This is still a work in progress, but they might be something like this (in no particular order):
The Decline of British Sea Power | British Sea Power
Sea Change | Beck
In Rainbows | Radiohead
Antics | Interpol
Streetcore | Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
I've Got My Own Hell to Raise | Bettye LaVette
Rockferry | Duffy
We Love Life | Pulp
Prairie Wind | Neil Young
5:55 | Charlotte Gainsbourg
Give Up | Postal Service
Rather Ripped | Sonic Youth
Kid A | Radiohead
Amazing Grace | Spiritualized
Cole's Corner | Richard Hawley
Rabbit Fur Coat | Jenny Lewis
As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Pt.2 | 2 Many DJs
Rings Around the World | Super Furry Animals
Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend
Not Exotic | Dolorean
I'm sure I've missed something obvious. Beck's online-only acoustic version of Modern Guilt would be one, but I suppose loses on a technicality. It would take the place of Spiritualized's Amazing Grace, which is a good record, but I'm cheatng myself since they haven't made a great record since Pure Phase. Anyway, perhaps I should think about a Top 20 Discoveries of the 2000s, too, since many of my favorite records of the last decade weren't necessarily made or released in that window.
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