The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales, and airplay. In 2003, there were 11 singles that topped the chart.
During the year, ten acts achieved a first U.S. number-one single, either as a lead artist or featured guest. Those acts were B2K, LL Cool J, 50 Cent, Sean Paul, Nate Dogg, Clay Aiken, Murphy Lee, Ludacris, and Shawnna. Beyoncé, despite having hit number one with Destiny's Child, also earns her first number one song as a solo act. P. Diddy, 50 Cent, Sean Paul, and Beyoncé were the only acts to hit number one more than once, each of them reaching number one twice throughout the year.
50 Cent and Knowles both had the longest-running singles of 2003: 50 Cent's first number-one single "In da Club" and Knowles' second number-one single "Baby Boy" both topped the Hot 100 for nine straight weeks, longer than any single to have topped this year. Hip hop duo OutKast's "Hey Ya!" charted at the top spot for nine consecutive weeks, three of which were in 2003. Although "Hey Ya!" continued its pole position until early 2004, Billboard magazine credited it as one of the longest-running number-one singles of 2003. [1] [2] Rapper Eminem's "Lose Yourself" continued its 12-week chart run at the top spot in this year, but is credited as the longest-running number-one single of 2002. [2] Knowles had the most weeks on top with 17, combining the chart run of both "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy". [3] She surpassed the record previously set by 50 Cent during this year, the latter of whom gained a total of 13 weeks at number one combining "In the Club", which is the best-performing single of 2003, and "21 Questions". [4]
With the combined chart run of "Get Busy" and "Baby Boy", the latter in which he is featured, dancehall artist Sean Paul became the most successful Jamaican-born artist in terms of chart performance in the Billboard Hot 100. [5] Seven collaboration singles topped the chart in 2003, setting a record for most number-one collaborations in a calendar year since the onset of the rock era in 1955; the first number-one collaboration to have topped the chart was in 1967 with Somethin' Stupid, a song by singer Frank Sinatra and daughter Nancy Sinatra. [6] The record was later tied in 2004, and broken in 2006 with eight number-one collaborations. [6] American Idol contestant Clay Aiken's debut single "This Is the Night" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first single to do so since 1998. [7] "Crazy in Love", which charted for eight straight weeks in July to August, has been credited as 2003's Song of the Summer. [8] [9]
Indicates best-performing single of 2003 |
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
888 | January 4 | "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | [10] |
January 11 | [11] [12] | |||
January 18 | [13] [14] | |||
January 25 | [15] [16] | |||
889 | February 1 | "Bump, Bump, Bump" | B2K featuring P. Diddy | [17] [18] |
890 | February 8 | "All I Have" | Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J | [19] [20] |
February 15 | [21] [22] | |||
February 22 | [23] [24] | |||
March 1 | [25] [26] | |||
891 | March 8 | "In da Club" | 50 Cent | [27] [28] |
March 15 | [29] [30] | |||
March 22 | [31] [32] | |||
March 29 | [33] [34] | |||
April 5 | [35] [36] | |||
April 12 | [37] [38] | |||
April 19 | [39] [40] | |||
April 26 | [41] [42] | |||
May 3 | [43] [44] | |||
892 | May 10 | "Get Busy" | Sean Paul | [45] [46] |
May 17 | [47] [48] | |||
May 24 | [49] [50] | |||
893 | May 31 | "21 Questions" | 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg | [51] [52] |
June 7 | [53] [54] | |||
June 14 | [55] [56] | |||
June 21 | [57] [58] | |||
894 | June 28 | "This Is the Night" | Clay Aiken | [59] [7] |
July 5 | [60] [61] | |||
895 | July 12 | "Crazy in Love" | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z | [62] [63] |
July 19 | [64] [65] | |||
July 26 | [66] [67] | |||
August 2 | [68] [69] | |||
August 9 | [70] [71] | |||
August 16 | [72] [73] | |||
August 23 | [74] [75] | |||
August 30 | [76] [77] | |||
896 | September 6 | "Shake Ya Tailfeather" | Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee | [78] [79] |
September 13 | [80] [81] | |||
September 20 | [82] [83] | |||
September 27 | [84] [85] | |||
897 | October 4 | "Baby Boy" | Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul | [86] [87] |
October 11 | [88] [89] | |||
October 18 | [90] [91] | |||
October 25 | [92] [93] | |||
November 1 | [94] [95] | |||
November 8 | [96] [97] | |||
November 15 | [98] [99] | |||
November 22 | [100] [101] | |||
November 29 | [102] [103] | |||
898 | December 6 | "Stand Up" | Ludacris featuring Shawnna | [104] [105] |
899 | December 13 | "Hey Ya!" | OutKast | [106] [107] |
December 20 | [108] [109] | |||
December 27 | [110] [111] |
Position | Country | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | US | Beyoncé | 17 |
2 | US | 50 Cent | 13 |
3 | JAM | Sean Paul | 12 |
4 | US | Jay-Z | 8 |
5 | US | P.Diddy | 5 |
6 | US | Eminem | 4 |
US | Jennifer Lopez | ||
US | LL Cool J | ||
US | Nate Dogg | ||
US | Nelly | ||
US | Murphy Lee | ||
12 | US | OutKast | 3 |
13 | US | Clay Aiken | 2 |
14 | US | B2k | 1 |
US | Ludacris | ||
US | Shawnna |
Dangerously in Love is the debut solo studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released on June 20, 2003, by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment.
"In da Club" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent from his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). Written by 50 Cent alongside producers Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo, the song, which uses an unconventional off-beat rhythm, was released in January 2003 as the album's lead single and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming 50 Cent's first number-one single.
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"Crazy in Love" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé, featuring a rap verse and ad-libs from her future husband Jay-Z from her debut solo studio album Dangerously in Love (2003). The song was released as the album's lead single on May 14, 2003, through Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. Both artists wrote and composed the song in collaboration with Rich Harrison and Eugene Record; the former also produced it with Beyoncé. Using samples from the Chi-Lites's 1970 song "Are You My Woman ", "Crazy in Love" is a pop, hip hop and R&B love song that incorporates elements of soul, and 1970s-style funk music. Its lyrics describe a romantic obsession that causes the protagonist to act out of character.
"Baby Boy" is a song by American singer Beyoncé featuring Jamaican dancehall rapper Sean Paul from Beyoncé's debut solo studio album, Dangerously in Love (2003), and off Paul's second album, Dutty Rock (2002). Both artists co-wrote the song with Robert Waller, Jay-Z, and Scott Storch, who produced it with Beyoncé. Containing a lyrical interpolation of "No Fear" by hip hop group O.G.C, "Baby Boy" is an R&B and dancehall song with Caribbean and Asian influences; its lyrics detail a woman's fantasies.
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