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Various Artists - Hydeout Productions 1st Collection
Various Artists
Hydeout Productions 1st Collection
Apr 23 • Compilation
81
user score
(229)
The Neptunes - Clones
The Neptunes
Clones
Aug 19 • Compilation
72
critic score
(16)
74
user score
(228)
Rhythm & Sound - w/ The Artists
Rhythm & Sound
w/ The Artists
Sep 30 • Compilation
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(94)
Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964
Sam Cooke
Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964
Jun 17 • Compilation
93
critic score
(3)
87
user score
(85)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Greatest Hits
Nov 18 • Compilation
83
critic score
(4)
84
user score
(81)
Desert Sessions - Volumes 9 & 10
Desert Sessions
Volumes 9 & 10
Sep 23 • Compilation
78
critic score
(5)
72
user score
(64)
King Sunny Adé - The Best of the Classic Years
King Sunny Adé
The Best of the Classic Years
2003 • Compilation
86
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(61)
Aphex Twin - 26 Mixes for Cash
Aphex Twin
26 Mixes for Cash
Mar 25 • Compilation
75
critic score
(10)
76
user score
(60)
Michael Jackson - Number Ones
Michael Jackson
Number Ones
Nov 18 • Compilation
80
critic score
(3)
86
user score
(57)
Schoenberg Quartet - Webern: Chamber Music for Strings
Schoenberg Quartet
Webern: Chamber Music for Strings
Jun 16 • Compilation
80
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(48)
Placebo - Covers
Placebo
Covers
Sep 22 • Compilation
50
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(47)
Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs
Pearl Jam
Lost Dogs
Nov 11 • Compilation
77
critic score
(6)
77
user score
(47)
Stone Temple Pilots - Thank You
Stone Temple Pilots
Thank You
Nov 11 • Compilation
83
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(44)
The Beach Boys - The Very Best of the Beach Boys: Sounds of Summer
The Beach Boys
The Very Best of the Beach Boys: Sounds of Summer
Jun 10 • Compilation
100
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(40)
R.E.M. - In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
R.E.M.
In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
Oct 27 • Compilation
79
critic score
(8)
81
user score
(39)
Usurp Synapse - Disinformation Fix
Usurp Synapse
Disinformation Fix
2003 • Compilation
40
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(38)
Converge
Unloved And Weeded Out
Jan 28 • Compilation
75
user score
(32)
No Doubt - The Singles 1992–2003
No Doubt
The Singles 1992–2003
Nov 25 • Compilation
76
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(30)
Toadliquor - The Hortator's Lament
Toadliquor
The Hortator's Lament
Feb 3 • Compilation
81
user score
(28)
Seba - Producer 06
Seba
Producer 06
Feb 24 • Compilation
60
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(28)
Subir En Busca Del Aire - Compilación
Subir En Busca Del Aire
Compilación
2003 • Compilation
85
user score
(27)
Herbert Distel - Railnotes
Herbert Distel
Railnotes
2003 • Compilation
80
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(26)
Neil Perry - Lineage Situation
Neil Perry
Lineage Situation
May 27 • Compilation
69
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(26)
Carissa's Wierd - Scrap Book
Carissa's Wierd
Scrap Book
2003 • Compilation
76
user score
(25)
A Tribe Called Quest - Hits, Rarities & Remixes
A Tribe Called Quest
Hits, Rarities & Remixes
Jun 17 • Compilation
74
critic score
(5)
81
user score
(22)
Various Artists - Goodbye, Babylon
Various Artists
Goodbye, Babylon
Oct 27 • Compilation
98
critic score
(2)
85
user score
(22)
The Pine - The Pine
The Pine
The Pine
2003 • Compilation
72
user score
(20)
Spacemen 3 - Forged Prescriptions
Spacemen 3
Forged Prescriptions
2003 • Compilation
67
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(20)
pageninetynine - Document #14: Singles
pageninetynine
Document #14: Singles
Sep 13 • Compilation
81
user score
(19)
Rhythm & Sound - The Versions
Rhythm & Sound
The Versions
Sep 30 • Compilation
73
user score
(19)
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Pinhead Gunpowder - Compulsive Disclosure
Pinhead Gunpowder
Compulsive Disclosure
Oct 21 • Compilation
72
critic score
(3)
69
user score
(19)
By WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / Ensemble Ars Nova De L'O. R. T. F. / Orchestre Philharmonique De L'O. R. T. F. / Ensemble In - Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Michel Tabachnik, Charles Bruck, Orchestre National de France, Ensemble Ars Nova, Marius Constant, Konstantin Simonovitch & Ensemble Instrumental de Musique Contemporaine de Paris
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)
2003 • Compilation
83
user score
(18)
ጌታቸው መኩሪያ [Gétatchèw Mèkurya] - Éthiopiques (ኢትዮጲክስ) 14 : Negus of Ethiopian Sax (የሳክስፎን፡ ንጉሥ።)
ጌታቸው መኩሪያ [Gétatchèw Mèkurya]
Éthiopiques (ኢትዮጲክስ) 14 : Negus of Ethiopian Sax (የሳክስፎን፡ ንጉሥ።)
May 6 • Compilation
50
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(18)
Ghostface Killah - Shaolin's Finest
Ghostface Killah
Shaolin's Finest
Aug 1 • Compilation
87
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(18)
The Chemical Brothers - Singles ’93-’03
The Chemical Brothers
Singles ’93-’03
Sep 30 • Compilation
71
critic score
(8)
82
user score
(18)
Swans - Forever Burned
Swans
Forever Burned
2003 • Compilation
72
user score
(17)
MF DOOM - Best of MF
MF DOOM & MF Grimm
Best of MF
Sep 2 • Compilation
76
user score
(17)
Rob Zombie - Past, Present & Future
Rob Zombie
Past, Present & Future
Sep 23 • Compilation
85
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(17)
Underworld - Underworld 1992–2002
Underworld
Underworld 1992–2002
Nov 3 • Compilation
78
critic score
(4)
84
user score
(17)
Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings (The Motion Picture Trilogy Soundtrack)
Howard Shore
The Lord of the Rings (The Motion Picture Trilogy Soundtrack)
2003 • Compilation
96
user score
(16)
Pantera - The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!
Pantera
The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!
Sep 23 • Compilation
90
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(16)
The Spirit of Versailles - Discography
The Spirit of Versailles
Discography
Oct 1 • Compilation
83
user score
(16)
Guided by Voices - The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates
Guided by Voices
The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates
Oct 4 • Compilation
90
critic score
(5)
85
user score
(16)
Drowning the Light - The Longing
Drowning the Light
The Longing
Dec • Compilation
66
user score
(16)
Duke Ellington - Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
Duke Ellington
Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
2003 • Compilation
100
critic score
(1)
86
user score
(15)
The Clean - Anthology
The Clean
Anthology
Oct 17 • Compilation
86
critic score
(10)
72
user score
(15)
大橋純子 [Junko Ohashi] - Golden Best Ohashi Junko Singles
大橋純子 [Junko Ohashi]
Golden Best Ohashi Junko Singles
2003 • Compilation
80
user score
(14)
Syzygys - Complete Studio Recordings
Syzygys
Complete Studio Recordings
Feb 11 • Compilation
70
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(14)
Manic Street Preachers - Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers
Jul 14 • Compilation
61
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(14)
Asterisk* - Dogma
Asterisk*
Dogma
Aug 12 • Compilation
76
user score
(14)
Doves - Lost Sides
Doves
Lost Sides
Sep 29 • Compilation
70
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(14)
Tori Amos - A Tori Amos Collection: Tales of a Librarian
Tori Amos
A Tori Amos Collection: Tales of a Librarian
Nov 17 • Compilation
80
critic score
(6)
84
user score
(13)
Pet Shop Boys - PopArt: The Hits
Pet Shop Boys
PopArt: The Hits
Nov 24 • Compilation
84
critic score
(3)
91
user score
(13)
Ozzy Osbourne - The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
Feb 11 • Compilation
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(12)
The Used - Maybe Memories
The Used
Maybe Memories
Jul 15 • Compilation
50
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(12)
Lil Wayne - SQ7 10,000 Bars
Lil Wayne
SQ7 10,000 Bars
2003 • Compilation
86
user score
(11)
R. Kelly - The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1
R. Kelly
The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1
Sep 23 • Compilation
67
critic score
(3)
70
user score
(11)
Suede - Singles
Suede
Singles
Oct 20 • Compilation
80
critic score
(2)
86
user score
(11)
R.L. Burnside - First Recordings
R.L. Burnside
First Recordings
2003 • Compilation
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(10)
The Clash - The Essential Clash
The Clash
The Essential Clash
Mar 11 • Compilation
98
critic score
(4)
94
user score
(10)
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