Top 50 Albums of 2003 by Pitchfork (2003)

Pitchfork is an American online music publication. These are their best albums of 2003.
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1.

Echoes 

 The Rapture

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

597

Rank in 2003:

52

Rank in 2000s:

433

Overall Rank:

2,610

Average Rating:

 76 (149 votes)

Comments:

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2.

The Lemon Of Pink 

 The Books

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

792

Rank in 2003:

41

Rank in 2000s:

344

Overall Rank:

2,093

Average Rating:

 77 (145 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Michigan 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

380 charts

Rank Score:

2,431

Rank in 2003:

12

Rank in 2000s:

116

Overall Rank:

736

Average Rating:

 81 (515 votes)

Comments:

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4.

Hail To The Thief 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,164 charts

Rank Score:

9,210

Rank in 2003:

2

Rank in 2000s:

29

Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

 81 (2,319 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Up In Flames 

 Manitoba

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

284

Rank in 2003:

99

Rank in 2000s:

853

Overall Rank:

4,841

Average Rating:

 78 (69 votes)

Comments:

2

6.

One Word Extinguisher 

 Prefuse 73

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

79

Rank in 2003:

283

Rank in 2000s:

2,659

Overall Rank:

14,341

Average Rating:

 76 (32 votes)

Comments:

0

7.

Chutes Too Narrow 

 The Shins

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

606 charts

Rank Score:

5,172

Rank in 2003:

5

Rank in 2000s:

54

Overall Rank:

348

Average Rating:

 80 (761 votes)

Comments:

41

8.

Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts 

 M83

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

174 charts

Rank Score:

712

Rank in 2003:

46

Rank in 2000s:

377

Overall Rank:

2,272

Average Rating:

 78 (237 votes)

Comments:

10

9.

You Forgot It In People 

 Broken Social Scene

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Year of Release:

2002*

Appears in:

616 charts

Rank Score:

6,140

Rank in 2002:

6

Rank in 2000s:

47

Overall Rank:

290

Average Rating:

 83 (693 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? 

 The Unicorns

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,512

Rank in 2003:

24

Rank in 2000s:

182

Overall Rank:

1,172

Average Rating:

 79 (298 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Albums of 2003 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Decemberists	2	4%
Songs: Ohia	1	2%
Menomena	1	2%
The Strokes	1	2%
Alejandra And Aeron	1	2%
OutKast	1	2%
The Rapture	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	30	60%
	9	18%
	3	6%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 50 Albums of 2003 similarity to your chart(s)

Other 2003 year charts

Listed below are 24 charts from recognised sources for 2003. There are also 448 user submitted charts covering this period.

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Die besten Alben des Jahres 2003	eclipsed	2003 year chart	2003
Eindlijst Heaven 2003	Heaven Magazine	2003 year chart	2003
Albums Of The Year 2003	Iguana	2003 year chart	2003
Les Inrocks Albums of the Year 2003	Les Inrocks	2003 year chart	2003
The 50 Best Albums of 2003	Intro	2003 year chart	2003
Kerrang!'s Albums Of 2003	Kerrang!	2003 year chart	2003
Mojo Albums of the Year 2003	Mojo	2003 year chart	2003
The 50 Best Albums of 2003	Musikexpress.de	2003 year chart	2003
NME Albums Of The Year 2003	New Music Express	2003 year chart	2003
Jaarlijst Oor 2003	OOR	2003 year chart	2003
Top 50 Albums of 2003	Pitchfork	2003 year chart	2003
Planet Sound Best Albums 2003	Planet Sound	2003 year chart	2003
Album des Jahres 2003	Plattentests.de	2003 year chart	2003
Q Albums of the Year 2003	Q	2003 year chart	2003
Record Collector Best New Albums 2003	Record Collector Magazine	2003 year chart	2003
Die Alben des Jahres 2003	Rolling Stone Deutschland	2003 year chart	2003
The Top 50 Releases Of 2003	The Silent Ballet	2003 year chart	2003
The 50 Best Albums of 2003	Spex	2003 year chart	2003
40 Best Albums of 2003	Spin	2003 year chart	2003
Top 20 best albums of 2003	Stylus Magazine	2003 year chart	2003
Albums Of The Year 2003	Terrorizer	2003 year chart	2003
Uncut's Top Albums of 2003	Uncut	2003 year chart	2003
The 50 Best Albums of 2003	VISIONS	2003 year chart	2003
Top Albums of 2003	The Wire	2003 year chart	2003

Other charts by Pitchfork

Year charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The 50 Best Albums Of 2023	Pitchfork	2023 year chart	2023
The 50 Best Albums of 2022	Pitchfork	2022 year chart	2022
The 50 Best Albums of 2021	Pitchfork	2021 year chart	2021
The 50 Best Albums of 2020	Pitchfork	2020 year chart	2020
The 50 Best Albums of 2019	Pitchfork	2019 year chart	2019
The 50 Best Albums of 2018	Pitchfork	2018 year chart	2018
The 50 Best Albums of 2017	Pitchfork	2017 year chart	2017
The 50 Best Albums of 2016	Pitchfork	2016 year chart	2016
The 50 Best Albums of 2015	Pitchfork	2015 year chart	2015
The 50 Best Albums of 2014	Pitchfork	2014 year chart	2014
The Top 50 Albums of 2013	Pitchfork	2013 year chart	2013
The Top 50 Albums of 2012	Pitchfork	2012 year chart	2012
The Top 50 Albums of 2011	Pitchfork	2011 year chart	2011
Top 49 Music Albums of 2010	Pitchfork	2010 year chart	2010
Top 49 Music Albums of 2009	Pitchfork	2009 year chart	2009
Top 50 Albums of 2008	Pitchfork	2008 year chart	2008
Top 50 Albums of 2007	Pitchfork	2007 year chart	2007
Top 50 Music Albums Of 2006	Pitchfork	2006 year chart	2006
Top 50 Albums of 2005	Pitchfork	2005 year chart	2005
Top 50 Albums of 2004	Pitchfork	2004 year chart	2004
Top 50 Albums of 2003	Pitchfork	2003 year chart	2003
Top 50 Albums of 2002	Pitchfork	2002 year chart	2002
Top 20 Music Albums Of 2001	Pitchfork	2001 year chart	2001
Top 20 Music Albums Of 2000	Pitchfork	2000 year chart	2000
Top 10 Music Albums Of 1999	Pitchfork	1999 year chart	1999

Decade charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s	Pitchfork	2010s decade chart	2019
The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s	Pitchfork	2000s decade chart	2009
Top 100 Albums of the 1990s	Pitchfork	1990s decade chart	2003
The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s	Pitchfork	1990s decade chart	2022
Top 100 Albums of the 1980s	Pitchfork	1980s decade chart	2002
The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s	Pitchfork	1980s decade chart	2018
Top 100 Albums of the 1970s	Pitchfork	1970s decade chart	2004
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	Pitchfork	1960s decade chart	2017

Overall charts

[Pitchfork was founded in 1995.]

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