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, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Mars Volta.

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Rank	Album	Band
1.	Elephant	The White Stripes
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 136 charts Rank in 2003: 1 Total Rank Score: 6,592 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: 6,228 Rank in 2000s: 7 Overall Rank: 61 Download / Buy Absolution on MP3:
3.	Hail To The Thief	Radiohead
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 93 charts Rank in 2003: 3 Total Rank Score: 4,804 Rank in 2000s: 11 Overall Rank: 83 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: 227 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: 45 Overall Rank: 237 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: 241 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: 53 Overall Rank: 253 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: 65 Overall Rank: 290 Download / Buy Chutes Too Narrow on MP3:
9.	Fever To Tell	Yeah Yeah Yeahs
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 33 charts Rank in 2003: 9 Total Rank Score: 1,377 Rank in 2000s: 68 Overall Rank: 294 Download / Buy Fever To Tell on MP3:
10.	De-loused In The Comatorium	The Mars Volta
	Year of Release: 2003 Appears in: 27 charts Rank in 2003: 10 Total Rank Score: 1,310 Rank in 2000s: 72 Overall Rank: 307 Download / Buy De-loused In The Comatorium on MP3: