Justin Timberlake's debut solo albumJustified was the second best selling album in the UK in 2003. The album had entered the top 10 on 16 November 2002 but did not reach its number-one peak until 1 February 2003. The album spent seven non-consecutive weeks at the album chart summit and lasted 24 weeks in the top 10 altogether.
TheUK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by theOfficial Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of theUK Albums Chart during2003, as well as albums which peaked in2002 and2004 but were in the top 10 in 2003. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first number-one album of the year wasLet Go by Avril Lavigne. Overall, twenty-five different albums peaked at number-one in 2003, with twenty-five unique artists hitting that position.
One-hundred and twenty-two albums charted in the top 10 in 2003, with one-hundred and eight albums reaching their peak this year (includingTheir Greatest Hits: The Record andThe Very Best of Cat Stevens, which both charted in previous years but reached a peak on their latest chart run).
Twenty-nine artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2003 as a lead artist.Busted andR. Kelly both had one more entry in their breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2003, including albums that reached their peak in 2002. The figures only include main artists, with featured artists and appearances on compilation albums not counted individually for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2003 is also shown.
a "Elephunk" reached its peak of number three on 17 January 2004 (week ending).
b "Twentysomething" reached its peak of number three on 6 March 2004 (week ending).
cThe Eminem Show re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 8 February 2003 (week ending).
dCome Away with Me re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 22 February 2003 (week ending) for 14 weeks and at number 10 on 20 September 2003 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
eBy the Way re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 12 April 2003 (week ending) and at number 10 on 26 April 2003 (week ending).
fMelody AM re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 8 February 2003 (week ending).
gA Rush of Blood to the Head re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 1 March 2003 (week ending) for 12 weeks and at number 6 on 4 October 2003 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
hAngels with Dirty Faces re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 11 January 2003 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 10 on 15 March 2003 (week ending).
iOne By One re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 25 January 2003 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
jJustified re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 18 January 2003 (week ending) for eleven weeks and at number 7 on 19 April 2003 (week ending) for twelve weeks.
kThe Greatest Hits 1970-2002 re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 13 September 2003 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 8 on 22 November 2003 (week ending).
lEscapology re-entered the top 10 at number 1 on 16 August 2003 (week ending) for 4 weeks.
mGotta Get Thru This re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 26 April 2003 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 2 on 2 August 2003 (week ending) for 7 weeks, at number 7 on 27 September 2003 (week ending) and at number 7 on 18 October 2003 (week ending).
nBusted re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 26 April 2003 (week ending) for 8 weeks and at number 9 on 16 August 2003 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
oStripped re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 10 May 2003 (week ending) for 6 weeks, at number 6 on 28 June 2003 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 9 on 13 September 2003 (week ending) and at number 9 on 10 January 2004 (week ending).
pTheir Greatest Hits - The Record originally charted at number 5 upon its initial release in 2001. It re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 1 February 2003 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
qGet Rich or Die Tryin' re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 29 April 2003 (week ending) and at number 7 on 5 July 2003 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
rGreatest Hits (Tom Jones album) re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 5 April 2003 (week ending).
sFallen re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 10 January 2004 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
tNu-Flow re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 20 September 2003 (week ending).
uThe Definitive re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 21 June 2003 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
vYou Gotta Go There to Come Back re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 26 July 2003 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
wDangerously in Love re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 13 September 2003 (week ending).
xInnocent Eyes re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 30 August 2003 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
ySo Much for the City re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 20 September 2003 (week ending).
zPermission to Land re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 27 December 2003 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 5 on 28 February 2004 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
aaYouth & Young Manhood re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 30 August 2003 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
bbDutty Rock re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 18 October 2003 (week ending).
ccPure re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 22 November 2003 (week ending), at number 10 on 6 December 2003 (week ending) and at number 10 on 20 December 2003 (week ending).
ddElephunk re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 6 December 2003 (week ending) for 15 weeks and at number 9 on 17 July 2004 (week ending).
eeThe Very Best of Sheryl Crow re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 29 November 2003 (week ending).
ffThe Very Best of Cat Stevens was first released on Polygram in 1990 and peaked at number 4 in the UK. The 2003 version, which features a different cover art and tracklist than the 1990 version, was released on Universal and peaked at number 6.
ggThree re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 27 December 2003 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 10 on 17 January 2004 (week ending).
hhTwentysomething re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 6 March 2004 (week ending) for 4 weeks.
iiGreatest Hits (Red Hot Chili Peppers album) re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 31 January 2004 (week ending).
jjFriday's Child re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 13 March 2004 (week ending) for 6 weeks and at number 7 on 24 July 2004 (week ending).
