S3E5 - 2003 (A Small But Powerful Year)

Welcome to 2003!This year gave us a limited number of Essentials, but they were some of the most profound of the entire decade. Why was 2003 the year of so many iconic hit albums? I have no idea!We saw breakthroughs in the Rock, Metal, Pop, Rap, R&B, and J-Pop spaces this year, giving other artists all kinds of potential inspiration on where to take these genres next. Let's go on the journey together to really figure out what all this inspiration means and where it might lead us into the rest of the decade!⁠⁠⁠Link to the Essential List!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link to the Big List!⁠