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Top 10 Albums of 2003

John's Picks
  1. The Beautiful Letdown, Switchfoot
  2. Worldwide, Audio Adrenaline
  3. Blueprints For The Black Market, Anberlin
  4. Professional Rapper, John Reuben
  5. A Beautiful Glow, Rock N Roll Worship Circus
  6. Lose This Life, Tait
  7. Collide, Skillet
  8. Who We Are Instead, Jars Of Clay
  9. Astronomy, Bleach
  10. Adoration, Newsboys

Top 10 Songs of 2003

John's Picks
  1. "Meant To Live," Switchfoot
  2. "Go And Be," Audio Adrenaline
  3. "Freedom To Feel," John Reuben
  4. "Glass To The Arson," Anberlin
  5. "Show You Love," Jars Of Clay
  6. "Imperfection," Skillet
  7. "Numb," Tait
  8. "Tired Heart," Bleach
  9. "New Wave Revolution," RNR Worship Circus
  10. (tie) "Great Golden Gate Disaster," Project 86 & "Well Adjusted," MxPx



Josh's Picks
  1. Two Lefts Don't Make A Right... But Three Do, Relient K
  2. The Beautiful Letdown, Switchfoot
  3. Professional Rapper, John Reuben
  4. Songs To Burn Your Bridges By, Project 86
  5. Tales of the Knife, Lucerin Blue
  6. Transparent, Hangnail
  7. Blueprints For The Black Market, Anberlin
  8. How to Start a Fire, Futher Seems Forever
  9. Phenomenon, Thousand Foot Krutch
  10. A Moment Of Imperfect Clarity, Spoken

Josh's Picks
  1. "Game", Lucerin Blue
  2. "Mood Rings", Relient K
  3. "Meant to Live", Switchfoot
  4. "Overthinking", Relient K
  5. "Time to Leave", John Reuben
  6. "Promise", Spoken
  7. "The Sound", Further Seems Forever
  8. "I Am Understood?", Relient K
  9. "Getting into You", Relient K
  10. "KJ Five-Two", KJ-52



Kevin's Picks
  1. The Beautiful Letdown, Switchfoot
  2. Who We Are Instead, Jars Of Clay
  3. Lose This Life, Tait
  4. (tie) Worldwide, Audio Adrenaline & Offerings II, Third Day
  5. (tie) Two Lefts..., Relient K & Backbreakanomics, Mars Ill
  6. Collide, Skillet
  7. (tie) It's Pronounced Five-Two, KJ-52 & Astronomy, Bleach
  8. Blueprints For The Black Market, Anberlin
  9. A Beautiful Glow, Rock N Roll Worship Circus
  10. Before Everything And After, MxPx

Kevin's Picks
  1. "Amazing Grace," Jars of Clay
  2. "Jefferson Aero Plane," Relient K
  3. "#1 Fan," KJ-52
  4. "Creed," Third Day
  5. "Get Up," Bleach
  6. "Savior," Skillet
  7. "Twenty Four," Switchfoot
  8. "Morning Glory," RNR Worship Circus
  9. "Ghost," Stereo Motion
  10. "Reconnecting," Tait



David's Picks
  1. The Beautiful Letdown, Switchfoot
  2. Access:d, Delirious?
  3. Worldwide, Audio Adrenaline
  4. Ghosts, Sleeping At Last
  5. Soundtrack To A Revolution, The Insyderz
  6. A Beautiful Glow, Rock N Roll Worship Circus
  7. Collide, Skillet
  8. Blueprints For The Black Market, Anberlin
  9. Lose This Life, Tait
  10. One More Last Time, Radial Angel

David's Picks
  1. "Investigate (live)," Delirious
  2. "Meant To Live," Switchfoot
  3. "Pour Your Love Down," Audio Adrenaline
  4. "Shame On Me," The Insyderz
  5. "Change The World," Anberlin
  6. "Gone," Switchfoot
  7. "Lift," Acquire The Fire
  8. "Majesty," Delirious
  9. "Ghosts," Sleeping At Last
  10. "Beautiful Day," Sanctus Real



Best New Artists of 2003

  • Anberlin
  • Slow Coming Day
  • FM Static
  • Warren Barfield
  • Stereo Motion

    Best Things of 2003

  • !Hero Tour
  • Switchfoot earns mainstream attention
  • Steve Taylor performs live at Cornerstone and Creation Festivals

    Worst Things of 2003

  • Fono Loses studio, music, and equipment in fire
  • Five Iron Frenzy disbands in November
  • The Benjamin Gate announces break-up
  • Johnny Cash passes away

    Most Anticipated Events of 2004

  • Delirious release World Service to U.S. (Feb. 10)
  • !Hero Tour to resume in April
  • New records from Blindside, TobyMac, Everyday Sunday, Third Day, U2 & VeggieTales tribute projects and many more!

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    Music Out This Week


    This Friday, October 30
    ALBUMS
    Beach Chapel A Special Place In Heaven (independent)
    Kirk Franklin I Am What I Am [Uptown]
    Lucy Gray By The Water - EP (independent)
    The Hyssongs We've Got a Song to Sing [Horizon]
    The Oak Ridge Boys Buried Treasures [Lightning Rod]
    Olive Shoots Music Longing and Loss (independent)
    Various Artists Songs Inspired By The Chosen: Season 1-5 [Capitol CMG]
    Vomitorial Corpulence Martyrdomical Symphonanthem [Rottweiler]

    SINGLES
    2 Lane Summer How Do I Live - Single [Quartz Hill]
    1K Phew & Timbaland Seven Trumpets - Single [Reach]
    Bethel Music Greatness (feat. Aubree Archibeck, Martin Smith) - Single [Bethel]
    Gracie Binion & Mitch Wong Gloria - Single [BEC]
    Lauren Daigle with Preservation Hall Jazz Band Sleigh Ride & Go Tell It On The Mountain - Double Single [Interscope/Capitol]
    Will Ellis My Yesterday’s Are Gone - Single (independent)
    Forrest Frank What a Life - Single [River House]
    goodwill., GodFearin & Xay Hill IN MOTION - Single [Syntax]
    Amy Grant To Be Together (feat. CAIN) [Capitol CMG/AG]
    I.A.N. Pray For Me - Single [Syntax]
    Laura Kaczor Wrapped in Love - Single [Upstream]
    Lady Audri My Body - Single [Syntax]
    Leem of the Earth The Cavern of Dark - Single [Velvet Blue]
    LOUDWERX Bass Go Boom (feat. Magic & Bird, Andy Mineo) - Single [Artist Influence]
    Malcolm Rue & A Tribe Apart Omemma - Single [Syntax]
    Kevi Morse Is it too late? - Single [Syntax]
    Nai and J Follow - Single (independent)
    New Wine Worship For Jesus - Single (independent)
    Lloyd Nicks Glory (Angels We Have Heard) - Single [Curb]
    Blessing Offor Broken Me (from The Chosen Album) - Single [Capitol CMG]
    Hunter Plake It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas - Single [BEC]
    Chelsea Plank Make Me Willing - Single [Provident/Sony]
    Razzie & OnBeatMusic Brick After Brick - Single [Syntax]
    Jordan St. Cyr Guide Me Home - Single [BEC]
    Carly Ann Taylor How Glorious (Amazing Grace) - Single [Curb]
    TobyMac The Hard Times - Single [Capitol CMG]
    Phil Wickham SOS (Don’t Let Me Go) - Single [Capitol CMG]
    Aaron Williams Abide (Christmas) [feat. Hope Darst] - Single [Provident/Sony]
    ZOEgirl I Still Believe - Single (independent)

    This Saturday, October 31
    SINGLES
    Chaotic Resemblance Move - Single (independent)

    Next Friday, November 6
    ALBUMS
    Big Daddy Weave It's Time For Christmas - EP [Curb]
    Hillside Recording & Addy Prado Come and See - EP (independent)
    Meadows DESERT WALKER (CD) [Facedown Records]
    Mystical Death Across [Rottweiler]
    Chris Tomlin Good News Of Great Joy (Christmas Songs Of Worship) [Capitol CMG]
    We Are Messengers Rejoice! (A Celtic Christmas LIVE) [Curb]
    Mark Wills Grand Ole Revival [Gaither]

    SINGLES
    Olivia Lane Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Single [BEC]
    Tasha Layton & Dave Barnes What Should I Get You For Christmas - Single [BEC]
    Hunter Plake Holly Jolly Christmas - Single [BEC]
    River Valley Worship Come and Behold - Single [BEC]
    Vineyard Worship Jesus Our Christ - Single [Vineyard]

    VINYL
    Meadows DESERT WALKER Vinyl [Facedown]
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