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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Prisoners Of Love: A Smattering Of Scintillating Senescent Songs: 1985-2003
Compilation

Yo La Tengo

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2003

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6 charts

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Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, And Bones

Swingin' Utters

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2003

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2 charts

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The Puppet Master

King Diamond

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2003

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8 charts

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A Song To Ruin

Million Dead

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2003

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Gaze

The Beautiful South

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2003

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4 charts

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Orbital

Pig Farm On The Moon

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2003

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4 charts

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Söndermarken

Lars Winnerbäck

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2003

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4 charts

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Mota Atma

Tangerine Dream

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2003

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3 charts

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Tomorrow Come Today

Boysetsfire

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2003

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5 charts

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EleKtrik: Live In Japan
Live

King Crimson

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2003

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4 charts

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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%
Peter Gabriel	2	0%
Ryan Adams	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	453	45%
	184	18%
	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	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

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

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