P2K: The Decade in Music

The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s


The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s


The Decade in News

A look back at the news stories that shaped the decade. From the Strokes to Vampire Weekend, Napster to the iPhone, it's all here.


The Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s

Our survey of the decade continues with a countdown of the 50 best videos of the 2000s.


Guest List: 2000s Edition

Some of our favorite artists share their choices for outstanding albums, songs, concerts, and random other list-able items from the past 10 years.


The Social History of the MP3

New technology was the music story of the decade; we put the mp3's first full decade in perspective. [Eric Harvey]


The Decade in Indie

In this decade indie became popular, polite, almost ever-present-- and that's precisely why we're excited about where it might go next. [Nitsuh Abebe]


The Decade in Pop

We examine 00s pop-- critically acceptable, mixed with hip-hop/R&B;, more transparent than ever. [Tom Ewing]


The Decade in Noise

Between reactions against MOR indie, a re-emphasis on live shows, and the Internet connecting local scenes, noise made unprecedented waves in the 2000s. [Marc Masters]