At the time, I was so bored of music... because here in Ireland/UK crap college rock is the main thing... and still is (Coldplay, Snow Patrol, The White Stripes... blah blah blah blah blah!!!)

But there were some very good hightlights. What do you think?

My Top 10 Singles of 03:
1) REM - Bad Day
2) Nelly Furtado - Powerless
3) Evanescence - My Immortal (single version)
4) The Cardigans - You’re The Storm
5) Lene Marlin - You Weren’t There
6) Siobhan Donaghy - Twist Of Fate (ex-Sugababe!)
7) Dido - Life For Rent (beautiful, but White Flag was crap!)
8) Siobhan Donaghy - Overrated
9) Sheryl Crow - The First Cut Is The Deepest
10) Goldfrapp - Twist

Roxette aren’t included because they didn’t really release a single here in Ireland/UK. ATAY Was, but didn’t chart - so it can’t really be included!

My Top 10 Albums of 03: (incld. Compilations)
1) The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Dayligh (... still amazing!)
2) Nelly Furtado - Folklore
3) REM: In Time - The Best Of 1988-2003
4) Lene Marlin - Another Day (pop at it’s most perfect)
5) Sheryl Crow - The Very Best Of
6) Melanie C - Reason
7) Goldfrapp - Black Cherry (... this is beautiful)
8) Roxette - The Pop Hits
9) Texas - Be Careful What You Wish For
10) Evanescence- Fallen

... don’t juge my rubbish taste in music too badly. If you want advice on any of the albums I mentioned (whether they’re, truthfully, any good or not), just ask!