List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2003

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These are the Official Charts Company UK Official Indie Chart number one hits of 2003. [1] [2]

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Issue dateSongArtist
5 January"Sacred Trust / After You're Gone" One True Voice
12 January"Danger! High Voltage" Electric Six
19 January"True" Jaimeson featuring Angel Blu
26 January"Mundian To Bach Ke" Panjabi MC
2 February
9 February"Cry Me a River" Justin Timberlake
16 February
23 February
2 March
9 March
16 March
23 March"Flash" Queen + Vanguard
30 March"Weekend!" Scooter
6 April
13 April"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" Erasure
20 April"Weekend"Scooter
27 April"Seven Nation Army" The White Stripes
4 May
11 May [a] "Ignition Remix" R. Kelly
18 May [a]
25 May [a]
1 June [a]
8 June
15 June
22 June
29 June
6 July"I Just Need Myself" Ocean Color Scene
13 July"Fast Food Song" Fast Food Rockers
20 July
27 July"Maybe Tomorrow" Stereophonics
3 August
10 August"I'm in Heaven" Jason Nevins
17 August"Complete"Jaimeson
24 August"Don't Look Back into the Sun The Libertines
31 August [a] "Are You Ready for Love" Elton John
7 September
14 September
21 September
28 September"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" The Darkness
5 October
12 October
19 October
26 October"Jumpin'" Liberty X
2 November
9 November"Burn Burn" Lost Prophets
16 November"Since I Told You It's Over"Stereophonics
23 November"The Hardest Button to Button" The White Stripes
30 November"Jus' a Rascal" Dizzee Rascal
7 December"The Closest Thing to Crazy" Katie Melua
14 December [a] "Changes" Ozzy Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne
21 December [a] "Mad World" Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules
28 December [a]

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