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This is a summary of 2003 in music in the United Kingdom , including the official charts from that year.
Summary
January
Remaining at the top from 2002, new girl band, Girls Aloud spent the first 2 weeks of the year at the top of the charts with their debut single "Sound Of The Underground". As one talent show winner left the top, another was responsible for their replacement. This time from BBC's Fame Academy , David Sneddon was a busker before he got on the show as a late replacement. He eventually became the winner and released his debut single "Stop Living The Lie", which came in at the top of the UK charts and remained on the top for 2 weeks. He'd retired from performing by the end of the year.
After the release of her debut single, "Complicated", which made #3 in the singles charts, Avril Lavigne 's debut album, "Let Go" climbed up to the top of the albums charts for 3 weeks. Consequently, she became the youngest female solo artist to top the albums chart at only 17 years of age. The album spawned three other Top 40 hits, the upbeat "Sk8er Boi", the powerful "Losing Grip" and the loneliness ballad "I'm With You". None of these hits equalled the success of her debut single, the highest peaking at #7.
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Charts
Number 1 Singles
Issue Date Song Title Artist Sales
5 January Sound Of The Underground
Girls Aloud
12 January Sound Of The Underground
Girls Aloud
19 January Stop Living The Lie
David Sneddon 108,000
26 January Stop Living The Lie
David Sneddon
2 February All The Things She Said
t.A.T.u. 90,000
9 February All The Things She Said
t.A.T.u.
16 February All The Things She Said
t.A.T.u.
23 February All The Things She Said
t.A.T.u.
2 March Beautiful
Christina Aguilera 59,500
9 March Beautiful
Christina Aguilera
16 March Spirit In The Sky
Gareth Gates and The Kumars 273,500
23 March Spirit In The Sky
Gareth Gates and The Kumars
30 March Make Luv
Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham 111,000
6 April Make Luv
Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham
13 April Make Luv
Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham
20 April Make Luv
Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham
27 April You Said No
Busted 41,000
4 May Loneliness
Tomcraft 36,500
11 May Ignition (remix)
R. Kelly 70,000
18 May Ignition (remix)
R. Kelly
25 May Ignition (remix)
R. Kelly
1 June Ignition (remix)
R. Kelly
8 June Bring Me To Life
Evanescence 56,500
15 June Bring Me To Life
Evanescence
22 June Bring Me To Life
Evanescence
29 June Bring Me To Life
Evanescence
6 July Crazy In Love
Beyonce 72,000
13 July Crazy In Love
Beyonce
20 July Crazy In Love
Beyonce
27 July Never Gonna Leave Your Side
Daniel Bedingfield 36,500
3 August Breathe
Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul 47,312
10 August Breathe
Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul
17 August Breathe
Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul
24 August Breathe
Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul
31 August Are You Ready For Love?
Elton John 56,900
7 September Where Is The Love?
Black Eyed Peas 94,000
14 September Where Is The Love?
Black Eyed Peas
21 September Where Is The Love?
Black Eyed Peas
28 September Where Is The Love?
Black Eyed Peas
5 October Where Is The Love?
Black Eyed Peas
12 October Where Is The Love?
Black Eyed Peas
19 October Hole In The Head
Sugababes 58,500
26 October Be Faithful
Fatman Scoop / Crooklyn Clan62,500
2 November Be Faithful
Fatman Scoop / Crooklyn Clan
9 November Slow
Kylie Minogue 43,000
16 November Crashed The Wedding
Busted
55,000
23 November Mandy
Westlife 70,000
30 November Leave Right Now
Will Young 117,700
7 December Leave Right Now
Will Young
14 December Changes
Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne 86,000
21 December Mad World
Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules 227,547
28 December Mad World
Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules
Number 1 Albums
Top 40 Singles of 2003
Position Song Title Artist Highest Position Sales
1
Where Is The Love?
Black Eyed Peas
1
634,000
2
Spirit In The Sky
Gareth Gates & The Kumars
1
551,527
3
Ignition Remix
R Kelly
1
476,590
4
Mad World
Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules
1
395,000
5
Leave Right Now
Will Young
1
390,000
6
All The Things She Said
t.A.T.u
1
336,000
7
Changes
Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne
1
335,000
8
Breathe
Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul
1
330,000
9
Make Luv
Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham
1
320,000
10
Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
The Darkness
2
315,000
11
Bring Me To Life
Evanescence
1
300,000
12
White Flag
Dido
2
290,000
13
In Da Club
50 Cent 3
270,000
14
Turn Me On
Kevin Lyttle 2
265,000
15
Crazy In Love
Beyonce
1
265,000
16
Move Your Feet
Junior Senior 3
250,000
17
I'm Your Man
Shane Ritchie 2
18
Stop Living The Lie
David Sneddon
1
245,000
19
Be Faithful
Fatman Scoop feat. The Crooklyn Clan
1
220,000
20
Shut Up
Black Eyed Peas
2
21
Sound of the Underground
Girls Aloud
1
210,000
22
Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex
Rachel Stevens 2
210,000
23
Beautiful
Christina Aguilera
1
200,000
24
Pretty Green Eyes
Ultrabeat
2
197,000
25
Lose Yourself
Eminem 1
195,000
26
Superstar
Jamelia 3
185,000
27
Are You Ready For Love?
Elton John
1
175,000
28
Cry Me A River
Justin Timberlake 2
175,000
29
All I Have
Jennifer Lopez feat. LL Cool J 2
175,000
30
Stole
Kelly Rowland 2
175,000
31
Mandy
Westlife
1
32
Fly On The Wings Of Love
XTM & DJ Chucky presents Annia 8
165,000
33
I Believe In A Thing Called Love
The Darkness
2
165,000
34
Year 3000
Busted
2
165,000
35
If You're Not The One
Daniel Bedingfield 1
165,000
36
Proper Crimbo
Bo Selecta 4
37
Fast Food Song
Fast Food Rockers 2
155,000
38
I Know What You Want
Busta Rhymes feat. Mariah Carey 3
150,000
39
Baby Boy
Big Brovaz 4
150,000
40
Scandalous
Mis-Teeq 2
150,000
Top 40 Albums of 2003
Position Album Title Artist Highest Position Sales
1
Life For Rent
Dido
1
2
Justified
Justin Timberlake
1
3
Stripped
Christina Aguilera
2
4
Gotta Get Thru This
Daniel Bedingfield
2
5
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
1
6
Permission To Land
The Darkness
1
7
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
1
8
Number Ones
Michael Jackson
1
9
Busted
Busted
2
10
In Time - The Best Of - 1998-2003
REM
1
11
Let Go
Avril Lavigne
1
12
Friday's Child
Will Young
1
13
Elephunk
Black Eyed Peas
4
14
Dangerously In Love
Beyonce
1
15
Fallen
Evanescence
1
16
Innocent Eyes
Delta Goodrem 2
17
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
2
18
By The Way
Red Hot Chili Peppers 1
19
A Present For Everyone
Busted
2
20
Greatest Hits
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
21
Dutty Rock
Sean Paul
2
22
Elephant
The White Stripes
1
23
Turnaround
Westlife
1
24
Pure
Hayley Westenra 7
25
The R. In R&B - Greatest Hits Collection Vol. 1
R. Kelly
4
26
Home
Simply Red 2
27
Escapology
Robbie Williams
1
28
You Gotta Go There To Come Back
Stereophonics
1
29
Guilty
Blue
1
30
Live At Knebworth
Robbie Williams
2
31
Three
Sugababes
3
32
The Very Best Of
Sheryl Crow 2
33
Greatest Hit 1970-2002
Elton John
3
34
As Time Goes By... - The Great American Songbook Volume II
Rod Stewart 4
35
Meteora
Linkin Park
1
36
Michael Buble
Michael Buble 6
37
Bryn
Bryn Terfel 6
38
Twentysomething
Jamie Cullum 5
39
The Eminem Show
Eminem
1
40
Ladies Night
Atomic Kitten 5
