top 10 songs/singles of 2003
 

note, the album could have been released last year, but the song either was released in 2003 or became popular in 2003. also, the song does not have to be a radio song.
1. stupid girl cold
2. creatures (for a while) 311
3. hey yaaa outkast
4. i believe in a thing called love the darkness
5. do you want to be my girl jet
6. the scientist coldplay
7. send the pain below chevelle
8. the air near my fingers the white stripes
9. why can't i liz phair
10 bring me to life evanesance

1. !!! - "Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard"
2. Andre 3000 - "Hey Ya!"
3. Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet"
4. Ssion - "Who's Your Favorite, Baby"
5. Non Prophets - "Damage"
6. The Joggers - "Back to the Future"
7. R. Kelly - "Ignition (Remix)"
8. Kylie Minogue - "Slow"
9. Kelis - "Milk Shake"
10. Dizzee Rascal - "I Luv U"

I don't know how many of those are actually legitimate singles, but they are definitely the top 10 of my most-listened-to-2k3 tracks.

-edit-

Some other equally great tracks that I considered:

Mirah & Ginger Brooks Takahashi - "Oh! September"
Basement Jaxx (ft. Dizzee Rascal) - "Lucky Star"
+/- - "You've Just Got It All"
Arab Strap - "The Shy Retirer"
[[[[VVRSSNN]]]] - "Bruise Blood"
The Star Spangles - "Which of the Two of Us is Gonna Burn This House Down?"
Deerhoof - "L'amour Stories"
Stars - "Elevator Love Letter"
Talib Kweli - "Get By"
Pharrel - "Frontin'"
Mya - "My Love Is Like...Wo"
Big Boi - "Flip Flop Rock"
Beyonce (ft. Jay-Z) - "Crazy in Love"

And I think that LCD Soundsystem's "Yeah (Stupid Mix)" will be one of next year's finest. I really wish I could put it up around #2 right now, but it isn't released until Jan. (Hivemind, Yancey? ;) )

1. A.R.E. Weapons, <i>A.R.E. Weapons</i> (Rough Trade)
2. A-Frames, <i>2</i> (S-S Records)
3. Justin Timberlake, <i>Justified</i> (Jive)
4. Matthew Dear, <i>Leave Luck to Heaven</i> (Ghostly)
5. The Rapture, <i>Echoes</i> (DFA/Strummer/Universal)
6. The Strokes, <i>Room on Fire</i> (RCA)
7. Bubba Sparxxx, <i>Deliverance</i> (Interscope)
8. Brooks & Dunn, <i>Red Dirt Road</i> (Arista)
9. Beyonce, <i>Crazy in Love</i> (Sony)
10. FannyPack, <i>So Stylistic</i> (Tommy Boy)

I'm still working on my singles. Right now the candidates number about 150 (no joke). This is hard work, I tells ya!

(I figured you'd find that place eventually, fallow. Enjoy. I rarely post anymore)

(why doesn't everyone realize "ignition" kicks "ignition remix"'s ass???)

I hardly post, either. I think I've made about 10 and I don't step on any toes. I can hardly keep up with them...

Mine might be, in alphabetical order:

!!! - Me & Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)
Beloved - Aimless Endeavor
Ephel Duath - The Passage (Pearl Grey)
The Kinison - New Way to Dance
Outkast - Hey Ya
Quitter - Liberation Day
The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers
Saosin - They Perched on Their Stilts, Pointing and Daring Me to Break Custom
White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Wintersleep - Sore

This probably will will be edited later but thus far...

In alpha order:
50 Cent - In Da Club
Andre 3000 - Hey Ya
Audioslave - Like a Stone
Avril Lavenge - Losing Grip
Chevelle - Send the Pain Below
Coldplay - Clocks
Evanessence - Bring me to Life
Maddonna - Die Another Day
P.O.D. - Sleeping Awake
Saliva - Always

I always seperate radio singles with non radio ones.
In alpha order:
50 Cent - Patiently Waiting
Andre 3000 - roses
Andre 3000 - She Lives in My Lap
Andre 3000 - Spread
Chevelle - Family System
Coldplay - Rush of Blood to the Head (the single, not album title)
Freeway - Dont Cross the Line
Jay -Z - Encore
Linkin Park - Lying From You
Smile Empty Soul - Bottom of a Bottle
(some of the above reached the radio, but on a limited basis)
Its just too many to confine to ten. I can think of at least 20 other singles that are equally as good.

Previous winners - Red Hot Chili Peppers -Californication (1999)
3 Doors Down - Loser (2000) A Perfect Circle- 3 Libras (2001) Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness (2002)

I thought it was outkast instead of andre 3000 who did hey ya?

Coldplay - Clocks
Blur - Out of Time
Andre 3000 - Hey Ya!
Radiohead - Wolf at the Door
Damien Rice - Eskimo.mp3
The Folksmen -Old Joe's Place
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
the darkness - i believe in a thing called love

I'm never able to rank by number, but here's some of my favorite 2003 tracks...

You Can Never Leave - Crooked Fingers (probably the best song released in 2003)
Dancefloors - My Morning Jacket (and the second best...)
Marry Me - Drive-By Truckers
Okay Alright - moe.
Hey Ya - Andre 3000 (Outkast)
Duty Free - Cracker
Comin' Round - Bubba Sparxxx
It's the Sun - The Polyphonic Spree
Clocks - Coldplay
Come Downstairs and Say Hello - Guster
Maggie May - Hieroglyphics

It's credited in videos as OutKast but it might as well just be Andre 3000 since Big Boi -as far as I know- has nothing to do with the track aside from association through group and appearance in the video.

1. Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne
2. Me Against The Music - Britney Spears
3. Hey Ya - Outkast
4. The Remedy - Jason Mraz
5. Why Can't I - Liz Phair
6. Where Is The Love - Black Eyed Peas
7. Swing, Swing - All American Rejects
8. Cry Me A River - Justine Timberlake
9. Harder To Breathe - Maroon 5
10. P.I.M.P. - 50 Cent

Most hated song of 2003:
Beyonce - Baby Boy

Hey Ya and In Da Club are the (most played) songs of the year. I did enjoy both however.

My ten favorites of the year:

1. The Wrens, "Everyone Choose Sides"
2. Ted Leo, "The High Party"
3. Four Tet, "She Moves She"
4. Burning Brides, "Overhead Metal Erection"
5. The Kills, "**** the People"
6. Dangermouse + Jemini ft. Prince Po, "Copy Cats"
7. The Constantines, "Tank Commander (Hung Up in a Warhouse Town)"
8. Soul Position, "The Jerry Springer Episode"
9. Okkervil River, "The War Criminal Rises and Speaks"
10. Damien Rice, "Volcano"

I've been listening to Nelly Furtado and Missy Elliott a lot lately and am almost tempted to bump a couple of songs off there to make space for "One Trick Pony" and... God, I don't even know which track of Missy's I'd pick. They're all so good.

10 more that i forgot
Battle Without Honor or Humanity Tomoyasu Hotei (kill bill theme song)
someday nickleback
white flag dido
big yellow taxi album version counting crows
like a stone audioslave
i'm with you avril lavgine
here with out you 3 doors down
my imortal evanesance
harder to breath maroon 5
st. anger metallica

This has been bugging me a lot bit, so I'm going to split my list into top 5 legit singles and top 5 others.

Singles
1. !!! - "Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard"
2. Andre 3000 - "Hey Ya!"
3. Basement Jaxx (ft. Dizzee Rascal) - "Lucky Star"
4. Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet"
5. Ssion - "Who's Your Favorite, Baby?"

And others -R. Kelly, Kylie, Beyonce, Kelis, Fannypack, Dizzee, Talib, Mya- are equally good. All of these lists are arbitrary to some degree, ya know.

Others/Album Highlights
1. Stars - "Elevator Love Letter"
2. The Star Spangles - "Which of the Two of Us Is Gonna Burn this House Down?"
3. The Joggers - "Back to the Future"
4. Non Prophets - "Damage"
5. +/- - "You've Just Got It All"

Totally forgot Cold put out an album. My friend has so that's why i forgot. anyway, my 10 in no order:
Pearl Jam - Man Of The Hour
Outkast - Hey Ya!
Deftones - Bloody Cape

Eh, lost interest. Plus I can't think.

i'll stick to just singles...makes it much easier off the top of my head


1)Drain the Blood- Distillers
2)Memory- Sugarcult
3)Feeling This- Blink 182
4)Art of Losing- American Hi-Fi
5)Why Can't I- Liz Phair
6)Build a Bridge- Limp Bizkit
7)Trouble- Pink
8)Breathe- Michelle Branch
9)Way Away- Yellowcard
10)Jaded-Mest


i'm sure i left out some, but those are my top 10 i can think of

ARE Weapons, "Don't Be Scared"
Beyonce, "Crazy in Love"
Chevelle, "Send the Pain Below"
Matthew Dear, "Dog Days"
Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River"
Juan Maclean, "Give Me Every Little Thing"
FannyPack, "Cameltoe"
Punjabi MC w/ Jay-Z, "Beware of the Boys"
Killer Mike, "A.D.I.D.A.S."
Dizzee Rascal, "I Luv U"
Cold, "Stupid Girl"
Wayne Wonder, "No Letting Go"
Kanye West, "Through the Wire"
The Strokes, "Under Control"

In no particular order...

Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes (Sweeping Strings Remix)
MIKE - Turn Out The Lights
Underworld - Born Slippy Nuxx (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
Avril Lavigne - I'm With You (Leama & Moor Remix)
Jewel - Intuition (Markus Schulz remix)
Dave Gahan - Dirty Sticky Floors (Junkie XL Mix)
andain - beautiful things (gabriel & dresden unplugged mix)
coldplay - clocks (gabriel & dresden bootleg mix)
Dido - Stoned (Deep Dish Remix)
P Diddy - Lets Get Ill (Deep Dish mix)

1) Alice Cooper "Novocain"
2) Iron Maiden "Wildest Dreams"
3) Helloween "Open Your Life"
4) Powerman 5000 "Free"
5) Rob Zombie "Pu^$$y Liquor"

1. 5 Miles (These are the Days) – Turin Brakes
2. Re-Offender – Travis
3. Golden Retreiver – Super Furry Animals
4. You’re the Storm – Cardigans
5. D-D-Don't Stop The Beat – Junior Senior
6. Pass it On – The Coral
7. Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
8. Clocks – Coldplay
9. All The Things You Said – Tatu
10. Don’t Steal Our Sun – The Thrills

I don't care about a Top 10 but the very latest radio track
is Eamon's "F&%K It".

It's an R&B track reminiscent of Cody Chesnutt's brand of more
explicit slow jamming.