List of European number-one hits of 2003

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This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 2003. After Music & Media ceased in August 2003, Billboard took over publication of both pan-European charts.

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Chart history

Key
†Indicates best-performing single and album of 2003 [1]
Issue dateSongArtistAlbumArtistRef.
4 January"Lose Yourself" † Eminem Escapology Robbie Williams [2]
11 January"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" Las Ketchup [2]
18 January"Lose Yourself" †Eminem [3]
25 January [4]
1 February [5]
8 February [6]
15 February"All the Things She Said" t.A.T.u. [7]
22 February [8]
1 March 100th Window Massive Attack [9]
8 March [10]
15 March Come Away with Me † Norah Jones [11]
22 March"Lose Yourself" †Eminem [12]
29 March [13]
5 April [14]
12 April Meteora Linkin Park [15]
19 April"In da Club" 50 Cent [16]
26 April [17]
3 May [18]
10 May American Life Madonna [19]
17 May [20]
24 May [21]
31 May The Golden Age of Grotesque Marilyn Manson [22]
7 June Fallen Evanescence [23]
14 June"I Know What You Want" Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey featuring The Flipmode Squad [24]
21 June"Bring Me to Life" Evanescence St. Anger Metallica [25]
28 June [26]
5 July [27]
12 July [28]
19 July [29]
26 July"Crazy in Love" Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z [30]
2 August Dangerously in Love Beyoncé [31]
9 August [32]
6 August [lower-alpha 1] [34]
13 August"Bring Me to Life"EvanescenceFallenEvanescence [35]
20 August"Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" Lumidee [36]
27 August [37]
3 September"Breathe" Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul [38]
10 September"Never Leave You (Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh)"Lumidee [39]
17 September"White Flag" Dido Dance of Death Iron Maiden [40]
24 September Reality David Bowie [41]
1 October"Where Is the Love?" The Black Eyed Peas Sacred Love Sting [42]
8 October Life for Rent Dido [43]
14 October [44]
22 October [45]
29 October [46]
5 November [47]
12 November [48]
19 November"Me Against the Music" Britney Spears featuring Madonna [49]
26 November [50]
3 December [50]
10 December"Shut Up"The Black Eyed Peas [51]
17 December [52]
24 December
31 December [53]

Notes

  1. ↑ Starting with the issue dated 16 August 2003, Billboard became the sole publisher of the pan-European charts after Music & Media ceased. When appearing on Billboard, the pan-European charts are dated 10 days before the magazine's issue date. [33]

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