Best Rock Albums Of 2003

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As we travel through the first decade of the 2000s, rock music just continues to become more diverse across all its subgenres. The old guard continues to stick around with some really good new albums released by legends like David Bowie, Lou Reed, and Steely Dan. The Allman Brothers Band would also release one of the best studio albums of their career. It would also become the last studio album the The Allman Brothers Band would ever release. 2003 also saw the release of debut albums by Fall Out Boy, Shinedown, Kings Of Leon, The Raveonettes, Metric, The Dresden Dolls, Jet, and soon to be legendary female killer vocalists Joss Stone and Amy Winehouse.

# 50 – Rock the Block – Krokus

# 49 – Nocturama – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

# 48 – Love Metal – Him

# 47 – Ball – Widespread Panic

# 46 – Fever To Tell – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

# 45 – Leave a Whisper – Shinedown

# 44 – Blackout – Dropkick Murphys

# 43 – Welcome Interstate Managers – Fountains of Wayne

# 42 – Youth & Young Manhood – Kings of Leon

# 41 – Absolution – Muse

# 40 – The Raven – Lou Reed

# 39 – Rupi’s Dance – Ian Anderson

# 38 – Chain Gang of Love – The Raveonettes

# 37 – Waking the Fallen – Avenged Sevenfold

# 36 – Doll Revolution – The Bangles

# 35 – Transatlanticism – Death Cab for Cutie

# 34 – Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? – Metric

# 33 – Rock ‘n’ Roll – Ryan Adams

# 32 – As the Eternal Cowboy – Against Me!

# 31 – Mescalero – ZZ Top

# 30 – Couldn’t Have Said It Better – Meat Loaf

# 29 – Train of Thought – Dream Theater

# 28 –A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay

# 27 – The Eyes of Alice Cooper – Alice Cooper

# 26 – The Curse of Blondie – Blondie

# 25 – Get Born – Jet

# 24 – North – Elvis Costello

# 23 – Thirteenth Step – A Perfect Circle

# 22 – Take This to Your Grave – Fall Out Boy

# 21 – World Without Tears – Lucinda Williams

# 20 – Do It For Love – Hall & Oates

# 19 – De-Loused in the Comatorium – The Mars Volta

# 18 – Go – Pat Benatar

# 17 – Say You Will – Fleetwood Mac

# 16 – The Dresden Dolls – The Dresden Dolls

# 15 – Meteora – Linkin Park

# 14 – Ringo Rama – Ringo Rama

# 13 – Reality – David Bowie

# 12 – Room on Fire – The Strokes

# 11 – The Wind – Warren Zevon

# 10 – The Power to Believe – King Crimson

# 9 – Frank – Amy Winehouse

# 8 – Hail to the Thief – Radiohead

# 7 – Heavier Things – John Mayer

# 6 – The Soul Sessions – Joss Stone

# 5 – High Dive – Maria McKee

# 4 – Fallen – Evanescence

# 3 – Elephant – The White Stripes

# 2 – Everything Must Go – Steely Dan

# 1 – Hittin’ the Note – The Allman Brothers Band

Updated April 29, 2023

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