Pazz & Jop 2001: Dean's List

Albums

1. Bob Dylan: "Love and Theft" (Columbia) 20
2. The Moldy Peaches: The Moldy Peaches (Rough Trade/Sanctuary) 19
3. Manu Chao: Proxima Estacion: Esperanza (Virgin) 12
4. Tricky: Blowback (Hollywood) 10
5. The Coup: Party Music (75 Ark) 9
6. Orlando Cachaito Lopez: Cachaito (World Circuit/Nonesuch) 8
7. Old 97's: Satellite Rides (Elektra) 7
8. Atmosphere: Lucy Ford (Rhymesayers Entertainment) 5
9. Pink: Missundaztood (Arista) 5
10. Rachid Taha: Made in Medina (Mondo Melodia) 5
11. Nils Petter Molvaer: Solid Ether (ECM)
12. De La Soul: AOI: Bionix (Tommy Boy)
13. The White Stripes: White Blood Cells (Sympathy for the Record Industry)
14. Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life (Jetset)
15. Tea in Marrakech (Stern's/Earthworks)
16. Lucinda Williams: Essence (Lost Highway)
17. Blink-182: Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (MCA)
18. Hakim: The Lion Roars--Live in America (Mondo Melodia)
19. Buck 65: Man Overboard (Anticon)
20. The New Pornographers: Mass Romantic (Mint '00)
21. Baaba Maal: Missing You . . . Mi Yeewnii (Palm)
22. Haiku d'Etat (Pure Hip Hop, Inc. '00)
23. Drive-By Truckers: Southern Rock Opera (Soul Dump)
24. Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and His Nigerian Soundmakers: Sound Time (Indigedisc)
25. Leonard Cohen: Ten New Songs (Columbia)
26. Samba Mapangala & Orchestra: Virunga Ujumbe (Stern's/Earthworks)
27. Clem Snide: The Ghost of Fashion (Spinart)
28. Highlife Allstars: Sankofa (Network Import)
29. New Order: Get Ready (Reprise)
30. Buddy Guy: Sweet Tea (Silvertone)
31. The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia (World Music Network import)
32. Ghostface Killah: Bulletproof Wallets (Epic)
33. Lightning Bolt: Ride the Skies (Load)
34. Pernice Brothers: The World Won't End (Ashmont)
35. Taraf de Haïdouks: Band of Gypsies (Nonesuch)
36. St. Lunatics: Free City (Universal)
37. Select Cuts From Blood & Fire: Chapter Two (Select Cuts import)
38. Kirsty MacColl: Tropical Brainstorm (Instinct)
39. Shakira: Laundry Service (Epic)
40. Babyface: Face 2 Face (Arista)
41. Michael Jackson: Invincible (Epic)
42. Maria Muldaur: Richland Woman Blues (Stony Plain import)
43. The Strokes: Is This It (RCA)
44. KMD: Bl-ck B-st-rds (Sub Verse)
45. Le Tigre: Feminist Sweepstakes (Mr. Lady)
46. Willie Nelson: Rainbow Connection (Island)
47. Shaver: The Earth Rolls On (New West)
48. Mush Filmstrip (Frame 1) (Shadow)
49. Orchèstre Vévé: Vintage Verckys (Tetroafric import)
50. Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor (J)
51. The Handsome Family: Twilight (Carrot Top)
52. Björk: Vespertine (Elektra)
53. Jay-Z: The Blueprint (Roc-A-Fella)
54. Silkworm: Lifestyle (Touch and Go '00)
55. Faudel: Baïda (Mondo Melodia)
56. The Soul Brothers: The Rough Guide to the Soul Brothers (World Music Network import)
57. Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards: Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards (Hellcat)
58. The Rough Guide to Cuban Son (World Music Network import)
59. Kékélé: Rumba Congo (Stern's Africa)
60. The Rough Guide to Bhangra (World Music Network import '00)
61. Aceyalone: Accepted Eclectic (Ground Control)
62. Bang on a Can: Terry Riley: In C (Cantaloupe)
63. Salsa Clasica (Music Club '00)
64. Stephen Malkmus: Stephen Malkmus (Matador)
65. The Sidewalks of New York (Winter and Winter import '99)
66. Bang on a Can: Renegade Heaven (Cantaloupe)
67. Aesop Rock: Labor Days (Def Jux)
68. James Blood Ulmer: Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions (Label M)
69. Bosavi (Smithsonian Folkways)
70. Brun Campbell: Joplin's Disciple (Delmark)
71. Basement Jaxx: Rooty (Astralwerks)
72. Unsung Heroes: Unleashed (75 Ark '00)
73. Rodney Crowell: The Houston Kid (Sugar Hill)
74. Wadada Leo Smith/Thomas Mapfumo: Dreams and Secrets (Anonymous Web)
75. Burnt Sugar/The Arkestra Chamber: Blood on the Leaf: Opus No. 1 (Trugroid)
76. City High: City High (Booga Basement/Interscope)

Singles

1. The Clash: "Rock the Casbah" (Epic)
2. M.O.P: "Ante Up" (Loud)
3. The Moldy Peaches: "Jorge Regula" (Rough Trade/Sanctuary)
4. Bob Dylan: "Po' Boy" (Columbia)
5. Artful Dodger: "Re-Rewind" (V2)
6. Rachid Taha: "Barra Barra" (Mondo Melodia)
7. Manu Chao: "Merry Blues" (Virgin)
8. Pink: "Get the Party Started" (Arista)
9. Loudon Wainwright III: "White Winos" (Red House)
10. St. Lunatics: "Midwest Swing" (Universal)
11. Black Box Recorder: "The Facts of Life" (Jetset)
12. Mary J. Blige: "PMS" (MCA)
13. Bullfrog: "Reverse Psychology" (Ropeadope)
14. Atmosphere: "Party for the Fight to Write" (Rhymesayers Entertainment)
15. The Moldy Peaches: "Who's Got the Crack" (Rough Trade/Sanctuary)
16. Leonard Cohen: "In My Secret Life" (Columbia)
17. Michael Jackson: "Unbreakable" (Epic)
18. Aceyalone: "Rappers, Rappers, Rappers" (Ground Control)
19. Saul Williams: "La La La" (American)
20. Maxwell: "This Woman's Work" (Epic)

Village Voice, Feb. 12, 2002

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