List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2003

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Rapper 50 Cent's "In da Club" was one of the longest-running singles of 2003, topping the chart for nine straight weeks. It was also the best-performing single of 2003.

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles in 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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="BronsonCranked">Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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.<ref name="BronsonCranked"/> Knowles had the most weeks on top with 17, combining the chart run of both "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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.<ref name="BronsonWork">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The record was later tied in 2004, and broken in 2006 with eight number-one collaborations.<ref name="BronsonWork"/> 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.<ref name="BronsonAiken">Template:Cite magazine</ref> "Crazy in Love", which charted for eight straight weeks in July to August, has been credited as 2003's Song of the Summer.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Chart history

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Singer Beyoncé topped the chart two times in 2003 with her singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy".

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Hip hop duo OutKast's "Hey Ya!" topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks.

A young black man in a black T-shirt, white jacket and black trousers, receiving an award standing in front of a microphone.

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 Hot 100.

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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.

Key

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Indicates best-performing single of 2003

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888	January 4	"Lose Yourself"	Eminem	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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889	February 1	"Bump, Bump, Bump"	B2K featuring P. Diddy	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
890	February 8	"All I Have"	Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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892	May 10	"Get Busy"	Sean Paul	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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893	May 31	"21 Questions"	50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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894	June 28	"This Is the Night"	Clay Aiken	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="BronsonAiken"/>
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895	July 12	"Crazy in Love"	Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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896	September 6	"Shake Ya Tailfeather"	Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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897	October 4	"Baby Boy"	Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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898	December 6	"Stand Up"	Ludacris featuring Shawnna	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
899	December 13	"Hey Ya!"	OutKast	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one

Position	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
1	Beyoncé	17
2	50 Cent	13
3	Sean Paul	12
4	Jay-Z	8
5	P. Diddy	5
6	Eminem	4
	Jennifer Lopez
	LL Cool J
	Nate Dogg
	Nelly
	Murphy Lee
12	OutKast	3
13	Clay Aiken	2
14	B2K	1
	Ludacris
	Shawnna

See also

• 2003 in music
• List of Billboard number-one singles
• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2003
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2000s

Additional sources

• Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (Template:ISBN)
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (Template:ISBN)
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s (Template:ISBN)
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services Template:Webarchive and print editions of the magazine.