The first decade of the new millennium produced some amazing albums, CDs that should go down with the best works of art. You might not find those albums on this list - which doesn't mean this list isn't the best of the decade. But for an album to make the cut, it had to be more than just something to appreciate and put on a shelf. It had to be something you couldn't live without, that you had on your go-to playlist, that you listened to not just the year it came out ... but in the years since. Best albums of the decade: 1. “Denials, Delusions and Decisions,” Jaguar Wright 2. “Confessions,” Usher 3. “Mama's Gun,” Erykah Badu 4. “The College Dropout,” Kanye West 5. “Back to Black,” Amy Winehouse 6. “Get Rich or Die Tryin”' 50 Cent 7. “B'day,” Beyonce 8. “Testimony: Vol 1. Life and Relationship,” India.Arie 9. “The Chocolate Factory,” R. Kelly 10. “The Marshall Mathers LP,” Eminem Honorable mentions: “The Black Album,” Jay-Z; “Dreaming Wide Awake,” Lizz Wright; “The Emancipation of Mimi,” Mariah Carey; “Survivor,” Destiny's Child; “Taking the Long Way,” the Dixie Chicks; “FutureSexLoveSounds,” Justin Timberlake; “Graduation,” Kanye West; “Vespertine,” Bjork; “Arular,” M.I.A.; “Elephant,” The White Stripes; “Acoustic Soul,” India.Arie; “Van Hunt,” Van Hunt; “Late Registration,” Kanye West; “Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1,” Jill Scott; “American Idiot,” Green Day; “Lovers Rock,” Sade; “The Breakthrough,” Mary J. Blige.
