RSSThe 2003 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
Albums
| 1. | OutKast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Arista) | 3554 | (305) |
| 2. | The White Stripes: Elephant (V2) | 2411 | (212) |
| 3. | Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers (S-Curve) | 1314 | (117) |
| 4. | Radiohead: Hail to the Thief (Capitol) | 1244 | (115) |
| 5. | Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell (Interscope) | 1018 | (96) |
| 6. | The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop) | 917 | (91) |
| 7. | New Pornographers: Electric Version (Matador) | 881 | (87) |
| 8. | Basement Jaxx: Kish Kash (Astralwerks) | 785 | (72) |
| 9. | Drive-By Truckers: Decoration Day (New West) | 735 | (67) |
| 10. | Dizzee Rascal: Boy in Da Corner (XL) | 665 | (61) |
| 11. | Strokes: Room on Fire (RCA) | 646 | (70) |
| 12. | Rufus Wainwright: Want One (DreamWorks) | 637 | (60) |
| 13. | Jay-Z: The Black Album (Roc-A-Fella) | 618 | (62) |
| 14. | Cat Power: You Are Free (Matador) | 606 | (59) |
| 15. | 50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Tryin' (G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) | 560 | (57) |
| 16. | Lucinda Williams: World Without Tears (Lost Highway) | 541 | (61) |
| 17. | Postal Service: Give Up (Sub Pop) | 523 | (51) |
| 18. | Belle and Sebastian: Dear Catastrophe Waitress (Rough Trade) | 449 | (48) |
| 19. | My Morning Jacket: It Still Moves (ATO/RCA) | 447 | (44) |
| 20. | Ted Leo & the Pharmacists: Hearts of Oak (Lookout) | 446 | (40) |
| 21. | Warren Zevon: The Wind (Artemis) | 424 | (44) |
| 22. | Pernice Brothers: Yours, Mine & Ours (Ashmont) | 418 | (41) |
| 23. | Libertines: Up the Bracket (Rough Trade) | 401 | (37) |
| 24. | Missy Elliott: This Is Not a Test! (Elektra) | 380 | (41) |
| 25. | Rapture: Echoes (Strummer/Universal) | 378 | (45) |
| 26. | Kings of Leon: Youth & Young Manhood (RCA) | 374 | (38) |
| 27. | Junior Senior: D-D-Don't Stop the Beat (Chunky Frog/Atlantic) | 359 | (37) |
| 28. | Fiery Furnaces: Gallowsbird's Bark (Rough Trade) | 353 | (34) |
| 29. | Four Tet: Rounds (Domino) | 349 | (35) |
| 30. | Grandaddy: Sumday (V2) | 348 | (32) |
| 31. | Darkness: Permission to Land (Atlantic) | 342 | (33) |
| Johnny Cash: Unearthed (American) | 342 | (28) | |
| 33. | Notwist: Neon Golden (City Slang/Virgin) | 340 | (32) |
| 34. | Death Cab for Cutie: Transatlanticism (Barsuk) | 331 | (31) |
| 35. | Bubba Sparxxx: Deliverance (Beatclub/Interscope) | 318 | (33) |
| 36. | Mars Volta: De-Loused in the Comatorium (Universal) | 312 | (31) |
| 37. | Led Zeppelin: How the West Was Won (Atlantic) | 311 | (28) |
| 38. | Liz Phair: Liz Phair (Capitol) | 295 | (28) |
| 39. | Johnny Cash: American IV: The Man Comes Around (American) | 293 | (29) |
| 40. | Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It in People (Arts & Crafts) | 289 | (24) |
This poll combines ballots from ??? critics, who divided 100 points among 10 2003 albums. Maximum per album: 30. Minimum: 5. Points determined placement, with total mentions (indicated in parenthesis) used for tie breaking.
Singles
| 1. | OutKast: "Hey Ya!" (Arista) | 22 |
| 2. | Beyonce featuring Jay-Z: "Crazy in Love" (Columbia) | 203 |
| 3. | The White Stripes: "Seven Nation Army" (Third Man/V2) | 128 |
| 4. | Kelis: "Milkshake" (Star Trak/Arista) | 125 |
| 5. | 50 Cent: "In Da Club" (G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) | 117 |
| 6. | Johnny Cash: "Hurt" (Universal) | 82 |
| 7. | Fountains of Wayne: "Stacy's Mom" (S-Curve/Virgin) | 74 |
| 8. | R. Kelly: "Ignition (Remix)" (Jive) | 70 |
| 9. | Junior Senior: "Move Your Feet" (Atlantic) | 65 |
| 10. | Panjabi MC featuring Jay-Z: "Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)" (Sequence) | 64 |
| 11. | Electric Six: "Danger! High Voltage" (XL) | 62 |
| 12. | Justin Timberlake: "Rock Your Body" (Jive) | 55 |
| 13. | OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown: "The Way You Move" (Arista) | 52 |
| 14. | Justin Timberlake: "Cry Me a River" (Jive) | 49 |
| 15. | Missy Elliott: "Pass That Dutch" (Elektra) | 46 |
| 16. | !!!: "Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)" (Touch & Go) | 45 |
| 17. | Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins: "Get Low" (TVT) | 42 |
| 18. | Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Maps" (Interscope) | 41 |
| 19. | Strokes: "12:51" (RCA) | 39 |
| 20. | Sean Paul: "Get Busy" (VP/Atlantic) | 34 |
| 21. | Darkness: "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" (Atlantic) | 32 |
| 22. | Pharrell featuring Jay-Z: "Frontin'" (Star Trak/Arista) | 29 |
| 23. | Coldplay: "Clocks" (Capitol) | 28 |
| 24. | Jet: "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (Elektra) | 26 |
| Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson: "Beautiful" (Doggy Style/Priority/Capitol) | 26 | |
| 26. | Lumidee: "Never Leave You - Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh!" (Universal) | 25 |
| Rapture: "House of Jealous Lovers" (Universal) | 25 | |
| 28. | Christina Aguilera: "Beautiful" (RCA) | 24 |
| Roots (feat. Cody Chesnutt): "The Seed (2.0)" (MCA) | 24 | |
| 30. | Ludacris featuring Shawnna: "Stand Up" (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South) | 23 |
| 31. | Alicia Keys: "You Don't Know My Name" (J Records) | 22 |
| New Pornographers: "The Laws Have Changed" (Matador) | 22 | |
| The White Stripes: "The Hardest Button to Button" (Third Man/V2) | 22 | |
| 34. | Liz Phair: "Why Can't I?" (Capitol) | 21 |
| Postal Service: "Such Great Heights" (Sub Pop) | 21 | |
| 36. | Dizzee Rascal: "I Luv U" (XL) | 19 |
| Ted Leo/Pharmacists: "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" (Lookout!) | 19 | |
| Warren Zevon: "Keep Me in Your Heart" (Artemis) | 19 | |
| 39. | R. Kelly: "Step in the Name of Love (remix)" (Jive) | 18 |
| Radiohead: "There There" (Capitol) | 18 |
Village Voice, Feb. 17, 2004
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