London , England ( CNN ) -- The debut album by New York rock band The Strokes has been named `` album of the decade '' by influential British music magazine , NME . Released in 2001 , `` Is This It '' topped the 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade list compiled by a panel of musicians , producers , writers and record label bosses , according to NME.com . The Libertines ' 2002 debut `` Up the Bracket '' was runner-up , with Primal Scream 's `` XTRMNTR '' from 2000 in third spot . The Strokes formed in 1999 with a line-up that includes lead vocalist Julian Casablancas , guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond , Jr. , bassist Nikolai Fraiture , and drummer Fabrizio Moretti . Fans had to wait two years before `` Is This It '' was finally released to critical acclaim , with hits such as `` Last Night '' and `` Hard to Explain '' underlining their Velvet Underground-inspired garage rock sound . However , the album fared better among British fans , reaching number two in the charts compared to 33 in the United States . The band 's second album , `` Room On Fire '' , was released in 2003 and again reached number two in the British charts with singles including `` 12:51 '' and `` Reptilia . '' But their third album , `` First Impressions of Earth '' , gave the band its first number one success , when it snatched top spot in Britain in 2006 . It also reached the hitherto unknown heights of number four across the Atlantic . On hearing about the NME accolade , frontman Casablancas told the BBC : `` It 's totally crazy ! I thought it was great when I heard . `` But does it mean it 's a good musical decade or a bad musical decade ? I do n't know , I 'm such a bad judge of my own stuff . ''
` ` Is This It '' topped the 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade list compiled by a panel of musicians , producers , DJs . Released in 2001 , ` ` Is This It '' was features hits such as ` ` Last Time '' and ` ` Hard to Get . Libertines ' debut ` ` Up the Bracket '' second and I Scream 's ` ` XTRMNTR '' third .