Best of 2003 Ballots
NOTES:

• Voters were asked to list their top 20 albums for 2003; shorter lists also were accepted.
• Ballots in which entries are not numbered were submitted unranked (with each entry receiving an equal average point-value).
• Only albums released on 2003 were counted. Albums that were not released in 2003 were deleted from voters' lists.

GRANT ALDEN, co-editor
1. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
2. Don Rigsby, The Midnight Call
3. Danny Barnes, Dirt On The Angel
4. Vic Chesnutt, Silver Lake
5. Jeannie Kendall, self-titled
6. David Olney, The Wheel
7. Be Good Tanyas, Chinatown
8. Black Keys, Thickfreakness
9. Shelby Lynne, Identity Crisis
10. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
11. Thad Cockrell, Warmth & Beauty
12. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
13. Willie Nelson & Ray Price, Run That By Me One More Time
14. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
15. Merle Haggard, Like Never Before
16. Dolly Parton Tribute, Just Because I'm A Woman
17. Mike Seeger, True Vine
18. Po' Girl, self-titled
19. Verlon Thompson, Everywhere...Yet
20. Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, The Trouble With Humans

PETER BLACKSTOCK, co-editor
1. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
2. Thad Cockrell, Warmth & Beauty
3. Mavericks, self-titled
4. Randy Weeks, Sold Out At The Cinema
5. Jesse Malin, The Fine Art Of Self-Destruction
6. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
7. Jeannie Kendall, self-titled
8. Caitlin Cary, I'm Staying Out
9. Autumn Defense, Circles
10. Jesse DeNatale, Shangri-La West
11. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
12. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
13. Leona Naess, self-titled
14. Ryan Adams, Love Is Hell Part 1
15. Josh Ritter, Hello Starling
16. Joan Baez, Dark Chords On A Big Guitar
17. Bottle Rockets, Blue Sky
18. Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
19. Blue Rodeo, Palace Of Gold
20. Verlon Thompson, Everywhere...Yet

DAVID CANTWELL, senior editor
1. Shelby Lynne, Identity Crisis
2. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
3. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
4. Louvin Brothers tribute, Livin' Lovin' Losin'
5. Scott Miller, Upside Downside
6. Kings Of Leon, Youth And Young Manhood
7. Jeannie Kendall, self-titled --14
8. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
9. Bill Monroe tribute, The Legend Lives On
10. Del McCoury Band, It's Just The Night
11. Dolly Parton tribute, Just Because I'm A Woman
12. White Stripes, Elephant
13. Bob Dylan, Masked And Anonymous soundtrack
14. Merle Haggard, More Than Ever Before
15. Maria McKee, High Dive
16. Waylon Jennings tribute, Lonesome On'ry & Mean
17. Greg Trooper, Floating
18. Marty Raybon, Full Circle
19. Chris Smither, Train Home
20. Dixie Hummingbirds, Diamond Jubilation

BILL FRISKICS-WARREN, senior editor
1. Brooks & Dunn, Red Dirt Road
2. Bettye Lavette, A Woman Like Me
3. Patty Loveless, On the Way Home
4. Caitlin Cary, I'm Staying Out
5. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
6. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
7. Hank Williams Jr., I'm One Of You
8. Shelby Lynne, Identity Crisis
9. George Strait, Honkytonkville
10. Dixie Hummingbirds, Diamond Jubilation
11. Louvin Brothers tribute, Livin' Lovin' Losin'
12. Howard Tate, Rediscovered
13. Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, The Trouble With Humans
14. Eric Bibb, Natural Light
15. Joe Barry, Been Down That Muddy Road
16. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
17. Dolly Parton tribute, Just Because I'm A Woman
18. Jolie Holland, Catalpa
19. Bottle Rockets, Blue Sky
20. Amy Allison, No Frills Friend

GEOFFREY HIMES, senior editor
1. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
2. Bottle Rockets, Blue Sky
3. Don Rigsby, The Midnight Call
4. Anthony Hamilton, Comin' From Where I Am
5. Del McCoury Band, It's Just The Night
6. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Growl
7. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
8. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
9. North Mississippi Allstars, Polaris
10. Dierks Bentley, It's Just The Night
11. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
12. Joe Ely, Streets Of Sin
13. Amy Rigby, Till The Wheels Fall Off
14. Jeannie Kendall, self-titled
15. Black Keys, Thickfreakness
16. Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3, Static Transmission
17. George Strait, Honkytonkville
18. Autumn Defense, Circles
19. Dixie Hummingbirds, Diamond Jubilee
20. Rufus Wainwright, Want One

BARRY MAZOR, senior editor
1. Shelby Lynne, Identity Crisis
2. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
3. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
4. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
5. Bottle Rockets, Blue Sky
6. Danny Barnes, Dirt On The Angel
7. Caitlin Cary, I'm Staying Out
8. Mavericks, self-titled
9. Kimmie Rhodes & Willie Nelson, Picture In A Frame
10. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
11. Louvin Brothers tribute, Livin' Lovin' Losin'
12. Del McCoury Band, It's Just The Night
13. White Stripes, Elephant
14. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
15. Marty Stuart, Country Music
16. Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate
17. Lucky Tomblin Band, self-titled
18. Sid Selvidge, A Little Bit Of Rain
19. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
20. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears

DON MCLEESE, senior editor
1. Janet Bean, Dragging Wonder Lake
2. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
3. Eric Andersen, Beat Avenue
4. White Stripes, Elephant
5. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
6. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
7. Ryan Adams, Rock N Roll
8. Al Green, I Can't Stop
9. Fountains Of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
10. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
11. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
12. Hamell On Trial, Tough Love
13. Joe Henry, Tiny Voices
14. Van Morrison, What's Wrong With This Picture?
15. Macy Gray, The Trouble With Being Myself
16. Daniel Lanois, Shine

JOHN T. DAVIS, contributing editor
1. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
2. John Hiatt, Beneath This Gruff Exterior
3. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
4. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
5. Marcia Ball, So Many Rivers
6. Delbert McClinton, Live
7. Los Lonely Boys, self-titled
8. Bob Livingston, Mahatma Gandhi And Sitting Bull
9. Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate
10. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
11. David Olney, The Wheel
12. Chris Knight, The Jealous Kind
13. Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace
14. Patricia Vonne, self-titled
15. Dwight Yoakam, Population Me
16. Patty Griffin, A Kiss In Time
17. Allison Moorer, Show
18. Tom Russell, Modern Art
19. Shelby Lynne, Identity Crisis
20. Joe Ely, Streets Of Sin

SILAS HOUSE, contributing editor
1. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
2. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
3. Scott Miller, Upside Downside
4. Tim O'Brien, Traveler
5. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
6. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
7. Zoe Speaks, Birds Fly South
8. Claire Holley, Dandelion
9. John Hiatt & the Goners, Beneath This Gruff Exterior
10. Shelby Lynne, Identity Crisis
11. Dolly Parton tribute, Just Because I'm A Woman
12. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
13. Caitlin Cary, I'm Staying Out
14. Thad Cockrell, Warmth & Beauty
15. Be Good Tanyas, Chinatown
16. Dwight Yoakam, Population Me
17. Ryan Adams, Rock N Roll
18. Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace
19. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves

ROY KASTEN, contributing editor
1. Joe Henry, Tiny Voices
2. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
3. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
4. Howard Tate, Rediscovered
5. New Pornographers, Electric Version
6. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
7. Nadine, Strange Seasons
8. Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
9. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
10. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Growl
11. Tim Easton, Break Your Mother's Heart
12. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
13. Richard Thompson, The Old Kit Bag
14. Josh Ritter, Hello Starling
15. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
16. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
17. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
18. Calexico, Feast Of Wire
19. Warren Zevon, The Wind

RICH KIENZLE, contributing editor
1. Brad Paisley, Mud On The Tires
2. Vince Gill, Next Big Thing
3. Suzy Bogguss, Swing
4. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
5. Willie Nelson & Ray Price, Run That By Me One More Time
6. Maria Muldaur, A Woman Alone With The Blues
7. Dixie Chicks, Top Of The World Tour
8. Jeannie Kendall, self-titled
9. Merle Haggard, Like Never Before
10. George Jones, The Gospel Collection
11. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
12. Dwight Yoakam, Population Me
13. Shelby Lynne, Identity Crisis
14. Louvin Brothers tribute, Livin' Lovin' Losin'
15. George Strait, For The Last Time Live From The Astrodome
16. Tracy Byrd, The Trouble With Men
17. John Pizzarelli, Live
18. Albert Lee, Heartbreak Hill
19. Brooks & Dunn, Red Dirt Road

LINDA RAY, contributing editor
1. Calexico, Feast Of Wire
2. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
3. Andrew Bird, Weather Systems
4. Handsome Family, Singing Bones
5. Fruit Bats, Mouthful
6. Janet Bean, Dragging Wonder Lake
7. Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Executioner's Last Songs Vols. 2&3
8. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
9. Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
10. Califone, Quicksand/Cradlesnakes
11. Autumn Defense, Circles
12. Joan Baez, Dark Chords On A Big Guitar
13. Howe Gelb, The Listener
14. Bottle Rockets, Blue Sky
15. Band Of Blacky Ranchette, Still Lookin' Good To Me

LLOYD SACHS, contributing editor
1. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
2. White Stripes, Elephant
3. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
4. Daniel Lanois, Shine
5. Al Green, I Can't Stop
6. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
7. Ibrahim Ferrer, Buenos Hermanos
8. Laura Veirs, Troubled By The Fire
9. Randy Newman, Songbook Vol. 1
10. Cheap Trick, Special One
11. Janet Bean, Dragging Wonder Lake
12. Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace
13. Go-Betweens, Bright Yellow Bright Orange
14. Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble, Private Astronomy
15. Caitlin Cary, I'm Staying Out
16. Flaco Jimenez, Squeeze Box King
17. John Hiatt & the Goners, Beneath This Gruff Exterior
18. Josh Ritter, Hello Starling

ALLISON STEWART, contributing editor
1. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
2. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
3. Louvin Brothers tribute, Livin' Lovin' Losin'
4. various artists, Cold Mountain soundtrack
5. Grand Drive, self-titled
6. Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate
7. Kid Rock, self-titled
8. White Stripes, Elephant
9. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
10. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves

JON WEISBERGER, contributing editor
1. Louvin Brothers tribute, Livin' Lovin' Losin'
2. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Thank God
3. Larry Cordle & LST, Songs From The Workbench
4. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Live
5. Aubrey Haynie, The Bluegrass Fiddle Album
6. Bryan Sutton, Bluegrass Guitar
7. Lynn Morris, Shape Of A Tear
8. Dwight McCall, Kentucky Peace Of Mind
9. Andrea Zonn, Love Goes On
10. Wildwood Valley Boys, Songs From Wildwood Valley
11. Vince Gill, Next Big Thing
12. Osborne Brothers, Detriot To Wheeling
13. Paul Williams, Living On The Hallelujah Side
14. Dierks Bentley, Dierks Bentley
15. Chris Stuart & Backcountry, Saints And Strangers
16. Joe Isaacs, Dreaming Of Home
17. Mike Seeger, True Vine
18. Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, Barnyard Frolic
19. Suzy Bogguss, Swing
20. Brad Paisley, Mud On The Tires

NEAL WEISS, contributing editor
1. Weakerthans, Reconstruction Site
2. Damien Rice, O
3. Fountains Of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
4. Warren Zevon, The Wind
5. White Stripes, Elephant
6. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
7. Steve Wynn, Static Transmisson
8. Josh Rouse, 1972
9. Matthew Ryan, Regret Over The Wires
10. Caitlin Cary, I'm Staying Out
11. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
12. Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, Streetcore
13. New Amsterdams, Worse For The Wear
14. Minus 5, Down With Wilco
15. Mojave 3, Spoon & Rafter
16. Oranger, Shutdown The Sun
17. Dolorean, Not Exotic
18. Carla Bozulich, Red Headed Stranger
19. Centro-matic, Love You Just The Same
20. Minibar, Fly Below The Radar

SOPHIE BEST, international correspondent (Australia)
1. Sleepy Jackson, Lovers
2. Kelley Stoltz, Antique Glow
3. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
4. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Greendale
5. M. Ward, Transfiguration Of Vincent
6. Evan Dando, Baby I'm Bored
7. Cat Power, You Are Free
8. Grandaddy, Sumday
9. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
10. Songs: Ohia, The Magnolia Electric Co.
11. Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
12. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves
13. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
14. Calexico, Feast Of Wire
15. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
16. Autumn Defense, Circles
17. Givegoods, I Want To Kill A Rich Man
18. Strokes, Room On Fire
19. Tyde, Twice

PAUL CANTIN, international correspondent (Canada)
1. Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
2. Jay Bennett & Edward Burch, Paris 1919
3. Skydiggers, Bittersweet Harmony Inc.
4. Jim Bryson, North Side Benches
5. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
6. Ryan Adams, Love Is Hell Part 1
7. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
8. White Stripes, Elephant
9. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
10. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
11. Weakerthans, Deeconstruction Zone
12. Oh Susanna, self-titled
13. Kings Of Leon, Youth And Young Manhood
14. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
15. Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace
16. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
17. Beth Orton, The Other Side Of Daybreak
18. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day

BRIAN T. ATKINSON, contributor
1. Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
2. Damien Rice, O
3. Robert Earl Keen, Farm Fresh Onions
4. Radio Nationals, Place You Call Home
5. Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, The Trouble With Humans
6. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
7. Caitlin Cary, I'm Staying Out
8. Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, Never Gonna Let You Go

MICHAEL BERICK, contributor
1. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
2. Fountains Of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
3. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
4. Nadine, Strange Seasons
5. Caitlin Cary, I'm Staying Out
6. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
7. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
8. Kip Boardman, Upon The Stars
9. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
10. Eric Westbury, Burnt Tongues And Blue Truths
11. Albert Lee, Heartbreak Hill
12. Iguanas, Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart
13. Weedpatch, Maybe The Brakes Will Fail
14. Gus Black, Uncivilized Love
15. Rosetta Tharpe tribute, Shout Sister Shout
16. Josh Ritter, Hello Starling
17. Collin Herring, Avoiding The Circus
18. Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, The Trouble With Humans
19. Jon Langford & His Sadies, Mayors Of The Moon
20. Chris Knight, The Jealous Kind

JIM CALIGIURI, contributor
Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves
Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
Milton Mapes, Westernaire
Fred Eaglesmith & the Flathead Noodlers, Balin
Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Growl
Robert Earl Keen, Farm Fresh Onions
Greencards, Movin' On
Onion Creek Crawdaddies, Barn Burners & Bathtub Bourbon
Caroline Herring, Wellspring
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Everyone Deserves Music
Kings of Leon, Holy Roller Novocaine EP
Tim Easton, Break Your Mother's Heart
Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3, Static Transmission
Jeff Klein, Everybody Loves A Winner
Stephen Dawson & Diane Christiansen, Duets
Matt The Electrician, Made For Working
Elizabeth McQueen & the Firebrands, The Fresh Up Club
Kris Kristofferson, Broken Freedom Song

RICK CORNELL, contributor
1. Vic Chesnutt, Silver Lake
2. Thad Cockrell, Warmth & Beauty
3. Graham Lindsey, Famous Anonymous Wilderness
4. Bobby Bare Jr., OK I'm Sorry EP
5. Al Green, I Can't Stop
6. Josh Ritter, Hello Starling
7. Frog Holler, Railings
8. Graham Parker & the Figgs, Live Cuts From Somewhere
9. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
10. Avett Brothers, A Carolina Jubliee
11. Scott Miller, Upside Downside
12. Blue Rodeo, Palace Of Gold
13. Greg Trooper, Floating
14. Joss Stone, The Soul Sessions
15. Chatham County Line, self-titled
16. Chris Knight, The Jealous Kind
17. Matthew Ryan, Regret Over The Wires
18. Warren Zevon, The Wind
19. Caitlin Cary, I'm Staying Out
20. David Dondero, The Transient

JIM DESMOND, contributor
1. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves
2. Warren Zevon, The Wind
3. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
4. Joe Henry, Tiny Voices
5. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
6. Randy Newman, Songbook Vol. 1
7. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
8. Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, Streetcore
9. Thrills, So Much For The City
10. Tim Easton, Break Your Mother's Heart
11. Thorns, self-titled
12. Dan Zanes, Dance Party
13. Guided By Voices, Earthquake Glue
14. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
15. Fountains Of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
16. Rickie Lee Jones, Evening Of My Best Day
17. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
18. Vic Chesnutt, Silver Lake
19. Paul Westerberg, Come Feel Me Tremble
20. Calexico, Feast Of Wire

DANIELLE DREILINGER, contributor
1. Okkervil River, Down The River Of Golden Dreams
2. Kris Delmhorst, Songs For A Hurricane
3. Josh Ritter, Hello Starling
4. Tim O'Brien, Traveler
5. Fred Eaglesmith & the Flathead Noodlers, Balin
6. Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
7. Benders, Mountain Radio
8. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
9. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
10. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Growl
11. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
12. Tree By Leaf, Postcards From Rome
13. Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, Gambling Eden
14. Songs: Ohia, The Magnolia Electric Co.
15. Chris Pandolfi, The Handoff
16. Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate
17. Chris Smither, Train Home
18. Jabe, Drama City
19. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
20. Boris McCutcheon, When We Were Big

COREY DU BROWA, contributor
1. Wrens, Meadowlands
2. Josh Ritter, Hello Starling
3. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
4. White Stripes, Elephant
5. Damien Rice, O
6. Damien Jurado, Where Shall You Take Me?
7. Fountains Of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
8. Paul Burch, Fool For Love
9. Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
10. Josh Rouse, 1972
11. Warren Zevon, The Wind
12. Lisa Germano, Lullaby For Liquid Pig
13. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves
14. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
15. Twilight Singers, Blackberry Belle
16. Bonnie Prince Billy, Master And Everyone
17. Azure Ray, Hold On Love
18. Eleni Mandell, Country For True Lovers
19. Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban, Mambo Sinuendo
20. Chris Knight, The Jealous Kind

DANIEL DURCHHOLZ, contributor
Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
Be Good Tanyas, Chinatown
Bottle Rockets, Blue Sky
Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
John Mellencamp, Trouble No More
Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban, Mambo Sinuendo
Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
Kathleen Edwards, Failer
John Hiatt & the Goners, Beneath This Gruff Exterior
Nadine, Strange Seasons
Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
New Pornographers, Electric Version
Minus 5, Down With Wilco
Daniel Lanois, Shine
June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
Ryan Adams, Rock N Roll
Warren Zevon, The Wind
Mavericks, self-titled
Patty Griffin, A Kiss In Time

JON M. GILBERTSON, contributor
1. Josh Rouse, 1972
2. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Hearts Of Oak
3. Warren Zevon, The Wind
4. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine & Ours
5. Death Cab For Cutie, Transatlanticism
6. Lovelies, White Leather
7. Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace
8. Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate
9. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Nocturama
10. Twilight Singers, Blackberry Belle

DAVID GREENBERGER, contributor
1. Robert Wyatt, Cuckooland
2. Yo La Tengo, Summer Sun
3. Joe Strummer & the Muscaleros, Streetcore
4. High Llamas, Beet Maize & Corn
5. Randy Newman, Songbook Vol. 1
6. Paul Westerberg, Come Feel Me Tremble
7. Handsome Family, Singing Bones
8. Paolo Conte, Reveries
9. Richard Thompson, 1000 Years Of Popular Music
10. Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble, Private Astronomy
11. Three Leg Torso, Astor In Paris
12. Swimming Pool Qs, Royal Academy Of Reality
13. Carla Bley, Looking For America
14. Dump, A Grown-Ass Man
15. Chandler Travis Philharmonic, Llama Rhymes
16. Elvis Costello, North
17. Erin McKeown, Grand
18. Robyn Hitchcock, Luxor
19. Wreckless Eric, Almost A Jubilee
20. Tord Gustafson Trio, Changing Places

JASON GROSS, contributor
1. Crooked Fingers, Red Devil Dawn
2. Gina Villalobos, Beg From Me
3. New Pornographers, Electric Version
4. Todd Snider, Near Truths And Hotel Rooms
5. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
6. Ruby On The Vine, This World Of Days
7. various artists, Rough Trade Shops Country 1
8. Swaggerts, Keeper Of The Quaich
9. Jon Langford & His Sadies, Mayors Of The Moon
10. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
11. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
12. Warren Zevon, The Wind
13. Richard Thompson, 1000 Years Of Popular Music
14. John Hiatt & the Goners, Beneath This Gruff Exterior
15. Johnny Cash tribute, Johnny's Blues
16. Ralph Carney, This Is Ralph Carney
17. East River Pipe, Garbageheads On Endless Stun
18. Brennen Leigh Band, The Gospel According To Austin Vol. 4
19. Dallas Turner, Border Radio Favorites A To Z

ERIK HAGE, contributor
1. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
2. Centro-Matic, Love You Just The Same
3. Graham Lindsey, Famous Anonymous Wilderness
4. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
5. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
6. Chatham County Line, self-titled
7. Tom House, Long Time Home From Here
8. Ryan Adams, Rock N Roll
9. Jesse Malin, The Fine Art Of Self-Destruction
10. Los Straitjackets, Supersonic Guitars In 3-D
11. Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, It's Time!
12. Scott Miller, Upside Downside
13. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
14. Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban, Mambo Sinuendo
15. Amy Allison, No Frills Friend
16. Innocence Mission, Befriended
17. Belle & Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Waitress
18. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
19. Blue Rodeo, Palace Of Gold
20. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey

RUSSELL HALL, contributor
Shelby Lynne, Identity Crisis
Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace
My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves
David Olney, The Wheel
Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
Vic Chesnutt, Silver Lake
Tywanna Jo Baskette, Fancy Blue
John Hiatt & the Goners, Beneath This Gruff Exterior
Ron Sexsmith, Cobblestone Runway
Trailer Bride, Hope Is A Thing With Feathers
Allison Moorer, Show
Paul Westerberg, Come Feel Me Tremble
Corey Harris, Mississippi To Mali
Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
Kathleen Edwards, Failer
Jon Langford & His Sadies, Mayors Of The Moon
North Mississippi Allstars, Polaris
Rory Block, Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Ryan Adams, Rock N Roll

PATRICK LANGSTON, contributor
1. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
2. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
3. Jeannie Kendall, self-titled
4. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
5. Eleni Mandell, Country For True Lovers
6. Ron Sexsmith, Cobblestone Runway
7. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
8. Chris Smither, Train Home
9. Del McCoury Band, It's Just The Night
10. Laura Cantrell, When The Roses Bloom Again

JIM MANION, contributor
1. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
2. Josh Ritter, Hello Starling
3. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
4. Tim O'Brien, Traveler
5. Danny Barnes, Dirt On The Angel
6. Summer Hymns, Clemency
7. Erin McKeown, Grand
8. Eastmountainsouth, self-titled
9. No River City, This Is Our North Dakota
10. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
11. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Greendale
12. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
13. Wayne Hancock, Swingtime
14. Del McCoury Band, It's Just The Night
15. Shelby Lynne, Identity Crisis
16. Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace
17. Adrienne Young, Plow To The End Of The Row
18. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
19. Trailer Bride, Hope Is A Thing With Feathers
20. Paul Burch, Fool For Love

EMMET MATHESON, contributor
Calexico, Feast Of Wire
Howe Gelb, The Listener
Bottleneck, Late Nights Early Mornings
Great Uncles Of The Revolution, Blow The House Down
Black Keys, Thickfreakness
Deadly Snakes, Ode To Joy
Frank Black & the Catholics, Show Me Your Tears
Smog, Supper
Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate

FRED MILLS, contributor
1. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves
2. Joe Strummer & Mescaleros, Streetcore
3. Al Green, I Can't Stop
4. Giant Sand, Infiltration Of Dreams Live
5. Maquiladora, What The Day Was Dreaming
6. Calexico, Feast Of Wire
7. Carla Bozulich, Red Headed Stranger
8. Canyon, Live In NYC
9. Steve Earle, Just An American Boy Live
10. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
11. Steve Wynn, Static Transmission
12. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Greendale
13. Spiritualized, Amazing Grace
14. Sun Kil Moon, Ghosts Of The Great Highway
15. Love, The Forever Changes Concert
16. No River City, This Is Our North Dakota
17. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Nocturama
18. Black Keys, Thickfreakness
19. Ed Harcourt, From Every Sphere
20. Chesterfield Kings, Mindbending Sounds Of

JIM MUSSER, contributor
1. Paul Burch, Fool For Love
2. Honeydogs, 10,000 Years
3. Hangdogs, Wallace '48
4. Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Kings, Full Tilt & Swing
5. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
6. Al Green, I Can't Stop
7. Essex Green, The Long Goodbye
8. Pernice Brothers, Yours Mine And Ours
9. Stuart Davis, Bell
10. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Growl
11. Emory Joseph, Labor & Spirits
12. Jim Lauderdale & Donna The Buffalo, Wait Til Spring
13. Fountains Of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
14. Ryan Adams, Rock N Roll
15. Kennedys, Stand
16. Dixie Hummingbirds, Diamond Jubilation
17. Marty Stuart, Country Music
18. Supersuckers, Motherfuckers Be Trippin'
19. Brother Trucker, Simple Things
20. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves

JOE NICK PATOSKI, contributor
Los Lonely Boys, self-titled
Robert Earl Keen, Farm Fresh Onions
White Stripes, Elephant
Handsome Family, Singing Bones
Grandpaboy, Dead Man Shake
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Growl
Bob Dylan, Masked And Anonymous
Flaco Jimenez, Squeeze Box King
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, The Trouble With Humans
Outkast, Speakerboxx/The Love Below
Howard Kalish, What The Hey
Los Jazz Vatos, self-titled
Chingo Bling, El Duro En La Pintura
Doyle Bramhall, Fitchburg Street
Joe Ely, Streets Of Sin
Jessie Morales, El Original De La Sierra
James Luther Dickinson, Free Beer Tomorrow
Savoy Family Band, Cajun Album
Legendary Stardust Cowboy & the Altamont Boys, Tokyo
Tom Russell, Modern Art

STEVE PICK, contributor
1. Rufus Wainwright, Want One
2. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
3. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
4. Joan Baez, Dark Chords On A Blue Guitar
5. Del McCoury Band, It's Just The Night
6. David Olney, The Wheel
7. ZZ Top, Mescalero
8. Allison Moorer, Show
9. Elvis Costello, North
10. Richard Thompson, The Old Kit Bag
11. Van Morrison tribute, Vanthology
12. Ray Benson, Beyond Time
13. B.B. King, Reflections
14. Albert Lee, Heartbreak Hill
15. Randy Newman, Songbook Vol. 1
16. Jim Lauderdale & Donna the Buffalo, Wait Til Spring
17. Jools Holland, More Friends
18. Big Smith, Gig
19. Sonny Landreth, The Road We're On

WAYNE ROBINS, contributor
1. Jon Langford & His Sadies, Mayors Of The Moon
2. Belle & Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Waitress
3. White Stripes, Elephant
4. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
5. soundtrack, Crossing Jordan
6. Kelley Stoltz, Antique Glow
7. John Hammond, Ready For Love
8. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Growl
9. Warren Zevon, The Wind
10. Mike Errico, Skimming
11. Robert Earl Keen, Farm Fresh Onions
12. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Greendale
13. Blazers, self-titled
14. Phish, IT 8-3-03 Sets 1, 2 and 3
15. Steely Dan, Everything Must Go
16. Supergrass, Life On Other Planets
17. David Bowie, Reality
18. Ramones tribute, We're A Happy Family
19. Bob Dylan, Masked And Anonymous soundtrack
20. Lou Reed, The Raven

JOSHUA SCHROEDER, contributor
1. Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate
2. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
3. Robert Earl Keen, Farm Fresh Onions
4. Todd Snider, Near Truths and Hotel Rooms
5. Darrell Scott, Theatre Of The Unheard
6. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Growl
7. Chris Knight, The Jealous Kind
8. Gibson Brothers, Bona Fide
9. Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
10. Derailers, Genuine
11. Tom Russell, Modern Art
12. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
13. Pat Green, Wave On Wave
14. Scott Miller, Upside Downside
15. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
16. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
17. Bob Dylan, Masked And Anonymous soundtrack
18. Caroline Herring, Wellspring
19. Willie Nelson & Ray Price, Run That By Me One More Time

ERIC SCHUMACHER-RASMUSSEN, contributor
1. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
2. Al Green, I Can't Stop
3. Outkast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
4. Distillers, Coral Fang
5. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
6. Rancid, Indestructible
7. Nappy Roots, Wooden Leather
8. Electric Six, Fire
9. Dropkick Murphys, Blackout
10. Robert Bradley & Blackwater Surprise, Still Lovin' You
11. Ryan Adams, Rock N Roll
12. Anti-Flag, Terror State
13. Jeannie Kendall, self-titled
14. Brooks & Dunn, Red Dirt Road
15. Dixie Hummingbirds, Jubilee
16. Jet, Get Born
17. George Strait, Honkytonkville
18. Merle Haggard, Like Never Before
19. Anthony Hamilton, Comin' From Where I'm From
20. Danny Barnes, Dirt On The Angel

WILLIAM MICHAEL SMITH, contributor
1. Randy Weeks, Sold Out At The Cinema
2. Virgil Shaw, Still Falling
3. Rodney Crowell, Fate's Right Hand
4. Greg Trooper, Floating
5. Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, The Trouble With Humans
6. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
7. Mark Insley, Supermodel
8. Bottle Rockets, Blue Sky
9. Tim O'Brien, Traveler
10. Patty Larkin, Red = Luck
11. Richard Thompson, The Old Kit Bag
12. Danny Barnes, Dirt On The Angel
13. Scott Miller, Upside Downside
14. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
15. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Growl
16. Calexico, Feast Of Wire
17. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
18. Kathleen Edwards, Failer
19. Darrell Scott, Theatre Of The Unheard
20. Corb Lund Band, Five Dollar Bill

ANDERS SMITH LINDALL, contributor
1. Long Winters, When I Pretend To Fall
2. M. Ward, Transfiguration Of Vincent
3. Bonnie Prince Billy, Master & Everyone
4. Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
5. Grandaddy, Sumday
6. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Hearts Of Oak
7. Patrick Park, Loneliness Knows My Name
8. Fruit Bats, Mouthfuls
9. Wrens, Meadowlands
10. Calexico, Feast Of Wire
11. Tim Easton, Break Your Mother's Heart
12. New Pornographers, Electric Version
13. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
14. Cat Power, You Are Free
15. Minus Five, Down With Wilco
16. Vic Chesnutt, Silver Lake
17. Jay Farrar, Terroir Blues
18. Graham Lindsey, Famous Anonymous Wilderness
19. Holopaw, self-titled
20. Damien Rice, O

MIKE USINGER, contributor
Trailer Bride, Hope Is A Thing With Feathers
Be Good Tanyas, Chinatown
Raveonettes, Chain Gang Of Love
Calexico, Feast Of Wire
Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
White Stripes, Elephant
Black Keys, Thickfreakness
FemBots, Small Town Murder Scene
soundtrack, The Slaughter Rule

BRIAN WHEPLEY, contributor
1. Thad Cockrell, Warmth & Beauty
2. Drive-By Truckers, Decoration Day
3. Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
4. Warren Zevon, The Wind
5. Black Keys, Thickfreakness
6. Glossary, How We Handle Our Midnights
7. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
8. Chatham County Line, self-titled
9. Merle Haggard, Like Never Before
10. Trailer Bride, Hope Is A Thing With Feathers
11. Howard Tate, Rediscovered
12. Amy Rigby, Til The Wheels Fall Off
13. Guided by Voices, Earthquake Glue
14. Scott Miller, Upside Downside
15. Greg Trooper, Floating
16. Mark Insley, Supermodel
17. Del McCoury Band, It's Just The Night
18. Danny Barnes, Dirt On The Angel
19. Bottle Rockets, Blue Sky
20. Lucky Tomblin Band, self-titled

TOM WILK, contributor
1. Tom Russell, Modern Art
2. Rosanne Cash, Rules Of Travel
3. Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace
4. Warren Zevon, The Wind
5. Pine Valley Cosmonauts, The Executioner's Last Songs Vols. 2&3
6. Chris Smither, Train Home
7. Loudon Wainwright III, So Damn Happy
8. June Carter Cash, Wildwood Flower
9. Lucinda Williams, World Without Tears
10. Waylon Jennings tribute, Lonesome On'ry & Mean
11. Tracy Nelson, Live From Cell Block D
12. Amy Rigby, Till The Wheels Fall Off
13. Po' Girl, self-titled
14. Red Stick Ramblers, Bring It On Down
15. Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
16. Hot Club Of Cowtown, Continental Stomp
17. Gene Pistilli, I Still Get Dressed On Sundays
18. Sid Selvidge, A Little Bit Of Rain
19. Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban, Mambo Sinuendo
20. Randy Newman, Songbook Vol. 1

JERRY WITHROW, contributor
1. Joe Henry, Tiny Voices
2. Eric Andersen, Beat Avenue
3. Tom House, Long Time Home From Here
4. Richard Thompson, The Old Kit Bag
5. Bruce Cockburn, You've Never Seen Everything
6. Jeannie Kendall, self-titled
7. Matthew Ryan, Regret Over The Wires
8. John Mellancamp, Trouble No More
9. Aaron Neville, Nature Boy
10. June Tabor, An Echo Of Hooves
11. Sufjan Stevens, Greetings From Michigan
12. Songs: Ohia, The Magnolia Electric Co.
13. Virgil Shaw, Still Falling
14. Dixie Hummingbirds, Diamond Jubilation
15. Al Green, I Can't Stop
16. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Home
17. Bob Dylan, Masked And Anonymous soundtrack
18. Handsome Family, Singing Bones
19. Amy Allison, No Frills Friend
20. Graham Lindsey, Famous Anonymous Wilderness

RON WYNN, contributor
1. George Strait, Honkytonkville
2. Ray Benson, Beyond Time
3. Marty Stuart, Let There Be Country
4. George Jones, The Gospel Collection
5. Delbert McClinton, Live
6. Kentucky Headhunters, Soul
7. Janis Ian, Live: Working Without A Net
8. Mighty Sam McClain, One More Bridge To Cross
9. Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio, In Full Swing
10. Dixie Hummingbirds, Diamond Jubilation
11. Dolly Parton tribute, Just Because I'm A Woman
12. Flaco Jimenez, Squeeze Box King
13. Emmylou Harris, Stumble Into Grace
14. Kate Campbell, Twang On A Wire
15. Joan Baez, Dark Chords On A Big Guitar
16. Cory Morrow, Full Exposure
17. Asleep At The Wheel, Live At Billy Bob's Texas
18. Eddy Clearwater, Rock 'N' Roll City
19. Howard Tate, Rediscovered
20. Big Al Downing, One Of A Kind