Metacritic Names Spoon, Brian Wilson Tops Of The Decade

Posted by Mitch Michaels on 12.16.2009

The White Stripes, Drive-By Truckers, Bob Dylan, OutKast, Animal Collective and others score best reviews of the decade...

Metacritic has announced their top music artists and albums from 2000-09, selected from nearly 5,000 albums in Metacritic's database. All artists and albums are ranked according to their Metascores—an overall grade based on scores from the world's most respected critics and publications.

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Metacritic's Artists of the Decade, 2000-09

1 Spoon (85.3 over 4 releases)
2 Sigur Rós (83.5 over 4 releases)
3 Super Furry Animals (82.5 over 6 releases)
4 Sleater-Kinney (86.3 over 3 releases)
5 White Stripes (84.8 over 4 releases)
6 Animal Collective (83.8 over 5 releases)
7 Drive-By Truckers (83.8 over 4 releases)
8 Lightning Bolt (83.7 over 3 releases)
9 Iron & Wine (82.3 over 4 releases)
10 The Hold Steady (82.2 over 5 releases)

Metacritic's Best-Reviewed Albums, 2000-09

1 SMiLE by Brian Wilson (97)
2 Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn (97)
3 Stankonia by OutKast (95)
4 Savane by Ali Farka Toure (94)
5 Madvillainy by Madvillainy (93)
6 Love And Theft by Bob Dylan (93)
7 Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal (92)
8 Elephant by The White Stripes (92)
9 A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets (91)
10 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast (91)

Credit: Metacritic