Best Albums of 2003

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Listed below are the best albums of 2003 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2003 year summaryThe best artists of 2003 were The White Stripes, Radiohead, Muse, The Strokes, The Shins, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, The Mars Volta, Songs: Ohia and Jason Molina.

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21.

Think Tank

Blur

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

296 charts

Rank Score:

1,614

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

171

Overall Rank:

1,092

Average Rating:

75 (509 votes)

Comments:

22.

Fallen

Evanescence

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

1,539

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

178

Overall Rank:

1,149

Average Rating:

65 (358 votes)

Comments:

23.

Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Belle And Sebastian

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,519

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

180

Overall Rank:

1,164

Average Rating:

79 (283 votes)

Comments:

24.

Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

The Unicorns

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,514

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

182

Overall Rank:

1,171

Average Rating:

79 (298 votes)

Comments:

25.

Blink-182

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,445

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

191

Overall Rank:

1,228

Average Rating:

69 (378 votes)

Comments:

26.

The Meadowlands

The Wrens

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

1,397

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

194

Overall Rank:

1,263

Average Rating:

79 (227 votes)

Comments:

27.

Let It Be... Naked

The Beatles

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

1,201

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

226

Overall Rank:

1,436

Average Rating:

82 (452 votes)

Comments:

28.

You Are Free

Cat Power

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

1,184

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

233

Overall Rank:

1,461

Average Rating:

79 (231 votes)

Comments:

29.

Damnation

Opeth

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

1,136

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

245

Overall Rank:

1,528

Average Rating:

80 (256 votes)

Comments:

30.

Safe Mode: On

Sleeping With Ghosts

Placebo

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

1,071

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

254

Overall Rank:

1,612

Average Rating:

75 (218 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2003 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
William Basinski	5	1%
King Crimson	4	0%
Pearl Jam	3	0%
The Allman Brothers Band	3	0%
Ryan Adams	2	0%
Peter Gabriel	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	460	46%
	185	19%
	53	5%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	931	93%
Yes	69	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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