15 Essential Early 2000s Emo Albums Everyone Needs on Vinyl
Here are 15 essential emo albums from the early 2000s that you should absolutely own on vinyl.
This era saw the genre reach the next level as what was considered "emo" started to lean more into pop-punk territory. The move worked as emo went mainstream, with several bands getting spots on the Warped Tour.
The impact of emo albums released in the early 2000s is still being felt today.
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My Chemical Romance is currently packing stadiums across the globe as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of their biggest releases. Jimmy Eat World is ready to honor a milestone anniversary for a much-loved album in 2026.
From emo music that calls for the use of eyeliner to those bands that helped lead you into your screamo phase, here are 15 albums from the early 2000s we think should be part of your vinyl collection.
Jimmy Eat World, Bleed American (2001)
Key tracks: "The Middle," "Sweetness," "Hear You Me"
Rainer Maria, A Better Version of Me (2001)
Key tracks: "Artificial Light," "Hell and High Water," Thought I Was"
Thursday, Full Collapse (2001)
Key tracks: "Understanding in a Car Crash," "Standing on the Edge of Summer," "Cross Out the Eyes"
Taking Back Sunday, Tell All Your Friends (2002)
Key tracks: "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut From the Team)," "You're So Last Summer," "You Know How I Do"
AFI, Sing the Sorrow (2003)
Key tracks: "Girl's Not Grey," "Silver and Cold" "The Leaving Song Pt. II"
Coheed & Cambria, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2003)
Key tracks: "A Favor House Atlantic." "Blood Red Summer." "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3"
Fall Out Boy, Take This To Your Grave (2003)
Key tracks: "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy." "Chicago is So Two Years Ago," "Dead on Arrival"
Matchbook Romance, Stories and Alibis (2003)
Key tracks: "Promise," "My Eyes Burn," "Tiger Lily"
The Weakerthans, Reconstruction Site (2003)
Key tracks: "Plea From a Cat Named Virtute," "The Reasons," "One Great City!"
My Chemical Romance, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004)
Key tracks: "Helena," "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," "The Ghost of You"
Taking Back Sunday, Where You Want to Be (2004)
Key tracks: "A Decade Under the Influence," "The Photograph is Proof (I Know You Know)," "One-Eighty By Summer"
Panic! At the Disco, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out (2005)
Key tracks: "I Write Sings Not Tragedies," "Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off," "But It's Better if You Do"
Paramore, All We Know is Falling (2005)
Key tracks: "Pressure," "Emergency," "My Heart"
My Chemical Romance, The Black Parade (2006)
Key tracks: "Welcome to the Black Parade," "Teenagers," "I Don't Love You"
All Time Low, So Wrong It’s Right (2007)
Key tracks: "Dear Maria, Count Me In," "Remembering Sunday," "Six Feet Under the Stars"
Paramore, Riot! (2007)
Key tracks: "Misery Business," "That's What You Get," "crushcrushcrush"
One could make the argument that this entire list could have been filled just with albums from My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco. All three bands helped carry the emo torch in a way that took the genre mainstream in the early 2000s.
Here is a look at every album from the "emo holy trinity" and which ones are the best.
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