Top Songs of 2003


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
18
OutKast Hey Ya! Pop Soul
2
37
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z Crazy in Love Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
3
38
The White Stripes Seven Nation Army Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock Revival
4
73
Jay-Z 99 Problems East Coast Hip Hop, Rap Rock
5
135
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Maps Indie Rock
6
211
The Killers Mr. Brightside Pop Rock, Post-Punk Revival
7
222
Britney Spears Toxic Dance-Pop
8
434
The Postal Service Such Great Heights Indie Pop, Indietronica
9
456
R. Kelly Ignition (Remix) Contemporary R&B
10
475
Kelis Milkshake Contemporary R&B
11
480
Justice Vs. Simian Never Be Alone/We Are Your Friends Electro House
12
735
Dizzee Rascal Fix Up, Look Sharp UK Hip Hop
13
784
!!! Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) Dance-Punk
14
791
50 Cent In Da Club East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
15
920
Blur Out of Time Alternative Rock, Art Rock
16
957
TV on the Radio Staring at the Sun Art Rock, Indie Rock, Indietronica
17
1063
Dizzee Rascal I Luv U Grime
18
1265
Radiohead There There Alternative Rock, Art Rock
19
1666
Kanye West Through the Wire Hip Hop
20
1974
The Strokes 12:51 Garage Rock Revival, Post-Punk Revival
21
2018
The Darkness I Believe in a Thing Called Love Hard Rock, Power Pop
22
2030
Twista feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx Slow Jamz Neo-Soul, Pop Rap
23
2048
Panjabi MC feat. Jay-Z Beware (Jay-Z Remix) Bhangra, Hip Hop
24
2158
The Libertines Don't Look Back into the Sun Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
25
2230
Alicia Keys You Don't Know My Name Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul
26
2454
Sébastien Tellier La Ritournelle Chamber Pop
27
2504
Franz Ferdinand Darts of Pleasure Dance-Punk, Post-Punk Revival
28
2588
Jet Are You Gonna Be My Girl Garage Rock Revival, Hard Rock
29
2734
Ricardo Villalobos Easy Lee Microhouse, Minimal Techno
30
2992
Café Tacvba Eres Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
31
2993
Scissor Sisters Comfortably Numb Dance-Pop, Electropop, Nu-Disco
32
2997
Ted Leo, Rx/Pharmacists Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone? Indie Rock, Power Pop
33
3419
Goldfrapp Strict Machine Electro-Disco, Electropop, Synthpop
34
3515
Kings of Leon Molly's Chambers Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
35
3582
Missy Elliott Pass That Dutch Experimental Hip Hop, Pop Rap
36
3883
José González Heartbeats Indie Folk
37
3925
The Strokes Reptilia Garage Rock Revival, Post-Punk Revival
38
4152
Jens Lekman Black Cab Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
39
4185
Jens Lekman Maple Leaves Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
40
4294
Kylie Minogue Slow Electropop
41
4314
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Date with the Night Garage Punk, Garage Rock Revival
42
4380
The Postal Service The District Sleeps Alone Tonight Indie Pop, Indietronica
43
4486
The White Stripes The Hardest Button to Button Alternative Rock, Garage Rock Revival
44
4531
Evanescence Bring Me to Life Nu Metal
45
4553
Ricardo Villalobos Dexter Microhouse, Minimal Techno, Tech House
46
4580
The Shins Kissing the Lipless Indie Pop
47
4681
Muse Time Is Running Out Alternative Rock
48
4685
The Bad Plus Smells Like Teen Spirit Avant-Garde Jazz
49
4753
Belle and Sebastian I'm a Cuckoo Jangle Pop, Twee Pop
50
4760
The Thrills Big Sur Indie Pop, Soft Rock
51
4761
Pharrell feat. Jay-Z Frontin' Contemporary R&B
52
4801
Snow Patrol Run Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
53
4879
Babasónicos Putita Alternative Rock, Chamber Pop
54
5004
Belle and Sebastian Step into My Office, Baby Twee Pop
55
5083
Radiohead A Wolf at the Door Alternative Rock, Art Rock
56
5170
Electric Six Gay Bar Comedy Rock, Dance-Punk, Glam Punk
57
5333
Girls Aloud No Good Advice Dance-Pop
58
5552
Elliott Smith Pretty (Ugly Before) Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
59
5581
The Knife Pass This On Electropop, Synthpop
60
5715
Black Eyed Peas Where Is the Love? Conscious Hip Hop, Pop Rap
61
5821
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Babe, I'm On Fire Alternative Rock
62
5831
Molotov Frijolero Latin Alternative, Norteño, Rap Rock
63
5952
Lumidee Never Leave You - Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh! Contemporary R&B
64
6145
The New Pornographers The Laws Have Changed Indie Pop, Power Pop
65
6231
M83 Run into Flowers Electronic
66
6252
Death Cab for Cutie Transatlanticism Midwest Emo
67
6265
The Rapture I Need Your Love Alternative Dance, Indietronica
68
6482
Belle and Sebastian Wrapped Up in Books Chamber Pop, Twee Pop
69
6504
Keane Everybody's Changing Piano Rock
70
6549
Adam Green Jessica Indie Pop, Satire
71
6581
Jane's Addiction Just Because Alternative Rock, Glam Rock
72
6618
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Y Control Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
73
6642
Ryan Adams Wonderwall Indie Folk
74
6732
Madvillain America's Most Blunted Abstract Hip Hop
75
6848
Cat Power I Don't Blame You Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
76
6919
Blumfeld Wir sind frei Hamburger Schule, Indie Pop
77
6996
The Shins So Says I Indie Pop
78
7138
Broadcast Before We Begin Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
79
7229
Ghostface Killah feat. Jadakiss Run East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
80
7241
Radiohead Where I End and You Begin Alternative Rock, Art Rock
81
7311
Babasónicos Irresponsables Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
82
7403
The Wrens She Sends Kisses Indie Rock
83
7427
Sloan The Rest of My Life Alternative Rock, Power Pop
84
7450
Fountains of Wayne Stacy's Mom Power Pop
85
7451
Kelis Trick Me Contemporary R&B, Pop
86
7461
The Dears Lost in the Plot Indie Rock
87
7652
The Coral Pass It On Indie Pop, Indie Rock
88
7750
Warren Zevon Keep Me in Your Heart Singer/Songwriter
89
7790
Lil' Kim Feat. Mr. Cheeks The Jump-Off East Coast Hip Hop
90
7933
Julieta Venegas Lento Latin Pop
91
7990
The Strokes The End Has No End Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
92
8101
The Sleepy Jackson Rain Falls For Wind Indie Pop
93
8145
Caparezza Fuori dal tunnel Comedy Rap, Pop Rap
94
8224
Matthew Dear Dog Days Microhouse
95
8231
Kings of Leon Red Morning Light Garage Rock Revival, Southern Rock
96
8311
Basement Jaxx Good Luck Dance-Pop, UK Garage
97
8364
The Hidden Cameras Ban Marriage Indie Pop
98
8474
Stars Elevator Love Letter Twee Pop
99
8530
Radiohead 2+2=5 Alternative Rock
100
8549
The Coral Don't Think You're the First Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
101
8619
Broder Daniel Shoreline Post-Punk Revival
102
8793
The Strokes What Ever Happened? Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
103
8832
T.I. Rubber Band Man Dirty South, Southern Hip Hop, Trap
104
8843
Dido White Flag Adult Contemporary
105
8893
Café Tacvba Puntos cardinales Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
106
8985
LFO Freak Acid Techno
107
9066
Rufus Wainwright Oh What a World Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
108
9077
The Russian Futurists Let's Get Ready to Crumble Indie Pop, Indietronica
109
9175
The Cardigans You're the Storm Indie Pop, Pop Rock
110
9177
Lightning Bolt Dracula Mountain Noise Rock
111
9700
Eamon Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back) Contemporary R&B
112
9718
The Distillers Drain the Blood Punk Rock
113
9897
Café Tacvba Mediodía Dream Pop, Indie Rock
114
9947
Constantines Nighttime/Anytime (It's Alright) Post-Hardcore
115
9987
Stereophonics Maybe Tomorrow Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
116
9989
Ratatat Seventeen Years Dance-Punk, Indietronica

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
FannyPack Cameltoe Pop Rap
Blink-182 I Miss You Emo-Pop, Pop Punk
Death Cab for Cutie The Sound of Settling Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Kelis feat. André 3000 Millionaire Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap
Cat Power Free Folk Rock, Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
The Darkness Get Your Hands Off My Woman Glam Rock, Hard Rock
Placebo The Bitter End Post-Punk Revival
Ben Harper With My Own Two Hands Reggae
Explosions in the Sky Your Hand in Mine Post-Rock
OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown The Way You Move Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
Death Cab for Cutie The New Year Indie Rock
mickey 3d Respire Acoustic Rock, Chanson, French Pop
Vybz Kartel Sweet to the Belly Ragga
R.E.M. Bad Day Jangle Pop
Linkin Park Numb Alternative Rock
Sufjan Stevens For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fathers in Ypsilanti Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Steely Dan Things I Miss the Most Jazz Pop
José González Crosses Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
The Cardigans For What It's Worth Indie Pop, Pop Rock
Les Wampas Manu Chao Punk Rock
Super Furry Animals Slow Life Art Pop, Indietronica, Neo-Psychedelia, Progressive Pop
Zoot Woman Grey Day Electropop
Beginner Fäule Hip Hop
Muse Sing for Absolution Alternative Rock
Zwan Honestly Alternative Rock
Arab Strap The Shy Retirer Indie Pop
Muse Stockholm Syndrome Alternative Rock
Muse Hysteria Alternative Rock
The White Stripes I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself Alternative Rock, Garage Rock Revival
P!nk Trouble Pop Rock
Jay-Z Public Service Announcement (Interlude) East Coast Hip Hop
The Essex Green The Late Great Cassiopia Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Goldfrapp Train Electroclash, Electropop
Radiohead Myxomatosis Alternative Rock, Electronic, Experimental Rock
Low Murderer Slowcore
Schneider TM The Light 3000 Indietronica
OutKast GhettoMusick Southern Hip Hop
Broadcast Pendulum Dream Pop, Indietronica
Iron Maiden Paschendale Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal
Wayne Wonder No Letting Go Contemporary R&B, Dancehall
Amy Winehouse Stronger Than Me Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul
Alicia Keys If I Ain't Got You Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, Pop Soul
The Mars Volta Inertiatic Esp Post-Hardcore, Progressive Rock
Drive-By Truckers Outfit Country Rock, Southern Rock
Scissor Sisters Laura Glam Rock, Piano Rock
Durutti Column Requiem for My Mother Post-Punk
Explosions in the Sky First Breath After Coma Post-Rock
Rokia Traoré M'Bifo Mande Music, Wassoulou
The Dandy Warhols We Used to Be Friends Alternative Rock, Power Pop
Atmosphere Trying to Find a Balance Conscious Hip Hop
Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss Whiskey Lullaby Americana, Contemporary Country
The Mars Volta Eriatarka Post-Hardcore, Progressive Rock
My Morning Jacket One Big Holiday Alternative Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Sun Kil Moon Carry Me Ohio Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
The Strokes Under Control Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
-M- La Bonne étoile French Pop, Pop Rock
The Stills Still in Love Song Post-Punk Revival
The Jayhawks Save It for a Rainy Day Alt-Country
Britney Spears feat. Madonna Me Against the Music Dance-Pop
The White Stripes Ball and Biscuit Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock Revival
OutKast Roses Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, Southern Hip Hop
The Darkness Growing on Me Hard Rock
Tété À la faveur de l'automne French Pop, Nouvelle chanson française
The Darkness Love Is Only a Feeling Glam Metal, Pop Rock
The Books Take Time Folktronica
Jay-Z Dirt Off Your Shoulder East Coast Hip Hop
Blu Cantrell Breathe Contemporary R&B
Deluxe Que no Indie Pop
The Long Winters Stupid Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Basement Jaxx Feat. Dizzee Rascal Lucky Star Big Beat, House
The Diplomats I Really Mean It East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap
Kevin Shields City Girl Dream Pop, Film Soundtrack, Noise Pop, Shoegaze
OutKast Prototype Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, Psychedelic Soul
Okkervil River The War Criminal Rises and Speaks Folk Rock, Indie Rock
Black Dice Cone Toaster Electronic, Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
AFI Girl's Not Grey Alternative Rock, Pop Punk
Kings of Leon California Waiting Indie Rock, Southern Rock
The Raveonettes That Great Love Sound Noise Pop
The Twilight Singers Teenage Wristband Alternative Rock
T.Raumschmiere Monstertruckdriver Electroclash, Techno
The Rapture Sister Saviour Alternative Dance, Dance-Punk
Las Pelotas Será Alternative Rock
Pearl Jam Man of the Hour Alternative Rock, Film Soundtrack
Adam Green Friends of Mine Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Milky Be My World Dance-Pop
Peaches Feat. Iggy Pop Kick It Dance-Punk, Glam Punk
Four Tet My Angel Rocks Back and Forth IDM
Beyoncé Naughty Girl Contemporary R&B, Pop
Turin Brakes Pain Killer Acoustic Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Pin Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
Mu Chair Girl Electro House, Electroclash
Mu Let's Get Sick Electro House, Electroclash
Rufus Wainwright I Don't Know What It Is Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Ludacris feat. Shawnna Stand Up Southern Hip Hop
Ryan Adams So Alive Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Dashboard Confessional Hands Down Emo-Pop
Madonna Hollywood Electropop
Mew Comforting Sounds Dream Pop
Hope of the States Black Dollar Bills Indie Rock
Super Furry Animals Golden Retriever Blues Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Manitoba/Caribou Hendrix with Ko Folktronica, Indietronica, Psychedelic Pop
Snow Patrol Spitting Games Indie Rock, Power Pop
Keane This Is the Last Time Piano Rock
The Go! Team Junior Kickstart Indie Rock
P!nk Feel Good Time Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock
Death Cab for Cutie Title and Registration Indie Folk, Indie Pop
Metallica Frantic Alternative Metal
Killer Mike feat. Big Boi A.D.I.D.A.S. Southern Hip Hop
The Dandy Warhols You Were the Last High Indie Pop, Synthpop
Brand New Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades Alternative Rock, Emo, Pop Punk
Travis Re-Offender Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, Pop Rock
Nacho Vegas En la sed mortal Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
50 Cent What Up Gangsta East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap
Brand New The Quiet Thing No One Ever Knows Emo-Pop, Pop Punk
Britney Spears Everytime Chamber Pop