The Top 20 Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2000-01)

~ Release group award

Release groups

#	Year	Title	Artist	Type	Rating	Releases
1	1999	The Fragile	Nine Inch Nails	Album	3	19
2	1999	The Battle of Los Angeles	Rage Against the Machine	Album	4.1	14
3	1999	Play	Moby	Album	4.3	35
4	1999	69 Love Songs	The Magnetic Fields	Album	4.1	10
5	1999	A Prince Among Thieves	Prince Paul	Album		5
6	1999	Remedy	Basement Jaxx	Album	4	14
7	1999	The Soft Bulletin	The Flaming Lips	Album	4	14
8	1999	World Party	Goodie Mob	Album	5	2
9	1999	Midnite Vultures	Beck	Album	4	13
10	1999	When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He’ll Win the Whole Thing ’Fore He Enters the Ring There’s No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won’t Matter, Cuz You’ll Know That You’re Right	Fiona Apple	Album	4.5	20
11	1998	Keep It Like a Secret	Built to Spill	Album	4.8	4
12	1999	Surrender	The Chemical Brothers	Album	4	21
13	1999	Nigga Please	Ol’ Dirty Bastard	Album	3.5	5
14	1999	Buena Vista Social Club presents Ibrahim Ferrer	Ibrahim Ferrer	Album	5	6
15	1999	Mary	Mary J. Blige	Album	3.5	6
16	1999	Very Emergency	The Promise Ring	Album	3	2
17	1999	Summerteeth	Wilco	Album	4.5	11
18	1999	The Hot Rock	Sleater‐Kinney	Album	4	4
19	1998	The K&D Sessions™	Kruder & Dorfmeister	Album + Compilation + DJ-mix	4.3	9
20	1999	The Slim Shady LP	Eminem	Album	3.95	17

publishing label:	SPIN (affiliated with SPIN Magazine)