List of Ultratop 40 number-one singles of 2003
Best-selling singles
Table:
Pos.

Artist

Title

HP

Weeks

1

Alphone Brown

"Le Frunkp"

1

22

2

The Underdog Project & The Sunclub

"Summer Jam 2003"

1

23

3

Diam's

"DJ"

1

24

4

Jonatan Cerrada

"Je voulais te dire que je t'attends"

1

19

5

Kana

"Plantation"

1

20

6

Lorie

"Sur un air latino"

1

23

7

Eminem

"Lose Yourself"

1

21

8

Booming People

"Chihuahua"

2

25

9

Nolwenn Leroy

"Cassé"

1

13

10

Blue featuring Elton John

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"

4

23

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Michaël Benayoun ( French pronunciation : ​ [ mikaɛl benajun ] , born 2 December 1973 ) , better known by his stage name Michaël Youn ( French pronunciation : ​ [ mikaɛl jun ] ) , is a French actor , singer , comedian and television personality .
Le Frunkp is a 2002 song performed by the fictional character Alphonse Brown ( portrayed by Michaël Youn ) , the unknown son of James Brown , who tries to start his own career by creating a new ( fictional ) style called Frunkp ( a mixture of funk and rap ) , in French film La Beuze , written by Youn and Desagnat . The music video shows images from film . The song became a hit , topping the charts in all countries where it was released . As of August 2014 , the song was the 16th best-selling single of the 21st century in France , with 573,000 units sold .
The Underdog Project is a German-Belgian dance group which launched its first album , It Does n't Matter in 2001 . Their hits include Saturday ( not to be confused with Saturday Night ; this was not released until two years after the album had come out ) , Summer Jam and Tonight . The band has four members : Vic Krishna ( vocals ) , Craig Smart ( vocals ) , DJ Frank ( remixes ) and AJ Duncan ( keyboards ) .
Summer Jam is a song by German dance music group The Underdog Project . It was released on November 14 , 2000 . It is the first single from their album It Does n't Matter . The song was considered a big hit in Europe , as it stayed at number three on the German pop charts and was number one on both charts in Belgium , and number one in the Netherlands . After that , the single aired on some of the most popular radio stations in the US like WPOW in Miami and New York City 's WKTU . The song was released in the UK in 2001 , and re-released as Summer Jam 2003 in 2003 . This song features samples of the original hit from 1997 , Fiesta by The Sunclub .
Mélanie Georgiades ( French pronunciation : ​ [ melani ʒɔʁʒjad ] ; born 25 July 1980 in Nicosia ) , better known by her stage name Diam 's ( [ djams ] ) , is a French rapper and singer of Greek Cypriot origin .
Jonatan Cerrada Moreno ( born 12 September 1985 ) is a Belgian singer . He won the first season of Nouvelle Star ( the French edition of Pop Idol ) in 2003 and represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 .
Je voulais te dire que je t'attends is a ballad song originally recorded in 1976 by the French singer Michel Jonasz . It was covered by The Manhattan Transfer in 1978 on the album Pastiche ( fourth track ) , and released as a double A-sided single with a cover of Where Did Our Love Go reaching No 40 in the UK singles chart . Also by Isabelle Boulay , Maurane and Patrick Bruel in 2001 for Les Enfoirés ' album L'Odysée des Enfoirés , and by Hoda , Lucie and Sofiane , three contestants of the French version of Star Academy 4 whose cover is available on the 2004 album Les Meilleurs Moments . The most famous cover version was that of Belgian singer Jonatan Cerrada in 2003 , the only one that was released as a single , which achieved a great success in Belgium ( Wallonia ) , France and Switzerland . The song was the debut single for the singer from his album Siempre 23 , on which it features as fourth track .
Kana ( 仮名 , Japanese pronunciation : [ kana ] ) are the syllabaries that form parts of the Japanese writing system , contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji ( 漢字 ) . The modern Japanese writing system makes use of two syllabaries : cursive hiragana ( ひらがな ) and angular katakana ( カタカナ ) . Also classified as kana is the ancient syllabic use of kanji known as man'yōgana ( 万葉仮名 ) , which was ancestral to both hiragana and katakana . Hentaigana ( 変体仮名 , variant kana ) are historical variants of modern standard hiragana . In modern Japanese , hiragana and katakana have directly corresponding sets of characters representing the same series of sounds . Katakana , with a few additions , are also used to write Ainu . Taiwanese kana were used in Taiwanese Hokkien as glosses ( furigana ) for Chinese characters in Taiwan under Japanese rule . Each kana character ( syllabogram ) corresponds to one sound in the Japanese language . Apart from the five vowels , this is always CV ( consonant onset with vowel nucleus ) , such as ka , ki , etc. , or V ( vowel ) , such as a , i , etc. , with the sole exception of the C grapheme for nasal codas usually romanised as n. This structure has led some scholars to label the system moraic instead of syllabic , because it requires the combination of two syllabograms to represent a CVC syllable with coda ( i.e . CVn , CVm , CVng ) , a CVV syllable with complex nucleus ( i.e . multiple or expressively long vowels ) , or a CCV syllable with complex onset ( i.e . including a glide , CyV , CwV ) .
Laure Pester , professionally known as Lorie , ( born May 2 , 1982 ) is a French singer . She has sold over 8 million albums and singles worldwide as of December 2007 . Her first studio album Près de toi was certified triple platinum in France and she followed it with five other certified albums . Lorie is also an actress , who lent her voice for many French versions of international movies including Stuart Little 2 . She stars in the TF1 TV film De feu et de glace , and guest-starred as a Parisian model on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless . She has also launched a clothing line , Lorie , only found in the Z stores in France . Her contract with Z ended in early 2009 .
Sur un air latino is a 2003 single recorded by the French singer Lorie . Released on 19 May 2003 , the song was the third single from her second album Tendrement . It achieved a great success , topping the French and Belgian Singles Charts .
Marshall Bruce Mathers III ( born October 17 , 1972 ) , known professionally as Eminem ( /ˌɛmɪˈnɛm/ ; often stylized as EMINƎM ) , is an American rapper , songwriter , record producer , record executive and actor . He is one of the most successful musical artists of the 21st century . In addition to his solo career , Eminem was a member of the hip hop group D12 . He is also known for collaborations with fellow Detroit-based rapper Royce da 5 ' 9 ; the two are collectively known as Bad Meets Evil . After his debut album Infinite ( 1996 ) and the extended play Slim Shady EP ( 1997 ) , Eminem signed with Dr. Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP and its lead single My Name Is . His next two releases The Marshall Mathers LP ( 2000 ) and The Eminem Show ( 2002 ) were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year . As a result of being a leading figure in a form of black music , Eminem was subject to comparisons to Elvis Presley at the time . After the release of Encore in 2004 , which faced heavy criticism by fans and critics for its lackluster quality , Eminem went on hiatus in 2005 partly due to a prescription drug addiction . He released Relapse in 2009 and Recovery the following year , which both won Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album . Recovery was the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide , making it his second album , after The Eminem Show in 2002 , to be the best-selling album worldwide . In the following years , he released the US number one albums The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , Revival , Kamikaze and Music to Be Murdered By . Eminem starred in the drama film 8 Mile ( 2002 ) playing a fictionalized version of himself , which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Lose Yourself , making him the first hip hop artist to ever win the award .
Lose Yourself is a song by American rapper Eminem from the soundtrack to the 2002 motion picture 8 Mile . The song was written by Eminem and produced by Eminem along with longtime collaborator Jeff Bass , one half of the production duo Bass Brothers , and Luis Resto . It was released on October 28 , 2002 , as the lead single from the soundtrack . The song 's lyrics explicitly sum up the background of Eminem 's character in 8 Mile , B-Rabbit , with the first verse summing up much of the plot of the movie . The song incorporates several aggressive themes , largely dealing with the struggles dealt with by B-Rabbit , and how he eventually overcomes his many problems and obstacles to gain the respect of other rappers . Lose Yourself was a commercial success , becoming Eminem 's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single and remaining there for twelve consecutive weeks . It reached atop of the charts in nineteen other countries . Lose Yourself received acclaim from music critics , with many critics praising the song 's inspiring , aggressive themes and describing it as Eminem 's best work to date . Eminem 's rapping ability , the lyrics and the production were also praised . In many retrospective reviews and lists , critics have cited the song among Eminem 's finest , as well as one of the best hip hop songs of all time . The music video for the song , directed by Eminem , manager Paul Rosenberg and Phillip G. Atwell , was released on October 7 , 2002 . The video is a mixture of multiple scenarios , including scenes from and reminiscent of the movie 8 Mile , and Eminem rapping next to the 8 Mile Rd .
Chihuahua is a song recorded by Swiss artist DJ BoBo . It was the first single from his tenth album , Visions , and was released in late 2002 and early 2003 in many countries . It was his most successful single , topping the charts in France and Switzerland and becoming the summer hit of the year . It can also be considered as DJ BoBo 's signature song .
Nolwenn Le Magueresse ( born 28 September 1982 in Saint-Renan , Brittany , France ) , known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy ( French pronunciation : [ nolwɛn ləʁwa ] ) , is a French singer-songwriter , musician and voice actress . Originally classically trained ( violin and opera singing ) , she rose to fame after winning the second season of the French television music competition Star Academy , in 2002 . She has since recorded seven studio albums and scored two number one singles , Cassé and Nolwenn Ohwo ! , on the French charts . In 2012 , her album Bretonne was certified two times diamond for sales exceeding one million copies . Leroy is fluent in English , having spent a year in the US as an exchange student . She sings in many languages , including French , Breton , English and Irish . She has also performed in Italian and Spanish . Leroy has received numerous awards and nominations . In January 2015 , she was ranked 17th on Le Journal du Dimanche 's 50 Most Loved Celebrities in France , making her the top female singer on the list since December 2012 .
Cassé is Nolwenn Leroy 's debut single from her album Nolwenn . It was released in 2003 in France , Belgium and Switzerland and achieved a great success in these countries , topping the French and Belgian charts .
Blue are an English boy band consisting of members Antony Costa , Duncan James , Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe . The group originally formed in 2000 and has released three studio albums , All Rise ( 2001 ) , One Love ( 2002 ) and Guilty ( 2003 ) that all peaked at number one in the United Kingdom alongside releasing 16 singles , over a four-year period . The group also worked alongside artists such as Stevie Wonder , Elton John and Lil ' Kim . In late 2004 , the group announced a hiatus and released their first compilation album , Best of Blue , on 15 November 2004 . The group reunited once again in January 2011 and represented the United Kingdom at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf with the song I Can , coming in 11th place with 100 points . Blue released their fourth studio album , Roulette on 25 January 2013 with Hurt Lovers as the lead single . The following month , it was confirmed that the group would be joining The Big Reunion , in which six groups from the past ( including Liberty X , Atomic Kitten and 5ive ) reform for a one-off gig . From May 2013 , the group toured the UK and Ireland with the other groups in The Big Reunion concert series . On 27 March 2013 , the group announced they would embark on their first headlining tour later on in the year , their first tour in nearly ten years . Blue have sold 15 million records worldwide . According to the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , Blue has been certified for 3.6 million albums and 1.4 million singles in the UK . In April 2015 , Blue were dropped by their record label Sony due to the comparatively poor sales of their fifth album Colours , which sold just 4,000 copies in its first week .
Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE ( born Reginald Kenneth Dwight ; 25 March 1947 ) is an English singer , songwriter , pianist , and composer . He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 ; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums . John has sold more than 300 million records , making him one of the best-selling music artists . He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100 , including seven numbers ones in the UK and nine in the US , as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US . His tribute single Candle in the Wind 1997 , rewritten in dedication to Diana , Princess of Wales , sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts . He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films . John owned Watford F.C . from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002 , and is an honorary life president of the club . Raised in the Pinner area of London , John learned to play piano at an early age , and by 1962 had formed Bluesology , an R & B band with whom he played until 1967 . He met his longtime musical partner Taupin in 1967 , after they both answered an advert for songwriters . For two years , they wrote songs for artists including Lulu , and John worked as a session musician for artists including the Hollies and the Scaffold . In 1969 , John 's debut album , Empty Sky , was released .
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin . It was recorded by Elton John and released in 1976 , both as a single and as part of the Blue Moves album . It was John 's second single released by The Rocket Record Company . The song is a mournful ballad about a romantic relationship which is falling apart . The song also appeared the following year on Greatest Hits Volume II , though for copyright reasons it no longer appears on the current version of that album . It now appears on Greatest Hits 1976-1986 , The Very Best of Elton John and in Greatest Hits 1970-2002 , as well as a number of other compilations . The song is also featured prominently in the 1977 movie Slap Shot starring Paul Newman . In December 2015 , the song was used in a US holiday-themed commercial for Temptation cat treats .