Top songs of 2003

What was the number one song of 2003?

The number one song of 2003 was “In da Club” by 50 Cent, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2003. It spent 9 weeks at number one on the weekly chart, starting with the chart dated March 8, 2003.

“In da Club” by 50 Cent and “Baby Boy” by Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul were each number one for 9 weeks of 2003, the most of any song that year.

Born in 2003? The birthday number one finder shows the song at number one in the exact week of your birthday, and the number one on every birthday since.

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2003, year-end Hot 100 of 2003).

How many songs reached number one in 2003?

11 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2003. Counting “Lose Yourself”, which was already at number one when the year began, 12 songs held the top spot across the year's 52 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2003, “In da Club” by 50 Cent stayed there longest: 9 weeks in total, from the chart dated March 8, 2003.

Weeks at No. 1 counts every week the song spent at the top, including weeks in other years; the number in brackets is the weeks on charts dated 2003. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2003?

3 acts had more than one number one in 2003, counting lead and featured credits. 50 Cent, Beyoncé and Sean Paul had 2 each.

• 50 Cent: “In da Club” and “21 Questions”
• Beyoncé: “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”
• Sean Paul: “Get Busy” and “Baby Boy”

What were the biggest songs of 2003?

The five biggest songs of 2003 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “In da Club” by 50 Cent, “Ignition (Remix)” by R. Kelly, “Get Busy” by Sean Paul, “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z and “When I'm Gone” by 3 Doors Down.

The year-end chart ranks songs by how they performed on the weekly Hot 100 across Billboard’s chart year, so a song that peaked late in the year can rank lower than its weekly peak suggests, or count toward the next year’s list. The top 30 below show each song’s length where we could match the recording.

Numbers 31 to 100

31. “How You Gonna Act Like That” Tyrese
32. “Rock Your Body” Justin Timberlake
33. “No Letting Go” Wayne Wonder
34. “Frontin'” Pharrell featuring Jay-Z
35. “Landslide” Dixie Chicks
36. “Work It” Missy Elliott
37. “'03 Bonnie & Clyde” Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé
38. “Don't Mess with My Man” Nivea featuring Jagged Edge
39. “So Gone” Monica
40. “Air Force Ones” Nelly featuring Murphy Lee, Ali, and Kyjuan
41. “Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)” Lumidee
42. “Beautiful” Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Charlie Wilson
43. “Gossip Folks” Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris
44. “Miss Independent” Kelly Clarkson
45. “Calling All Angels” Train
46. “Damn!” YoungBloodZ featuring Lil Jon
47. “This Is the Night” Clay Aiken
48. “Your Body Is a Wonderland” John Mayer
49. “Headstrong” Trapt
50. “In Those Jeans” Ginuwine
51. “Stand Up” Ludacris featuring Shawnna
52. “The Remedy (I Won't Worry)” Jason Mraz
53. “Why Don't You & I” Santana featuring Alex Band
54. “Excuse Me Miss” Jay-Z
55. “Jenny from the Block” Jennifer Lopez featuring Jadakiss and Styles P
56. “Are You Happy Now?” Michelle Branch
57. “Forever and for Always” Shania Twain
58. “I Can” Nas
59. “Underneath It All” No Doubt featuring Lady Saw
60. “If You're Not the One” Daniel Bedingfield
61. “Thoia Thoing” R. Kelly
62. “Here Without You” 3 Doors Down
63. “Wanksta” 50 Cent
64. “My Love Is Like...Wo” Mýa
65. “It's Five O'Clock Somewhere” Alan Jackson featuring Jimmy Buffett
66. “Like Glue” Sean Paul
67. “Can't Hold Us Down” Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim
68. “My Front Porch Looking In” Lonestar
69. “Angel” Amanda Perez
70. “She Hates Me” Puddle of Mudd
71. “Don't Wanna Try” Frankie J
72. “The Jump Off” Lil' Kim featuring Mr. Cheeks
73. “Intuition” Jewel
74. “Hell Yeah” Ginuwine featuring Baby
75. “Beer for My Horses” Toby Keith featuring Willie Nelson
76. “Holidae In” Chingy featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg
77. “Suga Suga” Baby Bash featuring Frankie J
78. “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)” Erykah Badu featuring Common
79. “Fighter” Christina Aguilera
80. “Thugz Mansion” 2Pac
81. “Clocks” Coldplay
82. “Put That Woman First” Jaheim
83. “Rain on Me” Ashanti
84. “19 Somethin'” Mark Wills
85. “Can't Stop, Won't Stop” Young Gunz
86. “Red Dirt Road” Brooks & Dunn
87. “What Was I Thinkin'” Dierks Bentley
88. “Flying Without Wings” Ruben Studdard
89. “Sing for the Moment” Eminem
90. “Have You Forgotten?” Darryl Worley
91. “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” Kenny Chesney
92. “Come Over” Aaliyah
93. “Sick of Being Lonely” Field Mob
94. “Step in the Name of Love” R. Kelly
95. “I Want You” Thalía featuring Fat Joe
96. “Like a Stone” Audioslave
97. “Don't Know Why” Norah Jones
98. “Superman” Eminem
99. “Real Good Man” Tim McGraw
100. “Say Yes” Floetry

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2003, year-end Hot 100 of 2003).

What songs should go on a 2003 mix CD?

A 2003 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 18 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “Ignition (Remix)” by R. Kelly and closing with “Drift Away” by Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray, for 74:57 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2003, taking songs in year-end order until the disc was full, then sequenced it to follow the year: the number ones in the order they reached the top, with the year’s other big hits placed between them. With a 2-second gap before each track it runs 75:33, under the 79 minutes we fill a CD to.

Lengths are the recordings matched in Deezer’s catalog. Single edits, album versions and remasters can run a little longer or shorter, so check your own playlist before you burn it.

Turn 2003 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2003 songs, and we burn it to a real audio CD, test-play it and post it. It makes a good gift for a birth year, a graduation year or a wedding year.

To change the songs, paste the list into the playlist length calculator to keep it under 80 minutes, then print an insert with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing, and nostalgic gift ideas has more ways to give a year as a present.

What was popular music like in the 2000s?

Popular music in the 2000s was dominated by hip-hop, R&B and pop, and featured guest artists became a regular part of number one hits. By 2005 the Hot 100 counted digital download sales alongside physical singles and radio airplay.

From 2000 to 2009, 129 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 12 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 129, “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey and “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas spent the most weeks at number one, 14 each. Usher had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 7. The typical number one of these years ran 4:03 (the median of the 100 with a known length).