Best Albums of 2003

Listed below are the best albums of 2003 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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2003 year summaryThe best artists of 2003 were The White Stripes, Radiohead, Muse, The Strokes, The Shins, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, Songs: Ohia, Jason Molina and The Mars Volta.
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2003
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11,340
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2003
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8,111
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7,948
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5,815
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2003
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4,793
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2003
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3,923
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2003
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3,571
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2003
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3,538
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2003
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2,561
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Best Albums of 2003 composition

Country Albums %


United States 452 45%
United Kingdom 179 18%
Canada 55 6%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Sweden 32 3%
Germany 29 3%
Australia 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 930 93%
Yes 70 7%
Live? Albums %
No 967 97%
Yes 33 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Artists of 1987
1. U2
2. Guns N' Roses
3. Prince
4. The Smiths
5. Dinosaur Jr.
6. Dinosaur
7. R.E.M.
8. Michael Jackson
9. Depeche Mode
10. Sonic Youth
11. New Order
12. Def Leppard
13. INXS
14. The Cure
15. The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Pixies
17. Midnight Oil
18. Eric B. & Rakim
19. Fleetwood Mac
20. Bruce Springsteen
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