Best Albums of 2003

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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2003
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Buy album United States
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2003
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2003
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44
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Buy album United States
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2003
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44
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 44 of 100

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%
Ween 2 0%
Hey 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 453 45%
United Kingdom 185 19%
Canada 54 5%
Mixed Nationality 37 4%
Germany 30 3%
Sweden 30 3%
Australia 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%
Best Artists of 1978
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Blondie
3. The Cars
4. Elvis Costello
5. Kraftwerk
6. Van Halen
7. Kate Bush
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Steve Reich
10. Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits
12. Rush
13. Pere Ubu
14. Big Star
15. The Police
16. Wire
17. The Jam
18. Devo
19. AC/DC
20. Magazine
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