Listed below are the greatest albums of 2003 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 1,800 greatest album charts.

The best bands of 2003 were The White Stripes, Muse, Radiohead, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, The Strokes, Switchfoot, The Shins, The Mars Volta and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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Rank	Album	Band
1.	Elephant	The White Stripes
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 137 charts Rank in 2003: 1 Total Rank Score: 6,638 Rank in 2000s: 6 Overall Rank: 58 Download / Buy Elephant on MP3:
2.	Absolution	Muse
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 122 charts Rank in 2003: 2 Total Rank Score: 6,226 Rank in 2000s: 7 Overall Rank: 61 Download / Buy Absolution on MP3:
3.	Hail To The Thief	Radiohead
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 92 charts Rank in 2003: 3 Total Rank Score: 4,724 Rank in 2000s: 12 Overall Rank: 86 Download / Buy Hail To The Thief on MP3:
4.	Give Up	The Postal Service
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 41 charts Rank in 2003: 4 Total Rank Score: 1,893 Rank in 2000s: 43 Overall Rank: 228 Download / Buy Give Up on MP3:
5.	Transatlanticism	Death Cab For Cutie
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 38 charts Rank in 2003: 5 Total Rank Score: 1,801 Rank in 2000s: 44 Overall Rank: 235 Download / Buy Transatlanticism on MP3:
6.	Room On Fire	The Strokes
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 38 charts Rank in 2003: 6 Total Rank Score: 1,752 Rank in 2000s: 47 Overall Rank: 240 Download / Buy Room On Fire on MP3:
7.	The Beautiful Letdown	Switchfoot
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 26 charts Rank in 2003: 7 Total Rank Score: 1,626 Rank in 2000s: 51 Overall Rank: 251 Download / Buy The Beautiful Letdown on MP3:
8.	Chutes Too Narrow	The Shins
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 33 charts Rank in 2003: 8 Total Rank Score: 1,402 Rank in 2000s: 64 Overall Rank: 289 Download / Buy Chutes Too Narrow on MP3:
9.	De-loused In The Comatorium	The Mars Volta
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 26 charts Rank in 2003: 9 Total Rank Score: 1,304 Rank in 2000s: 71 Overall Rank: 308 Download / Buy De-loused In The Comatorium on MP3:
10.	Fever To Tell	Yeah Yeah Yeahs
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 32 charts Rank in 2003: 10 Total Rank Score: 1,293 Rank in 2000s: 73 Overall Rank: 312 Download / Buy Fever To Tell on MP3: