Top Albums of 2003
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
Josh Rouse 1972 Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Dashboard Confessional A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar Emo-Pop, Pop Rock
41
2992
 Ulrich Schnauss A Strangely Isolated Place Downtempo
27
1865
 Muse Absolution Alternative Rock
25
1719
 Ricardo Villalobos Alcachofa Microhouse, Minimal Techno
Evan Dando Baby I'm Bored Acoustic Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop
Ellen Allien Berlinette Glitch Pop
Goldfrapp Black Cherry Electropop, Synthpop
Rokia Traoré Bowmboi Mande Music
3
369
 Dizzee Rascal Boy in da Corner Grime, UK Hip Hop
The Go-Betweens Bright Yellow Bright Orange Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
The Blood Brothers ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore
Nacho Vegas Cajas de Musica Dificiles de Parar Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Elbow Cast of Thousands Indie Rock
The Raveonettes Chain Gang of Love Noise Pop
R. Kelly Chocolate Factory Contemporary R&B
4
473
 The Shins Chutes Too Narrow Indie Pop
Plastikman Closer Minimal Techno
Café Tacvba Cuatro Caminos Indie Rock
Robert Wyatt Cuckooland Avant-Prog, Canterbury Scene
Beyoncé Dangerously in Love Contemporary R&B, Pop
24
1693
 M83 Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts Electronic
22
1669
 Belle and Sebastian Dear Catastrophe Waitress Chamber Pop, Twee Pop
26
1782
 Drive-By Truckers Decoration Day Country Rock, Southern Rock
The Knife Deep Cuts Electropop, Synthpop
Bubba Sparxxx Deliverance Hip Hop
15
1263
 The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium Progressive Rock
14
1117
 The Rapture Echoes Dance-Punk
31
2066
 The New Pornographers Electric Version Indie Pop, Power Pop
1
81
 The White Stripes Elephant Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock Revival
Peaches Fatherfucker Electroclash
19
1577
 Calexico Feast of Wire Alt-Country, Americana
5
477
 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever to Tell Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
Snow Patrol Final Straw Alternative Rock
Adam Green Friends of Mine Anti-Folk, Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Ed Harcourt From Every Sphere Singer/Songwriter
The Fiery Furnaces Gallowsbird's Bark Art Pop, Indie Rock
21
1629
 50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin' Gangsta Rap
40
2978
 Sun Kil Moon Ghosts of the Great Highway Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
6
565
 The Postal Service Give Up Indie Pop, Indietronica
Neil Young Greendale Rock, Singer/Songwriter
36
2639
 Broadcast Haha Sound Dream Pop, Indietronica
7
575
 Radiohead Hail to the Thief Alternative Rock, Art Rock
Mogwai Happy Songs for Happy People Post-Rock
38
2965
 Ted Leo, Rx/Pharmacists Hearts of Oak Indie Rock, Power Pop
The Decemberists Her Majesty Folk Rock, Indie Pop
Animal Collective Here Comes the Indian Experimental, Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
John Cale Hobosapiens Art Rock
Led Zeppelin How the West Was Won Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Menomena I Am the Fun Blame Monster Art Rock, Indie Rock
18
1524
 My Morning Jacket It Still Moves Indie Rock
The Kills Keep On Your Mean Side Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
33
2390
 Basement Jaxx Kish Kash Dance-Pop, Funky House
The Radio Dept. Lesser Matters Dream Pop, Indie Pop
The Cardigans Long Gone Before Daylight Indie Pop, Pop Rock
The Sleepy Jackson Lovers Indie Pop
The Coral Magic & Medicine Indie Rock
Songs: Ohia Magnolia Electric Co. Alt-Country, Contemporary Folk
Zwan Mary Star of the Sea Alternative Rock
Bonnie "Prince" Billy Master and Everyone Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
16
1385
 Sufjan Stevens Michigan Chamber Folk, Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
The Microphones Mount Eerie Avant-Folk, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Psychedelic Folk
Prefuse 73 One Word Extinguisher Experimental Hip Hop, Glitch Hop
35
2609
 The Darkness Permission to Land Hard Rock
Super Furry Animals Phantom Power Neo-Psychedelia, Progressive Pop
Stephen Malkmus Pig Lib Indie Rock
Califone Quicksand / Cradlesnakes Alt-Country
The Jayhawks Rainy Day Music Alt-Country, Pop Rock
Ryan Adams Rock n Roll Pop Rock
20
1586
 The Strokes Room On Fire Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
11
949
 Four Tet Rounds Folktronica
Wire Send Post-Punk
Constantines Shine a Light Indie Rock
AFI Sing the Sorrow Alternative Rock, Punk Rock
The Thrills So Much for the City Indie Pop, Pop Rock
2
298
 OutKast Speakerboxxx / The Love Below Pop, Pop Rap
Metallica St. Anger Alternative Metal
Jane's Addiction Strays Alternative Rock
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros Streetcore Alternative Rock
Emmylou Harris Stumble into Grace Country
Grandaddy Sumday Indie Pop
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Take Them On, On Your Own Indie Rock
8
648
 Jay-Z The Black Album Hip Hop
British Sea Power The Decline of British Sea Power Post-Punk Revival
Explosions in the Sky The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place Post-Rock
The Books The Lemon of Pink Experimental, Folktronica
13
1087
 The Wrens The Meadowlands Indie Rock
The Fall The Real New Fall LP: Formerly Country on the Click Post-Punk
The Hidden Cameras The Smell of Our Own Chamber Pop
Cursive The Ugly Organ Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore
The Clientele The Violet Hour Dream Pop, Indie Pop
Warren Zevon The Wind Singer/Songwriter
28
1911
 The Black Keys Thickfreakness Blues Rock
12
995
 Blur Think Tank Alternative Rock
Missy Elliott This Is Not a Test! Pop Rap
Kraftwerk Tour De France Soundtracks Techno
9
822
 Death Cab for Cutie Transatlanticism Indie Pop, Indie Rock
37
2937
 M. Ward Transfiguration of Vincent Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
T.I. Trap Muzik Dirty South, Gangsta Rap
32
2183
 Manitoba/Caribou Up in Flames Folktronica, Indietronica, Psychedelic Pop
Viktor Vaughn Vaudeville Villain Abstract Hip Hop
José González Veneer Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Rhythm & Sound W/ the Artists Dub
17
1515
 Rufus Wainwright Want One Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Thursday War All the Time Post-Hardcore
30
2055
 Fountains of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers Indie Pop, Power Pop
Damien Jurado Where Shall You Take Me? Americana, Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
34
2472
 The Unicorns Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? Indie Pop
39
2970
 Lightning Bolt Wonderful Rainbow Noise Rock
29
1931
 Lucinda Williams World Without Tears Alt-Country
10
915
 Cat Power You Are Free Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Pernice Brothers Yours, Mine & Ours Indie Pop
23
1673
 Kings of Leon Youth & Young Manhood Garage Rock Revival, Southern Rock