Top 77 Albums of 2000
| ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL | ||
| 1 | Papas Fritas | Buildings And Grounds | Minty Fresh | |
| 2 | Yo La Tengo | And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out | Matador | |
| 3 | Radiohead | Kid A | Capitol | |
| 4 | St. Germain | Tourist | Blue Note | |
| 5 | Elliot Smith | Figure 8 | Dreamworks | |
| 6 | Modest Mouse | The Moon & Antarctica | Epic | |
| 7 | Jurassic 5 | Quality Control | Interscope | |
| 8 | 12 Rods | Separation Anxieties | V2 | |
| 9 | Bright Eyes | Fevers And Mirrors | Saddle Creek | |
| 10 | Outkast | Strankonia | Arista | |
| 11 | Dillinger Four | Versus God | Hopeless | |
| 12 | Bjork | Selmasongs | Elektra | |
| 13 | Mallman, Mark | How I Lost My Life And Lived To Tell About It | {self-released} | |
| 14 | King Biscuit Time | No Style | Astralwerks/ Regal | |
| 15 | Har Mar Superstar | s/t | Kill Rock Stars | |
| 16 | Ray Wonder | A New Kind Of Love | NONS | |
| 17 | Tahiti 80 | Puzzle | Minty Fresh | |
| 18 | Dandy Warhols, The | Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia | Capitol | |
| 19 | Freddy Fresh | Yeah Daddy | BMG UK | |
| 20 | Boss Hog | Whiteout | In The Red | |
| 21 | Belle & Sebastian | Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant | Matador | |
| 22 | Astronaut Wife | Now That 1999 Is Gone E.P. | {self-released} | |
| 23 | Clientele, The | A Fading Summer E.P. | March | |
| 24 | LTJ Bukem | Jouney Inwards | Good Looking | |
| 25 | Death Cab For Cutie | We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes | Barsuk | |
| 26 | Billy Bragg & Wilco | Mermaid Avenue Vol. 2 | Elektra | |
| 27 | Smattering | Rajah Pink and Wading Pool Blue | (self-released) | |
| 28 | Sleater Kinney | All Hands On The Bad One | Kill Rock Stars | |
| 29 | Jennings, Mason | Birds Flying Away | {self-released} | |
| 30 | Murder City Devils, The | In Name And Blood | Sub Pop | |
| 31 | Grandaddy | The Software Slump | V2 | |
| 32 | De La Soul | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump | Tommy Boy | |
| 33 | Air | The Virgin Suicides | Astralwerks | |
| 34 | Plastic Constellations, The | Let's War! | Modern Radio | |
| 35 | Neko Case & Her Boyfriends | Furnace Room Lullaby | Bloodshot | |
| 36 | Phoenix | United | Astralwerks/ Source | |
| 37 | Blonde Redhead | Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons | Touch & Go | |
| 38 | Goldfrapp | Felt Mountain | Mute | |
| 39 | At The Drive-In | Relationship Of Command | Grand Royal | |
| 40 | v/a (Powerpuff Girls) | Heroes & Villians | Rhino | |
| 41 | Black Heart Procession, The | Three | Touch & Go | |
| 42 | Sunny Day Real Estate | The Rising Tide | Time Bomb | |
| 43 | Rinocerose | Installation Sonore | V2 | |
| 44 | Console | Rocket In The Pocket | Matador | |
| 45 | No WTO Combo, The | Live From The Battle In Seattle | Alternative Tentacles | |
| 46 | Sean Na Na | Dance 'Til Your Baby Is A Man | Troubleman Unlimited | |
| 47 | Ts/ MattiX | Mechanical Man E.P. | Deviant Subculture | |
| 48 | VNV Nation | Empires | Metropolis | |
| 49 | Supergrass | Supergrass | Island | |
| 50 | Ween | Whitepepper | Elektra | |
| 51 | Modest Mouse | Building Nothing Out Of Something | Up | |
| 52 | Dismemberment Plan | Emergency & I | DeSoto | |
| 53 | Twilight Singers, The | Twilight | Columbia | |
| 54 | Handsome Family, The | In The Air | Carrot Top | |
| 55 | Pedro The Lion | Winners Never Quit | Jade Tree | |
| 56 | Kitty Vermont, The | Wonderful You | Motorcoat | |
| 57 | Belle and Sebastian | Legal Man | Matador | |
| 58 | Ida | Will You Find Me | Tiger Style | |
| 59 | Torrini, Emiliana | Love In The Time Of Science | Virgin | |
| 60 | Dusty Trails | s/t | Atlantic | |
| 61 | Badly Drawn Boy | The Hour Of Bewilderbeast | XL | |
| 62 | Thievery Corporation | The Mirror Conspiracy | ESL | |
| 63 | Maffeo, Lois & Canty, Brendan | The Union Themes | Kill Rock Stars | |
| 64 | Sonic Youth | NYC Ghosts & Flowers | Geffen | |
| 65 | Damon & Naomi | with Ghost | Sub Pop | |
| 66 | Deep Puddle Dynamics | s/t | Anticon | |
| 67 | Enon | Believo | See Thru Broadcasting | |
| 68 | O'Rourke, Jim | Halfway To A Threeway | Drag City | |
| 69 | Sergent Garc'a | Un Poquito Quema'o | Higher Octave | |
| 70 | Elf Power | The Winter Is Coming | Sugar Free | |
| 71 | White Hassle | White Hassle | Orange | |
| 72 | Broadcast | The Noise Made By People | Tommyboy | |
| 73 | Hefner | Boxing Hefner | Too Pure | |
| 74 | MC Paul Barman | It's Very Stimulating | WordSound/EFA | |
| 75 | Slobberbone | Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today | New West | |
| 76 | Coldplay | Parachutes | EMI/ Parlophone | |
| 77 | Barcelona | Zero-One-Infinity | March |
