List of UK top-ten singles 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.

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.

[11] 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.

[24] 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?".

[25] His other chart hits were number-two peaking "Cry Me a River"[15] and "Rock Your Body",[26] and "Work It" with Nelly which made number seven.

[31]50 Cent, Big Brovaz, Delta Goodrem, Good Charlotte and Westlife were among the other artists who had multiple top-ten entries in 2003.

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.

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.

[36] Rachel Stevens achieved her first top ten hit outside S Club with "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex", which reached number two.

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.

[38] 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".

[42] The broadcaster Jimmy Young had a series of chart hits in the 1950s, including number-ones "Unchained Melody" and "The Man from Laramie".

These included "03 Bonnie & Clyde" (from Hey Arnold: The Movie), "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" (Seeing Double),[52] "Feel Good Time" (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle),[53] "Maybe Tomorrow" (Wicker Park),[54] "Stuck" (Stuck in the Suburbs),[55] "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Bad Boys II),[56] "Jump" and "Too Lost in You" (Love Actually)[57] and "Mad World" (Donnie Darko).

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.

[59] R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)",[62] "Mad World" from Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules[63] and "Leave Right Now" by Will Young made up the top five.

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.
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.