These are the Canadian number-one albums of 2003. The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by Jam! Canoe, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.[1]
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Up! | Shania Twain |
| January 11 | ||
| January 18 | ||
| January 25 | ||
| February 1 | ||
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | ||
| February 22 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | 50 Cent |
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | Come Away With Me | Norah Jones |
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | One Heart | Celine Dion |
| April 19 | Star Académie | Various Artists |
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | ||
| May 10 | American Life | Madonna |
| May 17 | Star Académie | Various Artists |
| May 24 | Come Away With Me | Norah Jones |
| May 31 | The Golden Age of Grotesque | Marilyn Manson |
| June 7 | Deftones | Deftones |
| June 14 | How the West Was Won | Led Zeppelin |
| June 21 | St. Anger | Metallica |
| June 28 | Hail to the Thief | Radiohead |
| July 5 | St. Anger | Metallica |
| July 12 | Dangerously in Love | Beyoncé |
| July 19 | Dutty Rock | Sean Paul |
| July 26 | ||
| August 2 | Bad Boys II | Soundtrack |
| August 9 | ||
| August 16 | ||
| August 23 | Fallen | Evanescence |
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | Now! 8 | Various Artists |
| September 13 | Metamorphosis | Hilary Duff |
| September 20 | Now! 8 | Various Artists |
| September 27 | ||
| October 4 | Thirteenth Step | A Perfect Circle |
| October 11 | The Long Road | Nickelback |
| October 18 | ||
| October 25 | ||
| November 1 | 1 fille & 4 types | Celine Dion |
| November 8 | ||
| November 15 | As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II | Rod Stewart |
| November 22 | Afterglow | Sarah McLachlan |
| November 29 | ||
| December 6 | Blink-182 | Blink-182 |
| December 13 | Afterglow | Sarah McLachlan |
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 |