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The UK Singles Chart is a record chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the top 40 singles being broadcast on BBC Radio 1's Chart Show each Sunday. Until the end of 2004 the chart was based entirely on sales of physical singles from retail outlets, at which point legal music downloads were included in the compilation of the chart.[1][2]

The list below shows all the singles that appeared in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2003, including songs in the top 10 that peaked in 2002 and 2004. The date in the "Top 10 Entry Date" column is the date that the single entered the top 10 for the first time. Around 230 singles charted in the top 10 during 2003, with 219 of these reaching their peak that year. Nine singles from 2002 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Hey Ya! by "Outkast was released in 2003 but did not reach its peak until 2004.[3][4] Sixty artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2003.

Sk8er Boi, the second single released by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne, was the only song from 2002 to reach its peak in 2003, reaching number eight on 5 January 2003 having entered the top 10 on 22 December 2002.[5] The first highest new entry to chart in 2003 was "Danger! High Voltage" by Electric Six, the song debuted at number two in the chart.[6] Jamaican artist Sean Paul achieved five top five entries in the United Kingdom, including the number-one single "Breathe", which he recorded with Blu Cantrell.[7] Busted, Girls Aloud, Christina Aguilera, The Cheeky Girls and Ronan Keating all had four top 10 singles in 2003, with Busted claiming the number-one spot on two occasions with "You Said No" and "Crashed the Wedding".[8] Girls Aloud reached the top with "Sound of the Underground" and Aguilera with "Beautiful".[5][9] "Where is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas spent the longest period of time in the top 10, with six weeks at number-one and eleven weeks in total.[10]

Top 10 singles

Russian duo t.A.T.u. caused controversy in early 2003 with the music video for their number-one single "All the Things She Said".
Rapper 50 Cent's debut single, "In da Club", reached number four in April 2003. Two further singles also charted in the top 10 in 2003: "P.I.M.P." (#5) and "21 Questions" (#6).
Ex-'N Sync band member Justin Timberlake achieved three UK top 10 singles in 2003. "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body" both charted at number two, while "Work It" peaked at number seven.
Symbol Meaning
Single peaked in 2002 but still in chart in 2003.
Single released in 2003 but peaked in 2004.
Entered The date that the song first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
Single Artist Peak Peak reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 2002
19 October 13 "The Ketchup Song" Las Ketchup 1 14 December 1
26 October 9 "Dilemma" [B] Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland 1 26 October 2
7 December 10 "If You're Not the One" Daniel Bedingfield 1 7 December 1
7 December 2 "The Last Goodbye/Be With You" Atomic Kitten 2 7 December 1
14 December 13 "Lose Yourself" Eminem 1 14 December 1
14 December 4 "Feel" Robbie Williams 4 14 December 1
14 December 6 "The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" The Cheeky Girls 2 14 December 4
21 December 5 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Blue featuring Elton John 1 21 December 1
28 December 7 "Sound of the Underground" Girls Aloud 1 28 December 4
28 December 4 "Sacred Trust" / "After You're Gone" One True Voice 2 28 December 1
28 December 3 "Sk8er Boi" Avril Lavigne 8 11 January 1
28 December 4 "You're a Superstar" Love Inc. 7 28 December 4
Singles in 2003
18 January 2 "Danger! High Voltage" Electric Six 2 18 January 1
18 January 1 "The Way (Put Your Hand In My Hand)" Divine Inspiration 5 18 January 1
18 January 1 "Solsbury Hill" Erasure 10 18 January 1
25 January 5 "Stop Living the Lie" David Sneddon 1 25 January 2
25 January 5 "Year 3000" Busted 2 25 January 1
25 January 2 "True" Jaimeson featuring Angel Blu 4 25 January 1
25 January 3 "Mundian To Bach Ke" Panjabi MC 5 25 January 1
25 January 1 "Love Story (vs. Finally)" Layo & Bushwacka! 8 25 January 1
25 January 1 "Just the Way I'm Feeling" Feeder 10 25 January 1
1 February 3 "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles 2 1 February 1
1 February 2 "The Opera Song (Brave New World)" Jurgen Vries featuring CMC 3 1 February 1
1 February 1 "Hidden Agenda" Craig David 10 1 February 1
8 February 6 "All the Things She Said" t.A.T.u. 1 8 February 4
8 February 5 "Stole" Kelly Rowland 2 2 February 1
8 February 1 "Hey Ma" Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana 8 8 February 1
15 February 5 "Cry Me a River" Justin Timberlake 2 15 February 2
15 February 2 "Songbird" Oasis 3 15 February 1
15 February 1 "Gimme the Light" Sean Paul 5 15 February 1
15 February 1 "OK" Big Brovaz 7 15 February 1
22 February 3 "I Can't Break Down" Sinéad Quinn 2 22 February 1
22 February 1 "Don't Worry" Appleton 5 22 February 1
22 February 1 "Reminisce" / "Where the Story Ends" Blazin' Squad 8 22 February 1
1 March 1 "Pain Killer" Turin Brakes 5 1 March 1
3 January 1 "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" Good Charlotte 8 23 February 1
1 March 1 "I'll Be Your Angel" Kira 9 1 March 1
3 January 1 "Familiar Feeling" Moloko 10 3 January 1
8 March 3 "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera 1 8 March 2
8 March 3 "The Boys of Summer" DJ Sammy 2 8 March 1
8 March 9 "Move Your Feet" Junior Senior 3 15 March 2
8 March 1 "Keep Me a Secret" Ainslie Henderson 5 8 March 1
8 March 1 "Here It Comes Again" Melanie C 7 8 March 1
15 March 2 "I Begin to Wonder" Dannii Minogue 2 15 March 1
15 March 1 "Sing for the Moment" Eminem 6 15 March 1
15 March 1 "Work It" Nelly featuring Justin Timberlake 7 15 March 1
15 March 1 "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)" Darius 9 15 March 1
15 March 1 "Don't Think You're the First" The Coral 10 15 March 1
22 March 6 "Spirit in the Sky" Gareth Gates and The Kumars 1 22 March 2
22 March 6 "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J 2 22 March 1
22 March 4 [D] "Born to Try" Delta Goodrem 3 22 March 1
22 March 9 "In da Club" 50 Cent 3 19 April 2
22 March 1 "Ka-Ching!" Shania Twain 8 22 March 1
22 March 1 "Gossip Folks" Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris 9 16 March 1
29 March 4 "Scandalous" Mis-Teeq 2 29 March 1
29 March 2 "Being Nobody" Richard X vs. Liberty X 3 29 March 1
29 March 1 "U Make Me Wanna" Blue 4 29 March 1
29 March 2 "Sunrise" Simply Red 7 29 March 1
29 March 1 "Somewhere I Belong" Linkin Park 10 29 March 1
5 April 6 "Make Luv" Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham 1 5 April 4
5 April 2 "Tonight" / "Miss You Nights" Westlife 3 5 April 1
5 April 1 "Clocks" Coldplay 9 5 April 1
12 April 1 "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt" Atomic Kitten 4 12 April 1
12 April 2 "I'm with You" Avril Lavigne 7 12 April 1
19 April 3 "Cry" Kym Marsh 2 19 April 1
19 April 1 "I Can't Read You" Daniel Bedingfield 6 19 April 1
26 April 1 "American Life" Madonna 2 26 April 1
26 April 1 "Come Undone" Robbie Williams 4 26 April 1
26 April 1 "Out of Time" Blur 5 26 April 1
26 April 1 "Speechless" D-Side 9 26 April 1
3 May 3 "You Said No" Busted 1 3 May 1
3 May 3 "All Over" Lisa Maffia 2 3 May 1
3 May 2 "Don't Let Go" David Sneddon 3 3 May 1
3 May 2 "X Gon' Give It to Ya" DMX 6 3 May 1
3 May 1 "Seven Nation Army" The White Stripes 7 3 May 1
March 5 1 "Knockout" Triple 8 8 3 May 1
10 May 4 "Loneliness" Tomcraft 1 10 May 1
10 May 4 "Rise and Fall" Craig David featuring Sting 2 10 May 1
10 May 1 "The Long Goodbye" Ronan Keating 3 10 May 1
10 May 1 "Can't Nobody" Kelly Rowland 5 10 May 1
17 May 10 "Ignition (Remix)" R. Kelly 1 17 May 4
17 May 4 "Favourite Things" Big Brovaz 2 17 May 1
17 May 2 "Take Your Shoes Off" The Cheeky Girls 3 17 May 1
17 May 1 "Girls and Boys" Good Charlotte 6 17 May 1
17 May 2 "Husan"[C] Bhangra Knights vs. Husan 7 17 May 1
24 May 2 "No Good Advice" Girls Aloud 2 24 May 1
24 May 5 "Get Busy" Sean Paul 4 24 May 1
24 May 1 "Lately" Lisa Scott-Lee 6 24 May 1
24 May 1 "All About Lovin' You" Bon Jovi 9 24 May 1
31 May 3 "Rock Your Body" Justin Timberlake 2 31 May 1
31 May 1 "Madame Helga" Stereophonics 4 31 May 1
31 May 1 "Not Gonna Get Us" t.A.T.u. 7 31 May 1
31 May 1 "Broken Bones" Love Inc. 8 31 May 1
7 June 3 "Say Goodbye"/"Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" S Club 2 7 June 1
7 June 5 "I Know What You Want" Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey 3 7 June 2
7 June 1 "There There" Radiohead 4 7 June 1
7 June 1 "Free Me" Emma Bunton 5 7 June 1
7 June 8 [E] "Fly on the Wings of Love" XTM & DJ Chucky featuring Annia 8 14 June 3
7 June 1 "Stop Sign" Abs 10 7 June 1
14 June 9 "Bring Me to Life" Evanescence 1 14 June 4
14 June 1 "Gay Bar" Electric Six 5 14 June 1
14 June 1 "Forever and For Always" Shania Twain 6 14 June 1
14 June 1 "Shakespeare's (Way With) Words" One True Voice 10 14 June 1
21 June 2 "Fighter" Christina Aguilera 3 21 June 1
21 June 1 "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" Dannii Minogue 5 21 June 1
21 June 1 "Misfit" Amy Studt 6 21 June 1
21 June 1 "Sunlight" DJ Sammy 8 15 June 1
21 June 1 "Girlfriend" B2K 10 21 June 1
28 June 5 "Fast Food Song" Fast Food Rockers 2 28 June 2
28 June 3 "Lost Without You" Delta Goodrem 4 28 June 1
22 June 6 "No Letting Go" Wayne Wonder 3 26 July 1
28 June 1 "Baby I Don't Care" Jennifer Ellison 6 28 June 1
28 June 2 "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)" Ashanti 7 28 June 1
5 July 1 "We Just Be Dreamin'" Blazin' Squad 3 5 July 1
5 July 1 "St. Anger" Metallica 9 5 July 1
12 July 6 "Crazy in Love" Beyoncé 1 12 July 3
12 July 1 "Fool No More" S Club 8 4 12 July 1
12 July 1 "21 Questions" 50 Cent 6 12 July 1
12 July 1 "Can't Get It Back" Mis-Teeq 8 12 July 1
19 July 1 "Hollywood" Madonna 2 19 July 1
19 July 3 "Feel Good Time" Pink featuring William Orbit 3 19 July 1
19 July 2 "Real Things" Javine 4 19 July 1
19 July 1 "Business" Eminem 6 19 July 1
19 July 1 "Come on Over" Kym Marsh 10 19 July 1
26 July 3 "Satisfaction" Benny Benassi presents The Biz 2 26 July 1
26 July 1 "Pass It On" The Coral 5 26 July 1
26 July 1 "Invisible" D-Side 7 26 July 1
2 August 3 "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" Daniel Bedingfield 1 2 August 1
2 August 1 "Maybe Tomorrow" Stereophonics 3 2 August 1
2 August 1 "Deepest Blue" Deepest Blue 7 2 August 1
2 August 1 "Give Me a Reason" Triple 8 9 2 August 1
9 August 7 "Breathe" Sean Paul featuring Blu Cantrell 1 9 August 4
9 August 5 "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" Lumidee 2 9 August 1
9 August 2 "Something Beautiful" Robbie Williams 3 9 August 1
9 August 1 "All In My Head" Kosheen 7 9 August 1
9 August 1 "Spanish" Craig David 8 9 August 1
16 August 6 "Pretty Green Eyes" Ultrabeat 2 16 August 2
16 August 2 "Hooray Hooray (It's a Cheeky Holiday)" The Cheeky Girls 3 16 August 1
16 August 3 "Four Minute Warning" Mark Owen 4 16 August 1
16 August 2 "Frontin'" Pharrell Williams featuring Jay-Z 6 16 August 1
16 August 1 "I'm in Heaven" Jason Nevins presents N.Y.U.K
featuring Holly James
9 16 August 1
23 August 2 "Sleeping with the Light On" Busted 3 23 August 1
23 August 2 "Complete" Jaimeson 4 23 August 1
23 August 1 "Finest Dreams" Richard X featuring Kelis 8 23 August 1
23 August 1 "Snake" R. Kelly featuring Big Tigger 10 23 August 1
30 August 2 "Dance (With U)" Lemar 2 30 August 1
30 August 2 "Life Got Cold" Girls Aloud 3 30 August 1
30 August 1 "Stuck" Stacie Orrico 9 30 August 1
30 August 1 "The Anthem" Good Charlotte 10 30 August 1
6 September 3 "Are You Ready for Love?" Elton John 1 6 September 1
6 September 2 "Like Glue" Sean Paul 3 6 September 1
6 September 1 "Miss Perfect" Abs featuring Nodesha 5 6 September 1
6 September 2 "Miss Independent" Kelly Clarkson 6 6 September 1
6 September 1 "Genie in a Bottle" / "Save Yourself" Speedway 10 6 September 1
13 September 11 "Where is the Love?" The Black Eyed Peas 1 13 September 6
13 September 6 "White Flag" Dido 2 13 September 2
13 September 5 "Baby Boy" Big Brovaz 4 13 September 2
13 September 1 "Wildest Dreams" Iron Maiden 6 13 September 1
13 September 1 "Silence is Easy" Starsailor 9 13 September 1
20 September 1 "Sunshine" Gareth Gates 3 20 September 1
20 September 1 "Can't Hold Us Down" Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim 6 20 September 1
20 September 1 "Time Is Running Out" Muse 8 20 September 1
20 September 1 "Shake Ya Tailfeather" Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee 10 20 September 1
27 September 5 "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" Rachel Stevens 2 27 September 2
27 September 1 "Hey Whatever" Westlife 4 27 September 1
27 September 1 "Pandora's Kiss" Louise 5 27 September 1
27 September 2 "Someday" Nickelback 6 27 September 1
27 September 6 "Superstar" Jamelia 3 18 October 1
27 September 1 "Broken Silence" So Solid Crew 9 27 September 1
27 September 1 "Eat You Alive" Limp Bizkit 10 27 September 1
4 October 4 "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" The Darkness 2 4 October 1
4 October 2 "Rubberneckin'" Elvis Presley 5 4 October 1
4 October 1 "Going Under" Evanescence 8 4 October 1
4 October 1 "Innocent Eyes" Delta Goodrem 9 4 October 1
11 October 2 "Sundown" S Club 8 4 11 October 1
11 October 1 "Re-Offender" Travis 7 11 October 1
11 October 1 "Under the Thumb" Amy Studt 10 11 October 1
18 October 1 "Baby Boy" Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul 2 18 October 1
18 October 1 "12:51" The Strokes 7 18 October 1
18 October 1 "Carnival Girl" Texas featuring Kardinal Offishall 9 18 October 1
18 October 1 "Say Cheese (Smile Please)" Fast Food Rockers 10 18 October 1
25 October 4 "Hole in the Head" Sugababes 1 25 October 1
25 October 7 "Turn Me On" Kevin Lyttle 2 25 October 2
25 October 1 "P.I.M.P" 50 Cent 5 25 October 1
25 October 2 "Maybe" Emma Bunton 6 25 October 1
25 October 1 "Mixed Up World" Sophie Ellis-Bextor 7 25 October 1
25 October 1 "Bad Day" R.E.M. 8 25 October 1
1 November 5 "Be Faithful" Fatman Scoop 1 1 November 2
1 November 3 "Guilty" Blue 2 1 November 1
1 November 2 "Jumpin'" Liberty X 6 1 November 1
1 November 1 "Got Some Teeth" Obie Trice 8 1 November 1
1 November 1 "So Yesterday" Hilary Duff 9 1 November 1
8 November 2 "If You Come to Me" Atomic Kitten 3 8 November 1
8 November 2 "Trouble" Pink 7 8 November 1
8 November 1 "State of Mind" Holly Valance 8 8 November 1
8 November 1 "Hold on Me" Phixx 10 8 November 1
15 November 2 "Slow" Kylie Minogue 1 15 November 1
15 November 2 "Flip Reverse" Blazin' Squad 2 15 November 1
15 November 1 "Sexed Up" Robbie Williams 10 15 November 1
22 November 3 "Crashed the Wedding" Busted 1 22 November 1
22 November 2 "Me Against the Music" Britney Spears featuring Madonna 2 22 November 1
22 November 12 "Hey Ya!" Outkast 3 14 February 1
22 November 1 "Lost for Words" Ronan Keating 9 22 November 1
22 November 1 "Pass That Dutch" Missy Elliott 10 22 November 1
29 November 4 "Mandy" Westlife 1 29 November 1
29 November 3 "Jump" Girls Aloud 2 29 November 1
29 November 2 "Maybe That's What It Takes" Alex Parks 3 29 November 1
29 November 1 "50/50 & Lullaby" Lemar 5 29 November 1
29 November 1 "Miracles" Pet Shop Boys 10 29 November 1
6 December 7 "Leave Right Now" Will Young 1 6 December 2
6 December 6 "I'm Your Man" Shane Richie 2 6 December 1
6 December 1 "One More Chance" Michael Jackson 5 6 December 1
6 December 1 "Clap Back" / "The Reign" Ja Rule 9 6 December 1
13 December 7 "Shut Up" The Black Eyed Peas 2 13 December 1
13 December 2 "Say It Isn't So" Gareth Gates 4 13 December 1
13 December 1 "You Make Me Feel Brand New" Simply Red 7 13 December 1
13 December 1 "Life for Rent" Dido 8 13 December 1
13 December 1 "Real World" D-Side 9 13 December 1
13 December 1 "The Closest Thing to Crazy" Katie Melua 10 13 December 1
20 December 7 "Changes" Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne 1 20 December 1
20 December 1 "Santa's List" Cliff Richard 5 20 December 1
20 December 1 "My Immortal" Evanescence 7 20 December 1
20 December 1 "The Voice Within" Christina Aguilera 9 20 December 1
20 December 1 "Have a Cheeky Christmas" The Cheeky Girls 10 20 December 1
27 December 6 "Mad World" Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules 1 27 December 3
27 December 3 "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" The Darkness 2 27 December 1
27 December 2 "Proper Crimbo" Bo' Selecta! 4 27 December 1
27 December 2 "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" The Idols 5 27 December 1
27 December 3 "Ladies Night" Atomic Kitten featuring Kool and the Gang 8 27 December 1
27 December 2 "Too Lost In You" Sugababes 10 27 December 1

Notes:

  • B Re-entered the top 10 on 5 January 2003.
  • C "Husan" was used in a television commercial for Peugeot in 2003.[11]

Entries by artist

Sean Paul had the most top 10 entries in 2003 with five. Two of the singles were collaborations with Blu Cantrell ("Breathe") and Beyoncé Knowles ("Baby Boy").
Christina Aguilera recorded four top ten entries in 2003. Her first release of the year, "Beautiful", became a number-one single in February 2003.
Artist Country or countries of origin Total
Sean Paul  Jamaica 5
Christina Aguilera  United States 4
Busted  United Kingdom 4
The Cheeky Girls  Romania 4[A]
Girls Aloud  United Kingdom 4[A]
Ronan Keating  Ireland 4
50 Cent  United States 3
Atomic Kitten  United Kingdom 3
Beyoncé  United States 3
Big Brovaz  United Kingdom 3
Blazin' Squad  United Kingdom 3
Blue  United Kingdom 3[A]
Craig David  United Kingdom 3
Daniel Bedingfield  United Kingdom 3[A]
Delta Goodrem  Australia 3
D-Side  Ireland 3
Eminem  United States 3[A]
Evanescence  United States 3
Gareth Gates  United Kingdom 3
Good Charlotte  United States 3
Justin Timberlake  United States 3
Kelly Rowland  United States 3[A]
Madonna|  United States 3
Nelly  United States 3[A]
Robbie Williams  United Kingdom 3
Westlife  Ireland 3

Notes:

  • A Figure includes song that peaked in 2002.
  • B Figure includes one top 10 single with S Club.

See also

References

General
  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  • "Chart Stats database". Chart Stats. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  • "2003 Year-End Chart" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  2. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Busted beat Britney to top spot". Newsround. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  4. ^ "LMC Vs U2 still top singles chart". Newsround. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Girls Aloud hold top spot". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 January 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  6. ^ "In brief: Girls Aloud hold top spot". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 January 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Blu beats Robbie to top spot". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Busted beat Britney to number one". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Aguilera knocks Tatu off top spot". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 March 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  10. ^ "Sugababes take top slot". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  11. ^ "Troubled R Kelly tops UK chart". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2010.