Folk Folk Rock
4

Cities

Anberlin · 2007

2000s Studio Alternative Rock Rock
5

Jet Age

The Superjesus · 2000

2000s Studio Alternative Rock Power Pop
6

Dookie

Green Day · 1994

1990s Studio Pop Punk Punk Rock
7

The Sound of White

Missy Higgins · 2004

2000s Studio Pop Pop Rock
8

Throwing Copper

Lïve · 1994

1990s Studio Alternative Rock Rock
9

MCMLXXXV

Rufio · 2003

2000s Studio Pop Punk Pop Rock
10

Bleed American

Jimmy Eat World · 2001

2000s Studio Alternative Rock Alternative Punk