List of UK top-ten singles in 2003
Introduction Black Eyed Peas had the biggest selling single of 2003, "Where is the Love", which spent six weeks at number-one. The group scored a second top 10 hit later in the year with "Shut Up", which debuted at number two in December.Gary Jules (pictured) and his friend Michael Andrews recorded a cover version of Tears for Fears' "Mad World" for the soundtrack of the 2001 film ''Donnie Darko''. Released as a single in the UK in December of this year, it became the year's fourth best selling single, as well as the year's Christmas number-one. Jules and Andrews are both listed as one-hit wonders, as neither made the UK charts again.t.A.T.u. had two UK top 10 singles in 2003, including "All the Things She Said", which was the first song by a Russian act to top the UK charts. Spending four weeks at number-one, it went on to become the year's sixth best selling single.Kelly Osbourne and her father Ozzy recorded a duet version of Black Sabbath's 1972 song "Changes" and released it as a single in December of this year. It entered the UK charts at number-one, became the seventh best-selling song of the year, and remains the only UK number-one single for either artist.Jamaican singer and rapper Sean Paul had the most top ten entries in 2003 with five in total. The most successful of these was his collaboration with Blu Cantrell, "Breathe", which spent four weeks at number-one and became the eighth best selling single of the year.The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. This list shows singles that peaked in the top ten of the UK Singles Chart during 2003, as well as singles which peaked in 2002 and 2004 but were in the top ten in 2003.The entry date is when the song appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).Two hundred and twenty-nine singles were in the top ten in 2003, the highest unique number of top 10 singles in a calendar year of all-time. Eleven singles from 2002 remained in the top ten 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. "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne" was the only song from 2002 to reach its peak in 2003.Sixty artists scored multiple entries in the top ten in 2003.50 Cent, The Darkness, Good Charlotte, Sean Paul and The White Stripes were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top-ten single in 2003.The 2002 Christmas number-one, "Sound of the Underground" by Girls Aloud (which was the group's winners single after being formed on ''Popstars: The Rivals''), remained at number-one for the first three weeks of 2003.The first new number-one single of the year was "Stop Living the Lie" by ''Fame Academy'' winner David Sneddon. Overall, twenty-two different singles peaked at number-one in 2003, with Busted (2) having the most singles hit that position.
Background ===Multiple entries===Two-hundred and twenty-nine singles charted in 2003, with two-hundred and eighteen singles reaching their peak this year.Sixty artists scored multiple entries in the top ten in 2003.Jamaican singer Sean Paul achieved five top five entries in the United Kingdom, the most of any act that year, including the number-one single "Breathe", which he recorded with Blu Cantrell. His second highest charting song was "Baby Boy", a duet with Destiny's Child member Beyoncé as she launched her solo career, peaking at number two. Of his other hit singles, "Like Glue" charted highest at number three,"Get Busy" reached a high of number four and "Gimme the Light" landed one place lower but made the top five.Six artists had the joint second most top ten singles in 2003 with four each. Busted, Girls Aloud, Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, The Cheeky Girls and Justin Timberlake all had four top-ten singles in 2003.Busted claimed the number-one spot on two occasions with "You Said No" and "Crashed the Wedding". A third single, "Year 3000" placed at number two and they achieved a fourth hit single for the year with "Sleeping with the Light On", reaching a high of number three. Girls Aloud took debut single "Sound of the Underground" - recorded as their winning single for the television competition show Popstars the Rivals - to number one at the end of the previous year, beating rival act One True Voice to Christmas number one. While One True Voice disbanded after one more single, Girls Aloud scored three more top tens in 2003 - both a cover of "Jump" for the ''Love Actually'' soundtrack and "No Good Advice" placed at number two, and "Life Got Cold" made number three.Fellow Popstars contestants The Cheeky Girls followed up December 2002's launch single "The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" (a number two hit) with three more top ten singles. "Take Your Shoes Off" went straight in at number three, as did "Hooray Hooray (It's a Cheeky Holiday)". A Christmas single, "Have a Cheeky Christmas" scraped into the top ten at the end of the year. Christina Aguilera had one of the biggest hits of her career with "Beautiful", which topped the chart in March 2003. "Fighter" was a number three entry, "Can't Hold Us Down", with the added vocals of Lil' Kim placed at number 6 and "The Voice Within" rounded off her year, peaking at number nine.Justin Timberlake, who had previously been part of 'N Sync, had four top ten hits in his own right, including one featured appearance on The Black Eyed Peas single "Where Is the Love?". The song spent six weeks at number-one and was the best-selling single of 2003.His other chart hits were number-two peaking "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and "Work It" with Nelly which made number seven.Former Take That singer Robbie Williams was the final artist with four top-ten singles to his name in 2003. "Feel" officially charted at the end of 2002 but remained in the chart for the first couple of weeks of the year. "Something Beautiful" reached number three in August, "Come Undone" ranked one place lower and "Sexed Up" placed at number ten.Rock band Evanescence was one of a number of artists with three top-ten entries, including the number one single "Bring Me to Life".50 Cent, Big Brovaz, Delta Goodrem, Good Charlotte and Westlife were among the other artists who had multiple top-ten entries in 2003.===Chart debuts===Eighty-five artists achieved their first top-ten single in 2003, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, thirteen went on to record another hit single that year: Appleton, Amy Studt, Black Eyed Peas, The Coral, The Darkness, David Sneddon, Electric Six, Fast Food Rockers, Jaimeson, Lemar, Richard X, t.A.T.u and Triple 8.Five artists achieved two more chart hits in 2003: 50 Cent, Delta Goodrem, D-Side, Evanescence and Good Charlotte. Sean Paul had four other entries in his breakthrough year.The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top-ten solo single. Artist Number of top tens First entry Chart position Other entriesElectric Six2"Danger! High Voltage"2"Gay Bar" (5)Divine Inspiration1"The Way (Put Your Hand in My Hand)"5—David Sneddon2"Stop Living the Lie"1"Don't Let Go" (3)Jaimeson2"True"4"Complete" (4)Angel Blu1—Panjabi MC1"Mundian To Bach Ke"5—Layo & Bushwacka!1"Love Story (vs. Finally)"8—Jurgen Vries1"The Opera Song (Brave New World)"3—CMCt.A.T.u.2"All the Things She Said"1"Not Gonna Get Us" (7)Cam'ron1"Hey Ma"8—Juelz SantanaSean Paul5"Gimme the Light"5"Get Busy" (4), "Like Glue" (3), "Breathe" (1) "Baby Boy" (2)Sinéad Quinn1"I Can't Break Down"2—Appleton2"Don't Worry"5"Fantasy" (2)Turin Brakes1"Pain Killer"5—Good Charlotte3"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"8"The Anthem" (10), "Girls & Boys" (6)Kira1"I'll Be Your Angel"8—Loona1"The Boys of Summer"2—Junior Senior1"Move Your Feet"3—Ainslie Henderson1"Keep Me a Secret"5—2"Don't Think You're the First"10"Pass It On" (5)1"Spirit in the Sky"1—Delta Goodrem3"Born to Try"3"Innocent Eyes" (9), "Lost Without You" (4)50 Cent3"In da Club"1"21 Questions" (1), "P.I.M.P." (3)Richard X2"Being Nobody"3 "Finest Dreams" (8)Room 51"Make Luv"1—Oliver CheathamD-Side3"Speechless"9"Invisible" (7), "Real World" (9)DMX1"X Gon' Give It to Ya"6—1"Seven Nation Army"7—Triple 82"Knockout"8"Give Me a Reason" (9)Tomcraft1"Loneliness"1—Bhangra Knights1"Husan"7—HusanXTM1"Fly on the Wings of Love"8—DJ ChuckyAnniaEvanescence3"Bring Me to Life"1"Going Under" (8), "My Immortal" (7)Amy Studt2"Misfit"6"Under the Thumb" (10)B2K1"Girlfriend"10—Fast Food Rockers2"Fast Food Song"2"Say Cheese (Smile Please)" (10)Wayne Wonder1"No Letting Go"3—Jennifer Ellison1"Baby I Don't Care"6—Javine1"Real Things"4—Benny Benassi presents The Biz1"Satisfaction"2—The Biz1—Deepest Blue1"Deepest Blue"7—Blu Cantrell1"Breathe"1—Lumidee1"Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)"2—Ultrabeat1"Pretty Green Eyes"2—Holly James1"I'm in Heaven"9—Big Tigger1"Snake"10—Lemar2"Dance (With U)"2"50/50 & Lullaby" (5)Stacie Orrico1"Stuck"9—Nodesha1"Miss Perfect"5—Kelly Clarkson1"Miss Independent"6—Speedway1"Genie in a Bottle"/"Save Yourself"10—Black Eyed Peas2"Where Is the Love? "1"Shut Up" (2)Muse1"Time Is Running Out"8—Murphy Lee1"Shake Ya Tailfeather"10—2"I Believe in a Thing Called Love"2"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" (2)1"12:51"7—Kardinal Offishall1"Carnival Girl"9—Kevin Lyttle1"Turn Me On"2—Fatman Scoop1"Be Faithful"1—Obie Trice1"Got Some Teeth"8—Hilary Duff1"So Yesterday"9—Phixx1"Hold on Me"10—Alex Parks1"Maybe That's What It Takes"3—Shane Richie1"I'm Your Man"2—Katie Melua1"The Closest Thing to Crazy"10—Michael Andrews1"Mad World"1—Gary JulesBo' Selecta!1"Proper Crimbo"4—The Idols1"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"5—Andy Scott-LeeBrian OrmondChris HideKim GeeMarc DillonMark RhodesMichelleRoxanne CooperSam NixonSusanne Manning;NotesRichard X was a producer on Freak Like Me by Sugababes in 2002 but "Being Nobody" was his first official credit. Kym Marsh was part of the group Hear'Say, who had two number-one singles in 2001. "Cry" and "Come On Over" were her debut chart entries as a solo artist.Lisa Scott-Lee launched her solo career with "Lately" in 2003.She was previously a member of the group Steps. Rachel Stevens achieved her first top ten hit outside S Club with "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex", which reached number two.The comedy Christmas song "Proper Crimbo" was credited to Bo Selecta! but had various other artists on the recording and in the video. Among these were chart debutants including Dermot O'Leary, Edith Bowman, Jimmy Carr, Matthew Wright and Richard Bacon as well as musicians who already had a top-ten hit to their name. Melanie Blatt was in All Saints in the 1990s and made number six in 2001 as a solo artist with her feature on Artful Dodger's song "TwentyFourSeven". Melanie Brown had been a member of the internationally successful Spice Girls, while MC Harvey was part of So Solid Crew and Kerry Katona had been a founding member of Atomic Kitten. The broadcaster Jimmy Young had a series of chart hits in the 1950s, including number-ones "Unchained Melody" and "The Man from Laramie". David Gray's most widely known song to date was "Babylon", a number 5 entry in June 2000.Bob Geldof found fame as a member of The Boomtown Rats. ''Fame Academy'' winner David Sneddon had reached the top of the charts earlier in the year with debut single "Stop Living the Lie", and Australian soap actress and singer Holly Valance made her breakthrough in 2002 with "Kiss Kiss".The Idols was made up of the final 10 from ''Pop Idol'' series 2.Michelle would have a number-one single with "All This Time" in January 2004, and Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes formed the duo Sam and Mark.===Songs from films===Original songs from various films entered the top ten throughout the year. These included "03 Bonnie & Clyde" (from ''Hey Arnold: The Movie''), "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" (''Seeing Double''), "Feel Good Time" (''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle''), "Maybe Tomorrow" (''Wicker Park''), "Stuck" (''Stuck in the Suburbs''), "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (''Bad Boys II''), "Jump" and "Too Lost in You" (''Love Actually'') and "Mad World" (''Donnie Darko'').===Charity singles===A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top ten in the charts in 2003.The Comic Relief single was a cover version of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" by Gareth Gates and The Kumars, peaking at number one on 22 March 2003.Shane Richie recorded the Children in Need single for 2003, a cover of Wham! 's "I'm Your Man". It peaked at number two on 6 December 2003.===Best-selling singles===Black Eyed Peas had the best-selling single of the year with "Where Is The Love?". The song spent eleven weeks in the top ten (including six weeks at number one), sold over 625,000 copies and was certified platinum by the BPI. "Spirit in the Sky" by Gareth Gates and The Kumars came in second place, selling more than 552,000 copies and losing out by around 70,000 sales. R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)", "Mad World" from Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules and "Leave Right Now" by Will Young made up the top five. Singles by t.A.T.u., Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne, Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul, Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham and The Darkness were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
Top-ten singles SymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 2002 but still in chart in 2003.♦Single released in 2003 but peaked in 2004. (#)Year-end top-ten single position and rank'''Entered'''The date that the single first appeared in the chart. '''Peak'''Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakSingles in 200213"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" ‡Las Ketchup119"Dilemma" ‡Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland1210"If You're Not the One" ‡Daniel Bedingfield1113"Lose Yourself" ‡Eminem116"Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" ‡244"Feel" ‡Robbie Williams415"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" ‡Blue featuring Elton John117"Sound of the Underground" ‡Girls Aloud144"Sacred Trust"/"After You're Gone" ‡One True Voice214"You're a Superstar" ‡Love Inc.743"Sk8er Boi"Avril Lavigne81Singles in 20032"Danger! High Voltage"Electric Six211"The Way (Put Your Hand in My Hand)"Divine Inspiration511"Solsbury Hill"Erasure1015"Stop Living the Lie"David Sneddon125"Year 3000"Busted212"True"Jaimeson featuring Angel Blu413"Mundian To Bach Ke"Panjabi MC511"Love Story (vs. Finally)"Layo & Bushwacka!811"Just the Way I'm Feeling"Feeder1013"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles212"The Opera Song (Brave New World)"Jurgen Vries featuring CMC311"Hidden Agenda"Craig David1016"All the Things She Said" (#6)t.A.T.u.145"Stole"Kelly Rowland211"Hey Ma"Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana815"Cry Me a River"Justin Timberlake222"Songbird"Oasis311"Gimme the Light"Sean Paul511"OK"Big Brovaz713"I Can't Break Down"Sinéad Quinn211"Don't Worry"Appleton511"Reminisce"/"Where the Story Ends"Blazin' Squad811"Pain Killer"Turin Brakes511"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"Good Charlotte811"I'll Be Your Angel"Kira911"Familiar Feeling"Moloko1013"Beautiful"Christina Aguilera123"The Boys of Summer"DJ Sammy  featuring Loona 219"Move Your Feet"Junior Senior321"Keep Me a Secret"Ainslie Henderson511"Here It Comes Again"Melanie C712"I Begin to Wonder"Dannii Minogue211"Sing for the Moment"Eminem611"Work It"Nelly featuring Justin Timberlake711"Incredible (What I Meant to Say)"Darius911"Don't Think You're the First"1016"Spirit in the Sky" (#2) Gareth Gates with The Kumars126"All I Have"Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J214 "Born to Try" Delta Goodrem319"In da Club"50 Cent321"Ka-Ching! "Shania Twain811"Gossip Folks"Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris914"Scandalous"Mis-Teeq212"Being Nobody"Richard X vs. Liberty X311"U Make Me Wanna"Blue412"Sunrise"Simply Red711"Somewhere I Belong"Linkin Park1016"Make Luv" (#9)Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham142"Tonight"/"Miss You Nights"Westlife311"Clocks"Coldplay911"Love Doesn't Have to Hurt"Atomic Kitten412"I'm with You"Avril Lavigne713"Cry"Kym Marsh211"I Can't Read You"Daniel Bedingfield611"American Life"Madonna211"Come Undone"Robbie Williams411"Out of Time"Blur511"Speechless"D-Side913"You Said No"Busted113"All Over"Lisa Maffia212"Don't Let Go"David Sneddon312"X Gon' Give It to Ya"DMX611"Seven Nation Army"711"Knockout"Triple 8814"Loneliness"Tomcraft114"Rise & Fall"Craig David featuring Sting211"The Long Goodbye"Ronan Keating311"Can't Nobody"Kelly Rowland5110"Ignition (Remix)" (#3)R. Kelly144"Favourite Things"Big Brovaz212"Take Your Shoes Off"311"Girls & Boys"Good Charlotte612"Husan" Bhangra Knights vs. Husan712"No Good Advice"Girls Aloud215"Get Busy"Sean Paul411"Lately"Lisa Scott-Lee611"All About Lovin' You"Bon Jovi913"Rock Your Body"Justin Timberlake211"Madame Helga"Stereophonics411"Not Gonna Get Us"t.A.T.u.711"Broken Bones"Love Inc.813"Say Goodbye/"Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You"S Club215"I Know What You Want"Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey321"There There"Radiohead411"Free Me"Emma Bunton518 "Fly on the Wings of Love" XTM & DJ Chucky featuring Annia831"Stop Sign"Abs1019"Bring Me to Life"Evanescence141"Gay Bar"Electric Six511"Forever and for Always"Shania Twain611"Shakespeare's (Way with) Words"One True Voice1012"Fighter"Christina Aguilera311"Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling"Dannii Minogue511"Misfit"Amy Studt611"Sunlight"DJ Sammy811"Girlfriend"B2K1015"Fast Food Song"Fast Food Rockers223"Lost Without You"Delta Goodrem416"No Letting Go"Wayne Wonder311"Baby I Don't Care"Jennifer Ellison612"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)"Ashanti711"We Just Be Dreamin'"Blazin' Squad311"St. Anger"Metallica916"Crazy in Love"Beyoncé131"Fool No More"S Club 8411"21 Questions"50 Cent611"Can't Get It Back"Mis-Teeq811"Hollywood"Madonna213"Feel Good Time"Pink featuring William Orbit312"Real Things"Javine411"Business"Eminem611"Come On Over"Kym Marsh1013"Satisfaction"Benny Benassi presents The Biz211"Pass It On"511"Invisible"D-Side713"Never Gonna Leave Your Side"Daniel Bedingfield111"Maybe Tomorrow"Stereophonics311"Deepest Blue"Deepest Blue711"Give Me a Reason"Triple 8917"Breathe" (#8)Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul145"Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)"Lumidee212"Something Beautiful"Robbie Williams311"All In My Head"Kosheen711"Spanish"Craig David816"Pretty Green Eyes"Ultrabeat222"Hooray Hooray (It's a Cheeky Holiday)"313"Four Minute Warning"Mark Owen412"Frontin'"Pharrell Williams featuring Jay-Z611"I'm in Heaven"Jason Nevins presents N.Y.U.Kfeaturing Holly James912"Sleeping with the Light On"Busted312"Complete"Jaimeson411"Finest Dreams"Richard X featuring Kelis811"Snake"R. Kelly featuring Big Tigger1012"Dance (With U)"Lemar212"Life Got Cold"Girls Aloud311"Stuck"Stacie Orrico911"The Anthem"Good Charlotte1013"Are You Ready for Love"  Elton John112"Like Glue"Sean Paul311"Miss Perfect"Abs featuring Nodesha512"Miss Independent"Kelly Clarkson611"Genie in a Bottle"/"Save Yourself"Speedway10111"Where Is the Love?" (#1) Black Eyed Peas166"White Flag"Dido225"Baby Boy"Big Brovaz421"Wildest Dreams"Iron Maiden611"Silence Is Easy"Starsailor911"Sunshine"Gareth Gates311"Can't Hold Us Down"Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim611"Time Is Running Out"Muse811"Shake Ya Tailfeather"Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee1015"Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"Rachel Stevens221"Hey Whatever"Westlife411"Pandora's Kiss"Louise512"Someday"Nickelback616"Superstar"Jamelia311"Broken Silence"So Solid Crew911"Eat You Alive"Limp Bizkit1014"I Believe in a Thing Called Love"The Darkness212"Rubberneckin' (Paul Oakenfold Remix)"Elvis Presley511"Going Under"Evanescence811"Innocent Eyes"Delta Goodrem912"Sundown"S Club 8411"Re-Offender"Travis711"Under the Thumb"Amy Studt1011"Baby Boy"Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul211"12:51"711"Carnival Girl"Texas featuring Kardinal Offishall911"Say Cheese (Smile Please)"Fast Food Rockers1014"Hole in the Head"Sugababes117"Turn Me On"Kevin Lyttle221"P.I.M.P"50 Cent512"Maybe"Emma Bunton611"Mixed Up World"Sophie Ellis-Bextor711"Bad Day"R.E.M.815"Be Faithful"Fatman Scoop featuring The Crooklyn Clan123"Guilty"Blue212"Jumpin'"Liberty X611"Got Some Teeth"Obie Trice811"So Yesterday"Hilary Duff912"If You Come to Me"Atomic Kitten312"Trouble"Pink711"State of Mind"Holly Valance811"Hold on Me"Phixx1012"Slow"Kylie Minogue112"Flip Reverse"Blazin' Squad211"Sexed Up"Robbie Williams1013"Crashed the Wedding"Busted112"Me Against the Music"Britney Spears featuring Madonna2112"Hey Ya!" ♦ Outkast311"Lost for Words"Ronan Keating911"Pass That Dutch"Missy Elliott1014"Mandy"Westlife113"Jump"Girls Aloud212"Maybe That's What It Takes"Alex Parks311"50/50 & Lullaby"Lemar511"Miracles"Pet Shop Boys1017"Leave Right Now" (#5)Will Young126"I'm Your Man" Shane Richie211"One More Chance"Michael Jackson511"Clap Back"/"The Reign"Ja Rule917"Shut Up"Black Eyed Peas212"Say It Isn't So"Gareth Gates411"You Make Me Feel Brand New"Simply Red711"Life for Rent"Dido811"Real World"D-Side911"The Closest Thing to Crazy"Katie Melua1017"Changes" (#7)Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne111"Santa's List"Cliff Richard511"My Immortal"Evanescence711"The Voice Within"Christina Aguilera911"Have a Cheeky Christmas"1016"Mad World" (#4)Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules133"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" (#10)212"Proper Crimbo"Bo' Selecta!422"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"513"Ladies Night"Atomic Kitten featuring Kool & the Gang812"Too Lost in You"Sugababes101
Entries by artist US rock band Evanescence scored three singles in the top ten this year. Their debut entry, "Bring Me to Life", remains their biggest hit, topping the chart for four weeks and spending nine weeks in the top ten altogether.US hip hop musician Fatman Scoop reached number-one for two weeks in 2003 with his single "Be Faithful", which featured production duo The Crooklyn Clan.Christina Aguilera recorded four top ten entries this year. The highest-charting of these was "Beautiful", which became a number-one hit in March.Italian DJ Benny Benassi entered the UK top ten in July 2003 with Satisfaction, which peaked at number two.Actor and singer Shane Richie covered Wham! 's "I'm Your Man" for this year's Children in Need, taking it to number two.US rock band Electric Six scored two top-ten hits in the UK in 2003, most notably reaching number two in January with "Danger! High Voltage".Jamaican singer Wayne Wonder spent six weeks in the UK top 10 this year with "No Letting Go", which peaked at number three.The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top-ten entries in 2003, including singles that reached their peak in 2002.The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2003 is also shown. Entries Artist Weeks Singles 5Sean Paul 16"Baby Boy", "Breathe", "Get Busy", "Gimme the Light", "Like Glue" 4Christina Aguilera7"Beautiful", "Can't Hold Us Down", "Fighter", "The Voice Within"Busted13"Crashed the Wedding", "Sleeping with the Light On", "Year 3000", "You Said No" 11 "The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)", "Have a Cheeky Christmas", "Hooray Hooray (It's a Cheeky Holiday)", "Take Your Shoes Off"Girls Aloud 14 "Life Got Cold", "Jump", "No Good Advice", "Sound of the Underground"Justin Timberlake 20"Cry Me a River", "Rock Your Body", "Where Is the Love? ", "Work It"Robbie Williams 8"Come Undone", "Feel", "Sexed Up", "Something Beautiful" 350 Cent 11"21 Questions", "In da Club", "P.I.M.P. "Atomic Kitten6"If You Come to Me", "Ladies Night", "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt"Beyoncé 10"'03 Bonnie & Clyde""Baby Boy", "Crazy in Love"Big Brovaz10"Baby Boy", "Favourite Things", "OK" Blazin' Squad4"Flip Reverse", "Reminisce"/"Where the Story Ends", "We Just Be Dreamin'"Blue 9"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", "Guilty", "U Make Me Wanna"Craig David6"Hidden Agenda", "Rise & Fall", "Spanish"Daniel Bedingfield 14"I Can't Read You", "If You're Not the One", "Never Gonna Leave Your Side"Delta Goodrem8"Born to Try", "Innocent Eyes, "Lost Without You"D-Side3"Invisible", "Real World", "Speechless"Eminem 15"Business", "Lose Yourself", "Sing for the Moment"Evanescence11"Bring Me to Life", "Going Under", "My Immortal"Gareth Gates9"Say It Isn't So", "Spirit in the Sky", "Sunshine"Good Charlotte3"Girls & Boys", "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", "The Anthem"Kelly Rowland 15"Can't Nobody", "Dilemma", "Stole"Madonna 4"American Life", "Hollywood", "Me Against the Music"Nelly 11"Dilemma, "Shake Ya Tailfeather", "Work It"Westlife7"Hey Whatever", "Mandy", "Tonight"/"Miss You Nights" 2 Abs  2 "Stop Sign", "Miss Perfect" Amy Studt  2 "Misfit", "Under the Thumb" Avril Lavigne  4 "I'm with You", "Sk8er Boi"Black Eyed Peas 14 "Shut Up", "Where Is the Love?" 2 "Don't Think You're the First", "Pass It On" Dannii Minogue  3 "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling", "I Begin to Wonder"  5 "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)", "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" David Sneddon  7 "Don't Let Go", "Stop Living the Lie",  Dido 7 "Life for Rent", "White Flag" DJ Sammy 4 "Sunlight", "The Boys of Summer"  Electric Six 3 "Danger! High Voltage", "Gay Bar" Elton John  6 "Are You Ready for Love", "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Emma Bunton  3 "Free Me", "Maybe" Fast Food Rockers  6 "Fast Food Song", "Say Cheese (Smile Please)" Jaimeson  4 "Complete", "True" Jay-Z  5 "'03 Bonnie & Clyde", "Frontin'" Kym Marsh 4 "Come On Over", "Cry" Lemar  3 "Dance (With U)", "50/50 & Lullaby"  Liberty X 4 "Being Nobody", "Jumpin'"  Love Inc.  4 "Broken Bones", "You're a Superstar" Mis-Teeq  5 "Can't Get It Back", "Scandalous" Missy Elliott  2 "Gossip Folks", "Pass That Dutch" One True Voice  4"Sacred Trust"/"After You're Gone", "Shakespeare's (Way with) Words" Pink  5 "Feel Good Time", "Trouble" R. Kelly  11 "Ignition (Remix)", "Snake" Rachel Stevens  8 "Say Goodbye"/"Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You", "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" Richard X  3 "Being Nobody", "Finest Dreams"  S Club 8  3 "Fool No More", "Sundown" Shania Twain  2 "Ka-Ching! ", "Forever and for Always" Simply Red  3 "Sunrise", "You Make Me Feel Brand New" Stereophonics  2 "Madame Helga", "Maybe Tomorrow" Sugababes  5 "Hole in the Head", "Too Lost in You" t.A.T.u. 7 "All the Things She Said", "Not Gonna Get Us" Triple 8 2 "Give Me a Reason", "Knockout"
Notes * "Dilemma" re-entered the top ten at number 10 on 11 January 2003 (week ending). * Released as the official single for Comic Relief. * "Born to Try" re-entered the top ten at number 10 on 12 April 2003 (week ending). It rose to number 9 again on 19 April 2003 (week ending). * "Husan" was used in a television commercial for Peugeot in 2003. * "Fly on the Wings of Love" re-entered the top ten at number 8 on 5 July 2003 (week ending), dropped out two weeks later, and re-entered for a second time on 26 July 2003 (week ending), rising to number 8 again on 2 August 2003 (week ending) and spending one more week in the top ten. * "Are You Ready for Love" was used by Sky Sports to promote their coverage of Premiership football. It was first released in 1979 when it only charted at number 42. * Justin Timberlake was not credited on the single cover of "Where Is The Love?" but he contributed vocals to the song. * "Hey Ya" re-entered the top 10 on 17 January 2004 (week ending). * Released as the official single for Children in Need. * Figure includes appearances on Beyonce's "Baby Boy" and Blu Cantrell's "Breathe". * Figure includes single that peaked in 2002. * Figure includes appearances on The Black Eyed Peas' "Where Is the Love?" and Nelly's "Work It". * Figure includes appearance on Jay-Z's "'03 Bonnie & Clyde". * Figure includes appearance on Nelly's "Dilemma". * Figure includes appearance on Britney Spears' "Me Against the Music". * Figure includes single that first charted in 2002 but peaked in 2003. * Figure includes appearance on Blue's "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word". * Figure includes appearance on Pharrell Williams' "Frontin'". * Figure includes a top-ten hit with the group S Club.
See also *2003 in British music*List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
References '''General'''**'''Specific'''
External links * 2003 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)