:: Spotlight :: Best of 2003
By: Carmine Pascuzzi
Top 20 Worldwide Albums
| 1. | MUSE | Absolution | | | 2. | THE STROKES | Room On Fire | | 3. | THE DANDY WARHOLS | Welcome To The Monkey House | | 4. | LAMB | Between Darkness and Wonder | | 5. | GRANDADDY | Sumday | | 6. | MINT ROYALE | Dancehall Places | | 7. | COLDPLAY | A Rush Of Blood To The Head | | 8. | GOLDFRAPP | Black Cherry | | 9. | DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL | A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar | | 10. | THE DONNAS | Spend The Night | | 11. | ELBOW | Cast Of Thousands | | 12. | LISA PIN-UP | Baddest Muth | | 13. | LASGO | Some Things | | 14. | MICHELLE BRANCH | Hotel Paper | | 15. | PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES | The New Romance | | 16 . | DIDO | Life For Rent | | 17. | SUGABABES | Three | | 18. | MIS -TEEQ | Eye Candy | | 19. | LONGWAVE | The Strangest Thing | | 20. | SYLEENA JOHNSON | Chapter 2: The Voice |
Top 10 Australian Albums
| 1. | JET | Get Born | | 2. | POWDERFINGER | Vulture Street | | 3. | THE SLEEPY JACKSON | Lovers | | 4. | SOMETHING FOR KATE | The Official Fiction | | 5. | DELTA GOODREM | Innocent Eyes | | 6. | ALEX LLOYD | Distant Light | | 7. | 1200 TECHNIQUES | Consistency Theory | | 8. | THE LIVING END | Modern Artillery | | 9. | IOTA | La Caravana | | 10. | SANDRINE | Trigger |
Top 10 Worldwide Singles/EPs
| 1. | COLDPLAY | God Put A Smile On Your Face | | 2. | MUSE | Time Is Running Out | | 3. | JUNIOR SENIOR | Move Your Feet | | 4. | NO DOUBT | It’s My Life | | 5. | JOHN MAYER | Bigger Than My Body | | 6. | KINGS OF LEON | Red Morning Light | | 7. | QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE | First It Giveth | | 8. | LONGWAVE | Everywhere You Turn | | 9 . | CHRISTINA AGUILERA | Beautiful | | 10. | KATY ROSE | Overdrive |
Top 10 Australian Singles/EPs
| 1. | ROGUE TRADERS vs INXS | One Of My Kind | | 2. | SILVERCHAIR | Across The Night | | 3. | JET | Are You Gonna Be My Girl? | | 4. | DELTA GOODREM | Lost Without You | | 5. | MISSY HIGGINS | The Missy Higgins EP | | 6. | ZEPHYR TIMBRE | Spirit Level | | 7. | LITTLE BIRDY | Little Birdy | | | 8. | THE MESS HALL | Feeling Sideways | | | 9. | RIFF RANDOM | Random Love | | 10. | CANDICE ALLEY | Falling |
Top 10 Concerts
| 1. | ROLLING STONES | Rod Laver Arena | February | | 2. | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | Telstra Dome | December | | 3. | BIG DAY OUT | Melbourne Showgrounds | January | | 4. | GROOVE ARMADA | Melbourne Metro | February | | 5. | DEATH IN VEGAS | Prince Bandroom | July | | 6. | THE LIVING END | The Palace | December | | | 7. | JET / THE MESS HALL | Corner Hotel | July | | 8. | THE DONNAS | Prince Bandroom | May | | 9. | JASON MRAZ | Prince Bandroom | July | | 10. | MARK RAE | Prince Bandroom | June |
MIKE MUTSAERS
Top 10 Australian Albums (In No Particular Order)
| THE WAIFS | Up All Night | | THE CAT EMPIRE | The Cat Empire | | LYALL ADONIS | Stranger | | DAVID BRIDIE | Hotel Radio | | POWDERFINGER | Vulture Street | | PETE MURRAY | Feeler | | LISA MILLER | Version Orginale | | SOMETHING FOR KATE | The Official Fiction | | ANTISKEPTIC | Aurora | | TEX PERKINS | Sweet Nothing |
Top 10 Australian Singles (In No Particular Order)
| THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS | The Morning After Girls | | GEORGE | Still Real | | MISSY HIGGINS | Falling | | | POWDERFINGER | On My Mind | | SOMETHING FOR KATE | Song For A Sleepwalker | | LITTLE BIRDY | Little Birdy | | DELTA GOODREM | Innocent Eyes | | ANDROMEDA | Something White and Sigmund | | THE SLEEPY JACKSON | Good Dancers | | JET | Are You Gonna Be My Girl? |
Top 10 Worldwide Albums (In No Particular Order)
| MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD | Everyone Deserves Music | | DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL | A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar | | JOE STRUMMER | Streetcore | | JACK JOHNSON | On and On | | OLDPLAY | A Rush of Blood to the Head | | THE SHINS | Chutes Too Narrow | | THE WHITE STRIPES | Elephant | | THE DANDY WARHOLS | Welcome To The Monkey House | | HOT HOT HEAT | Hot Hot Heat | | RADIOHEAD | Hail To The Thief |
Top 10 Worldwide Singles (In No Particular Order)
| BLACK EYED PEAS | Where Is The Love? | | DAMIEN RICE | Volcano | | | R.E.M | Bad Day | | THE WHITE STRIPES | The Hardest Button To Button | | STARSAILOR | Silence is Easy | | COLDPLAY | Clocks | | MAROON 5 | Harder To Breathe | | HOT HOT HEAT | No Not Now | | ALKALINE TRIO | We’ve Had Enough | | ZWAN | Honestly |
NICKY GRIFFIN
Best Australian Albums
| SOMETHING FOR KATE | The Official Fiction | | DELTA GOODREM | Innocent Eyes |
Best Australian Singles
| AMIEL | (all singles released) | | DELTA GOODREM | (all singles released) |
Best Worldwide Albums
| CHRISTINA AGUILERA | Stripped | | BEYONCE KNOWLES | Dangerously In Love |
Best Worldwide Singles/EPs
| CHRISTINA AGUILERA | Dirty | | CHRISTINA AGUILERA | Beautiful | | | BEYONCE KNOWLES | Crazy In Love | | | JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE | Rock Your Body |
Best Concerts
| ROBBIE WILLIAMS | Telstra Dome, Melbourne, | December |
ALISON GRIFFITHS
Best Australian Albums
| POWDERFINGER | Vulture Street |
Best Worldwide Albums
| THE MARS VOLTA | De-Loused in the Comatorium | | | MUSE | Absolution |
Best Worldwide Singles
Best Concerts
| SPARTA | Corner Hotel, Melbourne | January | | FOO FIGHTERS | Festival Hall, Melbourne | January |
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