21. Origin of Symmetry, Muse (2001)
Essential Track: “Plug In Baby”
22. American Idiot, Green Day (2004)
Essential Track: “Jesus Of Suburbia”
23. Boxer, The National (2007)
Essential Track: “Fake Empire”
24. Hot Fuss, The Killers (2004)
Essential Track: “All These Things That I’ve Done”
25. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, Godspeed You! Black Emperor (2000)
Essential Track: “Storm”
26. Sound of Silver, LCD Soundsystem (2007)
Essential Track: “All My Friends”
27. Parachutes, Coldplay (2000)
Essential Track: “Don’t Panic”
28. Demon Days, Gorillaz (2005)
Essential Track: “Feel Good Inc.”
29. Discovery, Daft Punk (2001)
Essential Track: “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”
30. Black Holes and Revelations, Muse (2006)
Essential Track: “Knights of Cydonia”
31. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend (2008)
Essential Track: “Oxford Comma”
32. Lateralus, Tool (2001)
Essential Track: “Schism”
33. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem (2000)
Essential Track: “Drug Ballad”
34. White Blood Cells, The White Stripes (2001)
Essential Track: “Fell in Love with a Girl”
35. Ys, Joanna Newsom (2006)
Essential Track: “Emily”
36. Madvillainy, Madvillain (2004)
Essential Track: “All Caps”
37. Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay (2008)
Essential Track: “Viva la Vida”
38. Hospice, The Antlers (2009)
Essential Track: “Kettering”
39. Favourite Worst Nightmare, Arctic Monkeys (2007)
Essential Track: “Fluorescent Adolescent”
40. xx, The xx (2009)
Essential Track: “Crystalised”