40 albums that defined the decade

Ten years, 40 albums. Not necessarily the biggest sellers, the best-reviewed or year-end list-toppers, but the ones that had an impact on music, the business or culture.These are the albums of the '00s that signified the arrival of new voices, new ways to get music to listeners or new paths to take when crossing boundaries. A few familiar faces are in there as well. In the decade of digital and the dawn of an era in which music is consumed by cherry picking songs, these are albums, listed in alp...

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