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Best albums of 2003

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1
Boy in da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
21 July 2003Chillout, electronic, grime
9.1
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OutKast
23 September 2003Alternative hip hop, contemporary r&b, electronic
8.9

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3

The White Stripes

19 March 2003Alternative pop, alternative rock, blues rock

8.9

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4

World Without Tears

Lucinda Williams

7 April 2003Country, folk

8.9

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5

In What Language?

21 October 2003Avant-garde, jazz

8.8

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6

6 June 2003Acid rock, lo-fi, metal

8.7

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7

Wonderful Rainbow

4 March 2003Experimental, noise, noise rock

8.7

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8

The Magnolia Electric Co.

4 March 2003Alternative country, americana, country rock

8.7

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15 November 2003Alternative punk, alternative rock, pop

8.6

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10

The Beautiful Letdown

25 February 2003Alternative rock, gospel, post-grunge

8.6

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11

Take Me to Your Leader

16 June 2003Abstract hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop

8.5

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12

11 November 2003Rock, viking metal

8.5

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13

Chutes Too Narrow

21 October 2003Alternative rock, folk, indie pop

8.5

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14

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

28 April 2003Alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock

8.4

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15

Mud on the Tires

22 July 2003Contemporary country, country, country rock

8.4

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16

The Black Album

14 November 2003East coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop

8.4

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17

Drive‐By Truckers

17 June 2003Hard rock, indie rock, rock

8.3

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18

The Postal Service

18 February 2003Electronic, indie pop, indie rock

8.3

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19

Welcome Interstate Managers

Fountains of Wayne

10 June 2003Indie rock, pop rock, power pop

8.3

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20

The Diary of Alicia Keys

1 December 2003Contemporary r&b, neo soul, r&b

8.3

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21

26 August 2003Alternative rock, rock

8.2

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22

These Are the Vistas

10 February 2003Jazz

8.2

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23

18 March 2003Cuddlecore, electronic, experimental rock

8.1

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24

25 February 2003Hip hop

8.1

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25

Hail to the Thief

26 May 2003Alternative rock, art rock, electronic

8.1

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26

26 May 2003Progressive metal, rock, technical death metal

8.0

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27

16 October 2003Alternative punk, alternative rock, garage rock revival

8.0

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28

Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Belle and Sebastian

29 September 2003Chamber pop, indie folk, indie pop

7.9

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29

The Violet Hour

7 July 2003Indie pop, indie rock, rock

7.9

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30

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

15 September 2003Avant-garde jazz, electronic, minimalism

7.9

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31

The Mess We Made

21 April 2003Electronic, singer-songwriter, slowcore

7.9

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32

12 May 2003Alternative metal, death metal, groove metal

7.8

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33

1 March 2003Alternative rock, art pop, art rock

7.8

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34

Transatlanticism

Death Cab for Cutie

1 September 2003Indie rock, rock

7.8

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35

28 April 2003Industrial rock, post-punk, rock

7.8

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36

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

4 February 2003Alternative hip hop, blues, contemporary r&b

7.8

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37

Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?

1 September 2003Dance-punk, electronic, indie rock

7.8

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38

18 November 2003Alternative metal, christian rock, contemporary christian

7.8

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39

23 June 2003Hip hop, rock

7.7

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40

You've Never Seen Everything

10 June 2003Folk, folk rock, rock

7.7

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23 April 2003

7.6

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42

The Neptunes Present… Clones

18 August 2003Contemporary r&b, hip hop, pop rap

7.6

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43

De‐Loused in the Comatorium

18 June 2003Alternative punk, alternative rock, experimental rock

7.5

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44

18 November 2003Soul

7.5

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45

24 March 2003Alternative metal, alternative pop, alternative rock

7.5

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46

5 August 2003Alternative rock, art rock, comedy

7.4

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47

Her Majesty the Decemberists

The Decemberists

9 September 2003Alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock

7.4

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48

A Mark • A Mission • A Brand • A Scar

Dashboard Confessional

11 August 2003Alternative punk, alternative rock, indie rock

7.4

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49

Rainy Day Music

7 April 2003Alternative rock, country, country rock

7.4

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50

5 August 2003Blues rock, rock

7.3

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