JANUARY
Top hit
Lose Yourself · Eminem
Top album
Up! · Shania Twain
Enter the Year
Year
2003
The Download Era
Pop, R&B, and rock collide in a faster cycle — but every week still leaves a mark.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Bump, Bump, Bump · B2k
Top album
Come Away With Me · Norah Jones
MARCH
Top hit
All I Have · Jennifer Lopez
Top album
Come Away With Me · Norah Jones
APRIL
Top hit
In Da Club · 50 Cent
Top album
Get Rich Or Die Tryin' · 50 Cent
MAY
Top hit
In Da Club · 50 Cent
Top album
Thankful · Kelly Clarkson
JUNE
Top hit
21 Questions · 50 Cent
Top album
14 Shades Of Grey · Staind
JULY
Top hit
This Is The Night · Clay Aiken
Top album
After The Storm · Monica
AUGUST
Top hit
Crazy In Love · Beyonce
Top album
Greatest Hits Volume II And Some Other Stuff · Alan Jackson
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Shake Ya Tailfeather · Nelly, P. Diddy
Top album
The Neptunes Present... Clones · Various Artists
OCTOBER
Top hit
Baby Boy · Beyonce
Top album
Grand Champ · Dmx
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Baby Boy · Beyonce
Top album
Measure Of A Man · Clay Aiken
DECEMBER
Top hit
Stand Up · Ludacris
Top album
In The Zone · Britney Spears