Album of the Year 2001 | RESULTS
The Strokes - Is This It is a powerful album but Discovery was
HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER
DAFT PUNK - DISCOVERY WINS AOTY 2001!!!
ALBUMS OUT
| Rank | Album | Votes Against | Percentage | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daft Punk - Discovery | 48/105 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | The Strokes - Is This It | 57/105 | 54.3% | |
| 3 | Bjork - Vespertine | 40/94 | 42.6% | 2: 27/94 (28.7%) TIE!!! :0 |
| 4 | System of a Down - Toxicity | 40/90 | 44.4% | 25/90 (27.8%) |
| 5 | Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You | 35/74 | 47.3% | 20/74 (27%) |
| 6 | Jay-Z - The Blueprint | 30/67 | 44.8% | 15/67 (22.4%) |
| 7 | Tool - Lateralus | 21/61 | 34.4% | 19/61 (31.1%) |
| 8 | Gorillaz - Gorillaz | 20/68 | 29.4% | 15/68 (22.1%) |
| 9 | The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2 | 15/67 | 22.4% | 2: 13/67 (19.4%) |
| 10 | Aphex Twin - drukqs | 15/66 | 22.7% | 14/66 (21.2%) |
| 11 | The White Stripes - White Blood Cells | 12/64 | 18.8% | 10/64 (15.6%) |
| 12 | Radiohead - Amnesiac | 12/80 | 15.2% | 11/80 (13.9%) |
PREVIOUS AOTY WINNERS (Click to view full event)
- Pre-1965: Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
- 1965: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- 1966: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
- 1967: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- 1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
- 1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road
- 1970: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
- 1971: Joni Mitchell - Blue
- 1972: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
- 1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
- 1974: King Crimson - Red
- 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
- 1976: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
- 1977: Television - Marquee Moon
- 1978: Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
- 1979: The Clash - London Calling
- 1980: Talking Heads - Remain in Light
- 1981: Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju
- 1982: The Cure - Pornography
- 1983: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
- 1984: Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain
- 1985: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
- 1986: Metallica - Master of Puppets
- 1987: Dinosaur - You're Living All Over Me
- 1988: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
- 1989: The Cure - Disintegration
- 1990: Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
- 1991: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
- 1992: Sade - Love Deluxe
- 1993: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
- 1994: Portishead - Dummy
- 1995: GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
- 1996: Weezer - Pinkerton
- 1997: Radiohead - OK Computer
- 1998: Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
- 1999: Sigur Ros - Ágætis byrjun
- 2000: Radiohead - Kid A
- 2020: Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
- 2021: Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
- 2022: Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
- 2023: Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
- 2024: Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
PREVIOUS AOTD WINNERS (Click to view full event)
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