These are the Oricon number-one albums of 2003, per the Oricon Albums Chart.
Chart history +KeyIndicates best-selling album of 2003
Issue DateSee weekly issues of Oricon magazine with these dates. See also Youtaiju. Album Sales Artist(s) January 13アルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 13 January 2003. Rainbow 571,027 Ayumi Hamasaki January 20 Second to None 1,075,872 Chemistry January 27 402,109 February 3 Life Is... 351,258 Ken Hirai February 10アルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 10 February 2003. Valenti 615,218 BoA February 17 222,851 February 24 Styles of Beyond 145,102 Exile March 3 Kalk Samen Kuri No Hana 165,316 Ringo Shiina March 10 136,214 March 17 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane 64,503 t.A.T.u. March 24アルバム BEST30. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 24 March 2003. A Ballads 561,127 Ayumi Hamasaki March 31 Sumire 256,327 Yuzu April 7アルバム BEST30. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 7 April 2003. No. 5 122,136 Morning Musume. April 14 Many Pieces 53,715 Every Little Thing April 21 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane 47,857 t.A.T.u. April 28 Street Story 106,278 HY May 5 103,245 May 12 93,736 May 19 86,912 May 26 Keep On Fighting 90,524 Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi June 2アルバム BEST30. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 2 June 2003. 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane 61,529 t.A.T.u. June 9 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 54,216 Various Artists June 16 48,761 June 23 St. Anger 51,416 Metallica June 30 Between the Lines 361,265 Chemistry July 7 Smap 016/MIJ 305,268 SMAP July 14 Between the Lines 66,213 Chemistry July 21 If I Believe 251,218 Mai Kuraki July 28 Time to Go 225,671 Rip Slyme August 4 Harvest 252,812 Dragon Ash August 11 Yuzu Smile 115,458 Yuzu August 18 Infinity: Love and Life 75,412 V6 August 25アルバム BEST30. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 25 August 2003. Beautiful Energy 118,568 Twelve Girls Band September 1 201,241 September 8 Magnum Collection "Slow" 211,457 Masaharu Fukuyama September 15 Nomad Soul 125,645 Chitose Hajime September 22 Every Best Single 2 281,571 Every Little Thing September 29 Big Machine 500,237 B'z October 6アルバム BEST30. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 6 October 2003. Road of Major 290,751 Road of Major October 13 Ketsunopolis 3 97,821 Ketsumeishi October 20 290,751 October 27アルバム BEST30. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 27 October 2003. A.I.R 95,243 Rina Aiuchi November 3 G Album: 24/7 242,826 KinKi Kids November 10 Longtime Favorites 143,218 Mariya Takeuchi November 17 Love 437,218 Mika Nakashima November 24 213,517 December 1 Best Album 2001-2003 155,768 Kick the Can Crew December 8アルバム BEST30. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 8 December 2003. Akatsuki no Love Letter 232,422 Aiko December 15 Exile Entertainment 395,257 Exile December 22 195,741 December 29アルバム BEST30. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 29 December 2003. Memorial Address 524,028 Ayumi Hamasaki
Annual Number-one album of 2003: Second to None by Chemistry. Most weeks at number-one: HY with a total of 4 weeks.
See also 2003 in music
References
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