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Best avant-garde albums of the 2000s

The top 50 avant-garde albums of the 2000s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. Medúlla cover№ 1MedúllaBjörk · 2004
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  2. 2Shadows of the Sun coverShadows of the SunUlver · 2007
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  3. 3The Buddah Years coverThe Buddah YearsCaptain Beefheart · 2006
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  4. 4Electric Tears coverElectric TearsBuckethead · 2002
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  5. 5Shiny Beast - Bat Chain Puller coverShiny Beast - Bat Chain PullerCaptain Beefheart · 2003
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  6. 6Life on a String coverLife on a StringLaurie Anderson · 2001
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  7. 7Imaginary Sonicscape coverImaginary SonicscapeSigh · 2001
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  8. 8These Are the Vistas coverThese Are the VistasThe Bad Plus · 2003
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  9. 9Blood Inside coverBlood InsideUlver · 2005
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  10. 10The Bad Plus coverThe Bad PlusThe Bad Plus · 2001
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  11. 11Give coverGiveThe Bad Plus · 2004
  12. 12Lyckantropen Themes coverLyckantropen ThemesUlver · 2002
  13. 13A Carrot Is As Close As a Rabbit Gets To a Diamond coverA Carrot Is As Close As a Rabbit Gets To a DiamondCaptain Beefheart · 2003
  14. 14Prime Quality Beef coverPrime Quality BeefCaptain Beefheart · 2005
  15. 15Suspicious Activity? coverSuspicious Activity?The Bad Plus · 2005
  16. 16Kaleidoscalp coverKaleidoscalpBuckethead · 2005
  17. 17For All I Care coverFor All I CareThe Bad Plus · 2008
  18. 18Hangman's Hymn: Musikalische Exequien coverHangman's Hymn: Musikalische ExequienSigh · 2007
  19. 19Bermuda Triangle coverBermuda TriangleBuckethead · 2002
  20. 20Chicken Noodles II coverChicken Noodles IIBuckethead · 2007
  21. 21Needle in a Slunk Stack coverNeedle in a Slunk StackBuckethead · 2009
  22. 22Forensic Follies coverForensic FolliesBuckethead · 2009
  23. 23A Real Diamond in the Rough coverA Real Diamond in the RoughBuckethead · 2009
  24. 24Slaughterhouse on the Prairie coverSlaughterhouse on the PrairieBuckethead · 2009
  25. 25Albino Slug coverAlbino SlugBuckethead · 2008
  26. 26From the Coop coverFrom the CoopBuckethead · 2008
  27. 27Cyborg Slunks coverCyborg SlunksBuckethead · 2007
  28. 28The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock coverThe Elephant Man's Alarm ClockBuckethead · 2006
  29. 29Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot coverDecoding the Tomb of BansheebotBuckethead · 2007
  30. 30Acoustic Shards coverAcoustic ShardsBuckethead · 2007
  31. 31Pepper's Ghost coverPepper's GhostBuckethead · 2007
  32. 32The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell coverThe Cuckoo Clocks of HellBuckethead · 2004
  33. 33Some Where Over The Slaughterhouse coverSome Where Over The SlaughterhouseBuckethead · 2001
  34. 34Pandemoniumfromamerica coverPandemoniumfromamericaBuckethead · 2003
  35. 35Inbred Mountain coverInbred MountainBuckethead · 2005
  36. 36Bucketheadland 2 coverBucketheadland 2Buckethead · 2003
  37. 37Crime Slunk Scene coverCrime Slunk SceneBuckethead · 2006
  38. 38In Search of The coverIn Search of TheBuckethead · 2007
  39. 39Bucketheadland: Island of Lost Minds coverBucketheadland: Island of Lost MindsBuckethead · 2004
  40. 40Funnel Weaver coverFunnel WeaverBuckethead · 2002
  41. 41Population Override coverPopulation OverrideBuckethead · 2004
  42. 42Chicken Noodles coverChicken NoodlesBuckethead · 2006
  43. 43Intelligence Failure coverIntelligence FailureBuckethead · 2005
  44. 44Prog coverProgThe Bad Plus · 2007
  45. 45Perdition City: Music to an Interior Film coverPerdition City: Music to an Interior FilmUlver · 2000
  46. 46HEX; or Printing in the Infernal Method coverHEX; or Printing in the Infernal MethodEarth · 2005
  47. 47Angel Coma coverAngel ComaEarth · 2006
  48. 48Hibernaculum coverHibernaculumEarth · 2007
  49. 49The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull coverThe Bees Made Honey in the Lion's SkullEarth · 2008
  50. 50Ice Cream for Crow coverIce Cream for CrowCaptain Beefheart · 2006

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