Pitchfork - The top 50 albums of 2003
| 1 | Rapture | Echoes |
| 2 | Books | The lemon of pink |
| 3 | Sufjan Stevens | Greetings from Michigan, the great Lake state |
| 4 | Radiohead | Hail to the thief |
| 5 | Manitoba | Up in flames |
| 6 | Prefuse 73 | One word extinguisher |
| 7 | Shins | Chutes too narrow |
| 8 | M83 | Dead cities, red seas & lost ghosts |
| 9 | Broken social scene | You forgot it in people |
| 10 | Unicorns | Who will cut our hair when we're gone |
| 11 | Strokes | Room on fire |
| 12 | Dizzee Rascal | Boy in da corner |
| 13 | Mu | Afro finger & gel |
| 14 | Exploding hearts | Guitar romantic |
| 15 | Four Tet | Rounds |
| 16 | Deerhoof | Apple O' |
| 17 | Jay-Z | The black album |
| 18 | Wrens | The meadowlands |
| 19 | Non-prophets | Hope |
| 20 | King Geedorah | Take me to your leader |
| 21 | Songs : Ohia | Magnolia electric co. |
| 22 | Outkast | Speakerboxxx/the love below |
| 23 | Lightning bolt | Wonderful rainbow |
| 24 | Clientele | The violet hour |
| 25 | Viktor Vaughn | Vaudeville villain |
| 26 | Ted Leo + the Pharmacists | Hearts of oak |
| 27 | Ellen Allien | Berlinette |
| 28 | TV on the radio | Young liars (EP) |
| 29 | Postal service | Give up |
| 30 | Aesop rock | Bazooka tooth |
| 31 | Decemberists | Her majesty the Decemberists |
| 32 | Menomena | I am the fun blame monster |
| 33 | My morning jacket | It still moves |
| 34 | Cat power | You are free |
| 35 | Decemberists | Castaways and cutouts |
| 36 | Junior Senior | D-d-don't stop the beat |
| 37 | DM & Jemini | Ghetto pop life |
| 38 | Califone | Quicksand/Cradlesnakes |
| 39 | Angels of light | Everything is good here/Please come home |
| 40 | Animal collective | Here comes the indian |
| 41 | Darkness | Permission to land |
| 42 | Broadcast | Haha sound |
| 43 | Fiery furnaces | Gallowsbird's bark |
| 44 | Alejandro and Aeron | Bousha blue blazes |
| 45 | Ms. John Soda | No P. or D. |
| 46 | M. Ward | Transfiguration of Vincent |
| 47 | George | The magic lantern |
| 48 | Saturday looks good to me | All your summer songs |
| 49 | Cyann & Ben | Spring |
| 50 | Supersilent | supersilent 6 |
| 30 | Aesop rock | Bazooka tooth |
| 44 | Alejandro and Aeron | Bousha blue blazes |
| 27 | Ellen Allien | Berlinette |
| 39 | Angels of light | Everything is good here/Please come home |
| 40 | Animal collective | Here comes the indian |
| 2 | Books | The lemon of pink |
| 42 | Broadcast | Haha sound |
| 9 | Broken social scene | You forgot it in people |
| 38 | Califone | Quicksand/Cradlesnakes |
| 34 | Cat power | You are free |
| 24 | Clientele | The violet hour |
| 49 | Cyann & Ben | Spring |
| 41 | Darkness | Permission to land |
| 35 | Decemberists | Castaways and cutouts |
| 31 | Decemberists | Her majesty the Decemberists |
| 16 | Deerhoof | Apple O' |
| 12 | Dizzee Rascal | Boy in da corner |
| 37 | DM & Jemini | Ghetto pop life |
| 14 | Exploding hearts | Guitar romantic |
| 43 | Fiery furnaces | Gallowsbird's bark |
| 15 | Four Tet | Rounds |
| 47 | George | The magic lantern |
| 17 | Jay-Z | The black album |
| 36 | Junior Senior | D-d-don't stop the beat |
| 20 | King Geedorah | Take me to your leader |
| 26 | Ted Leo + the Pharmacists | Hearts of oak |
| 23 | Lightning bolt | Wonderful rainbow |
| 8 | M83 | Dead cities, red seas & lost ghosts |
| 5 | Manitoba | Up in flames |
| 32 | Menomena | I am the fun blame monster |
| 45 | Ms. John Soda | No P. or D. |
| 13 | Mu | Afro finger & gel |
| 33 | My morning jacket | It still moves |
| 19 | Non-prophets | Hope |
| 22 | Outkast | Speakerboxxx/the love below |
| 29 | Postal service | Give up |
| 6 | Prefuse 73 | One word extinguisher |
| 4 | Radiohead | Hail to the thief |
| 1 | Rapture | Echoes |
| 48 | Saturday looks good to me | All your summer songs |
| 7 | Shins | Chutes too narrow |
| 21 | Songs : Ohia | Magnolia electric co. |
| 3 | Sufjan Stevens | Greetings from Michigan, the great Lake state |
| 11 | Strokes | Room on fire |
| 50 | Supersilent | supersilent 6 |
| 28 | TV on the radio | Young liars (EP) |
| 10 | Unicorns | Who will cut our hair when we're gone |
| 25 | Viktor Vaughn | Vaudeville villain |
| 46 | M. Ward | Transfiguration of Vincent |
| 18 | Wrens | The meadowlands |
(dinsdag 14 juni 2022)