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