The best album of every year since 2000, according to critics

Each year in music, one album stands out from the crowd as the most critically acclaimed work of the year.

Since the turn of the new century, review aggregator Metacritic has compiled an annual list of the year's most well-received albums by assigning scores based on their composite critical reception.

We selected the top album from each year starting with 2000, and the resulting list includes some expected appearances from great artists like Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, and Kanye West, as well as a few lesser-known but incredible LPs.

Check out the best album of each year in the new century so far: