Top Albums of 2003





Rank All Time Rank Artist Album Genres
1
81
The White Stripes Elephant Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock Revival
2
298
OutKast Speakerboxxx / The Love Below Pop, Pop Rap
3
369
Dizzee Rascal Boy in da Corner Grime, UK Hip Hop
4
473
The Shins Chutes Too Narrow Indie Pop
5
477
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever to Tell Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
6
565
The Postal Service Give Up Indie Pop, Indietronica
7
575
Radiohead Hail to the Thief Alternative Rock, Art Rock
8
648
Jay-Z The Black Album Hip Hop
9
822
Death Cab for Cutie Transatlanticism Indie Pop, Indie Rock
10
915
Cat Power You Are Free Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter
11
949
Four Tet Rounds Folktronica
12
995
Blur Think Tank Alternative Rock
13
1087
The Wrens The Meadowlands Indie Rock
14
1117
The Rapture Echoes Dance-Punk
15
1263
The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium Progressive Rock
16
1385
Sufjan Stevens Michigan Chamber Folk, Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
17
1515
Rufus Wainwright Want One Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
18
1524
My Morning Jacket It Still Moves Indie Rock
19
1577
Calexico Feast of Wire Alt-Country, Americana
20
1586
The Strokes Room On Fire Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
21
1629
50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin' Gangsta Rap
22
1669
Belle and Sebastian Dear Catastrophe Waitress Chamber Pop, Twee Pop
23
1673
Kings of Leon Youth & Young Manhood Garage Rock Revival, Southern Rock
24
1693
M83 Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts Electronic
25
1719
Ricardo Villalobos Alcachofa Microhouse, Minimal Techno
26
1782
Drive-By Truckers Decoration Day Country Rock, Southern Rock
27
1865
Muse Absolution Alternative Rock
28
1911
The Black Keys Thickfreakness Blues Rock
29
1931
Lucinda Williams World Without Tears Alt-Country
30
2055
Fountains of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers Indie Pop, Power Pop
31
2066
The New Pornographers Electric Version Indie Pop, Power Pop
32
2183
Manitoba/Caribou Up in Flames Folktronica, Indietronica, Psychedelic Pop
33
2390
Basement Jaxx Kish Kash Dance-Pop, Funky House
34
2472
The Unicorns Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? Indie Pop
35
2609
The Darkness Permission to Land Hard Rock
36
2639
Broadcast Haha Sound Dream Pop, Indietronica
37
2937
M. Ward Transfiguration of Vincent Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
38
2965
Ted Leo, Rx/Pharmacists Hearts of Oak Indie Rock, Power Pop
39
2970
Lightning Bolt Wonderful Rainbow Noise Rock
40
2978
Sun Kil Moon Ghosts of the Great Highway Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
41
2992
Ulrich Schnauss A Strangely Isolated Place Downtempo

Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000:
Led Zeppelin How the West Was Won Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Warren Zevon The Wind Singer/Songwriter
Beyoncé Dangerously in Love Contemporary R&B, Pop
Prefuse 73 One Word Extinguisher Experimental Hip Hop, Glitch Hop
Ellen Allien Berlinette Glitch Pop
Robert Wyatt Cuckooland Avant-Prog, Canterbury Scene
The Microphones Mount Eerie Avant-Folk, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Psychedelic Folk
British Sea Power The Decline of British Sea Power Post-Punk Revival
The Knife Deep Cuts Electropop, Synthpop
José González Veneer Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Grandaddy Sumday Indie Pop
The Cardigans Long Gone Before Daylight Indie Pop, Pop Rock
Goldfrapp Black Cherry Electropop, Synthpop
Bubba Sparxxx Deliverance Hip Hop
Constantines Shine a Light Indie Rock
Plastikman Closer Minimal Techno
Viktor Vaughn Vaudeville Villain Abstract Hip Hop
Nacho Vegas Cajas de Musica Dificiles de Parar Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Songs: Ohia Magnolia Electric Co. Alt-Country, Contemporary Folk
Rhythm & Sound W/ the Artists Dub
The Jayhawks Rainy Day Music Alt-Country, Pop Rock
T.I. Trap Muzik Dirty South, Gangsta Rap
The Hidden Cameras The Smell of Our Own Chamber Pop
Animal Collective Here Comes the Indian Experimental, Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
The Decemberists Her Majesty Folk Rock, Indie Pop
Super Furry Animals Phantom Power Neo-Psychedelia, Progressive Pop
The Radio Dept. Lesser Matters Dream Pop, Indie Pop
Adam Green Friends of Mine Anti-Folk, Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Cursive The Ugly Organ Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore
Café Tacvba Cuatro Caminos Indie Rock
Bonnie "Prince" Billy Master and Everyone Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
The Books The Lemon of Pink Experimental, Folktronica
The Kills Keep On Your Mean Side Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
Snow Patrol Final Straw Alternative Rock
The Sleepy Jackson Lovers Indie Pop
Josh Rouse 1972 Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Mogwai Happy Songs for Happy People Post-Rock
The Thrills So Much for the City Indie Pop, Pop Rock
The Blood Brothers ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros Streetcore Alternative Rock
Missy Elliott This Is Not a Test! Pop Rap
Elbow Cast of Thousands Indie Rock
Explosions in the Sky The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place Post-Rock
The Coral Magic & Medicine Indie Rock
Califone Quicksand / Cradlesnakes Alt-Country
Menomena I Am the Fun Blame Monster Art Rock, Indie Rock
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Take Them On, On Your Own Indie Rock
Emmylou Harris Stumble into Grace Country
John Cale Hobosapiens Art Rock
Ryan Adams Rock n Roll Pop Rock
Kraftwerk Tour De France Soundtracks Techno
The Fiery Furnaces Gallowsbird's Bark Art Pop, Indie Rock
Rokia Traoré Bowmboi Mande Music
R. Kelly Chocolate Factory Contemporary R&B
Stephen Malkmus Pig Lib Indie Rock
AFI Sing the Sorrow Alternative Rock, Punk Rock
Wire Send Post-Punk
The Fall The Real New Fall LP: Formerly Country on the Click Post-Punk
Peaches Fatherfucker Electroclash
Ed Harcourt From Every Sphere Singer/Songwriter
The Go-Betweens Bright Yellow Bright Orange Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
Evan Dando Baby I'm Bored Acoustic Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop
Pernice Brothers Yours, Mine & Ours Indie Pop
Metallica St. Anger Alternative Metal
The Raveonettes Chain Gang of Love Noise Pop
Damien Jurado Where Shall You Take Me? Americana, Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Jane's Addiction Strays Alternative Rock
Dashboard Confessional A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar Emo-Pop, Pop Rock
Neil Young Greendale Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Zwan Mary Star of the Sea Alternative Rock
The Clientele The Violet Hour Dream Pop, Indie Pop
Thursday War All the Time Post-Hardcore