Billboard magazine compiled the top-performing dance singles in the United States during 2003 on the Hot Dance Club Play, the Hot Dance Singles Sales, and the Hot Dance Radio Airplay. Premiered in 1976, the Hot Dance Club Play chart ranked the most-played singles on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. The Hot Dance Singles Sales chart was launched in 1985 to compile the best-selling dance singles based on retail sales across the United States. The Hot Dance Radio Airplay was first published in 2003, ranking the songs based on airplay detections on dance radio.
The airplay chart was unpublished for the first ten weeks and featured 40 titles (it was on its eleventh week when it was included in Billboard'''s print and online editions), which means that its unofficial start date was August 16, 2003 (the unpublished chart and data would be included in 2018 after Billboard updated the website). Billboard'' made the chart listing official on October 25, 2003, with 25 titles, which would last until December 2014 when it returned to 40 titles.
Charts history
+Issue dateHot Dance Club PlayHot Dance Singles SalesHot Dance Radio AirplaySongArtist(s)SongArtist(s)SongArtist(s)January 4"Dark Beat (Addicted 2 Drums)"Oscar G and Ralph Falcón"Die Another Day" (Remixes)Madonna Not issuedJanuary 11January 18"Like I Love You"Justin TimberlakeJanuary 25"Some Lovin'"Murk featuring Kristine W February 1"Surrender"Laura PausiniFebruary 8"Through the Rain"Mariah CareyFebruary 15"Head"Thunderpuss and BarnesFebruary 22"Emotional Rollercoaster"Vivian GreenMarch 1"The Wreckoning"Boomkat"Through the Rain" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Remix)Mariah CareyMarch 8"Rise Up"Funky Green Dogs"Cry Me A River" (Dirty Vegas, J. Fiasco, & B. Hamel Mixes)Justin TimberlakeMarch 15"The Hum Melody"Robbie RiveraMarch 22"Dance to the Rhythm"Friburn & UrikMarch 29"I Believe"Chris Cox vs. Happy ClappersApril 5"When the Money's Gone"CherApril 12"Try It on My Own"Whitney Houston"If You're Not The One" (Remixes)Daniel BedingfieldApril 19"Beautiful"Christina AguileraApril 26"On a High"Duncan SheikMay 3"Gossip Folks"Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring LudacrisMay 10"Walking on Thin Ice"OnoMay 17"I'll Be There"Weekend Players"American Life"MadonnaMay 24"Love Is a Crime"Anastacia"If You're Not The One" (Remixes)Daniel BedingfieldMay 31"American Life"MadonnaJune 7"Rock Your Body"Justin TimberlakeJune 14"If That's Love"Laura PausiniJune 21"Love That Man"Whitney HoustonJune 28"Getaway"Becky Baeling"Getaway"Becky BaelingJuly 5"Not Gonna Get Us"t.A.T.u."Stuck" (Thunderpuss Remix)Stacie OrricoJuly 12"Play Your Part"Deborah CoxJuly 19"So Gone"MonicaJuly 26"Intuition"Jewel"Hollywood" (Remixes)MadonnaAugust 2"Alright"MurkAugust 9"Pavement Cracks"Annie LennoxAugust 16 "Crazy In Love" Beyoncé featuring Jay-ZAugust 23"Hollywood"MadonnaAugust 30"Sunrise"Simply Red"Stuck" (Thunderpuss Remix)Stacie OrricoSeptember 6"Harem"Sarah Brightman"Officially Missing You" (Remixes)TamiaSeptember 13"Crazy in Love"Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z"Hollywood" (Remixes)MadonnaSeptember 20"My Time"Dutch featuring Crystal WatersSeptember 27"Get It Together"Seal"Rubberneckin'" (Paul Oakenfold Remix)Elvis PresleyOctober 4"Sympathy For The Devil" (Remixes)The Rolling Stones "Never (Past Tense)" Roc Project featuring Tina Arena October 11"Into the Sun"Weekend Players"Rubberneckin'" (Paul Oakenfold Remix)Elvis Presley "Just the Way You Are" Milky October 18"Send Your Love"StingOctober 25"I Love I Love"Georgie PorgieNovember 1"Lei Lo Lai"The Latin ProjectNovember 8"What U Do 2 Me"BoomkatNovember 15"This Beat Is"Superchumbo "Baby Boy" Beyoncé featuring Sean PaulNovember 22"Stand"Jewel "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" Deborah Cox November 29"Fly Again"Kristine WDecember 6"Milkshake"KelisDecember 13"Waiting for You"SealDecember 20"Believe"MurkDecember 27"Me Against the Music"Britney Spears featuring Madonna"Nothing Fails" / "Nobody Knows Me"Madonna
See also 2003 in music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2003
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