In the grand tradition of all printed media, December shall include liberal sprinklings of Best of 2003 lists.
My top 5 albums of 2003, in alphabetical order:
Ben Folds - Speed Graphic / Sunny 16 (they were EPs, people.)
Erin McKeown - Grand
The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music
The Postal Service - Give Up
U2 - Zooropa (I know this was not released this year, but I listened to it a lot, so it's on the list.)
Top tracks of 2003 not represented on a top album:
The Thrills - Big Sur
Ryan Adams - So Alive
Regina Spektor - Us, Poor little rich boy
British Sea Power - A Wooden Horse
Belle and Sebastian - Step Into my Office, Baby
AIR - Alone in Kyoto
This 2003 list is brought to you courtesy of Apple's iTunes, Mary and the WZLY musical archives, WXPN's monthly mailings and viewers like you!