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In 2003 there were 52 weekly charts, with 313 different records. Of those, 280 entered the chart that year and 15 reached number 1. Summer Jam 2003 by The Underdog Project spent the longest at number 1, nine weeks, and with 19 weeks it also stayed longest in the chart. The highest new entry was Step Right Up by Jamai, straight in at 1 in week 13. Top of the year chart is Summer Jam 2003 by The Underdog Project, with 673 points.

Weeks

Year chart 2003

The top 10 of the 2003 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1Summer Jam 2003
    The Underdog Project · 673 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1
  2. 2Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
    Blue · 539 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  3. 3Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime
    Nena · 538 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1
  4. 4Where Is The Love?
    Black Eyed Peas · 533 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  5. 5Ik Wou Dat Ik Jou Was
    Veldhuis & Kemper · 514 points · 17 weeks · peak position 2
  6. 6Feel
    Robbie Williams · 496 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1
  7. 7Sunrise
    Simply Red · 489 points · 18 weeks · peak position 4
  8. 8In Da Club
    50 Cent · 479 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2
  9. 9Traffic
    Tiësto · 475 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2
  10. 10White Flag
    Dido · 474 points · 15 weeks · peak position 4

The full 2003 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 1Feel
    Robbie Williams · 1 week at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 2–5Lose Yourself
    Eminem · 4 weeks at 1 · week 2
  3. wk 6–10Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
    Blue · 5 weeks at 1 · week 6
  4. wk 11–12Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
    Gareth Gates · 2 weeks at 1 · week 11
  5. wk 13–19Step Right Up
    Jamai · 7 weeks at 1 · week 13
  6. wk 20–22Tell Her
    Jim · 3 weeks at 1 · week 20
  7. wk 23Get Busy
    Sean Paul · 1 week at 1 · week 23
  8. wk 24–32Summer Jam 2003
    The Underdog Project · 9 weeks at 1 · week 24
  9. wk 33–36Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)
    Lumidee · 4 weeks at 1 · week 33
  10. wk 37–38Aicha
    Outlandish · 2 weeks at 1 · week 37
  11. wk 39–40Where Is The Love?
    Black Eyed Peas · 2 weeks at 1 · week 39
  12. wk 41–45Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime
    Nena · 5 weeks at 1 · week 41
  13. wk 46–48Cowboy
    Ch!pz · 3 weeks at 1 · week 46
  14. wk 49–50Heb Je Even Voor Mij
    Frans Bauer · 2 weeks at 1 · week 49
  15. wk 51–52Afscheid Nemen Bestaat Niet
    Marco Borsato · 2 weeks at 1 · week 51

Longest in the chart

  1. 19Summer Jam 2003
    The Underdog Project · weeks in 2003 · peak position 1 · from week 23
  2. 19If You're Not The One
    Daniel Bedingfield · weeks in 2003 · peak position 13 · from week 12
  3. 18Sunrise
    Simply Red · weeks in 2003 · peak position 4 · from week 11
  4. 18Oya Lélé
    K3 · weeks in 2003 · peak position 9 · from week 26
  5. 17Feel
    Robbie Williams · weeks in 2003 · peak position 1 · from week 1
  6. 17Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
    Blue · weeks in 2003 · peak position 1 · from week 3
  7. 17Where Is The Love?
    Black Eyed Peas · weeks in 2003 · peak position 1 · from week 36
  8. 17Clocks
    Coldplay · weeks in 2003 · peak position 2 · from week 15
  9. 17Ik Wou Dat Ik Jou Was
    Veldhuis & Kemper · weeks in 2003 · peak position 2 · from week 21
  10. 16Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime
    Nena · weeks in 2003 · peak position 1 · from week 37

Highest new entries

  1. 1Step Right Up
    Jamai · new at 1 in week 13
  2. 1Tell Her
    Jim · new at 1 in week 20
  3. 2Cowboy
    Ch!pz · new at 2 in week 45
  4. 3Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
    Gareth Gates · new at 3 in week 9
  5. 4Get Busy
    Sean Paul · new at 4 in week 22

Source: top40.nl

Sound of 2003

2003 sounded more electric and more danceable than 2002, at a tempo around 121 bpm.

Measured across 49 of the 313 records from 2003 with a sound analysis. The mark and the small number: the average of all Dutch Top 40 years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 2003?

In total 15 different records, across 52 charts. The first was Feel by Robbie Williams, the last Afscheid Nemen Bestaat Niet by Marco Borsato.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 2003?

Summer Jam 2003 by The Underdog Project: nine weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 2003?

Summer Jam 2003 by The Underdog Project: 19 weeks in 2003, peaking at number 1 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 2003?

Step Right Up by Jamai, straight in at 1 in week 13.

Which record tops the 2003 year chart?

Summer Jam 2003 by The Underdog Project, with 673 points from 19 weeks. The top 3: 1. Summer Jam 2003 (The Underdog Project), 2. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Blue), 3. Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime (Nena).

How is the year chart compiled?

On points from all weekly charts of 2003; only the weeks of that year count. The full ranking and the count are on the year chart of 2003.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 2003?

In total 313 different records, spread over 52 charts. Of those, 280 entered the chart that year.