R&B number-one hits of 2003 (USA)
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These are the Billboard
R&B singles chart number-one singles of 2003.
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R&B singles chart number-one singles of 2003.
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 4 | Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) "Love of My Life " is the title of a 2002 single by singer Erykah Badu and rapper Common. It spent four weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also won a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best Solo R&B/Soul... |
Erykah Badu Erykah Badu Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical... featuring Common Common (rapper) Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor.... |
| January 11 | Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) | Erykah Badu featuring Common |
| January 18 | Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) | Erykah Badu featuring Common |
| January 25 | Miss You Miss You (Aaliyah song) "Miss You" is an R&B ballad written by Teddy Bishop. It was a previously unreleased song on Aaliyah's first posthumously released compilation album, I Care 4 U and released as its lead single during the first quarter of 2003 . The song reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and entered... |
Aaliyah Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside... |
| February 1 | Miss You | Aaliyah |
| February 8 | Miss You | Aaliyah |
| February 15 | In da Club In da Club "In Da Club" is a hip hop song performed by rapper 50 Cent from his commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin. The song was produced by Dr. Dre with co-production from Mike Elizondo. 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, and Elizondo wrote the song... |
50 Cent 50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by... |
| February 22 | In da Club | 50 Cent |
| March 1 | In da Club | 50 Cent |
| March 8 | In da Club | 50 Cent |
| March 15 | In da Club | 50 Cent |
| March 22 | In da Club | 50 Cent |
| March 29 | In da Club | 50 Cent |
| April 5 | In da Club | 50 Cent |
| April 12 | In da Club | 50 Cent |
| April 19 | Excuse Me Miss Excuse Me Miss "Excuse Me Miss" is a song written and performed by American rapper Jay-Z. It released as a single for his seventh studio album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse . It was also co-written and produced by The Neptunes, whose Pharrell sings the hook in falsetto voice. The lyrics refer to love at... |
Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010... |
| April 26 | Get Busy Get Busy "Get Busy" is a 2002 Dancehall song by Jamaican dancehall reggae toaster Sean Paul, from his album Dutty Rock. The song was one of the many hits from the jumpy handclap riddim known as the Diwali Riddim, produced by then-newcomer Steven "Lenky" Marsden, and was the only song that never made the... |
Sean Paul Sean Paul Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:... |
| May 3 | 21 Questions 21 Questions "21 Questions" is a song performed by American rapper 50 Cent and Nate Dogg. The song was written by 50 Cent, K. Risto, J. Cameron, and V. Cameron for 50 Cent's commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin . Released in 2003 as the album's second single, it became his second number one song in the... |
50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg Nate Dogg Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk... |
| May 10 | 21 Questions | 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg |
| May 17 | 21 Questions | 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg |
| May 24 | 21 Questions | 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg |
| May 31 | 21 Questions | 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg |
| June 7 | 21 Questions | 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg |
| June 14 | 21 Questions | 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg |
| June 21 | So Gone So Gone "So Gone" is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by rapper-producer Missy Elliott, Kenneth Cunningham, and Jamahl Rye and co-produced by Elliott and duo Spike & Jamahl for Monica's fourth studio album After the Storm , incorporating a sample of the 1976 recording "You Are Number... |
Monica |
| June 28 | So Gone | Monica |
| July 5 | So Gone | Monica |
| July 12 | So Gone | Monica |
| July 19 | So Gone | Monica |
| July 26 | Crazy in Love | Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child... featuring Jay-Z |
| August 2 | Crazy in Love | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z |
| August 9 | Crazy in Love | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z |
| August 16 | Frontin' Frontin' "Frontin", is a 2003 song by producer Pharrell. The title refers to putting up a facade , typically to impress peers. The song features rapper Jay-Z, is written by Pharrell and produced by The Neptunes. At the time he insisted the single was a one-off, and that he was purely a producer and not a... |
Pharrell Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams , commonly known simply as Pharrell, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, composer, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo The Neptunes, producing hip hop and R&B music... featuring Jay-Z |
| August 23 | Frontin' | Pharrell featuring Jay-Z |
| August 30 | Frontin' | Pharrell featuring Jay-Z |
| September 6 | Frontin' | Pharrell featuring Jay-Z |
| September 13 | Frontin' | Pharrell featuring Jay-Z |
| September 20 | Frontin' | Pharrell featuring Jay-Z |
| September 27 | Baby Boy | Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul |
| October 4 | Baby Boy | Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul |
| October 11 | Baby Boy | Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul |
| October 18 | Baby Boy | Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul |
| October 25 | Baby Boy | Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul |
| November 1 | Stand Up Stand Up (Ludacris song) "Stand Up" is a song by Ludacris, released as the second official single in 2003, and taken from his fourth album Chicken-n-Beer. It was his first number-one single, with production by Kanye West and co-production by Ludacris himself.... |
Ludacris Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings... featuring Shawnna Shawnna Rashawnna Guy , better known by her stage name Shawnna is an American rapper. She was the first female artist signed to Def Jam through Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace Records... |
| November 8 | Stand Up | Ludacris featuring Shawnna |
| November 15 | Stand Up | Ludacris featuring Shawnna |
| November 22 | Stand Up | Ludacris featuring Shawnna |
| November 29 | Stand Up | Ludacris featuring Shawnna |
| December 6 | Step in the Name of Love Step in the Name of Love "Step in the Name of Love" is the title of a hit song by R&B singer R. Kelly. Taken from the 2003 album Chocolate Factory, the song became the tenth single from Kelly to reach #1 on the R&B chart, particularly on the strength of the song's remix. It also peaked at number nine on the pop charts... |
R. Kelly R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play... |
| December 13 | Step in the Name of Love | R. Kelly |
| December 20 | You Don't Know My Name You Don't Know My Name "You Don't Know My Name" is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys from her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. Written by Keys, Kanye West, and Harold Lilly and produced by Keys and West, the track was released as the album's lead single in November 2003, and contains a sample... |
Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano... |
| December 27 | You Don't Know My Name | Alicia Keys |