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The No. 1s of

2003

Pick a day for its No. 1 song, film, and book — or scan every reign of 2003 below.

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No. 1 songs · Billboard Hot 100

  1. Lose Yourself
    Eminem
    Jan 4, 2003
    4 weeks
  2. Bump, Bump, Bump
    B2K & P. Diddy
    Feb 1, 2003
    1 week
  3. All I Have
    Jennifer Lopez Featuring LL Cool J
    Feb 8, 2003
    4 weeks
  4. In Da Club
    50 Cent
    Mar 8, 2003
    9 weeks
  5. Get Busy
    Sean Paul
    May 10, 2003
    3 weeks
  6. 21 Questions
    50 Cent Featuring Nate Dogg
    May 31, 2003
    4 weeks
  7. This Is The Night
    Clay Aiken
    Jun 28, 2003
    2 weeks
  8. Crazy In Love
    Beyonce Featuring Jay Z
    Jul 12, 2003
    8 weeks
  9. Shake Ya Tailfeather
    Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
    Sep 6, 2003
    4 weeks
  10. Baby Boy
    Beyonce Featuring Sean Paul
    Oct 4, 2003
    9 weeks
  11. Stand Up
    Ludacris Featuring Shawnna
    Dec 6, 2003
    1 week
  12. Hey Ya!
    OutKast
    Dec 13, 2003
    3 weeks

No. 1 films · U.S. weekend box office

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Jan 5, 2003
    1 weekend
  2. Just Married
    Jan 12, 2003
    1 weekend
  3. Kangaroo Jack
    Jan 19, 2003
    1 weekend
  4. Darkness Falls
    Jan 26, 2003
    1 weekend
  5. The Recruit
    Feb 2, 2003
    1 weekend
  6. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
    Feb 9, 2003
    1 weekend
  7. Daredevil
    Feb 16, 2003
    2 weekends
  8. Cradle 2 the Grave
    Mar 2, 2003
    1 weekend
  9. Bringing Down the House
    Mar 9, 2003
    3 weekends
  10. Head of State
    Mar 30, 2003
    1 weekend
  11. Phone Booth
    Apr 6, 2003
    1 weekend
  12. Anger Management
    Apr 13, 2003
    2 weekends
  13. Identity
    Apr 27, 2003
    1 weekend
  14. X2
    May 4, 2003
    2 weekends
  15. The Matrix Reloaded
    May 18, 2003
    1 weekend
  16. Bruce Almighty
    May 25, 2003
    2 weekends
  17. 2 Fast 2 Furious
    Jun 8, 2003
    2 weekends
  18. Hulk
    Jun 22, 2003
    1 weekend
  19. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
    Jun 29, 2003
    1 weekend
  20. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
    Jul 6, 2003
    1 weekend
  21. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
    Jul 13, 2003
    1 weekend
  22. Bad Boys II
    Jul 20, 2003
    1 weekend
  23. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
    Jul 27, 2003
    1 weekend
  24. American Wedding
    Aug 3, 2003
    1 weekend
  25. S.W.A.T.
    Aug 10, 2003
    1 weekend
  26. Freddy vs. Jason
    Aug 17, 2003
    2 weekends
  27. Jeepers Creepers 2
    Aug 31, 2003
    1 weekend
  28. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
    Sep 7, 2003
    1 weekend
  29. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
    Sep 14, 2003
    1 weekend
  30. Underworld
    Sep 21, 2003
    1 weekend
  31. The Rundown
    Sep 28, 2003
    1 weekend
  32. School of Rock
    Oct 5, 2003
    1 weekend
  33. Kill Bill: Volume 1
    Oct 12, 2003
    1 weekend
  34. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    Oct 19, 2003
    1 weekend
  35. Scary Movie 3
    Oct 26, 2003
    2 weekends
  36. The Matrix Revolutions
    Nov 9, 2003
    1 weekend
  37. Elf
    Nov 16, 2003
    1 weekend
  38. The Cat in the Hat
    Nov 23, 2003
    2 weekends
  39. The Last Samurai
    Dec 7, 2003
    1 weekend
  40. Something's Gotta Give
    Dec 14, 2003
    1 weekend
  41. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Dec 21, 2003
    2 weekends

No. 1 books · NYT fiction best sellers

  1. Prey
    Michael Crichton
    Jan 5, 2003
    1 week
  2. The Lovely Bones
    Alice Sebold
    Jan 12, 2003
    2 weeks
  3. Crossroads of Twilight
    Robert Jordan
    Jan 26, 2003
    2 weeks
  4. The Lovely Bones
    Alice Sebold
    Feb 9, 2003
    2 weeks
  5. The King of Torts
    John Grisham
    Feb 23, 2003
    4 weeks
  6. The Jester
    James Patterson and Andrew Gross
    Mar 23, 2003
    1 week
  7. The King of Torts
    John Grisham
    Mar 30, 2003
    1 week
  8. The Da Vinci Code
    Dan Brown
    Apr 6, 2003
    2 weeks
  9. Birthright
    Nora Roberts
    Apr 20, 2003
    1 week
  10. Armageddon
    Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
    Apr 27, 2003
    5 weeks
  11. Naked Prey
    John Sandford
    Jun 1, 2003
    1 week
  12. The Da Vinci Code
    Dan Brown
    Jun 8, 2003
    3 weeks
  13. The Lake House
    James Patterson
    Jun 29, 2003
    1 week
  14. The Da Vinci Code
    Dan Brown
    Jul 6, 2003
    2 weeks
  15. Johnny Angel
    Danielle Steel
    Jul 20, 2003
    1 week
  16. The Da Vinci Code
    Dan Brown
    Jul 27, 2003
    1 week
  17. To the Nines
    Janet Evanovich
    Aug 3, 2003
    1 week
  18. The Da Vinci Code
    Dan Brown
    Aug 10, 2003
    3 weeks
  19. The Teeth of the Tiger
    Tom Clancy
    Aug 31, 2003
    2 weeks
  20. The Da Vinci Code
    Dan Brown
    Sep 14, 2003
    2 weeks
  21. Bleachers
    John Grisham
    Sep 28, 2003
    2 weeks
  22. The Five People You Meet in Heaven
    Mitch Albom
    Oct 12, 2003
    3 weeks
  23. Blow Fly
    Patricia Cornwell
    Nov 2, 2003
    1 week
  24. The Five People You Meet in Heaven
    Mitch Albom
    Nov 9, 2003
    1 week
  25. The Da Vinci Code
    Dan Brown
    Nov 16, 2003
    7 weeks