Best Albums of 2003

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61.

Thickfreakness 

 The Black Keys

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"Better than their first album, Thickfreakness is a little heavier, and more songs stand out. Set You Free is one of the best Keys songs ever."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 2003:

61

Rank in 2000s:

511

Overall Rank:

3,030

Average Rating:

 76 (272 votes)

Comments:

7

62.

Sumday 

 Grandaddy

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"Heard this for the first time in Feb 19 having heard and loved their Sophtware Slump the month before. I like this sound with a nod to Flaming Lips"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

498

Rank in 2003:

62

Rank in 2000s:

512

Overall Rank:

3,036

Average Rating:

 76 (117 votes)

Comments:

5

63.

Reality 

 David Bowie

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"I like this so much better than so much of Bowie's work, it's amazing that this album didn't get more attention from fans. It's bittersweet, and sometimes downright sad, but it's also the best thing on a musical level that Bowie has done since 1992's Buddha of Suburbia. The instrumentation is spa...""I like this so much better than so much of Bowie's work, it's amazing that this album didn't get more attention from fans. It's bittersweet, and sometimes downright sad, but it's also the best thing on a musical level that Bowie has done since 1992's Buddha of Suburbia. The instrumentation is spacey and both pretty and atmospheric. This is a major improvement over Heathen, and in my opinion, better than several of Bowie's albums of the 70s, and just a consistently good, occasionally great album!"  [+]  Reply

- clockworkfiction3 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

495

Rank in 2003:

63

Rank in 2000s:

515

Overall Rank:

3,052

Average Rating:

 73 (283 votes)

Comments:

18

64.

Long Gone Before Daylight 

 The Cardigans

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"I first really noticed The Cardigans one day in my car. I found a channel playing a song, which I thought must be a new Sheryl Crow single. I was very surprised when the DJ announced that it was The Cardigans. I don't remember which song it was, but I knew I had to buy one of their CD's to check ...""I first really noticed The Cardigans one day in my car. I found a channel playing a song, which I thought must be a new Sheryl Crow single. I was very surprised when the DJ announced that it was The Cardigans. I don't remember which song it was, but I knew I had to buy one of their CD's to check out a whole album. At the time the only Cardigan song I knew was "My Favorite Game", and I had thought they were a pure light-weight pop-act. I chose to buy "Long Before Daylight", and I could not have made a better choice. Great songs, great playing, great productions, fine lyrics and a terrific versatile singer in Nina Persson. This band had really matured since "My Favorite Game". Anyone who likes Sheryl Crow will like this album too. Opening with the ballad "Communication" the high standards are set right from the start. The up-beat "You're the Storm" is equally strong. "A Good Horse" could have been the song I mistook for Sheryl Crow. "The acoustic "And Then You Kissed Me" is simply beautiful - a song that would also suit Lisa Ekdahl. The airy "Couldn't Care Less" is my least favourite on the album - maybe it needs some more time. "Please Sister" is another highlight - a little like Roxette; when they're at their best! The hit-single "For What it's Worth" is simply a catchy pop-tune; and a great one of its kind. The hymnal quiet ballad "Lead Me into the Night" is another beautiful melody. The melodic pop-rocker "Live and Learn" is just irresistible. One of my present favourites! The final two tracks are both lyrically very moving. "Feathers and Downs" is a magnificent ballad. The final track "03.45: No Sleep" is a very logical choice for closing the album; describing strong feelings that may come to you on a sleepless night. Mellow and still very catchy - a highlight! This album must be "The Album of the Year 2003"!! At least I'll give it my vote! "  [+]  Reply

- Rovers | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (1 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

485

Rank in 2003:

64

Rank in 2000s:

529

Overall Rank:

3,116

Average Rating:

 73 (79 votes)

Comments:

3

65.

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A Promise 

 Xiu Xiu

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"Why does this have to have such a fucked up album cover....Great album."  Reply

- Hayden | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

482

Rank in 2003:

65

Rank in 2000s:

532

Overall Rank:

3,134

Average Rating:

 77 (109 votes)

Comments:

8

66.

Welcome Interstate Managers 

 Fountains Of Wayne

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"There’s is a recurring movie trope whereby the hero eventually realises they are and always have been in love with the nerdy geek next door. I pretty much feel the same way about Fountains Of Wayne, only understanding and appreciating recently how much they actually mean to me. Since “Radiation V...""There’s is a recurring movie trope whereby the hero eventually realises they are and always have been in love with the nerdy geek next door. I pretty much feel the same way about Fountains Of Wayne, only understanding and appreciating recently how much they actually mean to me. Since “Radiation Vibe” through to ‘Utopia Parkway’, which has always been a permanent fixture on my all time albums list, and onto this one and beyond , FOW quite simply have been a regular joyful fixture in my world Lyrically I believe this is their best album and look no further than these pearlers “ He was killed by a cellular phone explosion They scattered his ashes across the ocean The water was used to make baby lotion The wheels of promotion, were set into motion” (MEXICAN WINE) And “ Now I see your face in the strangest places Movies and magazines I saw you talking to Christopher Walken On my TV screen” (HACKENSACK) And of course the double / triple on tondre of “All Kinds Of Time” ( combining a football game with sexual tension is pure genius) And the sheer variety of musical styles offered up here is really impressive. You’ve got Power Pop (“Bright Future In Sales”, “Stacy’s Mom”, “Little Red Light”, Bought For A Song”), beautiful ballads (“Hackensack”,”Valley Winter Song”), Country and Western (“Hung Up On You”), Pop (“Hey Julie”) and Brit Pop where they manage to out-Oasis Oasis with the Oasis-esque “Elevator Up” Vale Adam Schlesinger 1967 - 2020"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

476

Rank in 2003:

66

Rank in 2000s:

537

Overall Rank:

3,167

Average Rating:

 74 (91 votes)

Comments:

4

67.

加爾基 精液 栗ノ花 [Karuki Samen Kuri No Hana] 

 椎名林檎 [Ringo Sheena]

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"One of the best pop albums ever. It is an atrocity this is as under appreciated at it is currently. The ending to "Soretsu" is incredible."  Reply

- Greendonut227 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

474

Rank in 2003:

67

Rank in 2000s:

539

Overall Rank:

3,177

Average Rating:

 79 (77 votes)

Comments:

2

68.

Want One 

 Rufus Wainwright

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"A really underrated album. The entire thing from start to finish is just a masterpiece. Like originally the only album I had heard from him was Poses, then someone referred me to Want One and I had really no idea how talented this man really is."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

451

Rank in 2003:

68

Rank in 2000s:

565

Overall Rank:

3,310

Average Rating:

 77 (118 votes)

Comments:

5

69.

Dance Of Death 

 Iron Maiden

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"My favourite Maiden album since Bruce and Adrian’s return. ‘Paschendale’ is one of the greatest songs they have ever created. ‘No More Lies’, the title track, the underrated ‘Montsegur’, the punchy ‘Wildest Dreams’, the catchy ‘Rainmaker’ are all excellent songs. Some dismiss this album because o...""My favourite Maiden album since Bruce and Adrian’s return. ‘Paschendale’ is one of the greatest songs they have ever created. ‘No More Lies’, the title track, the underrated ‘Montsegur’, the punchy ‘Wildest Dreams’, the catchy ‘Rainmaker’ are all excellent songs. Some dismiss this album because of the awful cover, but they are missing out on a feast of modern Maiden classics. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

443

Rank in 2003:

69

Rank in 2000s:

576

Overall Rank:

3,360

Average Rating:

 71 (182 votes)

Comments:

7

70.

Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers 

 The National

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"For some it's Boxer. Others Alligator. And a few High Violet. For me, it's so Sad Songs."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

110 charts

Rank Score:

421

Rank in 2003:

70

Rank in 2000s:

594

Overall Rank:

3,510

Average Rating:

 74 (224 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2003 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	16	2%
William Basinski	5	1%
Pearl Jam	3	0%
The Allman Brothers Band	3	0%
King Crimson	3	0%
Jimi Hendrix	2	0%
Hey	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	450	45%
	181	18%
	55	6%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	30	3%
	24	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	931	93%
Yes	69	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

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