Below is a list from Billboard magazine’s Top ear-End Hot 100 songs for 2003. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved. Learn more about Billboard here.
Top 100 Songs of 2003
1Get Busy – Sean Paul
2Ignition – R. Kelly
3Right Thurr – Chingy
4Unwell – Matchbox Twenty
5Miss You – Aaliyah
6Bring Me to Life – Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy
7Get Low – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins
8Baby Boy – Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul
921 Questions – 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg
10All I Have – Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J
11Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
12I Know What You Want – Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey featuring The Flipmode Squad
13Drift Away – No Stranger to Shame – Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray
14Magic Stick – Lil’ Kim featuring 50 Cent
15P.I.M.P. – 50 Cent
16Bump, Bump, Bump – B2K & P. Diddy
17Into You – Fabolous featuring Tamia Or Ashanti
18Can’t Let You Go – Fabolous featuring Mike Shorey & Lil’ Mo
19Mesmerize – Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
20Where Is the Love? – Black Eyed Peas
21The Game of Love – Santana featuring Michelle Branch
22Cry Me a River – Justin Timberlake
23How You Gonna Act Like That – Tyrese
24Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake
25No Letting Go – Wayne Wonder
26Frontin’ – Pharrell featuring Jay-Z
27Landslide – Dixie Chicks
2803′ Bonnie & Clyde – Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé
29Don’t Mess With My Man – Nivea featuring Brian & Brandon Casey
30So Gone – Monica
31Air Force Ones – Nelly featuring Kyjuan, Ali & Murphy Lee
32Gossip Folks – Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris
33Beautiful – Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson
34Calling All Angels – Train
35Damn! – YoungBloodZ featuring Lil Jon
36This Is the Night – Clay Aiken
37In Those Jeans – Ginuwine
More 63 Top Songs of 2003
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- In da Club – 50 Cent
- Crazy In Love – Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
- When I’m Gone – 3 Doors Down
- Picture – Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow
- Shake Ya Tailfeather – Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
- I’m With You – Avril Lavigne
- Lose Yourself – Eminem
- Rock Wit U (Awww Baby) – Ashanti
- Work It – Missy Elliott
- Never Leave You – Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh! – Lumidee
- Miss Independent – Kelly Clarkson
- Your Body Is a Wonderland – John Mayer
- Headstrong – Trapt
- Stand Up – Ludacris featuring Shawnna
- The Remedy (I Won’t Worry) – Jason Mraz
- Why Don’t You & I – Santana featuring Alex Band
- Excuse Me Miss – Jay-Z
- Jenny from the Block – Jennifer Lopez featuring Styles & Jadakiss
- Are You Happy Now? – Michelle Branch
- Forever and for Always – Shania Twain
- I Can – Nas
- Underneath It All – No Doubt featuring Lady Saw
- If You’re Not the One – Daniel Bedingfield
- Thoia Thoing – R. Kelly
- Here Without You – 3 Doors Down
- Wanksta – 50 Cent
- My Love Is Like…Wo – Mya
- It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere – Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
- Like Glue – Sean Paul
- Can’t Hold Us Down – Christina Aguilera featuring Lil’ Kim
- My Front Porch Looking In – Lonestar
- Angel – Amanda Perez
- She Hates Me – Puddle Of Mudd
- Don’t Wanna Try – Frankie J
- The Jump Off – Lil’ Kim featuring Mr. Cheeks
- Intuition – Jewel
- Hell Yeah – Ginuwine featuring Baby
- Beer for My Horses – Toby Keith Duet & Willie Nelson
- Holidae In – Chingy featuring Ludacris & Snoop Dogg
- Suga Suga – Baby Bash featuring Frankie J
- Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) – Erykah Badu featuring Common
- Fighter – Christina Aguilera
- Thugz Mansion – 2Pac
- Clocks – Coldplay
- Put That Woman First – Jaheim
- Rain On Me – Ashanti
- 19 Somethin’ – Mark Wills
- Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop – Young Gunz
- Red Dirt Road – Brooks & Dunn
- What Was I Thinkin’ – Dierks Bentley
- Flying Without Wings – Ruben Studdard
- Sing for the Moment – Eminem
- Have You Forgotten? – Darryl Worley
- No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – Kenny Chesney
- Come Over – Aaliyah
- Sick of Being Lonely – Field Mob
- Step In the Name of Love – R. Kelly
- I Want You – Thalia featuring Fat Joe
- Like a Stone – Audioslave
- Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
- Superman – Eminem
- Real Good Man – Tim McGraw
- Say Yes – Floetry
Top 100 Songs of 2003 – Final Thoughts
The year 2003 saw a diverse range of music topping the charts, offering something for every listener. Beyoncé’s empowering anthem “Crazy in Love” featuring Jay-Z became an instant classic, while 50 Cent’s “In Da Club” dominated the hip-hop scene with its infectious beat.
Pop sensations like Justin Timberlake with “Rock Your Body” and Christina Aguilera with “Beautiful” showcased their vocal prowess and artistic growth. Meanwhile, alternative rock bands like Linkin Park with “Numb” and Coldplay with “Clocks” delivered memorable hits. The top songs of 2003 represented a vibrant tapestry of genres and reflected the cultural landscape of the time, leaving a lasting impact on music history.
