Winners and Shortlisted Nominees
Year |
Winner |
Album |
Shortlisted nominees and albums |
Refs |
2001 |
Sigur Rós |
Ágætis byrjun |
- Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker
- Bilal – 1st Born Second
- Nikka Costa – Everybody Got Their Something
- The Dandy Warhols – Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
- Gorillaz – Gorillaz
- PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
- Jay Dee – Welcome 2 Detroit
- Talib Kweli & Hi Tek – Reflection Eternal
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2002 |
N.E.R.D |
In Search of... |
- Aphex Twin – Drukqs
- The Avalanches – Since I Left You
- Björk – Vespertine
- Cee-Lo – Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
- DJ Shadow – The Private Press
- Doves – The Last Broadcast
- The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
- The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious
- Zero 7 – Simple Things
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2003 |
Damien Rice |
O |
- The Black Keys – Thickfreakness
- Bright Eyes – Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
- Cat Power – You Are Free
- Cody ChesnuTT – The Headphone Masterpiece
- Floetry – Floetic
- Interpol – Turn On the Bright Lights
- Sigur Rós – ( )
- The Streets – Original Pirate Material
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell
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2004 |
TV on the Radio |
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes |
- Air – Talkie Walkie
- Dizzee Rascal – Boy in da Corner
- Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
- Ghostface Killah – The Pretty Toney Album
- The Killers – Hot Fuss
- Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose
- Nellie McKay – Get Away from Me
- The Streets – A Grand Don't Come for Free
- Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
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2005 |
Sufjan Stevens |
Illinois |
- Animal Collective – Feels
- Antony and the Johnsons – I Am a Bird Now
- Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine
- Arcade Fire – Funeral
- Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
- Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
- The Decemberists – Picaresque
- Kings of Leon – Aha Shake Heartbreak
- M.I.A. – Arular
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2006 |
Cat Power |
The Greatest |
- Band of Horses – Everything All the Time
- Beirut – Gulag Orkestar
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – The Letting Go
- Girl Talk – Night Ripper
- Hot Chip – The Warning
- Joanna Newsom – Ys
- Regina Spektor – Begin to Hope
- Spank Rock – YoYoYoYoYo
- Tom Waits – Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards
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2007 |
Feist |
The Reminder |
- Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
- Burial – Untrue
- Justice – †
- LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
- M.I.A. – Kala
- Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
- Robert Pollard – Standard Gargoyle Decisions
- Stars – In Our Bedroom After the War
- Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
- Working for a Nuclear Free City – Businessmen & Ghosts
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