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 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, with 50 Cent having the most with three.

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. 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. Knowles had the most weeks on top with 17, combining the chart run of both "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy". 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".

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. 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. The record was later tied in 2004, and broken in 2006 with eight number-one collaborations. 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. "Crazy in Love", which charted for eight straight weeks in July to August, has been credited as 2003's Song of the Summer.

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.
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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
Best performing song of 2003 Indicates best-performing single of 2003
No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref.
888 January 4 "Lose Yourself" Eminem
January 11
January 18
January 25
889 February 1 "Bump, Bump, Bump" B2K featuring P. Diddy
890 February 8 "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J
February 15
February 22
March 1
891 March 8 "In da Club" dagger 50 Cent
March 15
March 22
March 29
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26
May 3
892 May 10 "Get Busy" Sean Paul
May 17
May 24
893 May 31 "21 Questions" 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg
June 7
June 14
June 21
894 June 28 "This Is the Night" Clay Aiken
July 5
895 July 12 "Crazy in Love" Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
July 19
July 26
August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23
August 30
896 September 6 "Shake Ya Tailfeather" Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee
September 13
September 20
September 27
897 October 4 "Baby Boy" Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul
October 11
October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22
November 29
898 December 6 "Stand Up" Ludacris featuring Shawnna
899 December 13 "Hey Ya!" OutKast
December 20
December 27

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