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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2003.




Contents





  • 1 Specific locations


  • 2 Specific genres


  • 3 Events

    • 3.1 January–February


    • 3.2 March–April


    • 3.3 May–June


    • 3.4 July–August


    • 3.5 September–October


    • 3.6 November–December



  • 4 Bands formed


  • 5 Bands reformed


  • 6 Bands disbanded


  • 7 Albums released

    • 7.1 January–March


    • 7.2 April–June


    • 7.3 July–September


    • 7.4 October–December



  • 8 Release date unknown


  • 9 Top 5 albums of Billboard year

    • 9.1 Top 10 Selling Albums of the Year



  • 10 Popular songs


  • 11 Classical music


  • 12 Opera


  • 13 Jazz


  • 14 Musical theater


  • 15 Musical film


  • 16 Births


  • 17 Deaths


  • 18 Awards

    • 18.1 Miscellaneous


    • 18.2 ARIA Music Awards


    • 18.3 Country Music Association Awards


    • 18.4 Eurovision Song Contest


    • 18.5 Grammy Awards


    • 18.6 Mercury Music Prize



  • 19 Charts

    • 19.1 Triple J Hottest 100



  • 20 References




Specific locations


  • 2003 in British music

  • 2003 in Irish music

  • 2003 in Norwegian music

  • 2003 in South Korean music


Specific genres


  • 2003 in classical music

  • 2003 in country music

  • 2003 in heavy metal music

  • 2003 in hip hop music

  • 2003 in Latin music

  • 2003 in jazz


Events



January–February



  • January 6 – The annual Park Lane Group Young Artists festival of contemporary music opens with two concerts in the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre, London. The first concert, given by the Gallimaufry Ensemble, includes the premiere of a new wind quintet by 23-year-old Benjamin Wallfisch; the second concert features solo bass clarinettist Sarah Watts, who premieres Marc Yeats Vox for solo bass clarinet and Michael Smetanin's Ladder of Escape for bass clarinet with prerecorded ensemble of six bass and two contrabass clarinets.[1]


  • January 7 – Opening of the Philip on Film Live festival (until January 11) at the Barbican Centre, London, featuring films with music by Philip Glass performed live by the Philip Glass Ensemble, conducted by Michael Riesman.[2]


  • January 9 – The Vienna Philharmonic belatedly announce that violist Ursula Plaichinger has become the first official female member of the orchestra, 158 years after their founding and six years after they have been forced to allow women to audition, under threat of having their state subsidies stopped. At the same time, it is disclosed that orchestra boss Clemens Hellsberg has formally banned Plaichinger from giving interviews to the press.[3]


  • January 10
    • Andrew Lack, former chief of NBC news, is named the new head of Sony's music division, to the surprise of the music industry, because he had no previous experience of the record industry.[4] He replaced Tommy Mottola, who resigned the previous day amidst reports of friction with higher Sony executives over huge financial losses in the music division.[5]

    • Following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in the UK and the Netherlands recover 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested. The tapes have been used for bootleg releases for years.[6]



  • January 13 – The Who guitarist Pete Townshend is arrested by British police on suspicion of possessing and making indecent images of children and of incitement to distribute them. Townshend claims in a statement that he did not download any such images and accessed Web sites advertising child pornography because he was researching material for his autobiography, which will include passages about his abusive childhood.[7]


  • January 18
    • The Indian Air Force band, the Air Warriors, played a concert in the Homi Baba Auditorium in Colaba (Mumbai), which included Muthuswami Dikshitar's Vathapiganapathi in a version combining military band with traditional Carnatic instruments.[8]

    • A two-day festival of the music of Mark-Anthony Turnage is given at the Barbican Centre, London, with three world premieres and chamber concerts by the Nash Ensemble and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.[9]



  • January 22 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt cancels a European tour after being ordered by his doctors to take a two-month rest.[10]


  • January 31 – Johnny Cash releases the music video for "Hurt".


  • February 3
    • Police respond to a 911 phone call from one of Phil Spector's neighbors and discover the body of actress Lana Clarkson, with a gunshot wound, at Spector's his home in Alhambra, California. Spector is arrested on suspicion of murder."[11]

    • The Martin Bashir television film Living with Michael Jackson premieres on ITV in the UK. It airs on ABC in the US three days later.[12] A total of 53 million viewers in the two countries watch the special.



  • February 8 – Avril Lavigne scores her third #1 single "I'm with You", making her the second artist in history to have three consecutive #1 songs from a début album in the Billboard Mainstream Top 40.


  • February 20 – The Station nightclub fire: Fire engulfs a Rhode Island nightclub during a fireworks display which was part of the performance by rock band Great White. The fire quickly spreads across the ceiling, filling the building with thick, black smoke, killing 100 people and injuring 160 others as audience members rush for the exits. Many people are missing for some time, including Great White guitarist Ty Longley, who is later confirmed to be dead.[13]


  • February 23 – New York City is the site of The 45th Annual Grammy Awards, featuring Nickelback, No Doubt, Foo Fighters, Beyoncé and other performers.


  • February 24 – Robert Trujillo joins Metallica.


March–April



  • March 3 – Avril Lavigne kicks off her first headlining tour the "Try To Shut Me Up Tour".


  • March 10

    • Johnny Cash is admitted to Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to undergo treatment for pneumonia.


    • The Dixie Chicks unleash a firestorm of controversy at a concert in London when lead singer Natalie Maines announces to the audience that "just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas". The group is dropped from radio playlists all over the United States and receives death threats as a result.[14]



  • March 21 – Ex-Neighbours star Delta Goodrem releases her debut album Innocent Eyes which became Australia's monster smash hit of 2003 and included the releases of the new singles "Born to Try" and "Lost Without You".


  • March 24 – Meteora by Linkin Park debuts at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.


  • March 25 – Céline Dion begins A New Day..., her Las Vegas residency show. It would run for almost five years and over 700 shows.


  • April 1 – Dozens of fans walk out during a Pearl Jam concert when lead singer Eddie Vedder makes comments opposing the Iraq war and insulting remarks about U.S. President George W. Bush. Other audience members boo and shout at Vedder telling him to "shut up." Vedder attempts to calm the crowd by adding "just to clarify... we support the troops."


  • April 8 – Godsmack releases their third studio album Faceless.


  • April 16 – Luther Vandross suffers a severe stroke at his home in New York City. He emerges from a coma six weeks later.


  • April 21 – S Club announce live on stage at London's Docklands Arena that they've decided to split up after five years together. Their final single, "Say Goodbye", enters the chart at #2 a month after the announcement. Rachel Stevens from the group launched her successful solo career shortly afterwards with the song "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex".


  • April 28 – Apple Inc. opens the iTunes Music Store, offering 200,000 songs for download at a cost of 99 cents each. More than 1 million songs are sold in the store's first week.[15]


May–June



  • May 7 – Pete Townshend is cleared of the charges stemming from his arrest in January on suspicion of possessing child pornography, but is formally cautioned and placed on the sex offenders register for five years.[16]


  • May 19 – The former TV channel MuchMusic USA relaunches as Fuse.


  • May 21 – Ruben Studdard wins the second season of American Idol, edging Clay Aiken.


  • May 24
    • Turkish singer Sertab Erener wins the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Riga, Latvia, with the song "Everyway That I Can". It is the last time that the contest is a one-night event.

    • After a 40-year wait, Russian fans of The Beatles finally get to see former Beatle Paul McCartney perform on their soil, on the Red Square in Moscow.



  • June 14

    • Alexander Kuoppala quit Children of Bodom.


    • David Del Tredici's Wondrous the Merge for string quartet and narrator, based on a homoerotic poem by James Broughton, makes its controversial debut at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.

    • Henry Ranta quits Soilwork.[17]


    • Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera kicked off their summer Justified & Stripped Tour.


    • Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ-FM airs the 11th Annual of the Weenie Roast show with AFI, The Ataris, Blur, Chevelle, Deftones, Finch, Foo Fighters, Godsmack, Good Charlotte, Hot Hot Heat, Interpol, Jane's Addiction, Less Than Jake, Liam Lynch, Staind, Sum 41, Thrice, The Transplants, The Used, The White Stripes and Pete Yorn.


    • Alice Cooper begins production of his 26th album. It is a departure from the heavy metal sound of previous albums and is more influenced by his albums of the 1970s.



  • June 22
    • Beyoncé releases her No.1 debut solo album Dangerously in Love, which would earn her 5 Grammys in a single night. It also spawned two No.1 singles in the US and has sold 11 million copies to date.


    • Nick Oshiro replaces Ken Jay in Static-X.



  • June 27–29 – In the Glastonbury Festival, U.K., headline acts included David Gray, R.E.M., Primal Scream, Morcheeba, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Super Furry Animals, Lamb, Macy Gray, Feeder, Manic Street Preachers, Moby and Doves. The weather is mostly dry and the festival deemed a success from both a security and entertainment viewpoint by Michael Eavis.


July–August



  • July 2

    • A-Teens and many others perform at the Stockholm Pride festival.


    • Delta Goodrem is diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease.[18]



  • July 5 – Lollapalooza returns after a six-year absence from the music festival circuit. Jane's Addiction, Audioslave, Incubus and Queens of the Stone Age are among the featured acts.


  • July 11 – Judas Priest announces that Rob Halford has rejoined the band, with a reunion tour to follow in 2004.


  • July 14 – The eurodance and alternative rock musician Lynda Thomas made her last public appearance; she suddenly left the music industry and public life altogether.


  • July 20 – An auto accident in Oregon kills three of the four members of The Exploding Hearts, ending the band after just one album.


  • July 30 – The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, The Guess Who and others headline a benefit concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to prove that the city is safe from SARS. With 450 000 spectators, it is the largest concert in Canadian history.


  • August 19 – Jessica Simpson releases her third studio album In This Skin. The album would later go triple platinum in the U.S. and would produce the hit single "With You".


  • August 28 – Madonna sparks media controversy by kissing popstars Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. The situation even ignited a quick war of words between Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera over the kiss.


September–October



  • September 12 – Johnny Cash passes away


  • September 15 – Billy Corgan announces that Zwan has broken up.


  • September 16

    • Ryan Malcolm wins the first season of Canadian Idol.


    • David Bowie releases his twenty-third studio album Reality. The album would be Bowie's last for roughly a decade, with Bowie silently and gradually withdrawing into seclusion following an onstage heart attack the following year.



  • September 22 – Max Cavalera & Gloria Cavalera fire Marcello D. Rapp causing Roy Mayorga & Mike Doling to leave the band Soulfly in protest.


  • September 23 – Limp Bizkit release Results May Vary their first album in 3 years and their 4th album overall.

  • October – Indie/Rock band Conway wins the National "Battle of the Bands" Competition at the Fountain Pub in Tottenham, London, UK[citation needed]. The Norfolk, UK, band consists of Chris Burgoyne (vocals), Andrew Norman (lead guitar / vocals), Tristan McKelvey (guitar), Leon Chapman (bass) and Peter Rednall (drums).


  • October 4 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's The Rising Tour concludes after 120 shows over 14 months, with record-setting sales in U.S. stadiums during the summer and early autumn.


  • October 15 – A two-week-long international conference, "Fuori tempo, dire, fare, sentire la musica oggi", opens in Genoa, Italy, bringing together performers, composers, scholars and administrators from classical, folk and popular music, with a keynote address by Charles Rosen. Featured participants include Nuria Schoenberg (daughter of Arnold Schoenberg and widow of Luigi Nono); musicologist James Harrison; opera conductor Roberto Abbado; violinist Ivry Gitlis; composers Salvatore Sciarrino, Lorenzo Ferrero and Andrea Liberovici; poet Edoardo Sanguineti; popular singer-songwriters Teresa De Sio, Gianna Nannini and Gino Paoli; rock and jazz artists Peppe Servalo and Peppe D'Argenzio of the Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel; and administrators Anna Cammarano (director of classical music at RAI Trade), Gennaro di Benedetto (superintendent of the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa) and Joseph Hussek (director of the artistic programme at the Salzburg Festival).[19]


  • October 16 – Simon & Garfunkel begin their "Old Friends" U.S. reunion tour, twenty years after their 1983 world tour.


  • October 20 – Britney Spears releases the first single, "Me Against The Music", featuring American singer-songwriter Madonna, from her upcoming album In the Zone, marketed as a comeback single in the US; it goes on to be an international success, reaching the top three in several countries.


  • October 21 – Delta Goodrem wins 7 ARIA Awards and defeats Amiel's "Lovesong" for and a Gold ARIA for Single of the Year, Born to Try. ARIAs host Rove McManus announced that John Farnham will raise the very loud speakers to 1985/1986's "You're the Voice" after being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.


  • October 29 – A legal version of the Napster file sharing network relaunches as a pay service, offering song downloads for 99 cents apiece or $9.99 for unlimited listening.[20]


November–December



  • November 4 – Aaron Carter releases his first compilation album (fifth overall album under Jive Records) Most Requested Hits


  • November 5

    • Cryptopsy rehires Lord Worm.


    • Evanescence's lead guitarist and founding member Ben Moody leaves the band on their first world tour.



  • November 6 – Marco Aro quits his vocalist position in The Haunted. The band rehires their first vocalist, Peter Dolving.[21]


  • November 7 – Steve Kmak, aka "Fuzz," is fired from Disturbed as a result of personality clashes with others in the band.


  • November 14
    • The legal incarnation[clarification needed] of the band Pink Floyd reunites to perform at the funeral of their manager Steve O'Rourke.


    • Byron Stroud is confirmed as an official member of Fear Factory.



  • November 18

    • Blink-182 release their fifth studio album blink-182. This album was regarded as a change of musical style for Blink-182 as the music has darkened and matured since their previous albums.


    • Britney Spears releases In the Zone. She breaks her own record as the first female artist to have 3 albums in #1 to become the first female artist to have 4 albums in #1 consecutively.


    • Michael Jackson releases the compilation album Number Ones.



  • November 19 – Guy Sebastian becomes the first winner of Australian Idol, receiving a contract with BMG Australia. He subsequently records the studio album, Just As I Am.


  • November 20 – Michael Jackson is arrested on charges of child molestation. The singer faced similar charges in 1993 that were dropped after an out-of-court financial settlement was reached with the family of a boy. In light of the new accusations, the television network CBS chooses to pull the scheduled November 26 airing of a one-hour television special intended to promote Jackson's new greatest hits album, Number Ones.[22]


  • November 21 – Korn release their sixth studio album, Take a Look in the Mirror. It is the last album that features the original lineup of Korn.


  • November 22 – The band Five Iron Frenzy plays its last show at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver.


  • December 6

    • Elvis Costello and Diana Krall are married in a private ceremony at Elton John's estate in England.


    • P-Funk founder George Clinton is arrested and charged with drug possession in Tallahassee, Florida.



  • December 8 – Ozzy Osbourne is rushed into emergency surgery after having a serious accident riding an all-terrain vehicle on the grounds of his English estate. Osbourne broke his collarbone, eight ribs and a vertebra in his neck.[23]


  • December 12 – Mick Jagger is knighted for services to music by The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.[24]


  • December 13-14 – The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ-FM airs the 14th Annual of the Acoustic Christmas show with AFI, Blink-182, Brand New, Chevelle, The Distillers, Jane's Addiction, Jet, KoЯn, Linkin Park, The Offspring, P.O.D., Pennywise, Puddle of Mudd, Rancid, Staind, 311, Thrice and Trapt.


  • December 30-31 – The New Year's Eve Falls Festival in Australia, traditionally held in Lorne, Victoria, holds events in both Lorne and Marion Bay, Tasmania, at the same time. The same artists perform at both events, alternating between the two venues each night.


Bands formed


See Musical groups established in 2003



Bands reformed


  • The Stooges

  • Edge of Sanity


Bands disbanded


  • See Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2003


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Date
Album
Artist
Notes

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A
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U
A
R
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7
Hate Crew DeathrollChildren of Bodom-
InertiaThe Exies-
Living Out LoudAaron Lines-
10
Follow the CallBritt NicoleDebut
13
Le CheminKyo-
Up All NightThe Waifs-
14
CabinetSpawn of PossessionDebut
ElfoníaElfonía-
FailerKathleen Edwards-
Pain to KillTerri Clark-
What You Want Is NowHouse of Heroes-
19
Summer 2003AnthraxEP
20
MasterplanMasterplan-
6Supersilent-
21
Live in Japan 2002Simple PlanLive
The Lost & FoundRasputinaEP
Music in High PlacesUnwritten LawLive
One BedroomThe Sea and Cake-
Simple Things RemixesZero 7Remix
Such Great HeightsThe Postal ServiceEP
Ultimate YanniYanniCompilation
22
Elements, Pt. 1Stratovarius-
25
The Heartless Control EverythingChiodosEP
27
Waste 'Em AllMunicipal WasteDebut
Other People's SongsErasureCovers album
28
Alive AgainNightingale-
...And Don't Forget to BreatheA Static Lullaby-
Great Lake SwimmersGreat Lake Swimmers-
Loose FurLoose Fur-
The Heat Death of the UniverseOff Minor-
Mary Star of the SeaZwan-
Master and EveryoneBonnie 'Prince' Billy-
New ArrivalA*Teens-
Playin' AroundPlay-
The RavenLou Reed-
This Is It: The Best of Faith No MoreFaith No MoreCompilation
29
ValentiBoAJapan
31
EpicaKamelot-

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E
B
R
U
A
R
Y

3
Disco 3Pet Shop BoysCompilation
Enemy of the EnemyAsian Dub Foundation-
NocturamaNick Cave and the Bad Seeds-
Unicorns Are People TooThe Unicorns-
4
Boomslang
Johnny Marr and the Healers
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Canterbury Fayre 2001HawkwindLive
Chasing DaylightSister Hazel-
The DreamerBlake Shelton-
HalloweenFrank ZappaLive 1978
Keith Sweat LiveKeith SweatLive
LoveThe Juliana Theory-
WormwoodMoe-
6
Get Rich or Die Tryin'50 Cent-
8
Calendar DaysThe Rocket Summer-
10
Another Late Night: Kid LocoKid LocoCompilation
The BeyondCult of Luna-
100th WindowMassive Attack-
11
Any Given ThursdayJohn MayerLive
Do It For LoveHall & Oates-
FreeBrad JohnerDebut
The Essential Ozzy OsbourneOzzy OsbourneCompilation
EthnicityYanni-
HeartStars-
Hearts of OakTed Leo and the Pharmacists-
How to Start a FireFurther Seems Forever-
Michael BubléMichael Bublé-
Next Big ThingVince Gill-
Strapping Young LadStrapping Young Lad-
We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to RamonesVarious Artists
Ramones tribute
14
King MeVisqueen-
17
AnimositisominaMinistry-
Chocolate FactoryR. Kelly-
Office of Strategic InfluenceOSI-
One Kill WonderThe Haunted-
18
CycloramaStyx-
Deep Water Slang V2.0Zion I-
Famous Among the BarnsBen Taylor-
Feast of WireCalexico-
Under the TrayReggie and the Full Effect-
You Are FreeCat Power-
19
All Else FailedZaoRe-issue
The Black MagesThe Black Mages-
Give UpThe Postal Service-
23
BeginningsMemento-
The Austin SessionsEdwin McCain-
24
Blood DusterBlood Duster-
Everything's EventualAppleton-
SouvenirsThe Gathering-
25
The Art of LosingAmerican Hi-FiUS
Baby I'm BoredEvan Dando-
The Beautiful LetdownSwitchfoot-
DeuceThe D.O.C.-
Divided HighwayThe Doobie BrothersCompilation
1st Round Draft PicksMagno & Mike Jones
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Livin' LegendB.G.-
The MusicThe MusicUS
Nate DoggNate Dogg-
Rock the BlockKrokus-
Thalía's Hits RemixedThalíaRemix
Valley of the DamnedDragonForce-

M
A
R
C
H

3
FlySick PuppiesEP
Human ZooGotthard-
ZitilitesKashmir-
4
AvalancheMatthew Good-
The Best of Run DMCRun-D.M.C.Compilation
Every Given MomentStereomud-
Everything Is Good Here/Please Come HomeThe Angels of Light-
FallenEvanescenceUS
Freedom BandDelinquent Habits-
Hootie & the BlowfishHootie & the Blowfish-
JoyrideOleander-
La Bella MafiaLil' Kim-
Magnolia Electric Co.Songs: Ohia-
More Parts per MillionThe ThermalsDebut
The Power to BelieveKing Crimson-
RevolusongsSepulturaEP
So Long, AstoriaThe Ataris-
Street DreamsFabolous-
The Ugly OrganCursive-
The Well's on FireProcol Harum-
Where Shall You Take Me?Damien Jurado-
6
TooFantastic Plastic Machine-
7
Just ListenSeven-
10
ReasonMelanie C-
11
Becoming iUnloco-
Diamonds on the InsideBen Harper-
DustDJ Muggs-
The Essential ClashThe ClashUS; Compilation
Everything Will Never Be OKFiction Plane-
EvolveAni DiFranco-
Friends for LifeBuju Banton-
HellaliveMachine HeadLive
I Love ItCraig Morgan-
Just One MoreMad Caddies-
Level IIBlackstreet-
Log 22Bettie Serveert-
MonsterKiller Mike-
Recreation DayEvergrey-
Sing the SorrowAFI-
26 SongsThe Melvins-
Slow Motion DaydreamEverclear-
Sounds of St. Lucia: LiveAcoustic AlchemyLive
Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three DoRelient K-
Volume 4Joe Jackson-
17
Atticus: ...dragging the lake, Vol. 2Various ArtistsCompilation
Back in the WorldPaul McCartneyLive
Hellraiser: Best of the Epic YearsMotörheadCompilation
Neon NightsDannii MinogueInternational
18
All Your Summer SongsSaturday Looks Good to Me-
Apple O'Deerhoof-
BlackoutHed PE-
Boomkatalog.OneBoomkatDebut
Catch the Rainbow: The AnthologyRainbowCompilation
Hittin' the NoteThe Allman Brothers Band-
I'm Just a GirlDeana Carter-
Kill or Be KilledBiohazard-
Live in BrazilConcrete BlondeLive
Moldy Peaches 2000: Unreleased Cutz and Live Jamz 1994-2002The Moldy PeachesCompilation
Pig LibStephen Malkmus and the Jicks-
Stash Box EPKottonmouth KingsEP
SupperSmog-
Transfiguration of VincentM. Ward-
Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1MC Lyte-
19
Dix InfernalMoi dix Mois-
21
Innocent EyesDelta Goodrem-
24
The Pop HitsRoxetteCompilation
Ringo RamaRingo Starr-
26 Mixes for CashAphex TwinRemix
U-TurnBrian McKnight-
Viva EmptinessKatatonia-
25
Balls & My WordScarface-
Double Live AnnihilationAnnihilatorLive
Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your GirlfriendFall Out BoyEP
House of 1000 Corpses: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Rob Zombie/Various Artists
Soundtrack
Let 'Em BurnHot Boys-
Mes courants électriquesAlizée-
MeteoraLinkin Park-

Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (U.S. series)
Various ArtistsCompilation
One HeartCeline Dion-
Regaining UnconsciousnessNOFXEP
Rules of TravelRosanne Cash-
Scattered Ashes: A Decade of Emperial WrathEmperorCompilation
Stacie OrricoStacie Orrico-
Star702-
Top of the World Tour: LiveDixie ChicksLive
27
LikferdWindir-
31
Up in FlamesManitoba-
The Very Best of the Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet UndergroundCompilation


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Date
Album
Artist
Note

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1
Chris CagleChris Cagle-
Danse Macabre RemixesThe FaintRemix
ElephantThe White Stripes-
The Essential Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraCompilation
The Essential Stabbing WestwardStabbing WestwardCompilation
Guitar RomanticThe Exploding Hearts-
Keep on Your Mean SideThe Kills-
The Secret of Elena's Tomb...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of DeadEP
Sleeping with GhostsPlacebo-
Tomorrow Come TodayBoysetsfire-
Weather SystemsAndrew Bird-
2
Transatlantic DemosNeal Morse-
7
Vehicles & AnimalsAthlete-
8
Adoration: The Worship AlbumNewsboys-
Ailleurs landFlorent Pagny-
Angel SparksGlenn Phillips-
BlazeLagwagon-
The Blueprint 2.1Jay-Z-
Eiffel 65Eiffel 65-
FacelessGodsmack-
HatefilesFear FactoryCompilation
MouthfulsFruit Bats-
Rainy Day MusicThe Jayhawks-
Revolutions per MinuteRise Against-
The SeniorGinuwine-
Soul Food TaqueriaTommy Guerrero-
Summer SunYo La Tengo-
Sunlight Makes Me ParanoidElefant-
ThickfreaknessThe Black Keys-
26 MilesSean Watkins-
West for WishingMatchbook RomanceEP
To Whom It May ConcernLisa Marie Presley-
World Without TearsLucinda Williams-
13
The Great FallNarnia-
14
Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost GhostsM83-
Love MetalHIM-

Now That's What I Call Music! 54 (UK series)
Various ArtistsCompilation
The PathShow of Hands-
15
BallWidespread Panic-
A Beautiful WorldThickere-release of Cherry Blue Skies
Day I ForgotPete Yorn-
DragonflyZiggy Marley-
Have You Forgotten?Darryl Worley-
Holes: Original SoundtrackVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
MescaleroZZ Top-
NowJessica Andrews-
Say You WillFleetwood Mac-
ThankfulKelly Clarkson-
18
LeathaFace: The Legends Underground (Part I)Krayzie Bone-
22
American LifeMadonna-
Atomic KittenAtomic Kitten-
The Blessed HellrideBlack Label Society-
ClassicEric B. & RakimCompilation
DamnationOpeth-
Darker Than BlackCage-
The Essential ByrdsThe ByrdsCompilation
Everybody Loves YouKaki King-
Into the Valley of DeathDeath by Stereo-
Kimi Ga SukiMatthew Sweet-
KristylesKRS-One-
A Night at the Booty BarDisco D-
Serart
Serart
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ShineDaniel Lanois-
SkeletonsNothingface-
39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World)CaesarsCompilation
White1Sunn O)))-
23
More Like the MoonWilcoEP
24
ExclusiveU2EP; iTunes
Welcome to Dun VegasPeatbog Faeries-
28
Black CherryGoldfrapp-
The Trouble with Being MyselfMacy GrayUK
The World According to RZARZA-
29
Fever to TellYeah Yeah Yeahs-
He's Keith MurrayKeith Murray-
The Matrix Reloaded: The AlbumVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Meet the Girl Next DoorLil' Mo-
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FrengersMew-

M
A
Y

5
High AnxietyTherapy?-
Mind RevolutionSkyfire-
RoundsFour TetUK
Think TankBlur-
Welcome to the Monkey HouseThe Dandy Warhols-
6
AlcazarizedAlcazar-
As the Palaces BurnLamb of God-
Being RiddenCex-
Beneath This Gruff ExteriorJohn Hiatt-
Blueprints for the Black MarketAnberlin-
Body KissThe Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley, aka Mr. Biggs-
BR InstrumentalsCex-
Committed to a Bright FutureDog Fashion Disco-
Dirty SweetJetEP
DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin' UpDaz Dillinger-
Electric VersionThe New Pornographers-
Figure Number FiveSoilwork-
Jalopy Go FarZolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer-
MovementGossip-
O' Cracker Where Art Thou?Cracker-
On and OnJack Johnson-
One Word ExtinguisherPrefuse 73-
Politics of the BusinessPrince Paul-
Scandinavian LeatherTurbonegroUS
SendWire-
Take This to Your GraveFall Out Boy-
The War on ErrorismNOFX-
We've Come for You AllAnthrax-
When I Pretend to FallThe Long Winters-
10
Pandemonium!B2K-
ReviensGarou-
12
Late Night Tales: Nightmares on WaxNightmares on WaxCompilation
The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of LoveMichael FranksCompilation
Singles Box Set 1981-1985Duran DuranBox Set
13
Days of our LivesBro'Sis-
The Golden Age of GrotesqueMarilyn Manson-
Good MourningAlkaline Trio-
The Impossibility of ReasonChimaira-
Out of the VeinThird Eye BlindLP & DVD
SumdayGrandaddy-
Year of the SpiderCold-
19
Something DangerousNatacha Atlas-
VulnerableTricky-
20
Almas del SilencioRicky Martin-
AnthemLess Than Jake-
Birds of PrayLive-
Black Like SundayKing's X-
Born to Be FreeSonique-
Boz ScaggsBoz ScaggsCovers album
Cyborgs RevisitedSimply SaucerRe-issue
DeftonesDeftones-
FireElectric Six-
For All the Drugs in the WorldSponge-
14 Shades of GreyStaind-
HaremSarah Brightman-
I Am the Fun Blame Monster!Menomena-
Laughing CityEisleyEP
Live: Hallelujah
Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas
Live
Mississippi: The AlbumDavid Banner-
Not in My NameSaul WilliamsEP
Places for BreathingRevis-
Poodle Hat"Weird Al" Yankovic-
Rabbit Don't Come EasyHelloween-
The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1DJ Kay Slay-
TransformPowerman 5000-
Über AllesHanzel Und Gretyl-
Vicious CycleLynyrd Skynyrd-
When Broken Is Easily FixedSilverstein-
22
C21C21-
24
Lucky BastardsPeter Pan Speedrock-
26
Friend or Foe?Blackmail-
Led Zeppelin DVDLed ZeppelinDVD
Where Have You Been Tonight? LiveShed SevenLive
27
Falling UphillLillix-
How the West Was WonLed ZeppelinLive 1972
In Between Now and ThenO.A.R.-
Leave a WhisperShinedown-
The No Fun EPLocal HEP
Olympia DeuxmilletroisMarc LavoineLive
RooneyRooney-
RoorbackSepultura-
So Much for the CityThe Thrills-
Tubular Bells 2003Mike Oldfield-
Winterheart's GuildSonata Arctica-
30
Atlantis PrincessBoA-

J
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2
Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7S Club 7Compilation
Hidden Hands of a Sadist NationDarkest Hour-
Paper MonstersDave GahanEurope
You Gotta Go There to Come BackStereophonics-
3
0304Jewel-
2003 Warped Tour CompilationVarious ArtistsCompilation
Dream to Make BelieveArmor for Sleep-
Ego WarAudio Bullys-
ExplodeThe Unseen-
From There to Here: Greatest HitsLonestarCompilation
HomeSimply Red-
In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, CompleteMiles Davis-
In the Pursuit of LeisureSugar Ray-
Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETAVarious ArtistsCompilation
MightyThe Planet Smashers-
Moe LifeBig Moe-
My Private NationTrain-
Paper MonstersDave GahanNorth America
RedwoodLunasa-
Shootenanny!Eels-
Something to Crow AboutRiverboat Gamblers-
Soul JourneyGillian Welch-
Trouble No MoreJohn Mellencamp-
We Were Born in a FlameSam Roberts-
5
London StillThe WaifsEP
The Phantom AgonyEpicaDebut Album
WindwardtidesandwaywardsailsDown by Law-
6
Greatest HitsLeAnn RimesCompilation
St. AngerMetallica-
9
Hail to the ThiefRadiohead-
10
BareAnnie Lennox-
BlackoutDropkick Murphys-
Dance with My FatherLuther Vandross-
Everything Must GoSteely Dan-
Joe BuddenJoe Budden-
Justin GuariniJustin Guarini-
MestMest-
The MovementInspectah Deck-
The MovementMo Thugs-
New Sacred CowKenna-
Playwutchyalike: The Best of Digital UndergroundDigital UndergroundCompilation
ReplayPlay-
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysCompilation
TriggerIn FlamesEP
Ultimate Kenny GKenny GCompilation
Welcome Interstate ManagersFountains of Wayne-
16
Taste the SecretUgly Duckling-
The Vertigo of BlissBiffy Clyro-
17
After the StormMonica-
Ambulance LTDAmbulance LTDDebut; EP
ArachnophobiacMichael Schenker Group-
Are We Really Happy with Who We Are Right Now?Moneen-
AttenCHUN!Bone Crusher-
Bitches Ain't Shit But Good PeopleHellaEP
A Blessing in DisguiseGreen Carnation-
ChaptersAmorphis-
Deja EntenduBrand New-
Decoration DayDrive-By Truckers-
Finger ElevenFinger Eleven-
Ghost of a RoseBlackmore's Night-
Happy Songs for Happy PeopleMogwai-
Here Comes the IndianAnimal Collective-
Life Is Killing MeType O Negative-
The Man on the Burning TightropeFirewater-
A Match and Some GasolineThe Suicide Machines-
MCMLXXXVRufio-
PassengerPassenger-
Portrait Of A LegendSam CookeCompilation
RemembereseThe StillsEP
StupidityBad Manners-
Take Me to Your LeaderKing Geedorahpseudonym of MF Doom
Translating the NameSaosinEP
True ReflectionsBoyd Tinsley-
Waiting for the MoonTindersticks-
18
Venus and Other HitsBananaramaCompilation
20
Dangerously in LoveBeyoncé-
23
Kerrang! High VoltageVarious ArtistsCompilation
Live KreationKreatorLive
24
AestheticFrom First to LastEP
Almost FamousLumidee-
Between the Never and the NowVendetta Red-
BittersweetBlu Cantrell-
De-Loused in the ComatoriumThe Mars Volta-
ElephunkThe Black Eyed Peas-
Evolution of EnergyS.T.U.N.-
A Flame to the Ground BeneathLost Horizon-
Hotel PaperMichelle Branch-
I Am the MovieMotion City Soundtrack-
Keep It TogetherGuster-
Liz PhairLiz Phair-
The OwnerzGang Starr-
Population MeDwight Yoakam-
Radio ContactAcoustic Alchemy-
Re:Mix MomentumTobyMac-
Shades of BlueMadlib-
SouthwestDaz Dillinger-
Da UnbreakablesThree 6 Mafia-
30
LoversThe Sleepy Jackson-
Parts of the Process (The Very Best of Morcheeba)MorcheebaCompilation


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Chapter IIAshanti-
Frail Words CollapseAs I Lay Dying-
The Green BookTwiztid-
History for SaleBlue October-
Hot Damn!Every Time I Die-
LiveOur Lady PeaceLive
MichiganSufjan Stevens-
Take a BreakMe First and the Gimme Gimmes-
Time Will TellRobert Cray-
Worm InfestedCannibal CorpseEP
You Come Before YouPoison the Well-
4
Vulture StreetPowderfingerAustralia
6
Stop Stepping on My HeadThe Roy Clark MethodEP
7
North Atlantic DriftOcean Colour Scene-
Officially DeadVeruca SaltEP
Permission to LandThe Darkness-
8
Black AugustKillah Priest-
Broken Freedom Song: Live from San FranciscoKris KristoffersonLive
Diamond DaveDavid Lee Roth-
The District Sleeps Alone TonightThe Postal ServiceEP
Far from NowhereSlick Shoes-
Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1Trace AdkinsCompilation
Maybe MemoriesThe UsedCompilation
Noise for Music's SakeNapalm DeathCompilation
Scooby Snacks: The CollectionFun Lovin' CriminalsCompilation
ThalíaThalía-
Yes RemixesYesRemix
Young LiarsTV on the RadioEP
10
WWE Originals
World Wrestling Entertainment/Various Artists
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14
Converting VegetariansInfected Mushroom-
Late Night Tales: Sly & RobbieSly & RobbieCompilation
Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers)Manic Street PreachersCompilation
Season for Assault8 Foot SativaNew Zealand
Two ConversationsThe Appleseed Cast-
15
Comin' from Where I'm FromAnthony HamiltonUS
Greatest Hits Live 2003April WineLive
JackpotChingy-
Limelite, Luv & NiteclubzDa Brat-
Making the GradeDiffuser-
A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a ScarDashboard Confessional-
Other Hours: Connick on Piano, Volume 1Harry Connick, Jr.-
P-Bone SteakPeelander-Z-
The Pinwheel GalaxyJohn & MaryUS
Red Dirt RoadBrooks & Dunn-
The Trouble with Being MyselfMacy GrayUS
Wave on WavePat Green-
Year of the RabbitYear of the Rabbit-
17
Promise of LoveThe American Analog Set-
20
TransformerBruce Kulick-
21
FeelerPete Murray-

Now That's What I Call Music! 55 (UK series)
Various ArtistsCompilation
Phantom PowerSuper Furry Animals-
22
The Artist in the AmbulanceThrice-
ChariotGavin DeGraw-
Dude Descending a StaircaseApollo 440-
Evolver311-
Freaky Friday: Original SoundtrackVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Friends of MineAdam GreenUS
It's All in Your HeadEve 6-
A Lethal Dose of American HatredSuperjoint Ritual-
Man in the AirKurt Elling-
MoodringMýaUS
Mud on the TiresBrad Paisley-
N.E.W.SPrince-

Now That's What I Call Music! 13 (U.S. series)
Various ArtistsCompilation
Ocean AvenueYellowcard-
Rip the JackerCanibus-
Special OneCheap Trick-
Speed GraphicBen FoldsEP
StraysJane's Addiction-
Three Days GraceThree Days Grace-
TribeQueensrÿche-
28
Blue Street (Five Guitars)Chris Rea-
LSG2LSG-
LycanthropyPatrick Wolf-
Magic and MedicineThe Coral-
The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary CollectionYesUK; Box Set
29
Carpenters Perform CarpenterCarpentersCompilation
Down upon the Suwannee RiverLittle FeatLive
Enemies of RealityNevermore-
Pass the FlaskThe Bled-
Sink or SwimOver My Dead Body-
War at the WarfieldSlayerDVD

A
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U
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1
The Vinyl CountdownRelient KEP
4
D-D-Don't Don't Stop the BeatJunior Senior-
Final StrawSnow PatrolUK
Tour de France SoundtracksKraftwerk-
5
Best of Ballads & BluesPoisonCompilation
D. Boon and FriendsD. BoonCompilation
Emotional TechnologyBT-
Frozen EmbersThe CrüxshadowsEP
Get the Picture?Smash Mouth-
JeffJeff Beck-
QuebecWeen-
ThickskinSkid Row-
Truth Be ToldBlues Traveler-
What the World Needs Now Is LoveWynonna Judd-
11
KokopelliKosheenUK
RisingShakra-
12
Classic Hits LiveKottonmouth KingsLive
Dungeons & DragonsMidnight SyndicateOfficial soundtrack to the role-playing game
5 Alive!Carbon LeafLive
GoPat Benatar-
Greatest Hits Volume IIAlan JacksonCompilation
Legacy: the Absolute BestThe DoorsCompilation
This Is Meant to Hurt YouThese Arms Are SnakesDebut EP
TriggernometryOnyx-
18
Cast of ThousandsElbowUK
No Push CollideSerafin-
Live BoxBjörkBox Set
19
Action PactSloan-
ClonesThe Neptunes-
Dierks BentleyDierks Bentley-
Giving the Devil His DueCoal ChamberCompilation
GreendaleNeil Young-
IndestructibleRancid-
In This SkinJessica Simpson-
RestlessSara Evans-
Rupi's DanceIan Anderson-
Simple ThingsAmy Grant-
Trap MuzikT.I.-
TruANTAlien Ant Farm-
UnleashedBow Wow-
UnstableAdema-
Youth and Young ManhoodKings of Leon-
22
Back HomeBearfoot Bluegrass-
25
Chain Gang of LoveThe Raveonettes-
Take Them On, On Your OwnBlack Rebel Motorcycle ClubUK
The Wildhearts Must Be DestroyedThe Wildhearts-
26
Anchors AweighThe Bouncing Souls-
Anthems of RebellionArch EnemyUS
Burning Down the OperaEdguyLive
Crimson IIEdge of Sanity-
Drankin' PatnazYoungbloodZ-
Everything Goes NumbStreetlight Manifesto-
Hit & RunBig SugarCompilation
Live! The Farewell TourCherLive
Love & LifeMary J. Blige-
Love, Hell or RightMathematics-
MetamorphosisHilary Duff-
Reverie Sound RevueReverie Sound RevueEP
Visions of GandhiJedi Mind Tricks-
Waking the FallenAvenged Sevenfold-
The WindWarren Zevon-
Wooden LeatherNappy Roots-
31
What Do I Have to Do?Stabbing WestwardCompilation

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1
I Get Along EPThe LibertinesEP
AnthologyOcean Colour SceneCompilation
ZzyzxZeromancer-
2
Dance of DeathIron Maiden-
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?Metric-
Take Them On, On Your OwnBlack Rebel Motorcycle ClubUS
UnderworldVarious artistsSoundtrack
VintageMichael Bolton-
3
Halcali BaconHalcali-
Warts and All: Volume 3MoeLive
8
Amazing GraceSpiritualized-
Death Cult ArmageddonDimmu Borgir-
EchoesThe Rapture-
Empty the Bones of YouChris Clark-
Hand Over Your Loved OnesWheatus-
9
BananasDeep Purple-
Close My EyesThe Slackers-
The Decline of British Sea PowerBritish Sea Power-
Doll RevolutionThe Bangles-
A Few QuestionsClay Walker-
The Fiction We LiveFrom Autumn to Ashes-
From the AshesPennywise-
HallucinationsDavid Usher-
Heavier ThingsJohn Mayer-
Her Majesty the DecemberistsThe Decemberists-
It Still MovesMy Morning Jacket-
Love Is the Only SoldierJann Arden-
The MeadowlandsThe Wrens-
The New RomancePretty Girls Make Graves-
SealSealaka Seal IV
Self-Destructive PatternSpineshank-
She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the AlmightySinéad O'Connor2x CD; 1 disc rarities, 1 disc live
Show Me Your TearsFrank Black and the Catholics-
Welcome to Poppy'sFun Lovin' Criminals-
Wellwater ConspiracyWellwater Conspiracy-
Wildwood FlowerJune Carter Cash-
The WolfAndrew W.K.-
10
VulgarDir en grey-
11
Smash The OctopusFlattbush-
12
Keepin' It CountryBrett Kissel-
14
Get BornJet-
15
HigherHarem Scarem-
I Am KlootI Am Kloot-
RealityDavid Bowie-
Rock Rock Kiss Kiss ComboThe Fashion-
Silence Is EasyStarsailor-
TravelerColin James-
Underachievers Please Try HarderCamera Obscura-
16
The August EngineHammers of Misfortune-
Before Everything & AfterMxPx-
Billy TalentBilly TalentCRIA: 3x Platinum
Call It ConspiracyDozer-
DeliveranceBubba Sparxxx-
Go Tell It on the MountainThe Blind Boys of Alabama-
The House Carpenter's DaughterNatalie Merchant-
Identity CrisisShelby Lynne-
Ima RobotIma Robot-
In ReverieSaves the Day-
Me & My BrotherYing Yang Twins-
MelvinmaniaMelvinsCompilation
Page AvenueStory of the Year-
The Soul SessionsJoss StoneUS
Thirteenth StepA Perfect Circle-
Vaudeville VillainViktor Vaughnpseudonym of MF Doom
War All the TimeThursday-
Worldwide UndergroundErykah BaduEP
21
AbsolutionMuseUK
22
Greatest Hits & Unheard BitsSpaceCompilation
23
The Best of DeicideDeicideCompilation
Best of MadballMadballCompilation
The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!PanteraCompilation
Bringer of BloodSix Feet Under-
Caught by the WindowPilot SpeedCanada
CheersObie Trice-
Couldn't Have Said It BetterMeat Loaf-
Dark Chords on a Big GuitarJoan Baez-
The Eyes of Alice CooperAlice Cooper-
FatherfuckerPeaches-
Gallowsbird's BarkThe Fiery Furnaces-
GoVertical Horizon-
The Greatest Story Ever ToldThe Lawrence Arms-
The Long RoadNickelback-
The MavericksThe Mavericks-
Mechanical Spin PhenomenaMnemic-
Murphy's LawMurphy Lee-
Natural SelectionFuel-
NorthElvis Costello-
Past, Present & FutureRob ZombieCompilation
The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1R. KellyCompilation
Results May VaryLimp Bizkit-
Savin HillStreet Dogs-
Seven's TravelsAtmosphere-
Some DevilDave Matthews-
Speakerboxxx/The Love BelowOutkast-
StellastarrStellastarr-
Stories and AlibisMatchbook Romance-
Stumble into GraceEmmylou Harris-
TestimonyNeal Morse-
Untying the NotString Cheese Incident-
UnwrappedGloria Estefan-
Want OneRufus Wainwright-
Want That LifeThe Fixx-
WWIIIKMFDM-
24
Another DayLene Marlin-
26
The Dresden DollsThe Dresden Dolls-
Grand ChampDMX-
t.A.T.u. Remixest.A.T.u.Remix
29
The AntidoteMoonspell-
Clubfiles – the AlbumDJ Quicksilver-
Don't Look Back into the Sun/Death on the StairsThe LibertinesEP
HTP 2Hughes Turner Project-
Sacred LoveSting-
2nd VerseSo Solid Crew-
30
Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney SongbookBette Midler-
Billy CurringtonBilly Currington-
ChangesKelly Osbourne-
The Jethro Tull Christmas AlbumJethro TullChristmas
The Journey: The Very Best of Donna SummerDonna SummerComplication +2 new tracks and remix on US limited edition bonus disc
Lead Us Not into TemptationDavid Byrne-
Life For RentDido-
Live at Monsters of RockGary MooreLive
MartinaMartina McBride-
My Baby Don't TolerateLyle Lovett-

Now That's What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection (U.S. series)
Various ArtistsCompilation
Perfecto Presents Great WallPaul OakenfoldRemix
School of Rock: Music From and Inspired by the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
See If I CareGary Allan-
Singles 93–03The Chemical BrothersCompilation
Sunny 16Ben FoldsEP
33Luis Miguel-


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Notes

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Howl Howl Gaff GaffShout Out Louds-
2
ReflectionsApocalyptica-
6
Dear Catastrophe WaitressBelle & Sebastian-
7
2nd to NoneElvis PresleyCompilation
21st Century LiveStyxLive/DVD
AccelerateJump5-
Animals Should Not Try to Act Like PeoplePrimusLP/DVD
Birth of a PrinceRZA-
Chicken-n-BeerLudacris-
CollideøscopeLiving Colour-
Comfort to the SoulAna Popović-
Total EclipseBlack Moon-
CountrysidesCracker-
Decade of the Nail Spiked BatJag PanzerCompilation
Farm Fresh OnionsRobert Earl Keen-
Greatest HitsWyclef JeanCompilation
HopeNon-Prophets-
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3Coheed and Cambria-
KatonahApollo Sunshine-
A Kiss in TimePatty Griffin-
Later That DayLyrics Born-
The Lemon of PinkThe Books-
Live at the House of BluesGuttermouthLive/DVD
Make the Clocks MoveKevin Devine-
Nu-Mixx Klazzics2PacRemix
ReflectionsPaul van Dyk-
Mr. SnowmanJohn Michael Montgomery-
The Room's Too ColdThe Early November-
SantamentalSteve Lukather-
SeasonsSevendust-
All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good TanKenny Chesney-
Shadow ZoneStatic-X-
Softcore JukeboxLadytronCompilation
Stone Deaf Forever!MotörheadBox Set
The StruggleCappadonna-
TransatlanticismDeath Cab for Cutie-
West Koasta NostraBoo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.-
8
ConfessionIll Niño-
13
The Curse of BlondieBlondie-
It All Starts HereJemEP
Morning Sci-FiHybrid
1 Fille & 4 TypesCeline Dion-
12 MemoriesTravis-
14
As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2Rod StewartCovers album
Blackberry BelleThe Twilight Singers-
Boy in Da CornerDizzee Rascal-
Bucketheadland 2Buckethead-
Careful What You Wish ForTexas-
Christmas Is Almost Here AgainCarly SimonChristmas
Chrome, Smoke & BBQZZ TopBox Set
Comfort WomanMe'shell Ndegeocello-
Coral FangThe Distillers-
The Essential Simon and GarfunkelSimon & GarfunkelCompilation
For Never and EverKill Hannah-
HardJagged Edge-
HonestyRodney Atkins-
Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly PartonVarious Artists
Dolly Parton tribute
Long Black TrainJosh Turner-
Measure of a ManClay Aiken-
The Movie AlbumBarbra Streisand-
The RemixesMariah CareyRemix
XIIIMushroomhead-
17
One Crimson NightHammerFallLive
18
Being SomebodyLiberty XUK
19
InfameBabasónicos-
20
Country LifeShow of Hands-
FrankAmy Winehouse-
Hái!The Creatures-
Kish KashBasement Jaxx-
SinglesSuedeCompilation
21
AstronomyBleach-
Chutes Too NarrowThe Shins-
Come Feel Me TremblePaul Westerberg-
CoverageMandy MooreCovers album
EthernautThe Crüxshadows-
Everything to EveryoneBarenaked Ladies-
Group TherapyDope-
Interventions + LullabiesThe Format-
Kickin' It at the BarnLittle Feat-
Lambhouse: The Collection 1991-1998UnsaneCompilation
Logic Will Break Your HeartThe Stills-
MFZBZebrahead-
MHMarques Houston-
NorthSomething Corporate-
Puss 'n' BootsCrash Test Dummies-
Rush in RioRushLive/DVD
Streetcore
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
-
The Terror StateAnti-Flag-
TwentysomethingJamie Cullum-
The Very Best OfEaglesCompilation
A Very Special Acoustic ChristmasVarious ArtistsChristmas
We Sweat BloodDanko Jones-
What's Wrong With This Picture?Van Morrison-
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?The Unicorns-
24
The Cat EmpireThe Cat Empire-
27
BodysongJonny GreenwoodSoundtrack; UK
Forget YourselfThe Church-
In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003R.E.M.Compilation; UK
The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click)The FallUK
ThreeSugababesUK
Through the Ashes of EmpiresMachine HeadUK
28
DevilDriverDevilDriver-
Harry for the HolidaysHarry Connick, Jr.Christmas
Hits! – The Very Best of ErasureErasure-
Modern ARTilleryThe Living End-
Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy BraggBilly BraggCompilation
Notes & PhotographsJamisonParkerEP
The Rise of BrutalityHatebreed-
Room on FireThe Strokes-
Ultimate Run-D.M.C.Run-D.M.C.Compilation

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Despierta Los NiñosMindless Self IndulgenceEP
The Journey ContinuesBradley Joseph-
3
Against Me! as the Eternal CowboyAgainst Me!-
GuiltyBlueUK
HitPeter GabrielCompilation
In Your Own TimeMark Owen-
Jarchives: 10 Years of BodyjarBodyjarCompilation
Love Is Hell pt. 1Ryan AdamsEP
A Natural DisasterAnathemaUK
SeveranceDaysend-
Underworld 1992–2002UnderworldCompilation
4
15 Year Killing SpreeCannibal CorpseCompilation
AfterglowSarah McLachlan-
Blood in My EyeJa Rule-
ChoronzonAkercocke-
Coldplay Live 2003ColdplayUS; Live
Come Poop with MeTriumph, the Insult Comic Dog-
Deck the Halls, Bruise Your HandRelient KChristmas
Dinosaur SoundsCatch 22-
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead PlaceExplosions in the Sky-
Ghosts of the Great HighwaySun Kil Moon-
Here Comes That Weird ChillMark LaneganEP
Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul ClassicsPete RockCompilation
Married to the GameToo Short-
The Matrix Revolutions: Music from the Motion PictureDon DavisSoundtrack
Most Requested HitsAaron CarterCompilation
Avril Lavigne: My WorldAvril LavigneLive

Now That's What I Call Music! 14 (U.S. series)
Various ArtistsCompilation
Payable on DeathP.O.D.-
The Preacher's SonWyclef Jean-
Purple on TimeU.S. Maple-
The Sceptre of DeceptionFalconer-
Shock'n Y'allToby Keith-
Sixty Six to TimbuktuRobert PlantCompilation
Skull RingIggy Pop-
This Left Feels RightBon JoviCompilation
Ultimate Toni BraxtonToni BraxtonCompilation
The Very Best of Sheryl CrowSheryl CrowCompilation
5
Smoking MonkeyJonathan Coulton-
6
LoveMika Nakashima-
10
Ladies NightAtomic Kitten-
Late Night Tales: JamiroquaiJamiroquaiCompilation
Live from Faraway StablesSilverchairLive
Pride of LionsPride of Lions-
State of MindHolly Valance-
11
Another 700 Miles3 Doors DownEP
ElocationDefault-
The Essential Bruce SpringsteenBruce SpringsteenCompilation
It Won't Snow Where You're GoingPark-
Kid RockKid Rock-
Live from the RoadChevelleLive
Lost DogsPearl JamCompilation
SoulONick Lachey-
Soundtrack to the ApocalypseSlayerBox Set
Thank YouStone Temple PilotsCompilation
Train of ThoughtDream Theater-
Try ThisPink-
Tupac: ResurrectionTupac ShakurSoundtrack
14
Beg for MercyG-Unit-
The Black AlbumJay-Z-
17
Ether SongTurin Brakes-
Let It Be... NakedThe BeatlesRemix

Now That's What I Call Music! 56 (UK series)
Various ArtistsCompilation
A Present for EveryoneBusted-
Tales of a LibrarianTori AmosCompilation
Turn It OnRonan Keating-
18
Ashanti's ChristmasAshantiChristmas
At LastCyndi Lauper-
The Biggest and the BestSlick ShoesCompilation
Blink-182Blink-182-
Body LanguageKylie Minogue-
The Central Park ConcertDave Matthews BandLive/DVD
CollideSkillet-
18 B Sides + DVDMobyCompilation & DVD
The Electric Joe Satriani: An AnthologyJoe SatrianiCompilation
Greatest HitsRed Hot Chili Peppers-
HeavySwollen Members-
I Can't StopAl Green-
I'm One of YouHank Williams, Jr.-
In the ZoneBritney SpearsUS
The Infinite Steve Vai: An AnthologySteve VaiCompilation
Live at LargoGlen PhillipsLive
Live at the Fireside BowlAgainst All AuthorityLive
Live in TexasLinkin ParkLive DVD
Maryland MansionsCex-
Number OnesMichael JacksonCompilation
One Wish: The Holiday AlbumWhitney HoustonChristmas
Revolutionary Vol. 2Immortal Technique-
Room To BreatheReba McEntire-
Under Construction, Part II
Timbaland & Magoo
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Weekend WarriorBiz Markie-
21
Take a Look in the MirrorKorn-
22
All Request LiveWeenLive
23
Call Off the SearchKatie MeluaUK
24
DedicatedLemar-
Pop Art: Pet Shop Boys - The HitsPet Shop Boys-
Remixed & RevisitedMadonnaRemix + 1 new track
The Soul SessionsJoss StoneUK
TurnaroundWestlife-
25
Da Derrty Versions: The ReinventionNelly-
D.I.G.I.T.A.L.KRS-One-
Dirty ReggaeThe Aggrolites-
Films about GhostsCounting CrowsCompilation
FolkloreNelly Furtado-
Life on DisplayPuddle of Mudd-
Live at the Grand Olympic AuditoriumRage Against the MachineLive
Love the CupSons and Daughters-
The Make Yourself at Home EPThe Starting LineEP
Now and Forever: The HitsTLCUK; Compilation
Part IILil Jon & the East Side Boyz-
7Enrique Iglesias-
The Singles 1992-2003No DoubtCompilation +1 new track
This Is Not a Test!Missy Elliott-
UnearthedJohnny CashBox Set

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Daft ClubDaft PunkRemix
The Firebird Suite - ArchivesThe Firebird Band-
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And Then ...Joe-
Comin' on StrongTrace Adkins-
The Diary of Alicia KeysAlicia KeysUS
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Just as I AmGuy Sebastian-
LichtspielhausRammsteinDVD
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Big Money HeavyweightBig Tymers-
Tha Dogg: Best of the WorksSnoop DoggCompilation
Fefe DobsonFefe Dobson-
HomeRyan Malcolm-
Hot & Wet112-
Live at Brixton AcademyMotörheadLive
Love Is Hell pt. 2Ryan AdamsEP
Marvelous ThingsEisleyEP
Nick CannonNick Cannon-
The ReasonHoobastank-
SoulfulRuben Studdard-
SoulstarMusiq-
SplinterThe Offspring-
TastyKelis-
Terrorist ThreatsWestside Connection-
16
Extended PlayDenver HarborEP
The Lex Diamond StoryRaekwon-
M.A.D.E.Memphis Bleek-
Through the Ashes of EmpiresMachine Head-
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LegendaryZaoCompilation
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Juve the GreatJuvenile-
MTA2: Baptized in Dirty WaterDavid Banner-
RiffsStatus Quo-
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I Look I SeeYusuf Islam-
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Lighthouse EPThe WaifsEP
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Porch LifeBig D and the Kids Table-
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My First TimeLook What I Did-


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  • All Got Our Runnins EP – The Streets


  • Arcade Fire – Arcade Fire


  • Crusader – Scribe


  • Glitter 4 Your Soul – Rikki Rockett


  • Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You – Kid 606


  • Bayside/Name Taken Split – Bayside / Name Taken


  • Blitzen Trapper – Blitzen Trapper

  • Bootlegged, Distorted, Remixed and Uploaded – Pitchshifter


  • The Concept – The Spill Canvas


  • For Stars and Moon – Angie Aparo


  • Hunted EP – Year of the Rabbit


  • Live from the Gaiety – The Dubliners (live)


  • Louis XIV – Louis XIV


  • Prime Time – Bell, Book & Candle


  • Saturday Rock Action EP – Hawk Nelson


  • First Demo Tape – Minor Threat || EP


  • The Sauce – Eddie Spaghetti


  • Snowfield Demo EP – Editors (as Snowfield)


  • Still Electric – Primitive Radio Gods


  • Strawberry Bubblegum – 10cc – Compilation


  • The Sunday Best EP – This Providence


  • Throw the Fight – Throw the Fight


  • To Madagascar and Back EP/DVD – Flickerstick


  • Try Honesty / Living in the Shadows EP – Billy Talent


  • 25 Miles to Kissimmee – Fools Garden


  • Velvet Lined Shell EP – Toyah


  • Watching the Snow – Michael Franks (Japanese release)


Top 5 albums of Billboard year



  1. 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin'


  2. Norah Jones – Come Away With Me


  3. Beyoncé – Dangerously in Love


  4. Michael Jackson – Number Ones


  5. Dixie Chicks – Home


Top 10 Selling Albums of the Year



  1. Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 50 Cent


  2. Come Away with Me – Norah Jones


  3. Stripped – Christina Aguilera


  4. Number Ones – Michael Jackson


  5. Meteora – Linkin Park


  6. Dangerously in Love – Beyoncé


  7. A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay


  8. Fallen – Evanescence


  9. In the Zone – Britney Spears


  10. Let Go – Avril Lavigne


Popular songs


  • "2+2=5" – Radiohead

  • "21 Questions" – 50 Cent

  • "Addicted" – Simple Plan

  • "The Anthem" – Good Charlotte

  • "All I Have" – Jennifer Lopez

  • "American Life" – Madonna

  • "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Jet

  • "Baby Boy" – Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul

  • "The Beautiful Occupation" – Travis

  • "Be Mine" – David Gray

  • "Behind Blue Eyes" – Limp Bizkit

  • "Born to Try" – Delta Goodrem

  • "Bounce" - Bon Jovi

  • "Breathe" – Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul

  • "Bring Me to Life" – Evanescence

  • "Business" – Eminem

  • "California" – Phantom Planet

  • "Cannonball" – Damien Rice

  • "Can't Hold Us Down" – Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim

  • "Can't Stop" – Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • "Cassé" – Nolwenn Leroy

  • "Chihuahua" – DJ Bobo

  • "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" – The Darkness

  • "Clocks" – Coldplay

  • "COLORS" – Utada Hikaru

  • "Come Clean" – Hilary Duff

  • "Come Over" – Aaliyah

  • "Crazy in Love" – Beyoncé

  • "Did My Time" – KoЯn

  • "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" – Dannii Minogue

  • "Entre Nous" – Chimène Badi

  • "Everyway That I Can" – Sertab Erener

  • "Faint" – Linkin Park

  • "Fan" – Pascal Obispo

  • "Feeling This" – Blink-182

  • "Feel Good Time" – Pink

  • "Fighter" – Christina Aguilera

  • "Forever and for Always" – Shania Twain

  • "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face" – Coldplay

  • "Go to Sleep" – Radiohead

  • "Going Under" – Evanescence

  • "Girls & Boys" – Good Charlotte

  • "Headstrong" – Trapt

  • "The Hell Song" – Sum 41

  • "Here Without You" - 3 Doors Down

  • "Hit That" – The Offspring

  • "Hold On"- Good Charlotte

  • "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us" - My Chemical Romance

  • "Hey Oh" – Tragédie

  • "Hey Ya!" – OutKast

  • "Hurt" — Johnny Cash

  • "I Begin to Wonder" – Dannii Minogue

  • "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" – The Darkness

  • "I'm with You" – Avril Lavigne

  • "If I Can't" – 50 Cent

  • "In Da Club" – 50 Cent

  • "Innocent Eyes" – Delta Goodrem

  • "Into the West" – Annie Lennox

  • "It's My Life" – No Doubt

  • "J'en ai marre!" – Alizée

  • "Just the Way I'm Feeling" – Feeder

  • "L'Orange" – Star Academy 3

  • "Laisse parler les gens" – Jocelyne Labylle and Cheela featuring Jacob Desvarieux and Passi

  • "The Last Song" – The All-American Rejects

  • "Laura" – Scissor Sisters

  • "Le Frunkp" – Alphonse Brown

  • "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" – Good Charlotte

  • "Like a Stone" – Audioslave

  • "Losing Grip" – Avril Lavigne

  • "Lost Without You" – Delta Goodrem

  • "Love at First Sight" – Kylie Minogue

  • "Mad World" – Gary Jules and Michael Andrews

  • "Ma Liberté de penser" – Florent Pagny

  • "Mandy" – Westlife (UK)

  • "Maybe Tomorrow" – Stereophonics

  • "Me Against the Music" – Britney Spears featuring Madonna

  • "Me Myself and I" – Beyoncé

  • "Ménage à Trois" – Alcazar

  • "Miss Independent" – Kelly Clarkson

  • "Milkshake" – Kelis

  • "Minerva" – Deftones

  • "Mobile" – Avril Lavigne

  • "Move Your Feet" – Junior Senior

  • "My Immortal" – Evanescence

  • "My Love Is Like...Wo" – Mýa

  • "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" – Lumidee

  • "No Good Advice" – Girls Aloud

  • "Not Gonna Get Us" – t.A.T.u.

  • "Not a Sinner Nor a Saint" – Alcazar

  • "Not Me, Not I" – Delta Goodrem

  • "Nothing But You" – Paul van Dyk

  • "Numb" – Linkin Park

  • "One More Chance" – Michael Jackson

  • "Out of Control" – Hoobastank

  • "Out of Time" – Blur

  • "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" – Sum 41

  • "Papi chulo... (te traigo el mmmm...)" – Lorna

  • "Paris-Latino" – Star Academy France

  • "Perfect" – Simple Plan

  • "P.I.M.P." – 50 Cent

  • "Price to Play – Staind

  • "Pump It Up" – Joe Budden

  • "Punk Rock 101" – Bowling for Soup

  • "Right Thurr" – Chingy

  • "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" – Jason Mraz

  • "Remember" – Disturbed

  • "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" – Ashanti

  • "Rock Your Body" – Justin Timberlake

  • "Satisfaction – Benny Benassi

  • "Señorita" – Justin Timberlake

  • "Seven Nation Army" – The White Stripes

  • "Silver and Cold" – AFI

  • "Sing for the Moment" – Eminem

  • "Shake Ya Tailfeather" – Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee

  • "So Far Away" – Staind

  • "So Yesterday" – Hilary Duff

  • "Someday" – Nickelback

  • "Somewhere I Belong" – Linkin Park

  • "Songbird" – Oasis

  • "Special Needs" – Placebo

  • "Spitting Games" – Snow Patrol

  • "St. Anger" – Metallica

  • "Stacy's Mom" – Fountains of Wayne

  • "Still Waiting" – Sum 41

  • "Stupid Girl" – Cold

  • "Such Great Heights" – The Postal Service

  • "Summer Jam" – The Underdog Project

  • "Superman" – Eminem

  • "Sur un air latino" – Lorie

  • "Swing, Swing" – The All-American Rejects

  • "There There" – Radiohead

  • "Times Like These" – Foo Fighters

  • "Time Stands Still" – The All-American Rejects

  • "Trouble" – Pink

  • "Universally Speaking" – Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • "Until the Day I Die" – Story of the Year

  • "Unwell" – Matchbox Twenty

  • "The Voice Within" – Christina Aguilera

  • "Way Away" – Yellowcard

  • "The Way You Move" – OutKast & Sleepy Brown

  • "Where Is the Love?" – The Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake

  • "White Flag" – Dido

  • "The Wreckoning" – Boomkat

  • "Why Can't I?" – Liz Phair

  • "Why Not" – Hilary Duff

  • "Year 3000" – Busted

  • "You Said No" – Busted



Classical music



  • Leonardo Balada – Ebony Fantasies (cantata for choir and orchestra)


  • George Crumb

    • A Journey Beyond Time for soprano, percussion quartet and piano.


    • Otherworldly Resonances for two pianos


    • River of Life for soprano, percussion quartet and piano



  • Mario Davidovsky – Duo Capriccioso for piano and violin


  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    • Naxos Quartet No. 2


    • Naxos Quartet No. 3



  • Péter Eötvös

    • Erdenklavier-Himmelklavier, for piano


    • Jet Stream, concerto for trumpet and orchestra



  • Elisenda Fábregas – Voces de mi tierra for flute, cello and piano


  • Rolf Gehlhaar – Cybersong for tenor and wearable electronics


  • Philip Glass

    • Dreaming Awake for piano


    • Taoist Sacred Dance for piano and flute


    • Music from The Sound of a Voice for flute, pipa, violin, cello and percussion



  • Andrew Glover – The Death of Angels: A Concerto for Violin and Orchestra


  • Friedrich Goldmann

    • Herzstück, mini-drama for soprano, flute and guitar


    • Klangszenen III for orchestra



  • Haflidi Hallgrímsson – Cello Concerto


  • Mauricio Kagel

    • Andere Gesänge, intermezzi for soprano and orchestra


    • Auftakte, achthändig for two pianos and two percussionists



  • Wojciech Kilar –

    • Lament for mixed choir a cappella

    • Symphony No. 3 September Symphony



  • György Ligeti – Hamburg Concerto for solo horn and chamber orchestra with four obbligato natural horns (1998–99, 2003)


  • Frederik Magle – Phoenix for mixed choir and organ or piano four-hands


  • Mesías Maiguashca – K.O. Tagebücher, for two cellos, two percussionists and electronics


  • Henri Pousseur

    • Arioso monodie for female voice


    • Javanitas for violin and trombone


    • Litanie du miel des nuits hivernales for viola and piano


    • Rossignolade for female voice and clarinet


    • Voix et vues planétaires, multimedia



  • Alexander Raskatov – The Last Freedom


  • Karlheinz Stockhausen

    • Amour, for saxophone

    • Klavierstück XIX


    • Mixtur 2003, for five instrumental groups, four sinewave-generator players, four sound mixers with four ring modulators and sound director


    • Vibra-Elufa, for vibraphone,



  • Steven Stucky
    • Jeu de timbres

    • Second Concerto for Orchestra



Opera



  • Deborah Drattell – Nicholas and Alexandra


  • Philip Glass – The Sound of a Voice


  • Osvaldo Golijov – Ainadamar


  • Michael Nyman – Man and Boy: Dada


  • Krzysztof Penderecki – Ubu Rex


  • Rachel Portman – The Little Prince


  • Karlheinz Stockhausen – Sonntag aus Licht (composition completed and, with it, the entire Licht cycle of seven operas)


  • Jörg Widmann – Das Gesicht im Spiegel


Jazz




Musical theater



  • Avenue Q – Broadway production ran for 2534 performances (ranked 23rd on the list of all-time Broadway shows)


  • Belles belles belles, based on songs by Claude François, with music by Claude François, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and Carolin Petit and lyrics by Claude François and Daniel Moyne; premiered at Olympia in Paris on November 21


  • Bounce – Chicago and Washington D. C. productions


  • The Boy from Oz – Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 365 performances


  • Caroline or Change, book and lyrics by Tony Kushner and score by Jeanine Tesori, off-Broadway production


  • Fame on 42nd Street – Broadway production opened at the Little Shubert Theatre on November 11 and ran for 264 performances


  • The Full Monty – Melbourne production


  • Jerry Springer – The Opera – London production


  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – London revival


  • Never Gonna Dance – Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on December 4 and ran for 84 performances


  • Showtune, a Jerry Herman musical revue – off-Broadway production


  • Taboo – Broadway production opened November 13 and ran for 103 performances


  • Thoroughly Modern Millie – London production


  • Tonight's The Night – London production


  • Wicked – Broadway production opened at the George Gershwin Theatre on October 30 and is continuing its run, with over 5300 performances to date.


Musical film


  • The Adventure of Iron Pussy


  • Brother Bear (animated feature)

  • Camp


  • The Cheetah Girls (Disney Channel Original Movie – the first musical film by Disney Channel, bringing in over 84 million viewers)

  • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

  • From Justin to Kelly

  • Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem


  • The Jungle Book 2 (animated feature)

  • Love Under the Sun

  • A Mighty Wind

  • Pas sur la bouche

  • Pop Carn

  • School of Rock

  • The Singing Detective

  • Tupac: Resurrection

  • Vivir Intentando


Births



  • March 26 – Danielle Bregoli, Known as Bhad Bhabie, is an American rapper


  • October 28 – Beatrice Millie McCartney, daughter of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. The McCartneys fooled the press into publishing misleading details about the birth.


  • unknown – Keshav, tabla prodigy


Deaths



  • January 1 – Giorgio Gaber (63), actor, singer-songwriter


  • January 5 – Daphne Oram (77), composer and electronic musician


  • January 8 – Ron Goodwin (77), composer and conductor


  • January 11 – Mickey Finn (55), bongo player and T.Rex sideman (liver failure)


  • January 12 – Maurice Gibb (53), Bee Gees singer and bassist (cardiac arrest)


  • January 15 – Doris Fisher (87), singer-songwriter


  • January 23 – Nell Carter (54), singer and actress (heart disease)


  • February 1 – Mongo Santamaría (80), Latin jazz percussionist


  • February 2

    • Vincent "Randy" Chin (65), Jamaican record producer


    • Lou Harrison (85), composer



  • February 4 – Charlie Biddle, American-Canadian bassist, 76


  • February 11 – Moses Hogan (55), American pianist and composer


  • February 16 – Rusty Magee (47), American actor and composer


  • February 19 – Johnny Paycheck (64), country singer


  • February 20 – Ty Longley (31), guitarist of Great White (fire accident)


  • February 23 – Howie Epstein (47), bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers


  • February 26 – Othar Turner (95), fife player


  • March 3

    • Hank Ballard (75), R&B singer (throat cancer)


    • Malcolm Williamson (71), composer



  • March 8 – Adam Faith (62), singer, actor (heart attack)


  • April 1 – Leslie Cheung (46), actor, musician (suicide)


  • April 2 – Edwin Starr (61), soul singer (heart attack)


  • April 6 – Babatunde Olatunji (75), drummer (diabetes)


  • April 10 – Little Eva (59), singer (cervical cancer)


  • April 13 – Alex Baroni (35), singer (motorbike accident)


  • April 17 – Earl King (69), blues musician


  • April 19 – Conrad Leonard (104), composer and pianist


  • April 20 – Teddy Edwards (78), jazz saxophonist


  • April 21 – Nina Simone (70), singer and pianist


  • April 22 – Felice Bryant (77), Hall of Fame songwriter


  • May 11 – Noel Redding (57), bassist of The Jimi Hendrix Experience (cirrhosis of the liver)[25]


  • May 15 – June Carter Cash (73), musician and singer


  • May 19 – Ivo Žídek (76), operatic tenor


  • May 25 – Jeremy Michael Ward (27), sound technician and guitarist


  • May 27 – Luciano Berio (77), composer


  • May 30 – Mickie Most (64), record producer (mesothelioma)


  • June 6 – Dave Rowberry (63), keyboardist (The Animals) (ulcer haemorrhage)


  • June 17 – Marcella Pobbé (81), operatic soprano


  • July 1 – Herbie Mann (73), jazz flautist (prostate cancer)


  • July 3 – Skip Scarborough (58), songwriter


  • July 4

    • André Claveau (87), singer


    • Barry White (58), singer and record producer (renal failure)



  • July 5 – Bebu Silvetti (59), pianist, composer, arranger and record producer (respiratory failure)


  • July 6

    • Skip Battin (69), singer-songwriter and bassist


    • Buddy Ebsen (95), actor and singer



  • July 7 – Izhak Graziani (79), conductor


  • July 12 – Benny Carter (95), jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and bandleader (bronchitis)


  • July 13 – Compay Segundo (95), Cuban guitarist, singer and composer


  • July 16 – Celia Cruz (77), salsa singer (brain tumor)


  • July 17 – Rosalyn Tureck (88), pianist


  • July 25 – Erik Braunn (52), guitarist Iron Butterfly (heart attack)


  • July 26 – Richard Wayne Dirksen (81), organist and choirmaster


  • July 27 – Bob Hope (100), actor, comedian and singer


  • July 30 – Sam Philips (80), producer and founder of Sun Records


  • August 2 – Don Estelle (70), actor and singer


  • August 5 – Tite Curet Alonso (77), songwriter (heart attack)


  • August 6 – Julius Baker (87), flautist


  • August 9 – Gregory Hines (58), actor, singer and dancer


  • August 10 – Carmita Jiménez, singer


  • August 13 – Ed Townsend (74), singer-songwriter


  • August 15 – Robert Moulson (70), operatic tenor


  • August 18 – Tony Jackson (55), bass player and singer (The Searchers)


  • August 21 – Wesley Willis (40), novelty musician


  • August 23 – Imperio Argentina (96), singer and actress


  • September 4

    • Lola Bobesco (82), violinist


    • Susan Chilcott (40), operatic soprano (breast cancer)


    • Tibor Varga (82), violinist and conductor



  • September 5 – Gisele MacKenzie (76), singer


  • September 7 – Warren Zevon (56), rock and roll singer; mesothelioma


  • September 12 – Johnny Cash (71), country and rock 'n roll singer


  • September 14 – John Serry, Sr. (88) concert accordionist, organist, composer, arranger


  • September 19 – Slim Dusty (76), country singer


  • September 25 – Matthew Jay (24), English singer-songwriter


  • September 26 – Robert Palmer (54), singer (heart attack)


  • September 27 – Donald O'Connor (78), actor, singer and dancer (congestive heart failure)


  • September 30 – Ronnie Dawson (64), rockabilly singer and guitarist


  • October 5 – Denis Quilley (75), actor and singer (liver cancer)


  • October 10 – Eugene Istomin (77), pianist (liver cancer)


  • October 21 – Elliott Smith (34), singer-songwriter


  • October 22 – Gabriella Gatti (95), operatic soprano


  • October 23 – Tony Capstick (59), comedian, actor and musician


  • October 24 – Rosie Nix Adams, singer-songwriter


  • October 25 - Robert Strassburg (88), composer, educator, musicologist


  • October 29 – Franco Corelli (82), operatic tenor


  • October 30 – Franco Bonisolli (65), operatic tenor


  • November 5 – Bobby Hatfield (63), singer (The Righteous Brothers)


  • November 9 – Buddy Arnold (77), jazz saxophonist


  • November 12 – Tony Thompson (48), drummer of Chic (kidney cancer)


  • November 14 – Gene Anthony Ray (41), actor and dancer (complications of a stroke)


  • November 15

    • Dorothy Loudon (70), actress and singer


    • Speedy West (79), American guitarist and producer (b. 1924)



  • November 17

    • Arthur Conley (57), soul singer (intestinal cancer)


    • Don Gibson (75), country musician



  • November 18 – Michael Kamen (55), composer, conductor and musician (heart attack)


  • November 19 – Greg Ridley (56), English bassist (Humble Pie)


  • November 26 – Soulja Slim (26), rapper (homicide)


  • November 28 – Thekra, Tunisian singer (murdered by her husband)


  • December 8 – Rubén González (84), pianist


  • December 16 – Gary Stewart (59), country singer (suicide)


  • December 22 – Dave Dudley (75), country singer (heart attack)


  • December 27 – Vestal Goodman (74), gospel singer (influenza complications)


  • December 30 – Anita Mui (40), Hong Kong pop singer


  • December 31 – Sieglinde Wagner (82), operatic contralto


Awards


The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: AC/DC, The Clash, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Police, The Righteous Brothers



Miscellaneous



  • Leonard Cohen is made a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest honour.


ARIA Music Awards


  • ARIA Music Awards of 2003


Country Music Association Awards


  • Entertainer of the Year: Alan Jackson

  • Female Vocalist of the Year: Martina McBride


Eurovision Song Contest


  • Eurovision Song Contest 2003

  • Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003


Grammy Awards


  • Grammy Awards of 2003


Mercury Music Prize



  • Boy in Da Corner – Dizzee Rascal wins.


Charts



Triple J Hottest 100


  • Triple J Hottest 100, 2003


References




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  2. ^ John L Walters, "Philip on Film Live: Barbican, London", The Guardian (Thursday January 9, 2003); Geoff Brown,"Glass Shorts", The Times (January 9, 2003): 23.


  3. ^ Irene Zoech, "Orchestra Falls Quiet over First Female", The Times (January 10, 2003): 15.


  4. ^ Anon., "Sony Names Music Chief", The Times (January 11, 2003): 52.


  5. ^ Laura M. Holson and Lynette Holloway, "Top Music Executive Is Leaving Sony: After Tumultuous Year, He Plans to Start His Own Label", The New York Times (January 10, 2003).


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