This year in our Top 90 List we’ve have our staff picks.
| Rank |
Album |
Artist |
| 01 |
THE WIND |
WARREN ZEVON |
| 02 |
HAIL TO THE THIEF |
RADIOHEAD |
| 03 |
WELCOME INTERSTATE MANAGERS |
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE |
| 04 |
HELLO STARLING |
JOSH RITTER |
| 05 |
WANT ONE |
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT |
| 06 |
GREENDALE |
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE |
| 07 |
UNCLASSIFIED |
ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND |
| 08 |
IN TIME the best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 |
R.E.M. |
| 09 |
WORLD WITHOUT TEARS |
LUCINDA WILLIAMS |
| 10 |
DAY I FORGOT |
PETE YORN |
| 11 |
STREETCORE |
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS |
| 12 |
MY BABY DON’T TOLERATE |
LYLE LOVETT |
| 13 |
RAINY DAY MUSIC |
THE JAYHAWKS |
| 14 |
DIAMONDS ON THE INSIDE |
BEN HARPER |
| 15 |
LET GO |
NADA SURF |
| 16 |
SUMDAY |
GRANDADDY |
| 17 |
PRETZEL PARK |
4 WAY STREET |
| 18 |
NORTH |
ELVIS COSTELLO |
| 19 |
GRAND |
ERIN McKEOWN |
| 20 |
ROCK N ROLL |
RYAN ADAMS |
| 21 |
FAILER |
KATHLEEN EDWARDS |
| 22 |
REGRET OVER THE WIRES |
MATTHEW RYAN |
| 23 |
SO DAMN HAPPY |
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III |
| 24 |
ABSOLUTELY 100% MADE IN NJ |
DRAMARAMA |
| 25 |
BARE |
ANNIE LENNOX |
| 26 |
THE BEAUTY OF THE RAIN |
DAR WILLIAMS |
| 27 |
NIGHT ON MY SIDE |
GEMMA HAYES |
| 28 |
CHINATOWN |
THE BE GOOD TANYAS |
| 29 |
DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS |
BELLE & SEBASTIAN |
| 30 |
EVOLVE |
ANI DiFRANCO |
| 31 |
THE HOUSE CARPENTER’S DAUGHTER |
NATALIE MERCHANT |
| 32 |
POLARIS |
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL STARS |
| 33 |
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? |
VAN MORRISON |
| 34 |
STUMBLE INTO GRACE |
EMMYLOU HARRIS |
| 35 |
VOLUME 4 |
JOE JACKSON BAND |
| 36 |
RETROSPECTIVE:THE BEST OF SUZANNE VEGASUZANNE VEGA |
SUZANNE VEGA |
| 37 |
LOS LONELY BOYS |
LOS LONELY BOYS |
| 38 |
WHO THE HELL IS JOHN EDDIE? |
JOHN EDDIE |
| 39 |
JUST AN AMERICAN BOY |
STEVE EARLE |
| 40 |
THE MAVERICKS |
THE MAVERICKS |
| 41 |
quebec |
WEEN |
| 42 |
LIGHT OF DAY:TRIBUTE TO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN GARLAND JEFFREYS |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
| 43 |
1972 |
JOSH ROUSE |
| 44 |
THE FOLK YEARS 2003-2003 |
JILL SOBULE |
| 45 |
THE OLD KIT BAG |
RICHARD THOMPSON |
| 46 |
THE THORNS |
THE THORNS |
| 47 |
UP ALL NIGHT |
THE WAIFS |
| 48 |
TEN FROM LITTLE WORLDS |
BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES |
| 49 |
COME FEEL ME TREMBLE |
PAUL WESTERBERG |
| 50 |
TOUGH LOVE |
HAMELL ON TRIAL |
| 51 |
VERVE//REMIXED 2 compilation |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
| 52 |
SET LIST (Irish import) |
THE FRAMES |
| 53 |
REDEMPTION’S SON |
JOSEPH ARTHUR |
| 54 |
WAITING FOR MY ROCKET TO COME |
JASON MRAZ |
| 55 |
EVERYTHING MUST GO |
STEELY DAN |
| 56 |
SOUL JOURNEY |
GILLIAN WELCH |
| 57 |
HUMAN CONDITIONS |
RICHARD ASHCROFT |
| 58 |
DARK CHORDS ON A BIG GUITAR |
JOAN BAEZ |
| 59 |
RECONSTRUCTION SITE |
THE WEAKERTHANS |
| 60 |
SO MUCH FOR THE CITY |
THE THRILLS |
| 61 |
IN SEED COMES FRUIT |
POI DOG PONDERING |
| 62 |
THE EVENING OF MY BEST DAY |
RICKIE LEE JONES |
| 63 |
FLY BELOW THE RADAR |
MINIBAR |
| 64 |
THE TROUBLE WITH HUMANS |
CHIP TAYLOR & CARRIE RODRIGUEZ |
| 65 |
YOKO |
BEULAH |
| 66 |
ABOUT TIME |
STEVE WINWOOD |
| 67 |
LET’S ROLL |
ETTA JAMES |
| 68 |
POETRY & AEROPLANES |
TEITUR |
| 69 |
SPOON AND RAFTER |
MOJAVE 3 |
| 70 |
WHAT’S IN THE BAG? |
MARSHALL CRENSHAW |
| 71 |
EP |
RACHAEL YAMAGATA |
| 72 |
COLLIDE0SCOPE |
LIVING COLOUR |
| 73 |
SAVE MY SOUL |
BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY |
| 74 |
PALACE OF GOLD |
BLUE RODEO |
| 75 |
LONG TIME COMING |
JONNY LANG |
| 76 |
TRAIN HOME |
CHRIS SMITHER |
| 77 |
OLD FUTURES GONE |
JOHN GORKA |
| 78 |
SHOW ME YOUR TEARS |
FRANK BLACK & THE CATHOLICS |
| 79 |
TINY VOICES |
JOE HENRY |
| 80 |
SIDE OF THE ROAD |
ELLIS PAUL & VANCE GILBERT |
| 81 |
SLOW DOWN KID |
VAL EMMICH |
| 82 |
NOCTURAMA |
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS |
| 83 |
BENEATH THIS GRUFF EXTERIOR |
JOHN HIATT & THE GONERS |
| 84 |
ISSUES & OPTIONS |
PHIL ROY |
| 85 |
FACE TO FACE |
JOHN LEE HOOKER |
| 86 |
RED=LUCK |
PATTY LARKIN |
| 87 |
BREAK YOUR MOTHER’S HEART |
TIM EASTON |
| 88 |
TALKING TO STRANGERS |
SHEMEKIA COPELAND |
| 89 |
FROM EVERY SPHERE |
ED HARCOURT |
| 90 |
TROUBLE NO MORE |
JOHN MELLENCAMP |
| 90.5 |
THE RED BANK SESSIONS |
NICOLE ATKINS |
