and Nancy Sinatra topped the charts with "Somethin' Stupid" in 1967. The Darkness' "Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)" was also anticipated to take the top spot, however in the week leading up to Christmas, the most unexpected thing happened. Taken from the soundtrack to the film Donnie Darko, Michael Andrews & Gary Jules scored a chart topper with "Mad World". It was a remake of the "Tears for Fears" No. 3 hit from 1982 and topped the UK charts for 3 weeks becoming the fastest selling single of the year and took the Christmas number one spot along with it. With their 5th album, Turnaround gave Westlife their 4th No. 1 album. It contained the chart topping "Mandy" and the No. 3 hit from the following year, "Obvious". The following year Brian McFadden split from the group, but they continued as a foursome releasing Allow Us To Be Frank with a cover of old big band classics. Topping the charts with his second album was Will Young and Friday's Child. which contained "Leave Right Now". However, the Christmas number one album was by one of the most successful female solo artists in the 21st century on the albums chart. Dido returned to the top for a further 3 weeks with Life For Rent. It has sold in excess of 2.2 million copies. Charts Number-one singles Number-one albums Year-end charts Between 29 December 2002 and 27 December 2003. Best-selling singles Best-selling albums Notes: Best-selling compilations See also List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2003 List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2003 List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2003 References External links Top 200 singles of 2003 United Kingdom 2003 in British music British record charts