Here are the Top Albums of 2003 as selected by the members of the Nanci
Net List:
| Votes | Artist | Title |
| 9 | Williams, Lucinda | WORLD WITHOUT TEARS |
| 8 | Zevon, Warren | WIND |
| 7 | Harris, Emmylou | STUMBLE INTO GRACE |
| 6 | Campbell, Kate | TWANG ON A WIRE |
| 6 | Cash, Rosanne | RULES OF TRAVEL |
| 6 | Merchant, Natalie | HOUSE CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER |
| 6 | Russell, Tom | MODERN ART |
| 6 | Welch, Gillian | SOUL JOURNEY |
| 6 | Williams, Dar | BEAUTY OF THE RAIN |
| 5 | Griffin, Patty | KISS IN TIME |
| 5 | Lennox, Annie | BARE |
| 4 | Adams, Ryan | LOVE IS HELL, PTS. 1 & 2 |
| 4 | Cary, Caitlin | I'M STAYING OUT |
| 4 | Cash, June Carter | WILDWOOD FLOWER |
| 4 | Dido | LIFE FOR RENT |
| 4 | Edwards, Kathleen | FAILER |
| 4 | JUST BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN: | THE SONGS OF DOLLY PARTON (anthology) |
| 4 | Larkin, Patty | RED=LUCK |
| 3 | Cash, Johnny | AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND |
| 3 | Cassidy, Eva | AMERICAN TUNE |
| 3 | Crowell, Rodney | FATE'S RIGHT HAND |
| 3 | Delmhorst, Kris | SONGS FOR A HURRICANE |
| 3 | Eastmountainsouth | EASTMOUNTAINSOUTH |
| 3 | Gorka, John | OLD FUTURES GONE |
| 3 | Jayhawks | RAINY DAY MUSIC |
| 3 | Mellencamp, John | TROUBLE NO MORE |
| 3 | Moorer, Allison | SHOW |
| 3 | Reader, Eddi | EDDI READER SINGS THE SONGS OF ROBERT BURNS |
| 3 | Stone, Joss | SOUL SESSIONS |
| 3 | Taylor, Chip, & Carrie Rodriguez | TROUBLE WITH HUMANS |
| 3 | Thompson, Richard | OLD KIT BAG |
| 2 | Be Good Tanyas | CHINATOWN |
| 2 | Brickell, Edie | VOLCANO |
| 2 | Casey, Karan | DISTANT SHORE |
| 2 | Cat Power | YOU ARE FREE |
| 2 | Dixie Chicks | TOP OF THE WORLD TOUR |
| 2 | Fahl, Mary | OTHER SIDE OF TIME |
| 2 | Gilmore, Thea | AVALANCHE |
| 2 | Green, Al | I CAN'T STOP |
| 2 | Hiatt, John | BENEATH THIS GRUFF EXTERIOR |
| 2 | Innocence Mission | BEFRIENDED |
| 2 | Jewel | 0304 |
| 2 | Jones, Rickie Lee | EVENING OF MY BEST DAY |
| 2 | Kendall, Jeannie | JEANNIE KENDALL |
| 2 | Lauper, Cyndi | AT LAST |
| 2 | Loveless, Patty | ON YOUR WAY HOME |
| 2 | Lovett, Lyle | MY BABY DON'T TOLERATE |
| 2 | Lynne, Shelby | IDENTITY CRISIS |
| 2 | Mandell, Eleni | COUNTRY FOR TRUE LOVERS |
| 2 | Matthews, Cerys | COCKAHOOP |
| 2 | Rice, Damien | O |
| 2 | Rouse, Josh | 1972 |
| 2 | Springsteen, Bruce | ESSENTIAL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
| 2 | Thomas, Rosie | ONLY WITH LAUGHTER CAN YOU WIN |
| 1 | Allison, Amy | NO FRILLS FRIEND |
| 1 | Armatrading, Joan | LOVERS SPEAK |
| 1 | Bacon Brothers | LIVE |
| 1 | Belle and Sebastian | DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS |
| 1 | Bering Strait | BERING STRAIT |
| 1 | Brown, Greg | IF I HAD KNOWN |
| 1 | Buble, Michael | MICHAEL BUBLE |
| 1 | Buckley, Jeff | LIVE AT SIN-E |
| 1 | Burns, Steve | SONGS FOR DUSTMITES |
| 1 | Byrds | SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO (reissue) |
| 1 | Calexico | FEAST OF WIRE |
| 1 | Carpenter, Mary Chapin | ESSENTIAL MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER |
| 1 | Carter, Deana | I'M JUST A GIRL |
| 1 | Cartigans | LONG GONE BEFORE DAYLIGHT |
| 1 | Chieftains | FURTHER DOWN THE OLD PLANK ROAD |
| 1 | Christmas Remixed | CHRISTMAS REMIXED |
| 1 | Clark, Terri | PAIN TO KILL |
| 1 | Cockburn, Bruce | YOU'VE NEVER SEEN EVERYTHING |
| 1 | Cold Mountain | COLD MOUNTAIN (soundtrack) |
| 1 | Cole, Holly | SHADE |
| 1 | Colter, Jessi | OUTLAW…A LADY: THE VERY BEST OF JESSI COLTER |
| 1 | Connick, Harry, Jr | OTHER HOURS |
| 1 | Costello, Elvis | NORTH |
| 1 | Counting Crows | FILMS ABOUT GHOSTS |
| 1 | Dandy Warhols | WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE |
| 1 | Davis, Guy | CHOCOLATE TO THE BONE |
| 1 | DiFranco, Ani | EVOLVE |
| 1 | Dower, Brid | COMINGS AND GOINGS |
| 1 | Drive-By Truckers | DECORATION DAY |
| 1 | Easter, Jeff and Sherry | FOREVER AND A DAY |
| 1 | Eddie from Ohio | THREE ROOMS |
| 1 | Eder. Linda | BROADWAY, MY WAY |
| 1 | Ely, Joe | STREETS OF SIN |
| 1 | Errico, Melissa | BLUE LIKE THAT |
| 1 | Escovedo, Alejandro | WITH THESE HANDS (reissue) |
| 1 | Evanescence | FALLEN |
| 1 | Evans, Sara | RESTLESS |
| 1 | Fannypack | SO STYLISTIC |
| 1 | Finn, William | ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE |
| 1 | Fleetwood Mac | SAY YOU WILL |
| 1 | FOR ANYONE THAT'S LISTENING: | A TRIBUTE TO UNCLE TUPELO (anthology) |
| 1 | Furtado, Nelly | FOLKLORE |
| 1 | Gay | YOU KNOW THE RULES |
| 1 | Goldfrapp | BLACK CHERRY |
| 1 | Grandaddy | SUMDAY |
| 1 | Greig, Charlotte | WINTER WOODS |
| 1 | Guster | KEEP IT TOGETHER |
| 1 | Harrison, Joel | FREE COUNTRY |
| 1 | Hart, Beth | LEAVE THE LIGHT ON |
| 1 | Hinojosa, Tish | BEST OF TISH HINOJOSA - LIVE |
| 1 | Holland, Jolie | CATALPA |
| 1 | Hot Club of Cowtown | CONTINENTAL STOMP |
| 1 | Hubbard, Ray Wylie | GROWL |
| 1 | Iguanas | PLASTIC SILVER 9 VOLT HEART |
| 1 | Insley, Mark | SUPERMODEL |
| 1 | Isley, Ronald, and Burt Bacharach | HERE I AM |
| 1 | Judd, Wynonna | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE |
| 1 | Junior Senior | D-D-DON'T DON'T STOP THE BEAT |
| 1 | Kaukonen, Jorma | QUAH (reissue) |
| 1 | Keen, Robert Earl | FARM FRESH ONIONS |
| 1 | Keith, Toby | SHOCK'N Y'ALL |
| 1 | Kelley, Josh | FOR THE RIDE HOME |
| 1 | Kennedys | STAND |
| 1 | KGSR BROADCASTS | KGSR BROADCASTS VOL. 11 (anthology) |
| 1 | Kimbrough, Will | GODSEND |
| 1 | Lane, Robin & the Chartbusters | PIECE OF MIND |
| 1 | Lanois, Daniel | SHINE |
| 1 | LIVIN', LOVIN', LOSIN': | SONGS OF THE LOUVIN BROTHERS (anthology) |
| 1 | LONESOME, ON'RY AND MEAN: | A TRIBUTE TO WAYLON JENNINGS (anthology) |
| 1 | LORD OF THE RINGS: | RETURN OF THE KING SOUNDTRACK (soundtrack) |
| 1 | Marshall Mike & Jovino Santos Neto | SERENATA |
| 1 | Masterson, Adam | ONE TALE TOO MANY |
| 1 | McBride, Martina | MARTINA |
| 1 | McClain, Laurie | TRUMPET VINE: A TRIBUTE TO KATE WOLF |
| 1 | McCoury, Del | IT'S JUST THE NIGHT |
| 1 | McDonald, Michael | MOTOWN |
| 1 | McKee, Maria | HIGH DIVE |
| 1 | McKelvey, Nolan | NOLAN MCKELVEY AND 33 |
| 1 | McKeown, Erin | GRAND |
| 1 | McLachlan, Sarah | AFTERGLOW |
| 1 | Midler, Bette | SINGS THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK |
| 1 | MIGHTY WIND: | THE ALBUM (soundtrack) |
| 1 | Minogue, Danii | NEON NIGHTS |
| 1 | Minogue, Kylie | BODY LANGUAGE |
| 1 | Minus 5 | DOWN WITH WILCO |
| 1 | Montgomery, Kevin | 2:30AM |
| 1 | Morrison, Van | WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE |
| 1 | New Pornographers | ELECTRIC VERSION |
| 1 | Oak Ridge Boys | COLORS |
| 1 | Oh Susanna | OH SUSANNA |
| 1 | Outkast | SPEAKERBOX/THE LOVE BELOW |
| 1 | Oysterband | RISE ABOVE |
| 1 | Parks, Alex | INTRODUCTION |
| 1 | Pink | TRY THIS |
| 1 | Price, Toni | BORN TO BE BLUE |
| 1 | Rafael, Joel | WOODEYE: SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE |
| 1 | Reeves, Diane | LITTLE MOONLIGHT |
| 1 | REMEMBERING PATSY CLINE | REMEMBERING PATSY CLINE (anthology) |
| 1 | Rhodes, Kimmie & Willie Nelson | PICTURE IN A FRAME |
| 1 | Ritter, Josh | HELLO STARLING |
| 1 | Robert, Sam | WE WERE BORN IN A FLAME |
| 1 | Robinella & the CC Stringband | ROBINELLA & THE CC STRINGBAND |
| 1 | Rusby, Kate | UNDERNEATH THE STARS |
| 1 | Schuur, Diane | MIDNIGHT |
| 1 | Shins | SHOOTS TOO NARROW |
| 1 | SHOUT, SISTER, SHOUT: | A TRIBUTE TO SISTER ROSETTA THARP (anthology) |
| 1 | Siberry, Jane | SHUSHAN THE PALACE: HYMNS OF EARTH |
| 1 | Simon & Garfunkel | ESSENTIAL SIMON & GARFUNKEL |
| 1 | Smither, Chris | TRAIN HOME |
| 1 | Snider, Todd | NEAR TRUTHS & HOTEL ROOMS - LIVE |
| 1 | Steely Dan | EVERYTHING MUST GO |
| 1 | Sting | SACRED LOVE |
| 1 | Strait, George | FOR THE LAST TIME: LIVE FROM THE ASTRODOME |
| 1 | Stuart, Marty (and His Fabulous Superlatives) | COUNTRY MUSIC |
| 1 | Sun Kil Moon | GHOSTS OF THE GREAT HIGHWAY |
| 1 | Taylor, Louise | VELVET TOWN |
| 1 | Tegan and Sara | IF IT WAS YOU |
| 1 | Thackray, Jake | VERY BEST OF JAKE THACKRAY |
| 1 | Thorns | THORNS |
| 1 | Travis | 12 MEMORIES |
| 1 | Trooper, Greg | FLOATING |
| 1 | Turner, Josh | LONG BLACK TRAIN |
| 1 | Tyrell, Soozie | WHITE LINES |
| 1 | Uncle Tupelo | ANODYNE (reissue) |
| 1 | Uncle Tupelo | MARCH 16-20 1992 (reissue) |
| 1 | VERVE REMIXED 2 | VERVE REMIXED 2 |
| 1 | Vincent, Rhonda | ONE STEP AHEAD |
| 1 | Waifs | UP ALL NIGHT |
| 1 | Waifs | WAIFS |
| 1 | Wainwright, Rufus | WANT ONE |
| 1 | White Stripes | ELEPHANT |
| 1 | Winwood, Steve | ABOUT TIME |
| 1 | Womack, Tommy | WASHINGTON D.C. |
| 1 | Yo La Tengo | SUMMER SUN |
| 1 | Young, Adrienne | PLOW TO THE END OF THE ROW |
| 1 | Young, Will | FRIDAY'S CHILD |