Best Albums of November 2001
The highest-rated albums released in November 2001, ranked by critical consensus from professional music critics.
Best Albums of November 2001 arrives with a singular, intoxicating statement: November yielded an adventurous leap in sample-based pop that redefined what a collage album could feel like.
The Avalanches's Since I Left You led November's releases with a striking critical consensus—90.83/100 across 6 professional reviews—earning praise for its seamless patchwork of sounds, buoyant grooves, and cinematic pacing. Critics praised the album's meticulous construction and euphoric mood, calling it both a nostalgic archive and a forward-thinking pop record.
The month's top-rated record suggests a trend toward expansive, production-forward albums that favor texture and mood over conventional songcraft. That adventurous spirit frames the ranked list below, where you can explore how The Avalanches's standout release fits into November 2001 album releases and the wider critical conversation about innovation in early-2000s music.
