k thx 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 (edited) As some of you probably know, the NME is a "serious" weekly music paper in the UK and has been responsible for breaking acts like The Strokes and The White Stripes to a mainstream audiance before they made it in the US. Today, they released their top 50 albums and singles of 2003. Here's the list, for those who care or wanna try something new: Singles Of The Year 1) Beyonce: Crazy In Love 2) The White Stripes: Seven Nation Army 3) Outkast: Hey Ya 4) The Libertines: Don't Look Back Into The Sun 5) Franz Ferdinand: Darts Of Pleasure 6) Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Maps 7) The Rapture: House Of Jealous Lovers 8) The Stokes: 12:51 9) Electric Six: Danger! High Voltage 10) The Coral: Pass It On 11) 50 Cent: In Da Club 12) Justin Timberlake: Cry Me A River 13) Hot Hot Heat: Bandages 14) Panjabi MC: Mundian To Back Ke 15) The Raveonettes: That Great Love Sound 16) Blur: Out Of Time 17) Junior Senior: Move Your Feet 18) Interpol: Say Hello To The Angels/NYC 19) Tatu: All The Things She Said 20) Super Furry Animals: Golden Retriever 21) !!!: Me And Giuliani Down By The School Yard: A True Story 22) The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster: Psychosis Safari 23) The Libertines: Time For Heroes 24) Coldplay: Clocks 25) Kings Of Leon: What I Saw EP 26) Girls Aloud: No Good Advice 27) The Cooper Temple Clause: Promises Promises 28) Elliott Smith: Pretty (Ugly Before) 29) The Sleepy Jackson: Good Dancers 30) 22-20's: Such A Fool 31) Richard X Featuring Kelis: Finest Dreams 32) Johnny Cash: Hurt 33) The Datsuns: Harmonic Generator 34) Queens Of The Stone Age: Go With The Flow 35) Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Date With The Night 36) Kings Of Leon: Holy Roller Novocaine EP 37) The Hidden Cameras: Ban Marriage 38) Dizee Rascal: Fix Up, Look Sharp 39) Janes Addiction: Just Because 40) Muse: Stockholm Syndrome 41) Sean Paul: Like Glue 42) The Cooper Temple Clause: Blind Pilots 43) Queens Of The Stone Age: First It Giveth 44) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Stop 45) ARE Weapons: Hey World 46) The Coral: Don't Think You're The First 47) Jet: Are You Gonna Be My Girl 48) Hope Of The States: Black Dollar Bills 49) Wayne Wonder: No Letting Go 50) Ambershades: Clap Clap Clap Top Albums 1) The White Stripes: Elephant 2) The Rapture: Echoes 3) The Strokes: Room On Fire 4) Elbow: Cast Of Thousands 5) Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever To Tell 6) Rufus Mainwright: Want One 7) Kings Of Leon: Youth & Young Manhood 8) Outkast: Speakerboxx/The Love Below 9) Radiohead: Hail To The Thief 10) My Morning Jacket: It Still Moves 11) Evan Dando: Baby I'm Bored 12) The Coral: Magic And Medicine 13) Spiritualized: Amazing Grace 14) The Distillers: Coral Fang 15) Hot Hot Heat: Make Up The Breakdown 16) Dizzee Rascal: Boy In Da Corner 17) Funeral For A Friend: Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation 18) The Sleepy Jackson: Lovers 19) Muse: Absolution 20) Jet: Get Born 21) Blur: Think Tank 22) The Hidden Cameras: The Smell Of Our Own 23) The Cooper Temple Clause: Kick Up The Fire, And Let The Flames Break Loose 24) Four Tet: Rounds 25) The Darkness: Permission To Land 26) The Kills: Keep On Your Mean Side 27) Super Furry Animals: Phantom Power 28) The Mars Volta: De-Loused In The Comatorium 29) Peaches: Fatherfucker 30) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Take Them On, On Your Own 31) 50 Cent: Get Rich Or Die Tryin 32) The Thrills: So Much For The City 33) Mogwai: Happy Songs For Happy People 34) Jay-Z: The Black Album 35) Nick Cave: Nocturama 36) British Sea Power: The Decline Of British Sea Power 37) Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Master And Everyone 38) 22-20's: 05/03 39) Patrick Wolf: Lycanthropy 40) Devendra Banhart: Oh Me Oh My... The Way The Day Goes By The Sun Is Setting Dogs Are Dreaming Lovesongs Of The Christmas Spirit 41) Soledad Brothers: Voice Of Treason 42) Stellastarr*: Stellastarr* 43) Ten Grand: This Is The Way To Rule 44) Basement Jaxx: Kish Kash 45) Cat Power: You Are Fire 46) The Raveonettes: Chain Gang Of Love 47) Canyon: Empty Rooms 48) Jane's Addiction: Strays 49) The Duke Spirit: Roll, Spirit, Roll 50) Starsailor: Silence Is Easy Edited December 16, 2003 by RoyalBlue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Their singles list is pretty solid, even if the Libertines and Coral both do nothing for me. I'd make a couple changes, but that top 20 makes for one hell of a college-kid dance party. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dace59 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 NME, more reasons to hate indie kids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 I dunno. The singles list looks pretty solid and well rounded. The albums list, I'm not so sure about. A fair few bands I'm not too keen on, but still good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dace59 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Hurt's the only track on the singles list I touched. I have this stuff shoved at me by the mass media, so I ignore it after seeing it sucks to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 You don't like Crazy In Love? What are you, a crab person? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dace59 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 For some reason, being a Black and Death Metal fan inclines me towards hating it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 You don't like Crazy In Love? What are you, a crab person? CRAB PEOPLE~! I think I'm also in the majority as far as the singles list goes. The album list is no all that grand though. Elephant, I think was the best album of the year, so that part I can live with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 For some reason, being a Black and Death Metal fan inclines me towards hating it. Yeah, I don't think you'd really be happy with the NME then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dace59 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 I'm not. Along with Kerrang! it's one of the worst "alternative" music mags out there in the UK. Each to their own like, but I'd rather not touch it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 I would put Hey Ya at number one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murmuring Beast 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 Where is Rock Your Body? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 Where is Rock Your Body? Agreed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Peter_Griffin Report post Posted December 17, 2003 I just CAN'T agree with Beyonce at the top, although I have to say that most of the stuff on there is good enough for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 I would put Hey Ya at number one. as would i. that damn thing has been stuck in my head since august. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 I prefer "The Way You Move." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 I prefer "The Way You Move." I don't believe that's got a UK release, which explains why it wasn't in the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 I prefer "The Way You Move." I don't believe that's got a UK release, which explains why it wasn't in the list. Those cunts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 I prefer "The Way You Move." I don't believe that's got a UK release, which explains why it wasn't in the list. Those cunts. I'll say. I'm along the same lines as Dace in music taste, but "The Way You Move" is catchy as hell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 Seriously, that's the best double A-side in years. And most successful, too. "Hey Ya" is number 1 on the Billboard charts and "The Way You Move" is number 2. And the album - a double album - has already sold over 3 million copies. I (heart) OutKast so very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 ...ummm...I like Shadows Fall...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest frowned Report post Posted December 17, 2003 exactly what I'd expect from the NME "trendsetters" (I use parenthesis, cos they tend to be just the opposite). Why the fuck is Deloused In The Comatorium - one of the best debuts in years - at number 28?! and I don't tend to follow singles releases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Peter_Griffin Report post Posted December 17, 2003 Shadows Fall are a band I keep meaning to check out but I really can't be assed right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 Having downloaded most of the singles list, I can say I agree with everything above "Clocks". And That out of that lot, "Darts Of Pleasure" deserved to be top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hunger4unger Report post Posted December 17, 2003 What shitty lists they are. Where are The Black Eyed Peas? Blue? Westlife? Fatman Scoop? Busted? Christina? Music snobbery I tells ya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 Westlife? BLUE!? Uh....huh. UYI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 exactly what I'd expect from the NME "trendsetters" (I use parenthesis, cos they tend to be just the opposite). Why the fuck is Deloused In The Comatorium - one of the best debuts in years - at number 28?! and I don't tend to follow singles releases. Hint: it's lucky it's even on the list, because it's wanky, nonsensical prog shit that wishes it could be King Crimson and lacks the virtuoso musicianship that sometimes makes even the most ridiculous of prog rock tolerable. Meanwhile, yes, there's not enough Justin Timberlake on that list. I wonder if Joe Budden's "Pump It Up" didn't get a UK release. Summer jam of 2003, and how can you not love the weird acceleration sounds throughout? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 Pump It Up got a UK release a few months back, IIRC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anorak 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 Do many people even read the NME these days? I remember hearing a few years back that their readership was declining at an alarming rate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2003 bLeH. I didn't buy much music this year but I'm really liking Kid Rock's new album. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
