Friday, December 28, 2012

The 40 Best Songs of 2003

2003 was the year where everyone was changing direction. Jewel went to dance-pop after a folk-pop debut, Gloria Estefan also went to dance-pop after a latin fire arrival, Madonna went away from dance and strayed into an acoustic sound with "American Life", and the Indie/Grunge queen of the 90s Liz Phair turned mainstream for the first time. However, all of these changes in sound were met with the cold shoulder, so instead the radios were still dominated by the solo arrival of Beyonce, the new songs of Matchbox Twenty and 3 Doors Down, 50 Cent and Ludacris continued to offer plenty to the clubs, and Evanescence brought emo-rock to the mainstream for the first time in a long while. Complete with their peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard year-end charts, here are the best songs that 2003 had to offer:

40. Stacie Orrico-Stuck
Peak: 52                       Billboard Year-End: NA

39. Michelle Branch-Breathe
Peak: 36                       Billboard Year-End: NA

38. Mya-My Love is Like...Wo
Peak: 13                       Billboard Year-End: 64

37. Beyonce-Me, Myself, and I
Peak: 4                         Billboard Year-End: 26

36. Trapt-Headstrong
Peak: 16                       Billboard Year-End: 49

35. Pink-Trouble
Peak: 68                       Billboard Year-End: NA

34. Counting Crows and Vanessa Carlton-Big Yellow Taxi
Peak: 42                       Billboard Year-End: NA

33. Sarah McLachlan-Fallen
Peak: 41                       Billboard Year-End: NA

32. Liz Phair-Why Can't I?
Peak: 32                       Billboard Year-End: NA

31. John Mayer-Your Body is a Wonderland
Peak: 18                       Billboard Year-End: 48

30. Shania Twain-Forever and For Always
Peak: 20                       Billboard Year-End: 57

29. Stacie Orrico-More to Life
Peak: 30                       Billboard Year-End: NA

28. Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow-Picture
Peak: 4                         Billboard Year-End: 9

27. Britney Spears and Madonna-Me Against the Music
Peak: 35                       Billboard Year-End: NA

26. Michelle Branch-Are You Happy Now?
Peak: 16                       Billboard Year-End: 56

25. Justin Timberlake-Rock Your Body
Peak: 5                         Billboard Year-End: 32

24. Sean Paul-Get Busy
Peak: 1 (3 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 3

23. 3 Doors Down-Here Without You
Peak: 5                         Billboard Year-End: 62

22. The Black Eyed Peas-Where is the Love?
Peak: 8                         Billboard Year-End: 26

21. Jewel-Intuition
Peak: 20                       Billboard Year-End: 73

20. Fountains of Wayne-Stacy's Mom
Peak: 21                       Billboard Year-End: NA

19. Jason Mraz-The Remedy (I Won't Worry)
Peak: 15                       Billboard Year-End: 52

18. Maroon 5-Harder to Breathe
Peak: 18                       Billboard Year-End: NA

17. Dido-White Flag
Peak: 18                       Billboard Year-End: NA

16. Linkin Park-Numb
Peak: 11                       Billboard Year-End: NA

15. Train-Calling All Angels
Peak: 19                       Billboard Year-End: 45

14. Nickelback-Someday
Peak: 7                         Billboard Year-End: NA

13. Avril Lavigne-I'm With You
Peak: 4                         Billboard Year-End: 18

12. 3 Doors Down-When I'm Gone
Peak: 4                         Billboard Year-End: 5

11. Coldplay-Clocks
Peak: 29                       Billboard Year-End: 81

10. Kelly Clarkson-Miss Independent
Peak: 9                         Billboard Year-End: 44

9. Evanescence-Bring Me to Life
Peak: 5                         Billboard Year-End: 10

8. Santana and Michelle Branch-The Game of Love
Peak: 5                         Billboard Year-End: 27

7. Ludacris and Shawna-Stand Up
Peak: 1 (1 week)          Billboard Year-End: 51

6. Kelis-Milkshake
Peak: 3                         Billboard Year-End: NA

5. Beyonce and Sean Paul-Baby Boy
Peak: 1 (9 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 12

4. Matchbox Twenty-Unwell
Peak: 5                         Billboard Year-End: 6

3. 50 Cent-In Da Club
Peak: 1 (9 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 1

2. Beyonce and Jay Z-Crazy in Love
Peak: 1 (8 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 4

1. Christina Aguilera-Beautiful
Peak: 2                         Billboard Year-End: 16

Disclaimer: Song of these songs did not reach their peak on the year-end chart until 2004

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