M.I.A.
Arular







Release Year: 2005

Rankings:
All-Time #336 / 2000s #35 / 2005 #3

Genres: Electropop, UK Hip Hop
Parent Genres: Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop

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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Amazon.com (USA) - The Best of the Decade in Music... So Far (2006) No Order
Billboard (USA) - Top 20 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 10
Complex (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the Complex Decade 2002-2012 52
HARP (USA) - The 50 Most Essential Albums Since 2001 (2006) 9
Kitsap Sun (USA) - The Top 101 Albums of the 2000s (2010) 56
Metromix Denver (USA) - Top 40 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 6
Paste (USA) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 10
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 54
PopMatters (USA) - The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s (2014) 9
Rhapsody (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 4
Robert Dimery - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005-2013 ed., but not in 2018 e No Order
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2013) 91
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020) 421
Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 52
Slant (USA) - Top 250 Albums of the 2000s (2010) 12
Spin (USA) - The 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (2010) 103
Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015) 231
Tiny Mix Tapes (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2010) 21
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) No Order
Vibe (USA) - 150 Albums That Define the Vibe Era (1992-2007) No Order
eMusic (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 4
FACT (UK) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 36
GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005) 6
NME (UK) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 50
No Ripcord (UK) - Top Albums 2000-2009 (2012) 101
Rock's Back Pages (UK) - Top 176 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 155.5
State (Ireland) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 28
The Clash (UK) - The 50 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime (2004-2009) 7
The Sun (UK) - Top 40 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 30
Uncut (UK) - Top 150 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 85
NOW (Canada) - Top 10 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 5
Adresseavisen (Norway) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 85
Dagsavisen (Norway) - Top 40 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 28
BR Puls (Germany) - Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame) No Order
Musikexpress (Germany) - The Best Albums 2000-2015 33
Sounds (Germany) - Top 50 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 12
Zündfunk (Germany) - Top 20 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 5
Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007) No Order
Heineken (Spain) - Top 50 International Albums of the 2000s (2009) 4
Mondosonoro (Spain) - Top 50 International Albums of the 2000s (2009) 17
PlayGround (Spain) - Top 200 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 7
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 300 (+200) Best Albums from 1984-2014 (2014) 66
POPBOKS (Serbia) - The 100 Best Albums of 2000-2010 (2011) 30
Porcys (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 2000s (2010) 66
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 5 Stars
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade A
Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) 88
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4 Stars
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 6
End of Year Lists
All Music Guide (USA) - Albums of the Year No Order
Amazon.com (USA) - Albums of the Year 2
Associated Press - Albums of the Year 5
Billboard (USA) - Albums of the Year 2
Blender (USA) - Albums of the Year 1
College Music Journal (USA) - Albums of the Year 7
Eonline (USA) - Albums of the Year 2
HARP (USA) - Albums of the Year 7
LostAtSea (USA) - Albums of the Year 9
Pitchfork (USA) - Albums of the Year 4
PopMatters (USA) - Albums of the Year 4
Prefix (USA) - Albums of the Year 16
Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year 11
Shortlist Prize Nominees 2001-2007 (USA) Nominee
Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year 2
Stylus (USA) - Albums of the Year 1
Tiny Mix Tapes (USA) - Albums of the Year 12
Treble (USA) - Albums of the Year 30
Under the Radar (USA) - Albums of the Year 9
Urb (USA) - Albums of the Year No Order
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year 2
Washington City Paper (USA) - Albums of the Year 2
woxy.com (USA) - Albums of the Year 16
Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year 29
NME (UK) - Albums of the Year 25
No Ripcord (UK) - Albums of the Year 6
Observer (UK) - Albums of the Year 98
Planet Sound (UK) - Albums of the Year 16
Playlouder (UK) - Albums of the Year 7
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year 49
The Mercury Prize Nominees 1992-2003 (UK) Nominee
The Wire (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
Uncut (UK) - Albums of the Year 50
Chartattack (Canada) - Albums of the Year 13
Cokemachineglow.com (Canada) - Albums of the Year 17
Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year 2
Eye Weekly Writers (Canada) - Albums of the Year 1
Aftenposten (Norway) - Albums of the Year 5
Dagbladet (Norway) - Albums of the Year 3
Dagsavisen (Norway) - Albums of the Year 4
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - Albums of the Year No Order
Musikbyrån (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 1
Nöjesguiden (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 4
Rumba (Finland) - Albums of the Year 19
Sonic (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 3
HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year 7
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year 8
Intro (Germany) - Albums of the Year 5
Musikexpress/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year 33
Rolling Stone (Germany) - Albums of the Year 18
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 8
Zündfunk (Germany) - Albums of the Year 2
Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year 11
GO-MAG (Spain) - Albums of the Year 3
H Magazine (Spain) - Albums of the Year No Order
Mondo Sonoro (Spain) - Albums of the Year 10
Muzikalia (Spain) - Albums of the Year 20
Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year 1
Trax (Spain) - Albums of the Year 1
Monitor (Croatia) - Albums of the Year 3
Porcys (Poland) - Albums of the Year 10