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YEAR: 2003

albums are in italics, songs in quotes

1) "45 RPM" by Alarm, The

2) Razing A Nation by Arlan Feiles

3) Livin' In The Promised Land by Bill Chinnock

4) "I Saw God" by Blowup

5) Cymbals at Dawn by Bob Burger

6) "Kids & Heroes" by Bouncing Souls, The

7) Sitting/Waiting by Bruce Tunkel

8) Crazy Places we Take Ourselves by Casual Gypsies

9) Come On Get Gone by Commons, The

10) "Bleed Together" by Contes, The

11) Freakin Eureka by Dipsomaniacs

12) Absolutely, 100% Made In N.J. by Dramarama

13) Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountains of Wayne

14) Pretzel Park by Four Way Street

15) "Amsterdam" by Guster

16) Wild Dogs With X-Ray Eyes by Helicopter Helicopter

17) True Companion by Joe Grushecky

18) Streetcore by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros

19) Who the Hell is John Eddie? by John Eddie

20) Hello Starling by Josh Ritter

21) South Ridgeway Avenue by Ken Shane

22) "Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys

23) "Isn't She Pretty" by Lustre

24) Stay Hard, Stay Hungry, Stay Alive by Mark Linskey

25) "Angel of Bleeker Street" by Mark Prescott

26) "Caged Bird" by Matthew Ryan

27) "Eventually" by My Brothers Banned

28) "Man at the Top" by Nils Lofgren

29) A Mild Case of Something Weird... by Patrick's Head

30) "Crystal Village" by Pete Yorn

31) Two Sides by Rachel Romanowski

32) One Step Ahead of the Blues by Robbin Thompson

33) Never Fear by Rogue's March

34) "Weight of the World" by Shane Fontayne

35) "Busted" by Steel Pier Sinners

36) Stereosoul by Stereosoul

37) "I Come Alive" by Tommy Anton

38) Slow Down Kid by Val Emmich

39) The Wind by Warren Zevon

40) Reconstruction Site by Weakerthans, The

41) "Seven Nation Army" by White Stripes, The

42) "It's About Time" by Will Bowen

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