Best Albums of 2003

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Listed below are the best albums of 2003 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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, Songs: Ohia and Jason Molina.

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Hail To The Thief

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

1,161 charts

Rank Score:

9,078

Rank in 2003:

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Overall Rank:

179

Average Rating:

81 (2,314 votes)

Comments:

163

Absolution

Muse

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

930 charts

Rank Score:

8,224

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20.

Blur

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

297 charts

Rank Score:

1,628

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

170

Overall Rank:

1,084

Average Rating:

75 (507 votes)

Comments:

24.

Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Belle And Sebastian

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

248 charts

Rank Score:

1,524

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

182

Overall Rank:

1,164

Average Rating:

79 (281 votes)

Comments:

27.

Let It Be... Naked

The Beatles

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

1,214

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

225

Overall Rank:

1,425

Average Rating:

82 (448 votes)

Comments:

30.

Rounds

Four Tet

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

196 charts

Rank Score:

1,074

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

255

Overall Rank:

1,605

Average Rating:

80 (207 votes)

Comments:

34.

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

990

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

279

Overall Rank:

1,717

Average Rating:

75 (185 votes)

Comments:

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Vaudeville Villain

Viktor Vaughn

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

890

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

308

Overall Rank:

1,879

Average Rating:

82 (153 votes)

Comments:

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Final Straw

Snow Patrol

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

860

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

321

Overall Rank:

1,938

Average Rating:

72 (227 votes)

Comments:

42.

Haha Sound

Broadcast

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

768

Rank in 2003:

Rank in 2000s:

350

Overall Rank:

2,139

Average Rating:

79 (123 votes)

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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%
Guided By Voices	2	0%
No-Man	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	460	46%
	186	19%
	53	5%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	30	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	70	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

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

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Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Wilco
8. Muse
9. Animal Collective
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
18. LCD Soundsystem
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips