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Year-end countdown · John Peel (BBC Radio 1) · December 25, 2003

John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2003

The year-end countdown (December 25, 2003) from John Peel (BBC Radio 1) ranks 50 songs, with “Don't Touch That Dial” by Cinerama at number one. The list features 40 different artists; Ballboy has the most entries with three songs.

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1 Don't Touch That Dial Cinerama 1 #1
2 Theme From Sparta F.C. The Fall 2 #1
3 Hunted By A Freak Mogwai 1 #3
4 Thrill Me The Undertones 1 #4
5 Itsuko Got Married Bearsuit 1 #5
6 Ratts Of The Capital Mogwai 1 #6
7 Tending The Wrong Grave For 23 Years Half Man Half Biscuit 1 #7
8 Baby Boom Crimea 1 #8
9 John Peel (Not Enough)-Fergus Mayhem Mix CLSM 1 #9
10 Seven Nation Army The White Stripes 70 #1
11 Step Into My Office, Baby Belle & Sebastian 3 #11
12 Shield For Your Eyes, A Beast In The Well On Your Hand Melt Banana 1 #12
13 You, Her And Me Nina Nastasia 1 #13
14 The Sash My Father Wore Ballboy 1 #14
15 Noir Desir Vive La Fete 1 #15
16 Piece Of You Sluts Of Trust 1 #16
17 Black Math The White Stripes 3 #17
18 Maps Yeah Yeah Yeahs 40 #4
19 At The Back Of The Chapel Broken Family Band 1 #19
20 I Believe In A Thing Called Love Darkness vs SFB 1 #20
21 I Am The Party Million Dead 1 #21
22 Oh Please The Undertones 1 #22
23 I Gave Up My Eyes To A Man Who Was Blind Ballboy 1 #23
24 Shotgun Funeral Party Of One 1 #24
25 First Day The Futureheads 1 #25
26 Green Eyed Loco Man The Fall 1 #26
27 Porn Shoes French 1 #27
28 It Makes The Room Look Bigger Half Man Half Biscuit 1 #28
29 The Owls Go Architecture in Helsinki 1 #29
30 Suspended From Class Camera Obscura 1 #30
31 Does This Train Stop On Merseyside Amsterdam 1 #31
32 Open Field Maher Shalal Hash Baz 1 #32
33 Sex. God, Money Neulander 1 #33
34 Have Love Will Travel The Black Keys 1 #34
35 Live A Little M.A.S.S. 1 #35
36 Gabriel In The Airport French 1 #36
37 There There Radiohead 35 #4
38 Born In The USA Ballboy 1 #38
39 Werewolf Cat Power 1 #39
40 Pendulum Broadcast 1 #40
41 Strength Of Strings Keys 1 #41
42 Renaissance Kid Golden Virgins 1 #42
43 Stay Loose Belle & Sebastian 9 #43
44 Tokyo Invention Registration Office Hyper Kinako 1 #44
45 Dr. Dre Buys A Pint Of Milk Grandmaster Gareth 1 #45
46 Slow Life Super Furry Animals 1 #46
47 Keep It Clean Camera Obscura 1 #47
48 Ain't No Stopping This Blizzard Boys 1 #48
49 You Can See The Paint Freddy Fresh 1 #49
50 I'm Going Vaults 1 #50

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About this countdown

John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2003 was voted by John Peel (BBC Radio 1)’s listeners in December 25, 2003. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

Source: John Peel Wiki (Fandom), "2003 Festive Fifty".

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