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Top 50 Countdown (2003)

#50
#50 - Yo La Tengo
Summer Sun
#49
#49 - Emmylou Harris
Stumble into Grace
#48
#48 - Josh Ritter
Hello Starling
#47
#47 - Jack Johnson
On and On
#46
#46 - Van Morrison
What's Wrong with this Picture?
#45
#45 - John Eddie
Who the Hell is John Eddie?
#44
#44 - Sting
Sacred Love
#43
#43 - Michael Franti & Spearhead
Everyone Deserves Music
#42
#42 - Howie Day
Stop All The World Now
#41
#41 - Gemma Hayes
Night on My Side
#40
#40 - Shelby Lynne
Identity Crisis
#39
#39 - Rodney Crowell
Fate's Right Hand
#38
#38 - John Mayer
Heavier Things
#37
#37 - Radiohead
Hail to the Thief
#36
#36 - Kathleen Edwards
Failer
#35
#35 - Joe Strummer
Streetcore"
#34
#34 - Richard Thompson
The Old Kit Bag
#33
#33 - Jonny Lang
Long Time Coming
#32
#32 - Pete Yorn
Day I Forgot
#31
#31 - Gillian Welch
Soul Journey

#30 - Dar Williams
The Beauty of the Rain

#29 - Fleetwood Mac
Say You Will

#28 - Dave Matthews
Some Devil

#27 - Robert Randolph
& the Family Band
Unclassified

#26 - Joe Jackson
Vol 4

#25 - Steely Dan
Everything Must Go

#24 - Ziggy Marley
Dragonfly

#23 - Rosanne Cash
Rule of Travel

#22 - Maktub
Kronos

#21 - Lizz Wright
Salt

#20 - eastmountainsouth
eastmountainsouth

#19 - North Mississippi
All Stars
Polaris

#18 - Ry Cooder and Manual Galban
Mambo Sinuendo

#17 - Annie Lennox
Bare

#16 - Rickie Lee Jones
The Evening of My Best Day

#15 - Allman Bros.
Hittin the Note

#14 - Chris Smither
Train Home

#13 - Alexi Murdoch
EP

#12 - Lucinda Williams
World Without Tears

#11 - Joss Stone
The Soul Sessions
#10
#10 - The Mavericks
The Mavericks

#9 - Warren Zevon
The Wind

#8 - Ben Harper
Diamonds On the Inside

#7 - My Morning Jacket
It Still Moves

#6 - Erin McKeown
Grand

#5 - Los Lonely Boys
Los Lonely Boys

#4 - Fountains Of Wayne
Welcome Interstate
Managers

#3 - Steve Winwood
About Time

#2 - The Jayhawks
Rainy Day Music

#1 - Damien Rice
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