The Best Records of 2003

1. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place (Temporary Residence) [12.4%]
2. Manitoba - Up In Flames (Leaf) [11.9%]
3. Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow (Load) [9.8%]
4. Animal Collective - Here Comes the Indian (Paw Tracks) [9.3%]
5. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Master And Everyone (Drag City) [8.5%]
6. Four Tet - Rounds (Domino) [7.8%]
7. Wind-Up Bird, The - Whips (Music Fellowship) [4.9%]
8. OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Arista) [3.6%]
9. Smog - Supper (Drag City) [3.1%],
   Stone Breath - The Silver Skein Unwound (Camera Obscura) [3.1%]
10. Bardo Pond - On the Ellipse (ATP) [2.8%]
11. Sunburned Hand of the Man - s/t LP (Skull) [2.6%],
    Frog Eyes - The Golden River (Animal World) [2.6%],
    Birdtree, The - Orchards & Caravans (Last Visible Dog) [2.6%]
12. One Mile North - Minor Shadows (BaDaBing) [2.1%]
13. Surface of Eceyon - Dragyyn (Strange Attractors) [1.8%]
14. Hala Strana - Hala Strana (Emperor Jones) [1.6%],
    Mojave 3 - Spoon and Rafter (4AD) [1.6%],
    Rose, Jack - Opium Musick (Eclipse) [1.6%],
    Various Artists - Wooden Guitar (Locust) [1.6%]
15. Arab Strap - Monday at the Hug and Pint (Matador) [5 votes]
16. Landing - Passages Through (K) [4 votes]
17. Set Fire To Flames- Telegraphs In Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static (Alien8) [3 votes]
18. Kammerflimmer Kollektief - Cicadidae (Temporary Residence) [2 votes],
    Roberts, Alasdair - Farewell, Sorrow (Drag City) [2 votes]
19. OF - The Infant Paths (Jewelled Antler) [1 vote],
    Troum - Sigqan (Desolation House) [1 vote],
    Dwinell, Mark - Nonloc (Ba Da Bing!) [1 vote]
20. Black Lipstick - Converted Thieves (Peek-A-Boo) [0 votes]