2003 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2003.

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Specific locations

  • 2003 in British music
  • 2003 in Irish music
  • 2003 in Norwegian music
  • 2003 in South Korean music

Specific genres

  • 2003 in classical music
  • 2003 in country music
  • 2003 in heavy metal music
  • 2003 in hip hop music
  • 2003 in Latin music
  • 2003 in jazz
  • 2003 in South Korean music

Events

January–February

  • January 6 – The annual Park Lane Group Young Artists festival of contemporary music opens with two concerts in the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre, London. The first concert, given by the Gallimaufry Ensemble, includes the premiere of a new wind quintet by 23-year-old Benjamin Wallfisch; the second concert features solo bass clarinettist Sarah Watts, who premieres Marc Yeats Vox for solo bass clarinet and Michael Smetanin's Ladder of Escape for bass clarinet with prerecorded ensemble of six bass and two contrabass clarinets.[1]
  • January 7 – The Philip on Film Live festival (until January 11) opens at the Barbican Centre, London, featuring films with music by Philip Glass performed live by the Philip Glass Ensemble, conducted by Michael Riesman.[2]
  • January 9 – The Vienna Philharmonic belatedly announce that violist Ursula Plaichinger has become the first official female member of the orchestra, 158 years after their founding and six years after they have been forced to allow women to audition, under threat of having their state subsidies stopped. At the same time, it is disclosed that orchestra boss Clemens Hellsberg has formally banned Plaichinger from giving interviews to the press.[3]
  • January 10
    • Andrew Lack, former chief of NBC news, is named the new head of Sony's music division, to the surprise of the music industry, because he had no previous experience of the record industry.[4] He replaced Tommy Mottola, who resigned the previous day amidst reports of friction with higher Sony executives over huge financial losses in the music division.[5]
    • Following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in the UK and the Netherlands recover 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested. The tapes have been used for bootleg releases for years.[6]
  • January 13The Who guitarist Pete Townshend is arrested by British police on suspicion of possessing and making indecent images of children and of incitement to distribute them. Townshend claims in a statement that he did not download any such images and accessed Web sites advertising child pornography because he was researching material for his autobiography, which will include passages about his abusive childhood.[7]
  • January 17February 2 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by Foo Fighters, Jane's Addiction and Underworld.
  • January 18
    • The Indian Air Force band, the Air Warriors, play a concert in the Homi Baba Auditorium in Colaba (Mumbai), which included Muthuswami Dikshitar's Vathapiganapathi in a version combining military band with traditional Carnatic instruments.[8]
    • A two-day festival of the music of Mark-Anthony Turnage is given at the Barbican Centre, London, with three world premieres and chamber concerts by the Nash Ensemble and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.[9]
  • January 22Nikolaus Harnoncourt cancels a European tour after being ordered by his doctors to take a two-month rest.[10]
  • February 3
  • February 8Avril Lavigne scores her third #1 single "I'm with You", making her the second artist in history to have three consecutive #1 songs from a début album in the Billboard Mainstream Top 40.
  • February 20The Station nightclub fire: Fire engulfs a Rhode Island nightclub during a fireworks display which was part of the performance by rock band Great White. The fire quickly spreads across the ceiling, filling the building with thick, black smoke, killing 100 people and injuring 160 others as audience members rush for the exits. Many people are missing for some time, including Great White guitarist Ty Longley, who is later confirmed to be dead.[13]
  • February 23 – New York City is the site of The 45th Annual Grammy Awards, featuring Nickelback, No Doubt, Foo Fighters, Beyoncé and other performers. Norah Jones wins a total of six awards, including all four in the General field.
  • February 24Robert Trujillo joins Metallica.

March–April

May–June

July–August

September–October

  • September 15Billy Corgan announces that Zwan has broken up.[29]
  • September 16
    • Ryan Malcolm wins the first season of Canadian Idol.
    • David Bowie releases his twenty-third studio album Reality. The album would be Bowie's last for roughly a decade, with Bowie silently and gradually withdrawing into seclusion following an onstage heart attack the following year.
  • September 22 – Max Cavalera & Gloria Cavalera fire Marcello D. Rapp causing Roy Mayorga & Mike Doling to leave the band Soulfly in protest.
  • October – Indie/Rock band Conway wins the National "Battle of the Bands" Competition at the Fountain Pub in Tottenham, London, UK. The Norfolk, UK, band consists of Chris Burgoyne (vocals), Andrew Norman (lead guitar / vocals), Tristan McKelvey (guitar), Leon Chapman (bass) and Peter Rednall (drums).
  • October 4Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's The Rising Tour concludes after 120 shows over 14 months, with record-setting sales in U.S. stadiums during the summer and early autumn.
  • October 15 – A two-week-long international conference, "Fuori tempo, dire, fare, sentire la musica oggi", opens in Genoa, Italy, bringing together performers, composers, scholars and administrators from classical, folk and popular music, with a keynote address by Charles Rosen. Featured participants include Nuria Schoenberg (daughter of Arnold Schoenberg and widow of Luigi Nono); musicologist James Harrison; opera conductor Roberto Abbado; violinist Ivry Gitlis; composers Salvatore Sciarrino, Lorenzo Ferrero and Andrea Liberovici; poet Edoardo Sanguineti; popular singer-songwriters Teresa De Sio, Gianna Nannini and Gino Paoli; rock and jazz artists Peppe Servalo and Peppe D'Argenzio of the Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel; and administrators Anna Cammarano (director of classical music at RAI Trade), Gennaro di Benedetto (superintendent of the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa) and Joseph Hussek (director of the artistic programme at the Salzburg Festival).[30]
  • October 16Simon & Garfunkel begin their "Old Friends" U.S. reunion tour, twenty years after their 1983 world tour.
  • October 20Britney Spears releases the first single, "Me Against The Music", featuring American singer-songwriter Madonna, from her upcoming album In the Zone, marketed as a comeback single in the US; it goes on to be an international success, reaching the top three in several countries.
  • October 21 – Delta Goodrem wins 7 ARIA Awards and defeats Amiel's "Lovesong" for and a Gold ARIA for Single of the Year, Born to Try. ARIAs host Rove McManus announced that John Farnham will raise the very loud speakers to 1985/1986's "You're the Voice" after being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
  • October 29 – A legal version of the Napster file sharing network relaunches as a pay service, offering song downloads for 99 cents apiece or $9.99 for unlimited listening.[31]

November–December

Bands formed

See Musical groups established in 2003

Bands reformed

Bands disbanded

  • See Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2003

Albums released

January–March

Date Album Artist Notes
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6 Taman LangitPeterpan-
7 Hate Crew DeathrollChildren of Bodom-
Glitter 4 Your SoulRikki Rockett-
InertiaThe Exies-
Living Out LoudAaron Lines-
10 Follow the CallBritt Nicole-
To Be Continued...Stefanie Sun-
13 1OCSDebut
AcapulcoTherese-
EpicaKamelot-
Le CheminKyo-
Up All NightThe Waifs-
14 CabinetSpawn of Possession-
ElfoníaElfonía-
MystaryEvanescence-
Pain to KillTerri Clark-
Rusty NailsJackie Greene-
What You Want Is NowHouse of Heroes-
16 Ai no PoltergeistMayumi Kojima-
All About LoveSteven Curtis Chapman-
Threatcon DeltaNeil Turbin-
17 Chasing Your TomorrowsCandîce-
Jade-2 Special EditionJade Kwan-
18 Rock the BlockKrokus-
19 Summer 2003AnthraxEP
20 MasterplanMasterplan-
WoodsmokeNest-
6Supersilent-
21 Live in Japan 2002Simple PlanLive
Music in High PlacesUnwritten LawLive
The Networks, the Circuits, the Streams, the HarmoniesBurnside Project-
One BedroomThe Sea and Cake-
Simple Things RemixesZero 7Remix
Solo StarSolangeUS
Such Great HeightsThe Postal ServiceEP
Ultimate YanniYanniCompilation
22 Elements Pt. 1Stratovarius-
Shura bayashiNingen Isu-
Tomorrow TodayFake?-
25 The Heartless Control EverythingChiodosEP
27 Waste 'Em AllMunicipal WasteDebut
Other People's SongsErasureCovers album
28 Alive AgainNightingale-
...And Don't Forget to BreatheA Static Lullaby-
Great Lake SwimmersGreat Lake Swimmers-
The Heat Death of the UniverseOff Minor-
Loose FurLoose Fur-
Mary Star of the SeaZwan-
Master and EveryoneBonnie 'Prince' Billy-
New ArrivalA*Teens-
New Year's RevolutionProject Rocket-
Playin' AroundPlay-
The RavenLou Reed-
This Is It: The Best of Faith No MoreFaith No MoreCompilation
29 Curved Music IIJoe Hisaishi-
ValentiBoAJapan
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3 Disco 3Pet Shop BoysCompilation
Enemy of the EnemyAsian Dub Foundation-
NocturamaNick Cave and the Bad Seeds-
4 BoomslangJohnny Marr and the Healers-
Canterbury Fayre 2001HawkwindLive
Chasing DaylightSister Hazel-
The DreamerBlake Shelton-
HalloweenFrank ZappaLive 1978
IcarusThe Forms-
Keith Sweat LiveKeith SweatLive
Let GoNada Surf-
LoveThe Juliana Theory-
We Sing the Body ElectricSincebyman-
WormwoodMoe-
5 Makking Gold 1Maki Goto-
6 Get Rich or Die Tryin'50 Cent-
7 E. Von Dahl Killed the LocalsThe MatchesSelf-released release
8 Calendar DaysThe Rocket Summer-
9 Fingers CrossedArchitecture in Helsinki-
10 Another Late Night: Kid LocoKid LocoCompilation
The BeyondCult of Luna-
An Elefant Never ForgetsThe Herd-
100th WindowMassive Attack-
11 Any Given ThursdayJohn MayerLive
The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1DJ Envy-
Do It For LoveHall & Oates-
FreeBrad Johner-
The Essential Ozzy OsbourneOzzy OsbourneCompilation
EthnicityYanni-
HeartStars-
Hearts of OakTed Leo and the Pharmacists-
How to Start a FireFurther Seems Forever-
Michael BubléMichael Bublé-
Next Big ThingVince Gill-
Strapping Young LadStrapping Young Lad-
That Was a MomentThe Goodwill-
Things That Lovers DoKenny Lattimore and Chanté Moore-
We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to RamonesVarious ArtistsRamones tribute
12 BeautifulFish Leong-
15 BoardfaceGotye-
17 Chocolate FactoryR. Kelly-
Office of Strategic InfluenceOSI-
One Kill WonderThe Haunted-
18 A PromiseXiu Xiu-
AnimositisominaMinistry-
CycloramaStyx-
Deep Water Slang V2.0Zion I-
Famous Among the BarnsBen Taylor-
Feast of WireCalexico-
Give UpThe Postal Service-
Jennifer HansonJennifer Hanson-
Under the TrayReggie and the Full Effect-
You Are FreeCat Power-
19 All Else FailedZaoRe-issue
The Black MagesThe Black Mages-
PresentBonnie Pink-
23 BeginningsMemento-
The Austin SessionsEdwin McCain-
Kalk Samen Kuri no HanaRingo Sheena-
24 Begin...Cyndi Wang-
Blood DusterBlood Duster-
Everything's EventualAppleton-
SouvenirsThe Gathering-
25 The Art of LosingAmerican Hi-FiUS
Baby I'm BoredEvan Dando-
The Beautiful LetdownSwitchfoot-
DeuceThe D.O.C.-
Divided HighwayThe Doobie BrothersCompilation
Forty Hour Train Back to PennThe Movielife-
Livin' LegendB.G.-
The MusicThe MusicUS
Nate DoggNate Dogg-
Philadelphia FreewayFreeway-
Ruff DraftJ Dilla-
Thalía's Hits RemixedThalíaRemix
Valley of the DamnedDragonForce-
26 EnchantEmilie Autumn-
27 Ai wo KudasaiHideaki Tokunaga-
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3 FlySick PuppiesEP
Human ZooGotthard-
StatuesMoloko-
ZitilitesKashmir-
4 AvalancheMatthew Good-
The Best of Run-DMCRun-D.M.C.Compilation
Every Given MomentStereomud-
Everything Is Good Here/Please Come HomeThe Angels of Light-
FallenEvanescenceUS
Hootie & the BlowfishHootie & the Blowfish-
JoyrideOleander-
Kidz Bop 4Kidz Bop Kids-
La Bella MafiaLil' Kim-
Magnolia Electric Co.Songs: Ohia-
More Parts per MillionThe ThermalsDebut
The Power to BelieveKing Crimson-
RevolusongsSepulturaEP
So Long, AstoriaThe Ataris-
Street DreamsFabolous-
Turn It AroundComeback Kid-
The Ugly OrganCursive-
The Well's on FireProcol Harum-
Where Shall You Take Me?Damien Jurado-
5 Oh My SisterSoulhead-
6 TooFantastic Plastic Machine-
7 Just ListenSeven-
Put on Your Rosy Red GlassesThe Number Twelve Looks Like You-
10 Hate ThemDarkthrone-
ReasonMelanie C-
11 Becoming iÜnloco-
Diamonds on the InsideBen Harper-
DustDJ Muggs-
The Essential ClashThe ClashUS; Compilation
Everything Will Never Be OKFiction Plane-
EvolveAni DiFranco-
HellaliveMachine HeadLive
I Love ItCraig Morgan-
Just One MoreMad Caddies-
Level IIBlackstreet-
Log 22Bettie Serveert-
MonsterKiller Mike-
Recreation DayEvergrey-
Sing the SorrowAFI-
26 SongsMelvins-
Slow Motion DaydreamEverclear-
Sounds of St. Lucia: LiveAcoustic AlchemyLive
Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three DoRelient K-
Volume 4Joe Jackson-
12 AyauetoAya Ueto-
17 Atticus: ...dragging the lake, Vol. 2Various ArtistsCompilation
Back in the WorldPaul McCartneyLive
Hellraiser: Best of the Epic YearsMotörheadCompilation
Neon NightsDannii MinogueInternational
18 Apple O'Deerhoof-
BlackoutHed PE-
Boomkatalog.OneBoomkatDebut
Catch the Rainbow: The AnthologyRainbowCompilation
Hittin' the NoteThe Allman Brothers Band-
I'm Just a GirlDeana Carter-
Kill or Be KilledBiohazard-
Live in BrazilConcrete BlondeLive
Pig LibStephen Malkmus and the Jicks-
Stash Box EPKottonmouth KingsEP
SupperSmog-
Transfiguration of VincentM. Ward-
Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1MC Lyte-
19 Dix InfernalMoi dix Mois-
Long Gone Before DaylightThe Cardigans-
21 Get BackThe BasicsDebut
Innocent EyesDelta Goodrem-
24 The Pop HitsRoxetteCompilation
Ringo RamaRingo Starr-
26 Mixes for CashAphex TwinRemix
U-TurnBrian McKnight-
Viva EmptinessKatatonia-
25 Balls & My WordScarface-
Double Live AnnihilationAnnihilatorLive
Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your GirlfriendFall Out BoyEP
The First SessionsWarren ZevonCompilation
House of 1000 Corpses: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackRob Zombie/Various ArtistsSoundtrack
Let 'Em BurnHot Boys-
Mes courants électriquesAlizée-
MeteoraLinkin Park-
Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (U.S. series)Various ArtistsCompilation
One HeartCeline Dion-
Regaining UnconsciousnessNOFXEP
Rules of TravelRosanne Cash-
Scattered Ashes: A Decade of Emperial WrathEmperorCompilation
Destination: BeautifulMae
Stacie OrricoStacie Orrico-
Star702-
Top of the World Tour: LiveDixie ChicksLive
27 LikferdWindir-
31 Nordland IIBathory-
Up in FlamesManitoba-
The Very Best of the Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet UndergroundCompilation

April–June

Date Album Artist Note
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1 Chris CagleChris Cagle-
Danse Macabre RemixesThe FaintRemix
ElephantThe White Stripes-
The Essential Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraCompilation
The Essential Stabbing WestwardStabbing WestwardCompilation
Guitar RomanticThe Exploding Hearts-
Keep on Your Mean SideThe Kills-
The Secret of Elena's Tomb...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of DeadEP
Sleeping with GhostsPlacebo-
Tomorrow Come TodayBoysetsfire-
Weather SystemsAndrew Bird-
2 Transatlantic DemosNeal Morse-
Same Sht QwoteDebut album
7 Vehicles & AnimalsAthlete-
FrengersMew-
8 Adoration: The Worship AlbumNewsboys-
Ailleurs landFlorent Pagny-
BlazeLagwagon-
The Blueprint 2.1Jay-Z-
FacelessGodsmack-
HatefilesFear FactoryCompilation
MouthfulsFruit Bats-
Rainy Day MusicThe Jayhawks-
Revolutions per MinuteRise Against-
The SeniorGinuwine-
Sizzlin'Fattburger-
Soul Food TaqueriaTommy Guerrero-
Summer SunYo La Tengo-
Sunlight Makes Me ParanoidElefant-
ThickfreaknessThe Black Keys-
26 MilesSean Watkins-
West for WishingMatchbook RomanceEP
To Whom It May ConcernLisa Marie Presley-
World Without TearsLucinda Williams-
13 The Great FallNarnia-
14 Below the LightsEnslaved-
Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost GhostsM83-
Love MetalHIM-
Now That's What I Call Music! 54 (UK series)Various ArtistsCompilation
The PathShow of Hands-
15 BallWidespread Panic-
A Beautiful WorldThickere-release of Cherry Blue Skies
Day I ForgotPete Yorn-
DragonflyZiggy Marley-
Have You Forgotten?Darryl Worley-
NowJessica Andrews-
Say You WillFleetwood Mac-
ThankfulKelly Clarkson-
16 Jade-3Jade Kwan-
18 The LinkGojira-
22 American LifeMadonna-
Atomic KittenAtomic Kitten-
The Blessed HellrideBlack Label Society-
ClassicEric B. & RakimCompilation
DamnationOpeth-
Darker Than BlackCage-
DopesmokerSleep-
The Essential ByrdsThe ByrdsCompilation
Everybody Loves YouKaki King-
Into the Valley of DeathDeath by Stereo-
Kimi Ga SukiMatthew Sweet-
KristylesKRS-One-
A Night at the Booty BarDisco D-
Sans SouciFrenzal Rhomb-
SerartSer, art-
ShineDaniel Lanois-
Songs of LifeBret Michaels-
SkeletonsNothingface-
39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World)CaesarsCompilation
White1Sunn O)))-
23 More Like the MoonWilcoEP
Osavurio: Ai wa Matte KurenaiKaori Iida-
24 ExclusiveU2EP; iTunes
Welcome to Dun VegasPeatbog Faeries-
28 Black CherryGoldfrapp-
The Trouble with Being MyselfMacy GrayUK
The World According to RZARZA-
29 Fever to TellYeah Yeah Yeahs-
He's Keith MurrayKeith Murray-
The Matrix Reloaded: The AlbumVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Meet the Girl Next DoorLil' Mo-
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5 High AnxietyTherapy?-
Mind RevolutionSkyfire-
RoundsFour TetUK
Think TankBlur-
Welcome to the Monkey HouseThe Dandy Warhols-
6 AlcazarizedAlcazar-
As the Palaces BurnLamb of God-
Being RiddenCex-
Beneath This Gruff ExteriorJohn Hiatt-
Blueprints for the Black MarketAnberlin-
Body KissThe Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley, aka Mr. Biggs-
BR InstrumentalsCex-
Committed to a Bright FutureDog Fashion Disco-
Dirty SweetJetEP
DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin' UpDaz Dillinger-
Electric VersionThe New Pornographers-
Figure Number FiveSoilwork-
Jalopy Go FarZolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer-
Mit GasTomahawk-
MovementGossip-
O' Cracker Where Art Thou?Cracker-
On and OnJack Johnson-
One Word ExtinguisherPrefuse 73-
Politics of the BusinessPrince Paul-
Scandinavian LeatherTurbonegroUS
SendWire-
Take This to Your GraveFall Out Boy-
The War on ErrorismNOFX-
We've Come for You AllAnthrax-
When I Pretend to FallThe Long Winters-
10 ReviensGarou-
12 Cats and Dogs Talisman -
A Flock of BleepsYounger Brother-
Late Night Tales: Nightmares on WaxNightmares on WaxCompilation
The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of LoveMichael FranksCompilation
Singles Box Set 1981–1985Duran DuranBox Set
13 Days of Our LivesBro'Sis-
The Golden Age of GrotesqueMarilyn Manson-
Good MourningAlkaline Trio-
The Impossibility of ReasonChimaira-
Out of the VeinThird Eye BlindLP & DVD
SumdayGrandaddy-
Year of the SpiderCold-
19 Something DangerousNatacha Atlas-
VulnerableTricky-
20 ACass McCombs-
Almas del SilencioRicky Martin-
AnthemLess Than Jake-
Birds of PrayLive-
Black Like SundayKing's X-
Born to Be FreeSonique-
Boz ScaggsBoz ScaggsCovers album
Cyborgs RevisitedSimply SaucerRe-issue
DeftonesDeftones-
FireElectric Six-
For All the Drugs in the WorldSponge-
14 Shades of GreyStaind-
HaremSarah Brightman-
I Am the Fun Blame Monster!Menomena-
Laughing CityEisleyEP
Live: HallelujahSammy Hagar and The WaboritasLive
Mississippi: The AlbumDavid Banner-
Not in My NameSaul WilliamsEP
Places for BreathingRevis-
Poodle Hat"Weird Al" Yankovic-
The PromiseEarth, Wind & Fire-
Rabbit Don't Come EasyHelloween-
The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1DJ Kay Slay-
TransformPowerman 5000-
Über AllesHanzel Und Gretyl-
Vicious CycleLynyrd Skynyrd-
When Broken Is Easily FixedSilverstein-
22 C21C21-
24 Lucky BastardsPeter Pan Speedrock-
26 Friend or Foe?Blackmail-
Led Zeppelin DVDLed ZeppelinDVD
N·E·W·SPrince-
Where Have You Been Tonight? LiveShed SevenLive
27 Falling UphillLillix-
How the West Was WonLed ZeppelinLive 1972
In Between Now and ThenO.A.R.-
Leave a WhisperShinedown-
The No Fun EPLocal HEP
Olympia DeuxmilletroisMarc LavoineLive
RooneyRooney-
RoorbackSepultura-
So Much for the CityThe Thrills-
Smile Empty SoulSmile Empty Soul-
Tubular Bells 2003Mike Oldfield-
Winterheart's GuildSonata Arctica-
30 Atlantis PrincessBoA-
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2 Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7S Club 7Compilation
Hidden Hands of a Sadist NationDarkest Hour-
Paper MonstersDave GahanEurope; Debut
You Gotta Go There to Come BackStereophonics-
3 0304Jewel-
2003 Warped Tour CompilationVarious ArtistsCompilation
Dream to Make BelieveArmor for Sleep-
Ego WarAudio Bullys-
ExplodeThe Unseen-
From There to Here: Greatest HitsLonestarCompilation
HomeSimply Red-
In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, CompleteMiles DavisBox Set
In the Pursuit of LeisureSugar Ray-
Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETAVarious ArtistsCompilation
MightyThe Planet Smashers-
Moe LifeBig Moe-
My Private NationTrain-
Paper MonstersDave GahanNorth America
RedwoodLunasa-
Shootenanny!Eels-
Something to Crow AboutRiverboat Gamblers-
Soul JourneyGillian Welch-
Trouble No MoreJohn Mellencamp-
We Were Born in a FlameSam Roberts-
5 The Phantom AgonyEpicaDebut Album
St. AngerMetallica-
WindwardtidesandwaywardsailsDown by Law-
9 Hail to the ThiefRadiohead-
Universal HallThe Waterboys-
10 BareAnnie Lennox-
BlackoutDropkick Murphys-
Dance with My FatherLuther Vandross-
Everything Must GoSteely Dan-
Joe BuddenJoe Budden-
Justin GuariniJustin Guarini-
MestMest-
The MovementInspectah Deck-
The MovementMo Thugs-
New Sacred CowKenna-
Playwutchyalike: The Best of Digital UndergroundDigital UndergroundCompilation
ReplayPlay-
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysCompilation
TriggerIn FlamesEP
Ultimate Kenny GKenny GCompilation
Welcome Interstate ManagersFountains of Wayne-
15 Arcade FireArcade FireEP
16 Taste the SecretUgly Duckling-
The Vertigo of BlissBiffy Clyro-
17 After the StormMonica-
Ambulance LTDAmbulance LTDDebut; EP
ArachnophobiacMichael Schenker Group-
Are We Really Happy with Who We Are Right Now?Moneen-
AttenCHUN!Bone Crusher-
A Blessing in DisguiseGreen Carnation-
ChaptersAmorphis-
Deja EntenduBrand New-
Decoration DayDrive-By Truckers-
Finger ElevenFinger Eleven-
Ghost of a RoseBlackmore's Night-
Happy Songs for Happy PeopleMogwai-
Here Comes the IndianAnimal Collective-
In ResponseThis Day Forward-
Life Is Killing MeType O Negative-
The Man on the Burning TightropeFirewater-
A Match and Some GasolineThe Suicide Machines-
MCMLXXXVRufio-
PassengerPassenger-
RemembereseThe StillsEP
StupidityBad Manners-
Take Me to Your LeaderKing Geedorahpseudonym of MF Doom
Translating the NameSaosinEP
True ReflectionsBoyd Tinsley-
UnhallowedThe Black Dahlia MurderDebut album
Waiting for the MoonTindersticks-
18 Venus and Other HitsBananaramaCompilation
20 Dangerously in LoveBeyoncé-
Jade-3 Powerful PackJade Kwan-
23 Kerrang! High VoltageVarious ArtistsCompilation
Live KreationKreatorLive
24 AestheticFrom First to LastEP
Almost FamousLumidee-
Between the Never and the NowVendetta Red-
BittersweetBlu Cantrell-
De-Loused in the ComatoriumThe Mars Volta-
ElephunkThe Black Eyed Peas-
A Flame to the Ground BeneathLost Horizon-
Hotel PaperMichelle Branch-
I Am the MovieMotion City Soundtrack-
Keep It TogetherGuster-
Liz PhairLiz Phair-
MotograterMotograter-
The OwnerzGang Starr-
Population MeDwight Yoakam-
Radio ContactAcoustic Alchemy-
Re:Mix MomentumTobyMac-
Shades of BlueMadlib-
SouthwestDaz Dillinger-
Da UnbreakablesThree 6 Mafia-
Welcome to Blue IslandEnuff Z'nuffUS
30 LoversThe Sleepy Jackson-
Parts of the ProcessMorcheebaCompilation

July–September

Date Album Artist Notes
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1 Chapter IIAshanti-
Frail Words CollapseAs I Lay Dying-
The Green BookTwiztid-
History for SaleBlue October-
Hot Damn!Every Time I Die-
LiveOur Lady PeaceLive
MichiganSufjan Stevens-
Take a BreakMe First and the Gimme Gimmes-
Time Will TellRobert Cray-
You Come Before YouPoison the Well-
2 RadwimpsRadwimps-
4 Vulture StreetPowderfingerAustralia
6 Stop Stepping on My HeadThe Roy Clark MethodEP
7 North Atlantic DriftOcean Colour Scene-
Officially DeadVeruca SaltEP
8 Black AugustKillah Priest-
Broken Freedom Song: Live from San FranciscoKris KristoffersonLive
Diamond DaveDavid Lee Roth-
Far from NowhereSlick Shoes-
Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1Trace AdkinsCompilation
Maybe MemoriesThe UsedCompilation
Noise for Music's SakeNapalm DeathCompilation
Scooby Snacks: The CollectionFun Lovin' CriminalsCompilation
ThalíaThalía-
Yes RemixesYesRemix
Young LiarsTV on the RadioEP
10 WWE OriginalsWorld Wrestling Entertainment/Various Artists-
14 Late Night Tales: Sly & RobbieSly & RobbieCompilation
Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers)Manic Street PreachersCompilation
Season for Assault8 Foot SativaNew Zealand
Two ConversationsThe Appleseed Cast-
15 Bad Boys IIVarious Artists
Greatest Hits Live 2003April WineLive
JackpotChingy-
Limelite, Luv & NiteclubzDa Brat-
Making the GradeDiffuser-
Other Hours: Connick on Piano, Volume 1Harry Connick Jr.-
P-Bone SteakPeelander-Z-
Red Dirt RoadBrooks & Dunn-
The Trouble with Being MyselfMacy GrayUS
Wave on WavePat Green-
Year of the RabbitYear of the Rabbit-
17 Promise of LoveThe American Analog Set-
20 TransformerBruce Kulick-
21 FeelerPete Murray-
Now That's What I Call Music! 55 (UK series)Various ArtistsCompilation
Phantom PowerSuper Furry Animals-
22 The Artist in the AmbulanceThrice-
ChariotGavin DeGraw-
Dude Descending a StaircaseApollo 440-
Evolver311-
Freaky Friday: Original SoundtrackVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Friends of MineAdam GreenUS
It's All in Your HeadEve 6-
A Lethal Dose of American HatredSuperjoint Ritual-
Man in the AirKurt Elling-
MoodringMyaUS
Mud on the TiresBrad Paisley-
Now That's What I Call Music! 13 (U.S. series)Various ArtistsCompilation
Ocean AvenueYellowcard-
Rip the JackerCanibus-
Special OneCheap Trick-
Speed GraphicBen FoldsEP
StraysJane's Addiction-
Three Days GraceThree Days Grace-
TribeQueensrÿche-
What Are You Waiting For?FM Static-
23 Killing JokeKilling Joke-
24 BEGIN no Ichigo IchieBegin-
The Poets, The Psalms, and the PsalmistsDeWayne Woods-
28 Blue Street (Five Guitars)Chris Rea-
LSG2LSG-
LycanthropyPatrick Wolf-
Magic and MedicineThe Coral-
The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary CollectionYesUK; Box Set
29 Carpenters Perform CarpenterCarpentersCompilation
Down upon the Suwannee RiverLittle FeatLive
Enemies of RealityNevermore-
Pass the FlaskThe Bled-
Sink or SwimOver My Dead Body-
War at the WarfieldSlayerDVD
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4 D-D-Don't Don't Stop the BeatJunior Senior-
Final StrawSnow PatrolUK
Tour de France SoundtracksKraftwerk-
5 BelindaBelinda Peregrín-
Best of Ballads & BluesPoisonCompilation
D. Boon and FriendsD. BoonCompilation
Emotional TechnologyBT-
Frozen EmbersThe CrüxshadowsEP
Get the Picture?Smash Mouth-
JeffJeff Beck-
QuebecWeen-
ThickskinSkid Row-
Truth Be ToldBlues Traveler-
What the World Needs Now Is LoveWynonna Judd-
11 KokopelliKosheenUK
RisingShakra-
12 5 Alive!Carbon LeafLive
Canada SongsDaughters-
Celebrate MistakesNumber One Gun-
Classic Hits LiveKottonmouth KingsLive
Dungeons & DragonsMidnight SyndicateOfficial soundtrack to the role-playing game
GoPat Benatar-
Greatest Hits Volume IIAlan JacksonCompilation
Kidz Bop 4Kidz Bop Kids-
Legacy: The Absolute BestThe DoorsCompilation
A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a ScarDashboard Confessional-
This Is Meant to Hurt YouThese Arms Are SnakesDebut EP
TriggernometryOnyx-
18 Cast of ThousandsElbowUK
GenesDave Couse-
No Push CollideSerafin-
Live BoxBjörkBox Set
19 Action PactSloan-
ClonesThe Neptunes-
Dierks BentleyDierks Bentley-
From Me to UJuelz Santana-
Giving the Devil His DueCoal ChamberCompilation
GreendaleNeil Young-
HypnoticaBenny Benassi-
IndestructibleRancid-
In This SkinJessica Simpson-
Jeckyll and HydePetra-
RestlessSara Evans-
Rupi's DanceIan Anderson-
Simple ThingsAmy Grant-
Trap MuzikT.I.-
TruANTAlien Ant Farm-
UnleashedBow Wow-
UnstableAdema-
Youth and Young ManhoodKings of Leon-
21 BEGIN no Ichigo Ichie 58 DriveBegin-
Metaphorical MusicNujabes-
22 Back HomeBearfoot Bluegrass-
25 Alleys to ValleysHermitudeDebut album
Chain Gang of LoveThe Raveonettes-
Take Them On, On Your OwnBlack Rebel Motorcycle ClubUK
The Wildhearts Must Be DestroyedThe Wildhearts-
26 Anchors AweighThe Bouncing Souls-
Anthems of RebellionArch EnemyUS
Burning Down the OperaEdguyLive
Crimson IIEdge of Sanity-
Drankin' PatnazYoungBloodZ-
Everything Goes NumbStreetlight Manifesto-
Hit & RunBig SugarCompilation
Live! The Farewell TourCherLive
Love & LifeMary J. Blige-
Love, Hell or RightMathematics-
MetamorphosisHilary Duff-
Reverie Sound RevueReverie Sound RevueEP
Visions of GandhiJedi Mind Tricks-
Waking the FallenAvenged Sevenfold-
The WindWarren Zevon-
Wooden LeatherNappy Roots-
31 What Do I Have to Do?Stabbing WestwardCompilation
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1 I Get Along EPThe LibertinesEP
AnthologyOcean Colour SceneCompilation
ZzyzxZeromancer-
2 Breathing Is IrrelevantIon Dissonance-
Dance of DeathIron Maiden-
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?Metric-
Take Them On, On Your OwnBlack Rebel Motorcycle ClubUS
UnderworldVarious artistsSoundtrack
VintageMichael Bolton-
3 Halcali BaconHalcali-
Warts and All: Volume 3MoeLive
ZekūMucc-
5 Oya léléK3-
8 Amazing GraceSpiritualized-
Death Cult ArmageddonDimmu Borgir-
EchoesThe Rapture-
Empty the Bones of YouChris Clark-
Hand Over Your Loved OnesWheatus-
9 AlexisonfireAlexisonfireUS
BananasDeep Purple-
Close My EyesThe Slackers-
The Decline of British Sea PowerBritish Sea Power-
Deric RuttanDeric Ruttan-
Doll RevolutionThe Bangles-
Feel ItSome Girls-
A Few QuestionsClay Walker-
The Fiction We LiveFrom Autumn to Ashes-
From the AshesPennywise-
HallucinationsDavid Usher-
Heavier ThingsJohn Mayer-
Her Majesty the DecemberistsThe Decemberists-
Hot Shit!Quasi-
It Still MovesMy Morning Jacket-
Love Is the Only SoldierJann Arden-
The MeadowlandsThe Wrens-
MescaleroZZ Top-
The New RomancePretty Girls Make Graves-
Seal IVSealaka Seal IV
Self-Destructive PatternSpineshank-
She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the AlmightySinéad O'Connor2x CD; 1 disc rarities, 1 disc live
Show Me Your TearsFrank Black and the Catholics-
Welcome to Poppy'sFun Lovin' Criminals-
Wellwater ConspiracyWellwater Conspiracy-
Wildwood FlowerJune Carter Cash-
The WolfAndrew W.K.-
10 VulgarDir En Grey-
11 Smash The OctopusFlattbush-
12 Keepin' It CountryBrett Kissel-
Reason and TruthConcept-
14 Get BornJet-
15 AbsolutionMuse-
HigherHarem Scarem-
I Am KlootI Am Kloot-
RealityDavid Bowie-
Rock Rock Kiss Kiss ComboThe Fashion-
Silence Is EasyStarsailor-
TravelerColin James-
Underachievers Please Try HarderCamera Obscura-
16 The August EngineHammers of Misfortune-
Before Everything & AfterMxPx-
Billy TalentBilly TalentCRIA: 3× Platinum
Call It ConspiracyDozer-
DeliveranceBubba Sparxxx-
Go Tell It on the MountainThe Blind Boys of Alabama-
Grand ChampDMX-
The House Carpenter's DaughterNatalie Merchant-
Identity CrisisShelby Lynne-
Ima RobotIma Robot-
In ReverieSaves the Day-
Me & My BrotherYing Yang Twins-
MelvinmaniaMelvinsCompilation
Page AvenueStory of the Year-
Permission to LandThe Darkness-
The Soul SessionsJoss StoneUS
Thirteenth StepA Perfect Circle-
Vaudeville VillainViktor Vaughnpseudonym of MF Doom
Walk witt MeSheek Louch-
War All the TimeThursday-
Worldwide UndergroundErykah Badu-
17 Big MachineB'z-
Soul FreeBrown Eyed Soul-
19 AlcachofaRicardo Villalobos-
GlittercardTorun Eriksen-
No Turning BackImelda May-
Pass Me the MicWill Pan-
Who's Your Step DaddyFunkoarsDebut
21 AbsolutionMuseUK
22 The CallingHilltop Hoods-
Give You My WorldPhil Wickham-
Greatest Hits & Unheard BitsSpaceCompilation
23 The Best of DeicideDeicideCompilation
Best of MadballMadballCompilation
The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!PanteraCompilation
Bringer of BloodSix Feet Under-
Caught by the WindowPilot SpeedCanada
CheersObie Trice-
Comin' from Where I'm FromAnthony HamiltonUS
Couldn't Have Said It BetterMeat Loaf-
Dark Chords on a Big GuitarJoan Baez-
The Eyes of Alice CooperAlice Cooper-
FatherfuckerPeaches-
Gallowsbird's BarkThe Fiery Furnaces-
GoVertical Horizon-
The Greatest Story Ever ToldThe Lawrence Arms-
HereticMorbid Angel-
The Long RoadNickelback-
The MavericksThe Mavericks-
Mechanical Spin PhenomenaMnemic-
Murphy's LawMurphy Lee-
Natural SelectionFuel-
NorthElvis Costello-
Past, Present & FutureRob ZombieCompilation
The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1R. KellyCompilation
Results May VaryLimp Bizkit-
Savin HillStreet Dogs-
Seven's TravelsAtmosphere-
Some DevilDave Matthews-
Speakerboxxx/The Love BelowOutkast-
StellastarrStellastarr-
Stories and AlibisMatchbook Romance-
Stumble into GraceEmmylou Harris-
TestimonyNeal Morse-
Untying the NotString Cheese Incident-
UnwrappedGloria Estefan-
Want OneRufus Wainwright-
Want That LifeThe Fixx-
With VisionPlace of Skulls-
WWIIIKMFDM-
24 Another DayLene Marlin-
SpadeMonkey Majik-
25 BEGIN no Ichigo Ichie Drive in StarterBegin-
26 The Dresden DollsThe Dresden Dolls-
t.A.T.u. Remixest.A.T.u.Remix
29 The AntidoteMoonspell-
Clubfiles – the AlbumDJ Quicksilver-
Don't Look Back into the Sun/Death on the StairsThe LibertinesEP
HTP 2Hughes Turner Project-
Sacred LoveSting-
2nd VerseSo Solid Crew-
Volume 1The Besnard Lakes-
30 33Luis Miguel-
Amar EsCristian Castro-
Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney SongbookBette Midler-
Billy CurringtonBilly Currington-
ChangesKelly Osbourne-
ConfessionIll Niño-
The Jethro Tull Christmas AlbumJethro TullChristmas
The Journey: The Very Best of Donna SummerDonna SummerCompilation +2 new tracks and remix on US limited edition bonus disc
Lead Us Not into TemptationDavid Byrne-
Life For RentDido-
Live at Monsters of RockGary MooreLive
MartinaMartina McBride-
Money Money 2020The Network-
My Baby Don't TolerateLyle Lovett-
Now That's What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection (U.S. series)Various ArtistsCompilation
Perfecto Presents Great WallPaul OakenfoldRemix
School of Rock: Music From and Inspired by the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
See If I CareGary Allan-
Singles 93–03The Chemical BrothersCompilation
So You've Ruined Your LifeGet Set Go-
Sunny 16Ben FoldsEP
? Troubled SleepPrurient

October–December

Date Album Artist Notes
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1 Evil Never DiesToxic Holocaust-
Howl Howl Gaff GaffShout Out Louds-
2 Hollow DreamsStigmata-
ReflectionsApocalyptica-
6 Dear Catastrophe WaitressBelle & Sebastian-
7 2nd to NoneElvis PresleyCompilation
21st Century LiveStyxLive/DVD
AccelerateJump5-
All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good TanKenny Chesney-
...And Time BeginsDecrepit Birth-
Animals Should Not Try to Act Like PeoplePrimusLP/DVD
Birth of a PrinceRZA-
Chicken-n-BeerLudacris-
CollideøscopeLiving Colour-
Comfort to the SoulAna Popović-
Total EclipseBlack Moon-
CountrysidesCracker-
Decade of the Nail Spiked BatJag PanzerCompilation
Farm Fresh OnionsRobert Earl Keen-
Greatest HitsWyclef JeanCompilation
HopeNon-Prophets-
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3Coheed and Cambria-
KatonahApollo Sunshine-
A Kiss in TimePatty Griffin-
Later That DayLyrics Born-
The Lemon of PinkThe Books-
Live at the House of BluesGuttermouthLive/DVD
Loses ControlHey Mercedes-
Make the Clocks MoveKevin Devine-
Mr. SnowmanJohn Michael Montgomery-
Nu-Mixx Klazzics2PacRemix
ReflectionsPaul van Dyk-
The Room's Too ColdThe Early November-
SantamentalSteve Lukather-
SeasonsSevendust-
The Second Great AwakeningFireball Ministry-
Shadow ZoneStatic-X-
Softcore JukeboxLadytronCompilation
Stone Deaf Forever!MotörheadBox Set
The StruggleCappadonna-
TransatlanticismDeath Cab for Cutie-
West Koasta NostraBoo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.-
8 And the Story GoesAgnes Monica-
11 12 MemoriesTravis-
13 The Curse of BlondieBlondie-
IntoxicatedGracia-
It All Starts HereJemEP
Morning Sci-FiHybrid
1 Fille & 4 TypesCeline Dion-
14 As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2Rod StewartCovers album
Blackberry BelleThe Twilight Singers-
Boy in Da CornerDizzee Rascal-
Bucketheadland 2Buckethead-
Careful What You Wish ForTexas-
Christmas Is Almost Here AgainCarly SimonChristmas
Chrome, Smoke & BBQZZ TopBox Set
Comfort WomanMeshell Ndegeocello-
Coral FangThe Distillers-
The Essential Simon & GarfunkelSimon & GarfunkelCompilation
Ember to InfernoTrivium-
For Never and EverKill Hannah-
HardJagged Edge-
HonestyRodney Atkins-
Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly PartonVarious ArtistsDolly Parton tribute
Long Black TrainJosh Turner-
Measure of a ManClay Aiken-
The Movie AlbumBarbra Streisand-
The RemixesMariah CareyRemix
XIIIMushroomhead-
All Got Our RunninsThe StreetsEP
16 The CrusaderScribe-
Mój czasPatrycja Markowska-
17 One Crimson NightHammerFallLive
18 Being SomebodyLiberty XUK
19 InfameBabasónicos-
20 Country LifeShow of Hands-
FrankAmy Winehouse-
Hái!The Creatures-
Kish KashBasement Jaxx-
SinglesSuedeCompilation
21 AstronomyBleach-
Choirs of the EyeKayo Dot-
Chutes Too NarrowThe Shins-
Come Feel Me TremblePaul Westerberg-
CoverageMandy MooreCovers album
EthernautThe Crüxshadows-
EvanesceAnatomy of a Ghost-
Everything to EveryoneBarenaked Ladies-
Group TherapyDope-
Interventions + LullabiesThe Format-
Kickin' It at the BarnLittle Feat-
Lambhouse: The Collection 1991–1998UnsaneCompilation
Logic Will Break Your HeartThe Stills-
MFZBZebrahead-
MHMarques Houston-
Neurosis & JarboeNeurosis & Jarboe-
NorthSomething Corporate-
Puss 'n' BootsCrash Test Dummies-
Rush in RioRushLive/DVD
The Silent CircusBetween the Buried and Me-
StreetcoreJoe Strummer & The Mescaleros-
The Terror StateAnti-Flag-
TwentysomethingJamie Cullum-
The Very Best OfEaglesCompilation
A Very Special Acoustic ChristmasVarious ArtistsChristmas
We Sweat BloodDanko Jones-
What's Wrong With This Picture?Van Morrison-
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?The Unicorns-
22 The Flag of PunishmentGalneryus-
Paradinome: Koi ni Mi o YudaneteKaori Iida-
24 The Cat EmpireThe Cat Empire-
27 Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul ClassicsPete RockCompilation[37]
BodysongJonny GreenwoodSoundtrack; UK
Forget YourselfThe Church-
In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003R.E.M.Compilation; UK
The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click)The FallUK
ThreeSugababesUK
Shoot from the HipSophie Ellis-BextorUK
Through the Ashes of EmpiresMachine HeadUK
28 At Crystal PalaceErase Errata-
DevilDriverDevilDriver-
Harry for the HolidaysHarry Connick Jr.Christmas
Hits! – The Very Best of ErasureErasureCompilation
Modern ArtilleryThe Living End-
Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy BraggBilly BraggCompilation
Notes & PhotographsJamisonParkerEP
The Rise of BrutalityHatebreed-
Room on FireThe Strokes-
Ultimate Run-D.M.C.Run-D.M.C.Compilation
31 Another WayTeenage Bottlerocket-
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2 Films About GhostsCounting CrowsCompilation
3 Against Me! as the Eternal CowboyAgainst Me!-
GuiltyBlueUK
HitPeter GabrielCompilation
In Your Own TimeMark Owen-
Love Is Hell pt. 1Ryan AdamsEP
A Natural DisasterAnathemaUK
SeveranceDaysend-
Underworld 1992–2002UnderworldCompilation
4 15 Year Killing SpreeCannibal CorpseCompilation
AfterglowSarah McLachlan-
Blood in My EyeJa Rule-
ChoronzonAkercocke-
The Fall of TroyThe Fall of Troy-
Live 2003ColdplayUS; Live
Come Poop with MeTriumph the Insult Comic Dog-
Deck the Halls, Bruise Your HandRelient KChristmas
Dinosaur SoundsCatch 22-
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead PlaceExplosions in the Sky-
Ghosts of the Great HighwaySun Kil Moon-
Elements Pt. 2Stratovarius-
The Glad FactDirty Projectors
Here Comes That Weird ChillMark LaneganEP
Married to the GameToo Short-
The Matrix Revolutions: Music from the Motion PictureDon DavisSoundtrack
Most Requested HitsAaron CarterCompilation
Avril Lavigne: My WorldAvril LavigneLive
Now That's What I Call Music! 14 (U.S. series)Various ArtistsCompilation
Payable on DeathP.O.D.-
The Preacher's SonWyclef Jean-
Purple on TimeU.S. Maple-
The Sceptre of DeceptionFalconer-
Shock'n Y'allToby Keith-
Sixty Six to TimbuktuRobert PlantCompilation
Skull RingIggy Pop-
This Left Feels RightBon JoviCompilation
Ultimate Toni BraxtonToni BraxtonCompilation
The Very Best of Sheryl CrowSheryl CrowCompilation
5 Smoking MonkeyJonathan Coulton-
6 LoveMika Nakashima-
7 Salvation Lies WithinFaith-
10 Ladies NightAtomic Kitten-
Late Night Tales: JamiroquaiJamiroquaiCompilation
Live from Faraway StablesSilverchairLive
State of MindHolly Valance-
11 Another 700 Miles3 Doors DownEP
CloserJosh Groban-
The Essential Bruce SpringsteenBruce SpringsteenCompilation
Kid RockKid Rock-
Live from the RoadChevelleLive
Lost DogsPearl JamCompilation
SoulONick Lachey-
Soundtrack to the ApocalypseSlayerBox Set
Thank YouStone Temple PilotsCompilation
Train of ThoughtDream Theater-
Try ThisPink-
Tupac: ResurrectionTupac ShakurSoundtrack
14 Beg for MercyG-Unit-
The Black AlbumJay-Z-
Louis XIVLouis XIV-
15 The Morning Never CameSwallow the SunDebut album
17 Ether SongTurin Brakes-
Let It Be... NakedThe BeatlesRemix
Now That's What I Call Music! 56 (UK series)Various ArtistsCompilation
A Present for EveryoneBusted-
Tales of a LibrarianTori AmosCompilation
Turn It OnRonan Keating-
18 Ashanti's ChristmasAshantiChristmas
At LastCyndi Lauper-
The Biggest and the BestSlick ShoesCompilation
Blink-182Blink-182-
Body LanguageKylie Minogue-
The Central Park ConcertDave Matthews BandLive/DVD
CollideSkillet-
18 B Sides + DVDMobyCompilation & DVD
The Electric Joe Satriani: An AnthologyJoe SatrianiCompilation
Greatest HitsRed Hot Chili PeppersCompilation
Greatest HitsLeAnn RimesCompilation
HeavySwollen Members-
I Can't StopAl Green-
I'm One of YouHank Williams Jr.-
In the ZoneBritney SpearsUS
The Infinite Steve Vai: An AnthologySteve VaiCompilation
Live at LargoGlen PhillipsLive
Live in TexasLinkin ParkLive DVD
Maryland MansionsCex-
Number OnesMichael JacksonCompilation
One Wish: The Holiday AlbumWhitney HoustonChristmas
Revolutionary Vol. 2Immortal Technique-
Room To BreatheReba McEntire-
Under Construction, Part IITimbaland & Magoo-
Weekend WarriorBiz Markie-
19 Kimi Tsunagi Five MAsian Kung-Fu Generation-
21 Take a Look in the MirrorKorn-
22 All Request LiveWeenLive
23 Call Off the SearchKatie MeluaUK
24 DedicatedLemar-
IntroductionAlex Parks-
Lucifer IncestusBelphegor-
Pop Art: Pet Shop Boys - The HitsPet Shop BoysCompilation
Remixed & RevisitedMadonnaRemix + 1 new track
The Soul SessionsJoss StoneUK
TurnaroundWestlife-
25 Blitzen TrapperBlitzen Trapper-
Da Derrty Versions: The ReinventionNellyRemix
ElocationDefault-
FolkloreNelly Furtado-
Life on DisplayPuddle of Mudd-
Live at the Grand Olympic AuditoriumRage Against the MachineLive
The Make Yourself at Home EPThe Starting LineEP
Now & Forever: The HitsTLCUK; Compilation
Part IILil Jon & the East Side Boyz-
7Enrique Iglesias-
The Singles 1992–2003No DoubtCompilation +1 new track
This Is Not a Test!Missy Elliott-
UnearthedJohnny CashBox Set
26 The Hit Parade Tak Matsumoto Covers album
Jade ForwardJade Kwan-
29 HappinessThe Weepies-
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1 Daft ClubDaft PunkRemix
The Firebird Suite - ArchivesThe Firebird Band-
When Goodbye Means Forever...I Killed the Prom Queen-
2 And Then...Joe-
Comin' on StrongTrace Adkins-
My First TimeLook What I Did-
My Own ThingManafest-
The Diary of Alicia KeysAlicia KeysUS
3 666 Hyde -
CONTROL Your touchYumi Shizukusa-
8 Just as I AmGuy Sebastian-
LichtspielhausRammsteinDVD
Strachy na LachyStrachy na Lachy-
9 Big Money HeavyweightBig Tymers-
Tha Dogg: Best of the WorksSnoop DoggCompilation
Fefe DobsonFefe Dobson-
HomeRyan Malcolm-
Hot & Wet112-
Live at Brixton AcademyMotörheadLive
Love Is Hell pt. 2Ryan AdamsEP
Nick CannonNick Cannon-
The ReasonHoobastank-
SoulfulRuben Studdard-
SoulstarMusiq-
SplinterThe Offspring-
TastyKelis-
Terrorist ThreatsWestside Connection-
12 Atarashiki Nihongo Rock no Michi to HikariSambomaster-
These Days Will FadeMoments in GraceEP
16 Extended PlayDenver HarborEP
The Lex Diamond StoryRaekwon-
M.A.D.E.Memphis Bleek-
17 LegendaryZaoCompilation
Memorial Address Ayumi Hamasaki EP
23 Juve the GreatJuvenile-
MTA2: Baptized in Dirty WaterDavid Banner-
RiffsStatus Quo-
25 Ultimate CircusNightmare-
27 I Look I SeeYusuf Islam-
31 Porch LifeBig D and the Kids Table-

Release date unknown

Top 5 albums of Billboard year

  1. 50 CentGet Rich or Die Tryin'
  2. Norah JonesCome Away With Me
  3. BeyoncéDangerously in Love
  4. Michael JacksonNumber Ones
  5. Dixie ChicksHome

Top 10 Selling Albums of the Year US

  1. Get Rich or Die Tryin'50 Cent
  2. Come Away with MeNorah Jones
  3. StrippedChristina Aguilera
  4. Number OnesMichael Jackson
  5. MeteoraLinkin Park
  6. Dangerously in LoveBeyoncé
  7. A Rush of Blood to the HeadColdplay
  8. FallenEvanescence
  9. In the ZoneBritney Spears
  10. Let GoAvril Lavigne

Classical music

  • Leonardo Balada – Ebony Fantasies (cantata for choir and orchestra)
  • George Crumb
    • A Journey Beyond Time for soprano, percussion quartet and piano.
    • Otherworldly Resonances for two pianos
    • River of Life for soprano, percussion quartet and piano
  • Mario DavidovskyDuo Capriccioso for piano and violin
  • Peter Maxwell Davies
    • Naxos Quartet No. 2
    • Naxos Quartet No. 3
  • Péter Eötvös
    • Erdenklavier-Himmelklavier, for piano
    • Jet Stream, concerto for trumpet and orchestra
  • Elisenda Fábregas – Voces de mi tierra for flute, cello and piano
  • Rolf Gehlhaar – Cybersong for tenor and wearable electronics
  • Philip Glass
    • Dreaming Awake for piano
    • Taoist Sacred Dance for piano and flute
    • Music from The Sound of a Voice for flute, pipa, violin, cello and percussion
  • Andrew GloverThe Death of Angels: A Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
  • Friedrich Goldmann
    • Herzstück, mini-drama for soprano, flute and guitar
    • Klangszenen III for orchestra
  • Haflidi Hallgrímsson – Cello Concerto
  • Mauricio Kagel
    • Andere Gesänge, intermezzi for soprano and orchestra
    • Auftakte, achthändig for two pianos and two percussionists
  • Wojciech Kilar
    • Lament for mixed choir a cappella
    • Symphony No. 3 September Symphony
  • György LigetiHamburg Concerto for solo horn and chamber orchestra with four obbligato natural horns (1998–99, 2003)
  • Frederik MaglePhoenix for mixed choir and organ or piano four-hands
  • Mesías Maiguashca – K.O. Tagebücher, for two cellos, two percussionists and electronics
  • Henri Pousseur
    • Arioso monodie for female voice
    • Javanitas for violin and trombone
    • Litanie du miel des nuits hivernales for viola and piano
    • Rossignolade for female voice and clarinet
    • Voix et vues planétaires, multimedia
  • Alexander Raskatov – The Last Freedom
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
    • Amour, for saxophone
    • Klavierstück XIX
    • Mixtur 2003, for five instrumental groups, four sinewave-generator players, four sound mixers with four ring modulators and sound director
    • Vibra-Elufa, for vibraphone,
  • Steven Stucky
    • Jeu de timbres
    • Second Concerto for Orchestra

Opera

Musical theater

  • Avenue Q – Broadway production ran for 2534 performances (ranked 23rd on the list of all-time Broadway shows)
  • Belles belles belles, based on songs by Claude François, with music by Claude François, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and Carolin Petit and lyrics by Claude François and Daniel Moyne; premiered at Olympia in Paris on November 21
  • Bounce – Chicago and Washington D. C. productions
  • The Boy from Oz – Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 365 performances
  • Caroline or Change, book and lyrics by Tony Kushner and score by Jeanine Tesori, off-Broadway production
  • Fame on 42nd Street – Broadway production opened at the Little Shubert Theatre on November 11 and ran for 264 performances
  • The Full Monty – Melbourne production
  • Jerry Springer – The Opera – London production
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – London revival
  • Never Gonna Dance – Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on December 4 and ran for 84 performances
  • Showtune, a Jerry Herman musical revue – off-Broadway production
  • Taboo – Broadway production opened November 13 and ran for 103 performances
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie – London production opened October 21, starring Amanda Holden, and ran for 8 months[38]
  • Tonight's The Night – London production
  • Wicked – Broadway production opened at the George Gershwin Theatre on October 30, starring Joel Grey,[39] and is still running as of 2023. It is the fourth-longest-running show in the history of Broadway.[40]

Musical films

Births

  • January 6MattyBRaps, American rapper
  • January 10 – iayze, American rapper
  • January 23 – Bishara, Syrian-Swedish singer
  • January 24 – Johnny Orlando, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • February 10 – Blanco, Italian singer and rapper
  • February 20
    • Olivia Rodrigo, American singer-songwriter, musician, activist and actress
    • William Gao, English actor and musician (Wasia Project)
  • March 1 - Keshav, tabla prodigy
  • March 24 – Mae Stephens, British singer and songwriter
  • March 25 – George Alice, Australian singer-songwriter
  • March 26Bhad Bhabie, American rapper and songwriter
  • March 28 – Pháo, Vietnamese rapper and producer
  • April 8 – Sha EK, American rapper
  • April 11 – Aksel Rykkvin, Norwegian singer
  • April 18Sophia Grace Brownlee, British singer (Sophia Grace & Rosie)
  • April 20 – Kay Flock, American rapper
  • April 30Mikhail Smirnov, Russian singer-songwriter and actor
  • May 19 – JoJo Siwa, American singer dancer, actress, and YouTube personality
  • June 1 - Jayda, Filipina singer
  • June 5 - Midwxst, American rapper
  • June 8 - 347aidan, Canadian rapper
  • June 27 – Muraki Maito Raul, Japanese singer (Snow Man)
  • July 1Tate McRae, Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and dancer
  • July 4Polina Bogusevich, Russian singer
  • July 9 – Savannah Clarke, Australian singer (Now United)
  • July 28 – Payton Moormeier, American rapper
  • August 17 – The Kid Laroi, Australian singer
  • August 21 – Natalie Ho, Hong Kong singer (STRAYZ)
  • September 1Yujin, South Korean singer (IVE)
  • September 26 - Jane Remover, American musical artist
  • September 28 - Lauren Spencer-Smith, British-born Canadian singer and songwriter
  • October 2 - Seunghan, South Korean singer (Riize)
  • October 28 – Beatrice Millie McCartney, daughter of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. The McCartneys fooled the press into publishing misleading details about the birth
  • November 16 - Ana Castela, Brazilian singer and songwriter
  • November 21 - Sohee, South Korean singer (Riize)
  • November 29 - Yung Kayo, American rapper
  • December 2 – SSGKobe, American rapper
  • December 5 – Logan Robot Gladden, American drummer, singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer
  • December 9Yuna, South Korean singer and dancer (ITZY)
  • Unknow - Schafter, Polish rapper, singer, music producer, music video director and songwriter

Deaths

Awards

The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: AC/DC, The Clash, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Police, The Righteous Brothers

Miscellaneous

ARIA Music Awards

Country Music Association Awards

  • 2003 Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

Grammy Awards

Mercury Music Prize

Charts

Triple J Hottest 100

  • Triple J Hottest 100, 2003

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