Best Albums of 2003

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Listed below are the best albums of 2003 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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War All The Time

Thursday

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

196

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132.

A Natural Disaster

Anathema

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

190

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Poodle Hat

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

185

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Mary Star Of The Sea

Zwan

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

185

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In The Zone

Britney Spears

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

183

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Hobosapiens

John Cale

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

182

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137.

Lovers

The Sleepy Jackson

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

179

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Radio Amor

Tim Hecker

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2003

Appears in:

48 charts

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177

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139.

Some Devil

Dave Matthews

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

17 charts

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177

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12 Memories

Travis

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

50 charts

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174

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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%
The Radio Dept.	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	452	45%
	186	19%
	54	5%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	30	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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