Best Albums of 2003

« View best albums of 2002View best albums of 2004 »

Listed below are the best albums of 2003 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

2003 year 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, Explosions In The Sky and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

Elephant

The White Stripes

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,300 charts

Rank Score:

16,950

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (1,924 votes)

Comments:

111

Hail To The Thief

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,029 charts

Rank Score:

11,850

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Muse

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

828 charts

Rank Score:

10,936

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

565 charts

Rank Score:

7,198

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

508 charts

Rank Score:

5,784

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

439 charts

Rank Score:

5,585

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

4,688

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

415

Average Rating:

79 (581 votes)

Comments:

De-Loused In The Comatorium

The Mars Volta

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

4,165

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

459

Average Rating:

78 (556 votes)

Comments:

The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

Explosions In The Sky

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

337 charts

Rank Score:

4,027

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

476

Average Rating:

80 (441 votes)

Comments:

10.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

3,073

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

105

Overall Rank:

620

Average Rating:

77 (554 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of 2003 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
William Basinski	4	0%
The Allman Brothers Band	3	0%
Океан Ельзи [Okean Elzy]	2	0%
Nina Simone	2	0%
Yo La Tengo	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	181	18%
	54	5%
	35	4%
	32	3%
	30	3%
	22	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	938	94%
Yes	62	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

« View best albums of 2002View best albums of 2004 »

Hi, we'd really appreciate your help!

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker. We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and free!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

Popular Charts
1. Top 500 Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2012)
2. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
3. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
4. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
5. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
7. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
8. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Melody Maker (2000)
9. 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Mojo (1995)
10. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
11. The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by Absolute Radio (2012)
12. Top 100 Albums Ever by Consequence of Sound (2010)
13. The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever by The Guardian (1997)
14. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
15. The Top 50 Albums of All Time by Sound & Vision Magazine (2010)
16. Os 100 Melhores Discos de Todos Os Tempos by Sinewave (2012)
17. The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums by Entertainment Weekly (2013)
18. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Channel 4 (2005)
19. All Time Top 100 Albums by Sounds (1985)
20. 100 Best Albums of the 2000s by Rolling Stone (2011)