20 Years Ago - The Best Albums of 2003

[Shireblogger]

I'm not convinced 2003 was an especially good year for albums, with a few notable exceptions, but others may disagree.

What were your favourite albums from 2003 ? (Not the ones you rated at the time. The ones you like most now. Of course, your lists may be the same).

If enough people provide lists, then I'll consolidate them into a Haven Top 20.

[Shireblogger]

Here's my Top 12, for starters.

1. Goldfrapp -- Black Cherry
2. Dido -- Life For Rent
3. Belle And Sebastien -- Dear Catastrophe Waitress
4. Muse -- Absolution
5. Nelly Furtado -- Folklore
6. Sugababes -- Three
7. Thrills -- So Much For The City
8. Electric Six -- Fire
9. Pink -- Try This
10. Kings Of Leon -- Youth & Young Manhood
11. Sophie Ellis-Bextor -- Shoot From The Hip
12. Kosheen -- Kokopelli

[raliverpool]

1. Rufus Wainwright - Want One
2. Nelly Furtado - Folklore
3. The Darkness - Permission to Land
4. OutKast - Speakerboxxx / The Love Below
5. Belle & Sebastien -- Dear Catastrophe Waitress
6. Madonna - American Life
7. The Dandy Warhols - Welcome to the Monkey House
8. Sugababes - Three
9. British Sea Power - The Decline of British Sea Power
10. Snow Patrol - Final Straw
11. The Strokes - Room On Fire
12. The White Stripes - Elephant
13. Will Young - Friday's Child
14. Elbow - Cast of Thousands
15. The Coral - Magic & Medicine

[Good Old Days]

Sinead Quinn - Ready To Run
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Shoot From The Hip
Kym Marsh - Standing Tall
Jewel - 0304
Dido - Life For Rent
Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes
Fast Food Rockers - It's Never Easy Being Cheesy

[smokeyb]

Not many from 2003


David Bowie - Reality

Goldfrapp - Black Cherry

Dido - Life for Rent

Darkness - Permission To Land

[Razzle Dazzle]

1. The Darkness - Permission to Land
2. The White Stripes - Elephant
3. Electric Six - Fire
4. The Strokes - Room On Fire
5. Muse - Absolution
6. Linkin Park - Meteora
7. Stellastarr* - Stellastarr*
8. Fall Out Boy - Take This to Your Grave
9. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
10. Cave In - Antenna
11. Biffy Clyro - The Vertigo of Bliss
12. Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts
13. AFI - Sing the Sorrow
14. Powderfinger - Vulture Street
15. The Stills - Logic Will Break Your Heart
16. Tom McRae - Just Like Blood
17. Ryan Adams - Rock n Roll
18. Blink-182 - Blink-182
19. Kings of Leon - Youth & Young Manhood
20. Belle & Sebastien - Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Honourable Mentions
Snow Patrol - Final Straw
Athlete - Vehicles & Animals
British Sea Power - The Decline of British Sea Power
The Cooper Temple Clause - Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
The Thrills - So Much For The City
Billy Talent - Billy Talent
The Raveonettes - Chain Gang of Love
The Black Keys - Thickfreakness
Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers
The Dandy Warhols - Welcome to the Monkey House
The Coral - Magic & Medicine
Super Furry Animals - Phantom Power

[Whitneyfan]

I've done a top 20, but it's not as strong as 1983 or 1993 in general.

1.  The Darkness - Permission To Land

2. Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will

3. Dido - Life For Rent

4. Madonna - American Life

5. Snow Patrol - Final Straw

6. Katie Melua - Call Off The Search

7. Enrique Iglesias - 7

8. Nelly Furtado - Folklore

9. Simply Red - Home

10. Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father

11. Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions

12. Pink - Try This

13. Cyndi Lauper - At Last

14. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Shoot From The Hip

15. Celine Dion - One Heart

16. Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes

17. Amy Winehouse - Frank

18. Annie Lennox - Bare

19. Alcazar - Alcazarized

20. Erasure - Other People's Songs

[greendemon]

1. Mew - Frengers
2. Biffy Clyro - The Vertigo Of Bliss
3. Elbow - Cast Of Thousands
4. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
5. The White Stripes - Elephant
6. Muse - Absolution
7. Hell Is For Heroes - The Neon Handshake
8. Stellastarr* - Stellastarr*
9. M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
10. Travis - 12 Memories
11. Snow Patrol - Final Straw
12. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
13. Blink-182 - Blink-182
14. Brand New - Deja Entendu
15. Blur - Think Tank
16. Evanescence - Fallen
17. Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
18. Kings of Leon - Youth & Young Manhood
19. British Sea Power - The Decline Of British Sea Power
20. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow

Lots I thought was from this year turned out not to be. Nevertheless, a few great albums.

[Smurfie]

Dido - Life For Rent
Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes
Travis - 12 Memories
Snow Patrol - Final Straw
Turin Brakes - Ether Song
Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground
Sugababes - Three
Britney Spears - In The Zone
Liberty X - Being Somebody
Nelly Furtado - Folklore
Will Young - Fridays Child
Kelis - Tasty

[o]

Powderfinger – Vulture street
White Stripes – Elephant
Thea Gilmore – Avalanche
Travis – 12 Memories
Kings of Leon – Youth and young manhood
Snow patrol – Final straw
Dido – Life for rent
Linkin Park – Meteora
Hunters & Collectors – Natural selection
Evanescence – Fallen
The Crimea – Square moon