Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing R&B and hip hop music in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 2003, 13 different songs topped the chart in 51 issues of the magazine, based on weekly airplay data from R&B and hip hop music radio stations compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. [1]
Indicates best-charting R&B single of 2003 [2] |
Issue date | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 4 | "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" | Erykah Badu featuring Common | [3] |
January 11 | [4] | ||
January 18 | [5] | ||
January 25 | "Miss You" | Aaliyah | [6] |
February 1 | [7] | ||
February 8 | [8] | ||
February 15 | "In da Club" | 50 Cent | [9] |
February 22 | [10] | ||
March 1 | [11] | ||
March 8 | [12] | ||
March 15 | [13] | ||
March 22 | [14] | ||
March 29 | [15] | ||
April 12 | [16] | ||
April 19 | "Excuse Me Miss" | Jay-Z | [17] |
April 26 | "Get Busy" | Sean Paul | [18] |
May 3 | "21 Questions" | 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg | [19] |
May 10 | [20] | ||
May 17 | [21] | ||
May 24 | [22] | ||
May 31 | [23] | ||
June 7 | [24] | ||
June 14 | [25] | ||
June 21 | "So Gone" | Monica | [26] |
June 28 | [27] | ||
July 5 | [28] | ||
July 12 | [29] | ||
July 19 | [30] | ||
July 26 | "Crazy in Love" | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z | [31] |
August 2 | [32] | ||
August 9 | [33] | ||
August 16 | "Frontin'" | Pharrell featuring Jay-Z | [34] |
August 23 | [35] | ||
August 30 | [36] | ||
September 6 | [37] | ||
September 13 | [38] | ||
September 20 | [39] | ||
September 27 | "Baby Boy" | Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul | [40] |
October 4 | [41] | ||
October 11 | [42] | ||
October 18 | [43] | ||
October 25 | [44] | ||
November 1 | "Stand Up" | Ludacris featuring Shawnna | [45] |
November 8 | [46] | ||
November 15 | [47] | ||
November 22 | [48] | ||
November 29 | [49] | ||
December 6 | "Step in the Name of Love" | R. Kelly | [50] |
December 13 | [51] | ||
December 20 | "You Don't Know My Name" | Alicia Keys | [52] |
December 27 | [53] |
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