List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2003
The highest-selling albums and
In 2003, 34 different albums reached the #1 spot on the Billboard 200. Get Rich or Die Tryin' by the American rapper 50 Cent spent the longest time at #1, with 6 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the albums list. It also became the best performing album of 2003.
Chart history
† | Indicates best performing album of 2003 |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Sales | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 4 | Up! | Shania Twain | 459,000 | [2][3] |
January 11 | 8 Mile | Soundtrack | 313,000 | [4][5] |
January 18 | 119,000 | [6][7] | ||
January 25 | Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | 108,000 | [8][9] |
February 1 | 114,000 | [10][11] | ||
February 8 | 112,000 | [12][13] | ||
February 15 | Home | Dixie Chicks
|
104,000 | [14][15] |
February 22 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' † | 50 Cent | 872,000 | [16][17][18] |
March 1 | 822,000 | [19][20] | ||
March 8 | Chocolate Factory | R. Kelly | 532,000 | [21][22] |
March 15 | Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | 621,000 | [23][24] |
March 22 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' † | 50 Cent | 359,000 | [25][26] |
March 29 | 280,000 | [27][28] | ||
April 5 | 234,000 | [29][30] | ||
April 12 | Meteora | Linkin Park | 810,000 | [31][32] |
April 19 | 265,000 | [33][34] | ||
April 26 | Faceless | Godsmack | 269,000 | [35][36] |
May 3 | Thankful | Kelly Clarkson | 297,000 | [37][38] |
May 10 | American Life | Madonna | 241,000 | [39][40] |
May 17 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' † | 50 Cent | 128,000 | [41][42] |
May 24 | Body Kiss | The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley | 150,000 | [43][44] |
May 31 | The Golden Age of Grotesque | Marilyn Manson | 118,000 | [45][46] |
June 7 | 14 Shades of Grey | Staind | 220,000 | [47][48] |
June 14 | How the West Was Won | Led Zeppelin | 154,000 | [49][50] |
June 21 | St. Anger | Metallica | 418,000 | [51][52] |
June 28 | Dance with My Father | Luther Vandross | 442,000 | [53][54] |
July 5 | After the Storm | Monica | 185,000 | [55][56] |
July 12 | Dangerously in Love | Beyoncé
|
317,000 | [57][58] |
July 19 | Chapter II | Ashanti
|
326,000 | [59][60] |
July 26 | 135,000 | [61][62] | ||
August 2 | Bad Boys II | Soundtrack | 324,000 | [63][64] |
August 9 | 197,000 | [65][66] | ||
August 16 | 155,000 | [67][68] | ||
August 23 | 121,000 | [69][70] | ||
August 30 | Greatest Hits Volume II and Some Other Stuff | Alan Jackson | 328,000 | [71][72] |
September 6 | The Neptunes Present... Clones | The Neptunes / Various Artists | 249,000 | [73][74] |
September 13 | Love & Life | Mary J. Blige | 286,000 | [75][76] |
September 20 | Metamorphosis | Hilary Duff | 131,000 | [77][78] |
September 27 | Heavier Things | John Mayer
|
316,500 | [79][80] |
October 4 | Grand Champ | DMX
|
312,000 | [81][82] |
October 11 | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | OutKast
|
509,600 | [83][84] |
October 18 | 235,000 | [85][86] | ||
October 25 | Chicken*N*Beer
|
Ludacris | 429,000 | [87][88] |
November 1 | Measure of a Man | Clay Aiken | 613,000 | [89][90] |
November 8 | 225,000 | [91][92] | ||
November 15 | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | OutKast | 142,000 | [93][94] |
November 22 | Shock'n Y'all | Toby Keith | 585,000 | [95][96] |
November 29 | The Black Album | Jay-Z | 464,000 | [97][98] |
December 6 | In the Zone | Britney Spears | 609,000 | [99][100] |
December 13 | The Black Album | Jay-Z | 260,000 | [101][102] |
December 20 | The Diary of Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | 618,000 | [103][104] |
December 27 | Soulful | Ruben Studdard | 416,500 | [105][106] |
See also
References
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-01-29). "Norah Jones Remains Cozy At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-02-05). "Dixie Chicks Return 'Home' To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-04-02). "Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Crashes Chart At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-04-09). "Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Has Lasting Chart Impact". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-04-16). "Godsmack Takes 'Faceless' Straight To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-04-23). "Clarkson Becomes A No. 1 'Idol' Again". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-04-30). "Madonna's 'Life' Easily Debuts At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-05-07). "50 Cent Holds Off 'Idol' To Return To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-05-14). "'Shout' It Out: Isley Bros. Return To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-05-21). "Marilyn Manson Posts 'Grotesque' At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-06-04). "Zeppelin Smashes Records As CD/DVDs Debut At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "June 21, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-06-11). "Metallica Rages With Chart-Topping 'Anger'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "June 28, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-06-18). "Ailing Vandross Dances Atop Album Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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- ^ Carpenter, Troy (2003-06-25). "Monica Creates A 'Storm' On The Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "July 12, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-07-02). "Beyonce, Branch Albums Storm The Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ "July 19, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-07-09). "Ashanti Returns To No. 1 With 'Chapter II'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "July 26, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-07-16). "Ashanti, Beyonce Albums Remain On Top". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "August 2, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-07-23). "'Bad Boys II' Shoots Straight To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "August 9, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-07-30). "'Bad Boys' Still Good On The Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "August 16, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-08-06). "No Dislodging 'Bad Boys II' From No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "August 23, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-08-13). "'Bad Boys II' Notches Fourth Week On Top". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "August 30, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-08-20). "Jackson, Dashboard Albums Bow On Top". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "September 6, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-08-27). "Hitmakers The Neptunes Land Compilation At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "September 13, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-09-03). "'Love & Life' Puts Blige Back On Top". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "September 20, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-09-10). "Duff Debut Tops Album Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "September 27, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-09-17). "Mayer Carries 'Heavy' Straight To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "October 4, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-09-24). "DMX Proves 'Grand Champ' On Album Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "October 11, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-10-01). "OutKast Leads Nine New Top-20 Chart Entries". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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- ^ "October 25, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-10-15). "Ludacris Scores First No. 1 Album". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "November 1, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-10-22). "Aiken 'Measures' Up At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "November 8, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-10-29). "Pop Idol Fends Off Rock Vets On Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "November 15, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-11-05). "OutKast Pops Back To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "November 22, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-11-12). "Keith 'Shocks' Billboard 200 With No. 1 Debut". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "November 29, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-11-19). "Back In 'Black': Jay-Z Swan Song Bows On Top". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "December 6, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-11-26). "Britney In Her 'Zone' Atop Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "December 13, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-12-03). "Jay-Z Back Atop The Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "December 20, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-12-10). "Keys Unlocks Second No. 1 Debut". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "December 27, 2003". Billboard 200.
- ^ Martens, Todd (2003-12-17). "Studdard Takes 'Soulful' To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-04.