Top 25 Artists: 2000-2009...

Criteria of making/placement on this list:

• Played a significant role in developing the overall musical landscape
• Debuted/maintained a unique quality of new/interesting/important music
• Created music that challenged the collective progressive movement

(in order)

1. Radiohead



2. Modest Mouse



3. Jay-Z



4. Eminem



5. The White Stripes



6. Lil' Wayne



7. The Arcade Fire



8. Broken Social Scene



9. Conor Oberst



10. Animal Collective



11. Girl Talk



12. Death Cab For Cutie



13. Kanye West



14. Sufjan Stevens



15. Yeah Yeah Yeahs



16. The Flaming Lips



17. Wolf Parade



18. Grizzly Bear



19. Interpol



20. Wilco



21. Antony & The Johnsons



22. LCD Soundsystem



23. OutKast



24. The Knife



25. M.I.A.



Honorable mention:

(in no particular order)

The Killers
Hot Chip
The Strokes
The Postal Service
Grandaddy
Ludacris
Deerhunter
The Shins
Magnolia Electric Co.
Bloc Party
The National
Diplo
Beck
M83
Dirty Projectors
Lindstrøm
No Age
Justin Timberlake
Fuck Buttons
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
TV on the Radio
My Morning Jacket
The Avalanches
Mates of State
Kings of Leon
T.I.
The Walkmen
Junior Boys
Clipse
AIR
Phoenix
Beirut
Love Is All
The Decemberists