Jay-Z releases ‘The Black Album,’ his eighth album featuring ’99 Problems’ (2003)
Jay-Z ‘s ‘The Black Album’ is his eighth studio album featuring ’99 Problems’ and released on November 14, 2003, by Roc-A-Fella Records
The Strokes release their second album : ‘Room on Fire’ (2003)
The Strokes‘ ‘Room on Fire’ is their second studio album produced by Gordon Raphael and released in October 2003 by RCA Rough Trade.
Sub Pop publish ‘Chutes Too Narrow,’ The Shins’ second album (2003)
The Shins‘ ‘Chutes Too Narrow’ is their second studio album co-produced with Phil Ek and released on October 21, 2003 by Sub Pop
Me’shell Ndegeocello releases her fifth solo album : ‘Comfort Woman’ (2003)
Meshell Ndegeocello‘s ‘Comfort Woman’ is her fifth solo album released on October 14, 2003 by Maverick.
Death Cab For Cutie release their fourth album : ‘Transatlanticism’ (2003)
Death Cab For Cutie‘s ‘Transatlanticism’ is their fourth studio album produced by band member Chris Walla and released on October 7, 2003, by Barsuk Records
Living Colour release their fourth album : ‘Collideøscope’ (2003)
Living Colour‘s ‘Collideøscope’ is their fourth (and first in more than ten years) studio album released on October 7, 2003 by Sanctuary.
Sting releases his seventh solo album : ‘Sacred Love’ featuring Mary J. Blige and Anoushka Shankar among other guests (2003)
Sting‘s ‘Sacred Love’ is his seventh studio album released September 29, 2003 and featuring Mary J. Blige and Anoushka Shankar by A&M.
OutKast release their fifth album : ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,’ a double album featuring ‘Hey Ya!’ and ‘The Way You Move’ (2003)
OutKast‘s ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ feat. ‘Hey Ya!’ and ‘The Way You Move’ is their fifth studio album released as a double album on September 23, 2003, by LaFace Records.
Rufus Wainwright releases ‘Want One,’ his third album (2003)
Rufus Wainwright‘s ‘Want One’ is his third studio album produced by Marius de Vries and released on September 23, 2003 by DreamWorks
Arista publish Aretha Franklin’s ‘So Damn Happy,’ her first album in five years (2003)
Aretha Franklin‘s ‘So Damn Happy’ is a studio (and her first since ‘A Rose Is Still a Rose’ in 1998) album released on September 22, 2003 by Arista Records.
Joss Stone releases her debut album : ‘The Soul Sessions’ featuring ‘Super Duper Love’ (2003)
Joss Stone‘s ‘The Soul Sessions’ is her debut album released on September 16, 2003 by Relentless.
Erykah Badu releases ‘Worldwide Underground,’ her third studio album featuring ‘Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)’ (2003)
Erykah Badu‘s ‘Worldwide Underground’ is her third studio album, released on September 16, 2003 by Motown Records.
David Bowie releases his twenty-third album : ‘Reality’ (2003)
David Bowie‘s ‘Reality’ is his twenty-third studio album co-produced with Tony Visconti and released on September 16, 2003 by ISO / Columbia.
Muse release their third album ‘Absolution’ featuring ‘Time Is Running Out’ (2003)
Muse‘s ‘Absolution’ is their third studio album released on September 15, 2003 by various labels around the world.
Columbia publish John Mayer’s second album : ‘Heavier Things’ featuring ‘Daughters ‘ (2003)
John Mayer‘s ‘Heavier Things’ is his second studio album produced by Jack Joseph Puig and released on September 9, 2003 by Columbia
Joe Bonamassa releases his third studio album : ‘Blues Deluxe’ (2003)
Joe Bonamassa‘s ‘Blues Deluxe’ is his third studio album released on August 26, 2003 by J&R Adventures.
Geffen Records publish Mary J. Blige’s sixth album : ‘Love & Life’ (2003)
Mary J. Blige‘s ‘Love & Life’ is her sixth studio album released on August 25, 2003 by Geffen Records.
Neil Young releases ‘Greendale’ recorded with Crazy Horse (2003)
‘Greendale’ by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is their twenty-sixth studio album (a rock opera about the Green family, living in a California seaside town) released on August 19, 2003 by Warner Bros.