〈年終回顧系列三〉
當USA Today剛剛把年度專輯名單開出，而E!online也於前天順勢選出年度20大專輯，正好可以為本次回顧做總結。USA Today四位音樂的專欄筆者依照搖滾、Rap/R&B/鄉村及流行四項依序選出最佳十大專輯和各類型音樂最糟作品〈不過這個分類不是那麼絕對〉；至於E!onlie先是在「年度藝人」部分表揚了今年紅透半邊天的碧昂絲(Breakout Babe of the Year)、賈斯汀(Platinum Playboy of the Year)，二十大的名單儘管排名一、二名仍舊是 OutKast及The White Stripes，這兩組藝人幾乎席捲了所有年度排名的榜首，也算是過去少有的「眾望所歸」現象。
【今日美國年度專輯】
搖滾類(Edna Gundersen)
1. White Stripes, Elephant
2. Outkast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
3. Fountains of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
4. Alicia Keys, The Diary of Alicia Keys
5. Dido, Life for Rent
6. Thea Gilmore, Avalanche
7. Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
8. Jet, Get Born
9. Zwan, Mary Star of the Sea
10. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves
最糟：T.A.T.U.、Britney Spears、Yeah Yeah Yeahs、The Darkness、Benzino、American Idol Season 2(All Time Classic American Love Songs)、David Lee Roth、Jessica Simpson、Songs From the Material World: A Tribute to George Harrison、Evan Dando。
Rap/R&B類(Steve Jones)
1. Outkast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
2. 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin'
3. Jay-Z, The Black Album
4. Alicia Keys, The Diary of Alicia Keys
5. R. Kelly, The Chocolate Factory
6. Missy Elliott, This Is Not a Test
7. Ludacris, Chicken & Beer
8. Kindred the Family Soul, Surrender to Love
9. Nappy Roots, Wooden Leather
10. Al Green, I Can't Stop.
最糟：Benzino、Bow Wow、702、Lumidee、Choppa、Loon、MC Lyte、Joe、Ja Rule、Juelz Santana
鄉村類(Brian Mansfield)
1. Patty Loveless, On Your Way Hom
2. Vince Gill, Next Big Thing
3. George Strait, Honkytonkville
4. T. Graham Brown, The Next Right Thing
5. Brooks & Dunn, Red Dirt Road
6. Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers
7. Brad Paisley, Mud on the Tires
8. Dierks Bentley
9. Reba McEntire, Room to Breathe
10. Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives
最糟：略
流行類(Elysa Gardner)
1. Chicago(Score)
2. Annie Lennox, Bare
3. Sting, Sacred Love
4. John Mayer, Heavier Things
5. Michael Feinstein, Only One Life: The Songs of Jimmy Webb
6. Junior Senior, D-D-DDon't Stop the Beat
7. Thicke, A Beautiful World
8. Christine Andreas, The Carlyle Set
9. Michelle Branch, Hotel Paper
10. Dido, Life for Rent
最糟：Sarah Brightman、Justin Guarini、Fanny Pack、Rod Stewart、Northern State、Limp Bizkit、Liz Phair、Lillix、Wyclef Jean、Hilary Duff
【E!online年度專輯】
1. OutKast, Speakerboxxx/Love Below
2. The White Stripes, Elephant
3. Basement Jaxx, Kish Kash
4. Cat Power, You Are Free
5. Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
6. Damien Rice, O
7. Death Cab for Cutie, Transatlanticism
8. Missy Elliott, This Is Not a Test!
9. Fountains of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
10. Death in Vegas, Scorpio Rising
11. Blur, Think Tank
12. Caf'e Tacuba, Cuatro Caminos
13. The Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
14. Jet, Get Born
15. Ms. Dynamite, A Little Deeper
16. The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
17. Joss Stone, The Soul Sessions
18. Blink-182, Blink-182
19. Anthony Hamilton, Comin' from Where I'm From
20. My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves
參考網站：
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2003-12-31-bestworst-main_x.htm
http://www.eonline.com/Features/Features/Replay2003/Top20s/
