Best of 2003 (official lists thread)

[Elvis Presley]

Ok kids, the moment youve all been waiting for, the top 10 albums of 2003, as voted by you the interferencer.....are


#10 Zwan - Mary Star of the Sea - 27 Points - 5 votes

#9 Ryan Adams- lloR N kcoR- 32 points - 5 votes

#8 The Strokes- Room on Fire - 34 points - 5 votes

#7 The Darkness- Permission to Land - 35 points - 6 votes

#6 The Shins- Chutes too Narrow - 36 points - 5 votes

#5 Ryan Adams- Love is Hell Vol. 1 - 41 points- 6 votes

#4 Outkast- Speakerboxxx/The Love below- 41 points- 7 votes

#3 Damien Rice- O - 44 points- 7 votes

#2 The White Stripes- Elephant - 76 points- 13 votes

#1 Radiohead- Hail to the Thief - 115 points- 17 votes

Thanks for playing guys, feel free to check my math for miscues.......

-EP

 

[u2popmofo]

Radiohead, yay!

 

[Elvis Presley]

 

[zoney!]

Thank you EP for compiling/tabulating!

Is it too late?

I have been avoiding this too long...but I think my contributions would have changed any of the final tabulations. Zwan may have been bumped for Grandaddy...but that's it.

I would have added Supergrasss - LOOP (I think that was 2003) to my list (Wasn't mentioned)

 

[u2popmofo]

Would I like Damien Rice? I have never heard him.

 

[Salome]

1. The Darkness - Permission To Land
2. The Sleepy Jackson - Lovers

 

[SkeeK]

Let's see how ours have changed since!

1 The Notwist - Neon Golden
2 The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
3 Lamb - Darkness in a World of Wonder
4 Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
5 Outkast - Speakerboxxx/Love Below
6 Basement Jaxx - Kish Kash
7 Slovo - Nommo
8 Hybrid - Morning Sci Fi
9 Grandaddy - Sumday

the new one by the Wrens is seeming like it might just be totally excellent, too. and some other releases that i've listened to a bit but not fully formed an opinion on. so i'm leaving this as my wildcard spot for now. suckers!

Well, The Notwist was actually released in 2002 so it's out.

1. The Wrens - Meadowlands
2. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
3. The Decemberists - Her Majesty
4. Calexico - Feast of Wire
5. Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak
6. Menomena - I am the Fun Blame Monster
7. Lyrics Born - Later That Day
8. Twine - Twine
9. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
10. British Sea Power - The Decline of...

Hon Mentions:
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/Love Below
Four Tet - Rounds
Elbow - Cast of Thousands
Basement Jaxx - Kish Kash
Moloko - Statues

So, ummm... 3 of 10 stayed. Haha. Wow. and 5 of 15.

And the 10 amazing newcomers I didn't hear until 2004, so ... I'm looking forward to discovering some of 2004's great music in 2005!

 

[SkeeK]

haha. i always talk about music from years past and no one takes notice. it's not all about the present people! live in the past already!

 

[IWasBored]

i live in the past quite often. most of the albums i bought in 2004 (and this was possibly the case in 2003, but i can't remember back that far, haha) came out anywhere from 1-30 years earlier

 

[Zoomerang96]

shit, wasn't broken social scene released in 2003?? how were they not on there but the DARKNESS were?!

worst band ever.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

no they're not.

anyway the best album of 2003 is still Think Tank.

 

[Elvis Presley]

no they're not.

anyway the best album of 2003 is still Think Tank.

I beg to differ, hmmm, how would my list differ....

 

[Elvis Presley]

here is my list, strictly 03 US releases....or Muse would be on mine otherwise...


1. The Shins- Chutes too narrow
2. Radiohead- HTTT
3. My Morning Jacket- It still moves
4. The Postal Service- Give up
5. Wrens- The Meadowlands
6. Cat Power- You are free
7. Idlewild- The Remote Part
8. Black Keys - Thickfreakness
9. Grandaddy - Sumday
10.The White Stripes - Elephant

Ok, here is what I would change....

1. The Shins- Chutes too narrow
2. The Wrens- Meadowlands
3. Radiohead- HTTT
4. Cat Power- You are free
5. My Morning Jacket- it still moves
6. The Black Keys- Thickfreakness
7. M Ward- Transfigurations of Vincent
8. Grandaddy- Sumday
9. The Decemberists- Her majesty
10. Ted Leo- hearts of oak (tie)
10. Sufjan Stevens- greetings for Michigan

 

[SkeeK]

Broken Social Scene was originally released in 02 (in my country), though in the US in 03. I like to go by original release dates.. it just makes more sense.

 

[Zoomerang96]

then why was stars and sons only released as a single late in 03, with cause = time and almost crimes released in 04??

they didn't have any other singles from that album did they?

 

[SkeeK]

i don't know! you tell me.

But allmusic.com says Oct 15, 2002. it was probably on a tiny label at that point, though.

 

[u2popmofo]

I too would push Meadowlands way up on the list.

I would actually have a considerably different list now. Oh well, times change.