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2003, what a year...
It's nearly over, but not 'til every publication has put together a chart. And why should we be any different? Here's our staff voted summary of the records which meant something and everything in 2003.
Drowned In Sound : Critics Poll 2003
Radiohead Hail to the Thief
The Darkness Permission to Land
Cat Power You Are Free
Blood Brothers Burn Piano Island, Burn
Muse Absolution
Fountains Of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers
Funeral For A Friend Casually Dressed and in Deep Conversation
Zwan Mary Star of the Sea
Hell Is For Heroes The Neon Handshake
Elbow Cast of Thousands
Mogwai Happy Songs for Happy People
Outkast Speakerboxxx / The Love Below
Mars Volta De-loused in the Comatorium
Hot Hot Heat Make up the Breakdown
White Stripes Elephant
Dizzee Rascal Boy in Da Corner
Jane’s Addiction Strays
Deftones Deftones
Mew Frengers
Evan Dando Baby I’m Bored
Strokes Room on Fire
The Distillers Coral Fang
Goldfrapp Black Cherry
Rilo Kiley The Execution of All Things
Silver Mt Zion This is our punk rock: thee rusted satellites gather + sing
Twilight Singers Blackberry Belle
Broken Family Band Cold Water Songs
Biffy Clyro The Vertigo of Bliss
Oceansize Effloresce
British Sea Power The Decline Of..
Stellastarr Stellastarr
Pretty Girls Make Graves The New Romance
Dandy Warhols Welcome to the Monkey House
Alkaline Trio Good Mourning
Marilyn Manson The Golden Age of Grotesque
UNKLE Never Never Land
Snow Patrol The Final Straw
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever to Tell
Broken Social Scene You Forgot it in People
A Perfect Circle Thirteenth Step
My Morning Jacket It Stll Moves
King Geedorah Take Me to Your Leader
Blur Think Tank
Postal Service Give Up
Girls Aloud Sound of the Underground
Rapture Echoes
Metallica St. Anger
Cooper Temple Clause Kick Up The Fire and Let The Flames Break Loose
Aereogramme Sleep and Release
Brand New Deja Entendu
Rufus Wainwright Want One
The Shins Chutes Too Narrow On Import. UK Release March 2004
Distophia Soda Lake
Hidden Cameras The Smell of Our Own
Azure Ray Hold on Love
Four Tet Rounds
Belle And Sebastian Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Billy Talent Billy Talent
B Movie Heroes Anthems for the Underdog
Ani DiFranco Evolve
Magnet On Your Side
Warlocks Phoenix
Desert Sessions Volumes 9 & 10
Clearlake Cedars
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Take them on, on Your Own
Sole Selling live Water
Meanwhile, Back In Communist Russia My Elixir: My Poison
Jetplane Landing Once like a Spark
Super Furry Animals Phantom Power
Adam Green Friends of Mine
Thursday War all the Time
Peaches Fatherfucker
The Kills Keep on your Mean Side
Adult Anxiety Always
The Science Bit...
This chart was compiled from the votes of our staff, who chose their top 20 albums of the year, with number 1 scoring 20 points and number 20 scoring 1 point. There was a two vote minimum to get into the chart. Radiohead scored nearly 200 points.
Some of these records are missing reviews. Reviews will appear on the site in the coming weeks.
DiScuss: What were your albums of the year? Who was robbed? Anything here surprise you? Do you think this chart represents what DiS is all about and what has gone on in 2003?
