The 2009 Paulies - Prelaunch List No. 3

First came the British, then the indie. So now let's look at what the mainstream, Rolling Stone, think about the decade in music.

Complete list of 100.

Here is the top ten:
10. Kanye West, "The College Dropout"
9. M.I.A., "Kala"
8. Bob Dylan, "Modern Times"
7. Eminem, "The Marshal Mathers LP"
6. Arcade Fire, "Funeral"
5. The White Stripes, "Elephant"
4. Jay-Z, "The Blueprint"
3. Wilco, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"
2. The Strokes, "Is This It"
1. Radiohead, "Kid A"

The 2009 Paulies - Prelaunch List No. 2

If NME was the great influencer of Paul, Pitchfork is the great influencer of the Paulies more broadly. And with that, Pitchfork's top 200 albums of the decade.

Click for the list.

Their top ten:
10. The Avalanches, "Since I Left You"
9. Panda Bear, "Person Pitch"
8. Sigur Ros, "Ágætis Byrjun"
7. The Strokes, "Is This It"
6. Modest Mouse, "The Moon and Antartica"
5. Jay-Z, "The Blueprint"
4. Wilco, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"
3. Daft Punk, "Discovery"
2. Arcade Fire, "Funeral"
1. Radiohead, "Kid A"

The 2009 Paulies - Prelaunch List No. 1

Care of NME, the top 100 albums of the decade (complete with videos from every single album):

Complete list here.
[Ed.: Unsurprisingly, it's my favorite "best of" list so far, as NME was the biggest influencer of my taste from 2000-2003.]

Their top ten:
10. Radiohead, "In Rainbows"
9. The Streets, "Original Pirate Material"
8. Interpol, "Turn on the Bright Lights"
7. Arcade Fire, "Funeral"
6. PJ Harvey, "Stories from the City..."
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Fever to Tell"
4. Arctic Monkeys, "Whatever People Say I Am..."
3. Primal Scream, "XTRMNTR"
2. The Libertines, "Up the Bracket"
1. The Strokes, "Is This It"

The Paules 2009: Background

Welcome to the 2009 Paulies. Over the next few days we'll be adding "best of" lists from the decade of 2000-2009, in anticipation of our launch on Sunday, December 14.