Koostatud Top 50  (VAATA
) esikolmik on Briti omad artistid, esikoha vääriliseks loeti hiphopmuusika üksus The Streets, mille taga räppar Mike Skinner.

Guardian leiab, et The Streetsi esikalbum määratleb 21 sajandi esimest dekaadi nii nagu Massive Attacki Blue Lines album 1990-daid.

1. The Streets - "Original Pirate Material" (2002)
2. Radiohead - "Kid A" (2000)
3. Arctic Monkeys - "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" (2006)
4. The Strokes - "Is This It" (2001)
5. Arcade Fire - "Funeral" (2004)
6. Amy Winehouse "Back to Black" (2006)
7. The White Stripes - "Elephant" (2003)
8. Jay-Z - "The Black Album" (2003)
9. Salif Keita  - "Moffou" (2002)
10.  Burial - "Untrue" (2007)