The Evil Lair's top songs of 2003

Actually, I've read some article proclaiming that the concept of the album is dead, especially with the influx of downloading software like Kazaa, etc. Which makes a valid point. Unlike the old Audiogalaxy (R.I.P.; the new one is just a pale shadow of the former) many of the files-sharers do not seem to have many of the obscure tracks or the rest of the album except for the singles. Nobody really cares too much about albums as very few people have been buying albums these past few years. From a warped perspective, was the claim that the idea of singles being dead way too early or yet another case of misjudgement due to the ever-changing dynamics of technology?

Anyhow, here's my list of top tunes released this year. Now fire up that file-sharing software!

25. The Dandy Warhols - We Used To Be Friends (Welcome to the Monkey House)

24. Junior Senior - Shake Your Coconuts (D-d-don't Don't Stop The Beat)

23. Beatallica - Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band (*Internet self-release*)

22. Outkast - Hey Ya! (Speakerboxx/ The Love Below)

21. Broken Social Scene - Stars And Sons (You Forget It In People)

20. Placebo - English Summer Rain (Sleeping With Ghosts)

19. Godsmack - I Stand Alone (Faceless)

18. Longwave - Wake Me When It's Over (The Strangest Things)

17. Calexico - Black Heart (Feast Of Wire)

16. Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone (Give Up)

15. Genetic Habit - School's Out (From Outside)

14. Blur - Out Of Time (Think Tank)

13. Radiohead - 2+2=5 (Hail To The Thief)

12. The Observatory - Ask (*I forgot the demo's name)

11. BigRed.Moment - If She (The Life Session)

10. Postal Service - Such Great Heights (Give Up)

09. Nick Cave - Wonderful Life (Nocturama)

08. The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Permission To Land)

07. The Rapture - Sister Saviour (Echoes)

06. Beyonce Knowles - Baby Boy (Dangerously In Love)

05. Jay-Z - Brush Your Shoulders Off (The Black Album)

04. The Darkness - Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Permission To Land)

03. Beyonce Knowles - Crazy In Love (Dangerously In Love)

02. Radiohead - There There (Hail To The Thief)

01. Super Furry Animals - Venus and Serena (Phantom Power)