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51.

100th Window 

 Massive Attack

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"This record is gorgeous. A post rock, downtempo, and triphop record that gets to me. Love the atmosphere these songs make. In the far reaches of space or in the distant tundra on a deserted planet, this record gets to me perfectly."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

587

Rank in 2003:

51

Rank in 2000s:

436

Overall Rank:

2,659

Average Rating:

 74 (203 votes)

Comments:

12

52.

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Permission To Land 

 The Darkness

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"Only just good hard rock/glam metal album. Best 10 songs average is 77,7/100 and the album can get good 80/100. Sound is very good - but vocals take MUCH getting used to. What a strong start of "Black shuck", I turned the radio loud and then --- this annoying falsetto. Don't know if I'm adapting ...""Only just good hard rock/glam metal album. Best 10 songs average is 77,7/100 and the album can get good 80/100. Sound is very good - but vocals take MUCH getting used to. What a strong start of "Black shuck", I turned the radio loud and then --- this annoying falsetto. Don't know if I'm adapting to this sometime right. The songs with less of this wailing are quite good. So best songs are "I believe in a thing called love" and "Love is only a feeling" both 85/100, followed by "Friday night" 80/100. All other songs average or below."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

156 charts

Rank Score:

572

Rank in 2003:

52

Rank in 2000s:

453

Overall Rank:

2,724

Average Rating:

 72 (198 votes)

Comments:

16

53.

Get Born 

 Jet

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"I think that this was one of the definitive albums of the 00's. Jet's "Get Born" was possibly one of the safest Rock 'n Roll phenomenon's of all time. I mean, c'mon, what's safer than an Australian ACDC/Iggy Pop/Supremes hybrid ? I prefer it to any album that The White Stripes, The Strokes, The V..."" I think that this was one of the definitive albums of the 00's. Jet's "Get Born" was possibly one of the safest Rock 'n Roll phenomenon's of all time. I mean, c'mon, what's safer than an Australian ACDC/Iggy Pop/Supremes hybrid ? I prefer it to any album that The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Vines, or The Hives have come up with. If I were to make a generic 00's time capsule & I could only throw in 5 albums, this would be one that I'd include. I think that "Get Born" will age well. Take it out in 10 years & see."  [+]  Reply

- 247joelnetwork | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

561

Rank in 2003:

53

Rank in 2000s:

460

Overall Rank:

2,769

Average Rating:

 69 (223 votes)

Comments:

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54.

Metaphorical Music 

 Nujabes

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"Nujabes is a Japanese producer who is a jazz rap genius and the main pioneer of the lo-fi movement in hip-hop. Nujabes is one of the producers who has most influenced the rap scene in the 2000s. All these albums are excellents but my favorite remains "Metaphorical Music". "Metaphorical music", th...""Nujabes is a Japanese producer who is a jazz rap genius and the main pioneer of the lo-fi movement in hip-hop. Nujabes is one of the producers who has most influenced the rap scene in the 2000s. All these albums are excellents but my favorite remains "Metaphorical Music". "Metaphorical music", that's what I call the perfect album. From start to finish, the disc is a wonderful relaxing journey. Nujabes' approach to creating rhythms is truly impressive. Traditional hip-hop, imbued with colorful jazz, is what makes me dream the most. The sound of Nujabes is sweet, melancholy and extraordinarily beautiful. The way the piano melody flows with a simple but captivating boom beat, is suspended in the background in songs like "Blessing It" and "Kumomi". How the rhythmic and manic passages of the Horn in the Middle drum blend into this iconic chorus of the trumpet. The way the so-called trumpet chorus is followed by a small piano chorus. It's too engaging and hypnotic. The guitar loop on "Lady Brown" and the Low Key synth pattern on "Highs 2 Lows". The tracks are as natural as a wave caressing your feet or a summer breeze beautifies your cheeks. One of the most relaxing albums of all time. 10/10 Best track: "Lady Brown""  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

541

Rank in 2003:

54

Rank in 2000s:

473

Overall Rank:

2,845

Average Rating:

 81 (123 votes)

Comments:

6

55.

Electric Version 

 The New Pornographers

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"Each song sounds like 2-to-3-or-more choruses are packed in. The title track kicks off proclaiming "The sound of God is the screech of tires, lights and magnets, bolts and wires, strayed from the road" with a chorus that states god is "streaming out of the magnets". Then next song: "So can you te...""Each song sounds like 2-to-3-or-more choruses are packed in. The title track kicks off proclaiming "The sound of God is the screech of tires, lights and magnets, bolts and wires, strayed from the road" with a chorus that states god is "streaming out of the magnets". Then next song: "So can you tell me why in every version of the events shown here, there's another season that crawls by like years, from blown speakers clear? It came out magical." But the party truly starts with track #3, "the laws have changed", immersing one of the chorus's neko glory throughout especially when she's ready to "form a line". Then there's the neko-helmed "all for swinging you around" ("We're twisting incognito with no time, can't talk, can't tell / if this is fantasy or culture shock") -- makes me want to be swung around by neko. Both of those songs are pure indie pop gold. "Chump change" is retro-groovy with its "ooh oohs". When this group nails it, they nail it -- like on "it's only divine right" and its "come true" neko-laced chorus and guitar-interjections. Often their choruses are one-word lyrics, but it's so damn catchy you almost don't notice, like with "july jones" sporting "One of the greats, on the way, hold on." (w/neko!) chorus before the other "Behind the daylight, who knew what it could feel like? " chorus, not to mention the seducing "ooh la la"'s. Or on closer "miss teen wordpower", with AC & (a belting) Neko weaving "because nobody knows the wreck of the soul the way you do" and the song title into chorus before spinning into the third chorus "So we float through the streets, breathe city lights, claims of the crown forgotten". This is the pop that should be all over the radio."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

532

Rank in 2003:

55

Rank in 2000s:

481

Overall Rank:

2,884

Average Rating:

 77 (161 votes)

Comments:

10

56.

Boris At Last -Feedbacker- 

 Boris

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"This is a pretty cool album, the first three parts especially. The last two kinda drag on a bit. But part one is awesome and sludgy, and part two has some really fun guitar work a bit reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix. Part three is a pretty cool, and more straightforward song, with vocals. Overall, a ...""This is a pretty cool album, the first three parts especially. The last two kinda drag on a bit. But part one is awesome and sludgy, and part two has some really fun guitar work a bit reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix. Part three is a pretty cool, and more straightforward song, with vocals. Overall, a fun listen, especially for those that can handle a little freeform jamming, as well as moderate amounts of dissonance and noise"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

527

Rank in 2003:

56

Rank in 2000s:

486

Overall Rank:

2,902

Average Rating:

 78 (133 votes)

Comments:

7

57.

Feast Of Wire 

 Calexico

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"The best from Calexico! Love the atmosphere. I loved to hear this album when I was driving through Uruguay at sunset. I should rate it higher..."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

520

Rank in 2003:

57

Rank in 2000s:

490

Overall Rank:

2,936

Average Rating:

 77 (132 votes)

Comments:

3

58.

Happy Songs For Happy People 

 Mogwai

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"This IS their best album. Massively underrated on here. Sweeps you away on a sonic journey."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

519

Rank in 2003:

58

Rank in 2000s:

491

Overall Rank:

2,941

Average Rating:

 77 (158 votes)

Comments:

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59.

Decoration Day 

 Drive-By Truckers

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"Darker than the previous DBT albums, Decoration Day benefits from fine songs by Jason Isbell, as well as some different takes on subject matter, from incest to suicide to Southern feuds. Souther rock is alive and well, thank you!"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

514

Rank in 2003:

59

Rank in 2000s:

496

Overall Rank:

2,967

Average Rating:

 77 (109 votes)

Comments:

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60.

Rainy Day Music 

 The Jayhawks

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"The jayhawks "rainy day music" is an extension of what they put out on "smile" with maybe a more adult-contemporary slant, watering down the country to the point of near-invisibility. Hits include "stumbling through the dark", the ultra-catchy "tailspin", "tampa to tulsa" and "save it for a rainy...""The jayhawks "rainy day music" is an extension of what they put out on "smile" with maybe a more adult-contemporary slant, watering down the country to the point of near-invisibility. Hits include "stumbling through the dark", the ultra-catchy "tailspin", "tampa to tulsa" and "save it for a rainy day", probably the best song on the album, a pick-me-up of a song that delivers a chorus so upbeat (with banjo!) it's impossible to be sad. "tampa to tulsa" is an easy-going, lazy-drifting song good for cloudy road trips, and there's a good live performance of it on the bonus EP. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

509

Rank in 2003:

60

Rank in 2000s:

501

Overall Rank:

2,986

Average Rating:

 74 (82 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2003 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	16	2%
William Basinski	5	1%
Pearl Jam	3	0%
The Allman Brothers Band	3	0%
King Crimson	3	0%
Jimi Hendrix	2	0%
Hey	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	450	45%
	181	18%
	55	6%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	30	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	931	93%
Yes	69	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%