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What album number was Absolution for Muse?
Muse's third album, Absolution, produced by Rich Costey, Paul Reeve and John Cornfield was released on 15 September 2003.

Question: How did it rank among its release?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Muse's third album, Absolution, produced by Rich Costey, Paul Reeve and John Cornfield rank among its release?