Thursday, March 11, 2004
This is where I'll keep a running tally of albums, singles, and movies from this year, ranked in rough order of preference and rearranged throughout the year as the mood strikes. In Christgau terms, these lists include both "A-list" and "honorable mentions."
Albums:
1. Boy In Da Corner — Dizzee Rascal (XL/Matador)
2. The College Dropout — Kanye West (Roc-a-Fella)
3. Get Away From Me -- Nellie McKay (Columbia)
4. Van Lear Rose -- Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
5. The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me — The Hold Steady (Frenchkiss)
6. Too Much Guitar -- The Reigning Sound (In the Red)
7. Laced With Romance -- The Ponys (In the Red)
8. The Present Lover -- Luomo (Kinetic)
9. Murs 3:16, The 9th Edition — Murs (Def Jux)
10. Cee-Lo Green is the Soul Machine -- Cee-Lo (Arista)
11. We Shall All Be Healed -- Mountain Goats (4AD/Beggars)
12. As the Eternal Cowboy — Against Me! (Fat Wreck ’03)
13. Wheels of Fortune — Flatlanders (New West)
14. The Grey Album -- DJ Dangermouse (no label)
15. MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water — David Banner (Universal)
16. Unlimited Symmetry — The Coach and Four (Makeshift)
17. Part II -- Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz (TVT ’03)
18. Under Achievers Please Try Harder -- Camera Obscura (Merge)
19. So That’s What the Kids Are Calling It … — The Subteens (Young Ave.)
20. Franz Ferdinand — Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
21. 50,000 Watts of Heavenly Joy -- Ron Franklin Entertainers (Miz Kafrin)
Singles:
1. Fix Up, Look Sharp – Dizzee Rascal
2. Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. All Falls Down – Kanye West
4. Love Me For a Little While – Janet Jackson
5. Yeah – Usher, with Ludacris and Lil’ Jon
6. Yeah – LCD Soundsystem
7. This One’s For the Girls – Martina McBride
8. Through the Wire – Kanye West
9. Remember When – Alan Jackson
10. Roses -- Outkast
11. U Don’t Know My Name – Alicia Keys
12. Drinkin’ Bone – Tracy Byrd
13. Rubberband Man – T.I.
14. Toxic – Britney Spears
15. Perfect – Sara Evans
16. I’m Really Hot – Missy Elliott
17. The One – Cee-Lo
18. Dirt Off Your Shoulder – Jay-Z
19. Extraordinary – Liz Phair
20. Slow – Kylie Minogue
21. There Goes My Life – Kenny Chesney
22. Hot Mama – Trace Adkins
23. Freek-a-Leek – Petey Pablo
24. I’ll Be Around – Cee-Lo
25. Long Black Train – Josh Turner
26. F*ck It (I Don’t Want You Back) – Eamon
27. Slow Jamz – Kanye West, Twista, and Jamie Foxx
28. Tipsy – J-Kwon
29. Me, Myself & I – Beyonce
30. Encore – Jay-Z
31. Songs About Rain – Gary Allan
32. Crank It Up – David Banner
33. Dip it Low – Christina Milliam
34. Learn Chinese – Jin
35. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
36. Reptilia – Strokes
Movies:
1. Elephant
2. The Fog of War
3. The Dreamers
4. The Triplets of Belleville
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6. Mean Girls
7. Dawn of the Dead
8. The Company
9. Dogville
10. Kill Bill Vol. 2
11. The Girl With the Pearl Earring
12. Hellboy
13. Monster
Albums:
1. Boy In Da Corner — Dizzee Rascal (XL/Matador)
2. The College Dropout — Kanye West (Roc-a-Fella)
3. Get Away From Me -- Nellie McKay (Columbia)
4. Van Lear Rose -- Loretta Lynn (Interscope)
5. The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me — The Hold Steady (Frenchkiss)
6. Too Much Guitar -- The Reigning Sound (In the Red)
7. Laced With Romance -- The Ponys (In the Red)
8. The Present Lover -- Luomo (Kinetic)
9. Murs 3:16, The 9th Edition — Murs (Def Jux)
10. Cee-Lo Green is the Soul Machine -- Cee-Lo (Arista)
11. We Shall All Be Healed -- Mountain Goats (4AD/Beggars)
12. As the Eternal Cowboy — Against Me! (Fat Wreck ’03)
13. Wheels of Fortune — Flatlanders (New West)
14. The Grey Album -- DJ Dangermouse (no label)
15. MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water — David Banner (Universal)
16. Unlimited Symmetry — The Coach and Four (Makeshift)
17. Part II -- Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz (TVT ’03)
18. Under Achievers Please Try Harder -- Camera Obscura (Merge)
19. So That’s What the Kids Are Calling It … — The Subteens (Young Ave.)
20. Franz Ferdinand — Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
21. 50,000 Watts of Heavenly Joy -- Ron Franklin Entertainers (Miz Kafrin)
Singles:
1. Fix Up, Look Sharp – Dizzee Rascal
2. Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. All Falls Down – Kanye West
4. Love Me For a Little While – Janet Jackson
5. Yeah – Usher, with Ludacris and Lil’ Jon
6. Yeah – LCD Soundsystem
7. This One’s For the Girls – Martina McBride
8. Through the Wire – Kanye West
9. Remember When – Alan Jackson
10. Roses -- Outkast
11. U Don’t Know My Name – Alicia Keys
12. Drinkin’ Bone – Tracy Byrd
13. Rubberband Man – T.I.
14. Toxic – Britney Spears
15. Perfect – Sara Evans
16. I’m Really Hot – Missy Elliott
17. The One – Cee-Lo
18. Dirt Off Your Shoulder – Jay-Z
19. Extraordinary – Liz Phair
20. Slow – Kylie Minogue
21. There Goes My Life – Kenny Chesney
22. Hot Mama – Trace Adkins
23. Freek-a-Leek – Petey Pablo
24. I’ll Be Around – Cee-Lo
25. Long Black Train – Josh Turner
26. F*ck It (I Don’t Want You Back) – Eamon
27. Slow Jamz – Kanye West, Twista, and Jamie Foxx
28. Tipsy – J-Kwon
29. Me, Myself & I – Beyonce
30. Encore – Jay-Z
31. Songs About Rain – Gary Allan
32. Crank It Up – David Banner
33. Dip it Low – Christina Milliam
34. Learn Chinese – Jin
35. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
36. Reptilia – Strokes
Movies:
1. Elephant
2. The Fog of War
3. The Dreamers
4. The Triplets of Belleville
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6. Mean Girls
7. Dawn of the Dead
8. The Company
9. Dogville
10. Kill Bill Vol. 2
11. The Girl With the Pearl Earring
12. Hellboy
13. Monster
