Top Songs of 2003 - According to B96, Q101, and JT Emperado - Personal - http://phatbowling.com/chinaman/Top_Songs_of

KISS 103.5's TOP 103 OF 2003

103. Angel - Amanda Perez
102. Frontin’ - Pharrell
101. Lifestyles of the rich and famous - Good Charlotte
100. Slow Jamz - Twista
99. How you gonna act like that - Tyrese
98. Outrageous - Britney
97. Me, myself and I - Beyonce
96. Crush tonight - Fat Joe
95. Don’t want you back - Eamon
94. Invisible - Clay Aiken
93. In those jeans - Ginuwine
92. So far away - Staind
91. Me against the music - Britney
90. Someday - Nickelback
89. Breathe - Michelle Branch
88. Wanksta - 50 Cent
87. Boys of summer - The Ataris
86. Baby I love you - Jennifer Lopez
85. Hailie’s song - Eminem
84. Country girl - DF Dub
83. Milkshake - Kelis
82. Thoia Thoing - R. Kelly
81. Swing Swing - All-American Rejects
80. Snake - R. Kelly
79. With you - Jessica Simpson
78. Shut up - Black Eyed Peas
77. The voice within - Christina Aguilera
76. Like glue - Sean Paul
75. Low - Kelly Clarkson
74. In Luv wit chu - Da Brat
73. Girls and boys - Good Charlotte
72. I’m glad - Jennifer Lopez
71. So yesterday - Hilary Duff
70. Feel good time - Pink
69. Intuition - Jewel
68. Perfect - Simple Plan
67. It’s my life - No doubt
66. The way you move - Outkast
65. Why can’t I - Liz Phair
64. All the things she said - T.A.T.U.
63. When the last time - Clipse
62. The anthem - Good Charlotte
61. I can - Nas
60. Stacy’s Mom - Fountains of Wayne
59. Holidae Inn - Chingy
58. Stuck - Stacy Orrico
57. Roc ya body, Mic check 1, 2 - M.V.P. All Stars
56. There’s gotta be more to life - Stacy Orrico
55. Deliverance - Bubba Sparxx
54. If you’re not the one - Daniel Bedingfield
53. Blowin’ me up - J.C. Chasez
52. Stand up - Ludacris
51. Rock wit you - Ashanti
50. I want you - Thalia f/ Fat Joe
49. Gossip Folks - Missy Elliott
48. The Remedy - Jason Mraz
47. P.I.M.P. - 50 Cent
46. Are you happy now - Michelle Branch
45. Miss you - Aaliyah
44. Harder to breathe - Maroon 5
43. Beautiful - Snoop Dogg
42. Headstrong - Trapt
41. Never leave you - Lumidee
40. 21 Questions - 50 Cent
39. Drift away - Uncle Kracker
38. I know what you want - Busta Rhymes
37. Why don’t you and I - Santana f/ Alex Banc
36. Hey ya - Outkast
35. My love is like whoa… - Mya
34. Here without you - 3 Doors Down
33. Hell Yeah - Ginuwine
32. Suga suga - Baby Bash
31. Can’t let you go - Fabolous
30. Into You - Fabolous f/ Tamia
29. Right thurr - Chingy
28. Senorita - Justin Timberlake
27. Sing for the moment - Eminem
26. Mesmerize - JaRule f/ Ashanti
25. Picture - Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
24. Magic Stick - Lil’ Kim
23. Fighter - Christina Aguilera
22. Bring me to life - Evanescense
21. Don’t wanna try - Frankie J.
20. Get low - Lil Jon
19. I’m with you - Avril Lavigne
18. Breathe - Blu Cantrell and Sean Paul
17. Unwell - Matchbox 20
16. Bump bump bump - B2K
15. When I’m gone - 3 Doors Down
14. Superman - Eminem
13. Baby Boy - Beyonce and Sean Paul
12. All I have - Jennifer Lopez
11. Crazy in love - Beyonce and Jay-Z
10. Addicted - Simple Plan
9. No letting go - Wayne Wonder
8. Can’t hold us down - Christina Aguilera and Lil’ Kim
7. Ignition - R. Kelly
6. Miss Independent - Kelly Clarkson
5. Shake ya tailfeather - Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee
4. Get busy - Sean Paul
3. Where is the love - Black Eyed Peas and JT
2. Rock your body - Justin Timberlake
1. IN DA CLUB - 50 CENT

B96's Top 96 Songs of 2003

01. In Da Club - 50 Cent
02. Into You - Fabolous / Ashanti
03. Baby Boy - Beyonce / Sean Paul
04. 21 Questions - 50 Cent
05. Ignition - R. Kelly
06. All I Have - Jennifer Lopez / LL Cool J.
07. P.I.M.P. - 50 Cent
08. Suga Suga - Baby Bash / Frankie J.
09. Magic Stick - Lil' Kim / 50 Cent
10. Can't Let You Go - Fabolous
11. Get Low - Lil' Jon
12. Miss You - Aaliyah
13. If I Can't - 50 Cent
14. Shake Ya Tailfeather - Nelly / P. Diddy
15. Right Thurr - Chingy
16. Breathe - Blu Cantrell / Sean Paul
17. Mesmerize - Ja Rule / Ashanti
18. '03 Bonnie & Clyde - Jay Z. / Beyonce
19. Get Busy - Sean Paul
20. Angel - Amanda Perez
21. I Know What You Want - Busta Rhymes / Mariah Carey
22. Bump Bump Bump - B2K
23. Rock Wit U - Ashanti
24. Wanksta - 50 Cent
25. Holidae In - Chingy
26. Don't Wanna Try - Frankie J.
27. Can't Hold Us Down - Christina Aguilera / Lil' Kim
28. My Love Is Like...Woah! - Mya
29. Crazy In Love - Beyonce / Jay Z.
30. Don't Mess With My Man - Nivea / Jagged Edge
31. Ladies - Sarai
32. Gossip Folks - Missy Elliott / Ludacris
33. Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake
34. We Still - Frankie J.
35. How You Gonna Act Like That - Tyrese
36. Stand Up - Ludacris
37. No Letting Go - Wayne Wonder
38. Hailie's Song - Eminem
39. Lose Yourself - Eminem
40. Superman - Eminem
41. Snake - R. Kelly
42. X Gon' Give It To Ya - DMX
43. Air Force Ones - Nelly
44. Never Leave You - Lumidee
45. Can't Stop Won't Stop - Young Gunz
46. Beautiful - Snoop Dogg
47. Thoia Thoing - R. Kelly
48. All Night Long - Brian McKnight / Nelly
49. Sing For The Moment - Eminem
50. Tell Me - Smilez & Southstar
51. In Those Jeans - Ginuwine
52. I Want You - Thalia / Fat Joe
53. Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
54. Wat Da Hook Gon' Be - Murphy Lee
55. Where Is The Love - Black Eyed Peas / Justin Timberlake
56. Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
57. Damn! - Youngbloodz
58. I Can - Nas
59. When The Last Time - Clipse
60. I'm Glad - Jennifer Lopez
61. Like Glue - Sean Paul
62. Slow Jamz - Kanye West / Twista
63. In Love Wit'chu - Da Brat
64. Read Your Mind - Avant
65. Senorita - Justin Timberlake
66. Hey Ya - Outkast
67. Satisfaction - Eve
68. Girl I'm A Bad Boy - Fat Joe / P. Diddy
69. Let's Get Down - Bow Wow
70. Got Some Teeth - Obie Trice
71. Underneath It All - No Doubt
72. Roc Ya Body - MVP All Stars
73. Frontin' - Pharrell / Jay Z.
74. Like A Pimp - David Banner
75. 8 Mile - Eminem
76. Runnin' - Tupac / Notorious B.I.G.
77. The Way You Move - Outkast
78. Now That You're Gone - Smilez & Southstar
79. Party To Damascus - Wyclef Jean / Missy Elliott
80. Me Against The Music - Britney Spears / Madonna
81. Naughty Girl - Beyonce
82. Walked Outta Heaven - Jagged Edge
83. Hell Yeah - Ginuwine
84. Act A Fool - Ludacris
85. Pass That Dutch - Missy Elliott
86. Excuse Me Miss - Jay Z.
87. Shorty Doowop - Baby Bash
88. Blowin' Me Up - JC Chasez
89. Milkshake - Kelis
90. Deliverance - Bubba Sparxxx
91. Dangerously In Love - Beyonce
92. Hot & Wet - 112 / Ludacris
93. Sick Of Being Lonely - Field Mob
94. You - Ryan Duarte
95. Stunt 101 - G Unit
96. The Jump Off - Lil' Kim

Q101's Top 101 of 2003

101. Sleeping Awake – P.O.D.
100. Fall Back Down – Rancid
99. Molly’s Chamber – Kings of Leon
98. The Only – Static X
97. Emerge – Fischerspooner
96. Stacey’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne
95. Lost Cause - Beck
94. Hell Song – Sum 41
93. The Seed – The Roots
92. Stop – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
91. Set Me Free – Velvet Revolver
90. Falls On Me - Fuel
89. The Quiet Thing That… - Brand New
88. Do You Realize – Flaming Lips
87. Shatterday – Vendetta Red
86. What’s Golden – Jurassic 5
85. Bubbletoes – Jack Johnson
84. Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
83. United States of Whatever – Liam Lynch
82. Let’s Push Things Forward – The Streets
81. Mine – Taproot
80. Think Twice – Eve 6
79. All In The Suit That Your Wear – Stone Temple Pilots
78. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face – Coldplay
77. Darling Nikki – Foo Fighters
76. 12:51 – The Strokes
75. Still Frame – Trapt
74. Hit That – The Offspring
73. Kennedy – Kill Hannah
72. Low – Foo Fighters
71. Inertiatic E.S.P. – The Mars Volta
70. Cooler Heads – Local H
69. Right Now – Korn
68. Take It Off – The Donnas
67. I Believe In A Thing Called Love – The Darkness
66. Hands Down – Dashboard Confessional
65. PDA – Interpol
64. Feeling This – Blink 182
63. Bottom of a Bottle – Smile Empty Soul
62. We’ve Had Enough – Alkaline Trio
61. Here Without You – 3 Doors Down
60. Diamonds & Guns – The Transplants
59. Will You – P.O.D.
58. Innervision – System of a Down
57. The Anthem – Good Charlotte
56. Did My Time – Korn
55. Buried Myself Alive – The Used
54. Away from Me – Puddle of Mudd
53. Poem – Taproot
52. Someday – Nickelback
51. Cochise – Audioslave
50. Creatures (For Awhile) – 311
49. Stupid Girl – Cold
48. Going Under – Evanescence
47. Remember – Disturbed
46. What It Is To Burn – Finch
45. Driven Under – Seether
44. (I Hate) Everything About You – 3 Days Grace
43. Prayer – Disturbed
42. Swing Swing – The All-American Rejects
41. Minerva – Deftones
40. Always – Saliva
39. Bandages – Hot Hot Heat
38. Price To Play – Staind
37. The Scientist – Coldplay
36. You Know You’re Right – Nirvana
35. Numb – Linkin Park
34. The Leaving Song Pt. II – A.F.I.
33. Serenity – Godsmack
32. Weak & Powerless – A Perfect Circle
31. The Boys of Summer – Ataris
30. Hurt – Johnny Cash
29. Aerials – System of a Down
28. All My Life – Foo Fighters
27. St. Anger – Metallica
26. The Hardest Button To Button – White Stripes
25. Show Me How To Live – Audioslave
24. There There – Radiohead
23. Straight Out of Line – Godsmack
22. Fine Again – Seether
21. Girl’s Not Grey – A.F.I.
20. Just Because – Jane’s Addiction
19. Go With The Flow – Queens of the Stone Age
18. Honestly – Zwan
17. Liberate – Disturbed
16. So Far Away – Staind
15. Still Waiting – Sum 41
14. The Red – Chevelle
13. When I’m Gone – 3 Doors Down
12. Like A Stone – Audioslave
11. Hey Ya – Outkast
10. Somewhere I Belong – Linkin Park
9. Clocks – Coldplay
8. Faint – Linkin Park
7. Can’t Stop – Red Hot Chili Peppers
6. Bring Me To Life – Evanescence
5. Send The Pain Below - Chevelle
4. Headstrong - Trapt
3. Times Like These – Foo Fighters
2. No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age
1. Seven Nation Army – White Stripes

JT Emperado's Essential 37 Songs of 2003

(Here is the Quick Notes version of #37-#21...)

37) Big Tymers - This is How We Do It

36) Further Seems Forever - How to Start a Fire

35) Maroon 5 - Harder to Breathe

34) The Used - Greener With the Scenery

33) Shinedown - Fly From the Inside

32) Rancid - Fall Back Down

31) Audioslave - I Am the Highway

30) Matchbox 20 - Unwell

29) Blink 182 - Feeling This

28) A Perfect Circle - Weak and Powerless

27) Further Seems Forever - Pride War

26) The All-American Rejects - The Last Song

25) Brand New - The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows

24) The Used - Poetic Tragedy

23) AFI - Girls Not Grey

22) The Used - Buried Myself Alive

21) The Ataris - In This Diary

(And now the best 20 songs of the year according to myself. Be ready for a few surprises...)

20) Fuel - Falls on Me
"And all of your wings, all your dreams, falls on me, it falls on me..."
Finally following up from their awesome song "Hemorrage" back in 2000 and 2001, "Falls on Me" falls short from that alternative rock classic. But Fuel's sappy rock/love message still burns alive and the talent and lyric writing remains there. They just need to mix up their songs a bit now and then...

19) Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down (A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar)
"Hands down this is the best day that I can ever remember..."
THIS IS JT'S HIGHEST RANKING DASHBOARD SONG????? THAT'S FUCKING BLASPHEMY!!!!!
Yeah, I was quite shocked myself. But with the new direction Chris Carrabba has taken Dashboard, it's hard to put them up in the elite of the year. However, in defense of Dashboard, you just need to remember that they're music is all about the whiny lyrics, not about an acoustic guitar or an electric guitar... ::as I get beaten over the head by "old school" Dashboard supporters::

18) Outkast - Hey Ya
"Shake it like a polaroid picture..."
Taylor 1 South's most celebrated song, it was impossible to kick the beat out your head or prevent someone from doing some rediculous dance to it.

17) Big Tymers - Still Fly
"Gator boots, with the pimped out Gucci suit..."
Being stylish and poor is the message of this Big Tymer classic, and stylish and poor is what I may have to amount to in the coming year of 2004. Oh yeah, and if this song was about me, it would say "Got a sixteenth of a tank of gas" as opposed to the "quarter". But if you listen closely and follow my life around in 2004, I'm sure you'll understand how this suits me very well...

16) The Used - Blue and Yellow
"Well you'll never find it, if you're looking for it..."
The only problem with this song is too many people liked it.
Yeah, that sounds like a rediculous statement, but it's nice to like a song BEFORE it becomes the trendy thing to listen to. It's just the kind of guy that I am. Surprisingly, this may be the first song ever to promote being lethargic and just sitting on your ass and hoping the best comes to you instead of looking for it yourself... quite questionable, but very thought-provoking, nonetheless.

15) Taking Back Sunday - Cute Without the 'E' (Cut From the Team)
"And will you tell all your friends, you've got your gun to my head..."
One of the more "fun, jump around, and scream the song" types of the year, the lead singers voice is quite amazing. Unfortunately in 2003, 2 of the original band members left and formed "Straylight Run", which I feel is actually better than TBS (as you'll see later on in the countdown). My guess is, with a great voice like that, the lead singer thinks he's hot shit and is a major dickcheese...

14) Mest - Jaded (These Years)
"And I'll never regret these years..."
One of a billion songs about enjoying your youth and having no regrets, I feel this one probably tells the message best out of them all. Mest came out of left field with this one as I didn't think their songs were all that hot, but damn, this one is super good, and good when you wanna look back at your youthful and fun past.

13) 50 Cent - In Da Club
"You can find me in da club..."
The Michigan trip anthem, this song was played about 200 times during that week. It also unlocked re-interest in the rap genre because if you haven't noticed back in 2001, or 2002, there was no rap on the countdown. This just goes to show you the power of 50. Rap has never been so good as it was in the year of 2003 and hopefully, it only gets better ::crossing fingers::

12) Avril Lavigne - I'm With You
"It's a damn cold night, trying to figure out this life..."
Originally debuting last year on the countdown, this song stuck with me in 2003 and goes down as one of the very best of the year. Avril shows her softer side here, and her soft side is quite excellent. I have a bad habit of putting a chick song on the count down every year, so I felt no need to break the trend this year.

11) AFI - Silver and Cold
"Your sins into me, oh my beautiful one..."
Raise your hands if you knew that AFI has been around before "Girls Not Grey"...
LIARS! Yeah, I see some of you trendy pop posers sulking away in shame...
Alright, I'm kidding about that stuff, for those of you who didn't know, AFI was pretty big before they ever hit the radio, and it's just unfortunate about the naivety people have about old bands getting radio play after their 8th album, then people thinking they're a new band or something. Sure AFI could have gone big earlier, but sometimes, being big is quite overrated. So AFI is now in everyone's lives, and they're there to stay. The hardcore "true" fans are just gonna have to deal with it, and the naive people out there need to realize that just cuz a band is being played on the radio for the first time doesn't mean it's their first, or even BEST stuff out there.

10) Audioslave - Like a Stone
"I'll wait for you there, alone..."
Yeah, a 2 year old could be the drummer of this band, but only a genius can combine an elemetary beat with awesome lyrics and song power. Chris Parnell, whether he's on Soundgarden, Audioslave, Soundslave, or Audiogarden, or whatever, will always remain a genius at work.

9)Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz - Get Low
"To the window!!!!! To the Wall!!!!!...
Easily the party anthem of the year, no song can clear a keg line full of chicks out quicker than this song. And thank god cuz those keg lines were fucking long as hell. Musically, it's not very creative, but this "krunk", screaming, throaty sound, is quite catchy, but may not be around after this song, cuz well... you can only take it so far. But who cares how long it's gonna stay. Pump your base up, play this song, and start screaming your asses off folks...

8) Something Corporate - Cavanaugh Park (4:18 version)
"And there was never any place for someone like me to be totally happy..."
Hardcore piano rock at it's finest, I can't for the life of me figure out how the hell the band can release "If You See Jordan" over this song. And for you people who have no idea who this band is, go get a clue and go get their albums. They should be so much bigger than they actually are, espcially with this song under their belt. Nothing spells emo more than piano, whiny lyrics, and feeling sorry for yourself. This song has got it all, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks to Andrew Jacobs for introducing me to this song. It's quite the catch. And also, there's another version out there if you don't like the rock part of the song. It's pretty much a pure piano song if you're into that sort of thing.

7) The All-American Rejects - Swing Swing
"Swing swing swing from the table side, my heart is crashed by a former love..."
There may not have been a more fun pop-punk song in 2003. There also may not be a more catchy pop-punk song out there, period.

6) The Used - Taste of Ink
"And here I am, alive at last, and I'll savor every moment of this..."
Easily my favorite song from my freshman year at Eastern. It's just one of those songs that I need to scream in my car when the mood is right. While most like the sappy lyrics of the other "The Used" songs, I prefer the depth, power, and substance of this one best.

5) The Starting Line - Best of Me
"The worst is over. You could have the best of me."
Another one of those songs that you need to listen to in order to remember the good times in your life. The Starting Line is beginning to establish itself as one of the best bands out there in my mind. They're just a fun, talented, group of guys it seems.

4) Further Seems Forever - On Legendary
"Summer's gone, and winter is never too far now..."
Further Seems Forever has easily been the hottest band during the last 2 years of me keeping track of music. They've found a way to at least share a place with Dashboard on top of "The Essential Pedestal". Even more shocking is the fact this band is without the legendary Chris Carrabba, and they just might be better without him.
"BLASPHEMY!!!!!".....
You owe it to yourself to try this song and their album "How to Start a Fire", because this band could get hot on the radio before you know it and the song writing and emo part of them absolute kicks ass. And one more thing, if I were to pick an album of the year, "How to Start a Fire" would be it. Have I convinced you to try them out yet?

3) The Ataris - The Boys of Summer
"I can tell you my love for you will be strong, after the boys of summer are gone..."
The anthem of the summer with my little crew and I, you probably thought this might be my top song of the year. But alas, "The Boys of Summer" is old news and the next big thing with my guys and I is waiting to be had by us. So lets sing our praises to a great summer of 2003, and look forward to what hopefully will be an even better time in 2004 with new faces, and new places. This one goes out to, Bob Roubik, Justin Young, Andrew Jacobs, Mujahid Ghori, Ken Beaver, my beat up Explorer, and the summer of 2003.

2) Finch - What it is to Burn
"She's the only one who knows what it is to burn..."
I dedicate this one to all the angry ex-girlfriends out there. This is definitely your song. No song probably has more powerful guitar and screaming, bitchy lyrics than this one in any year or genre. Definitely a song you can scream by yourself, for yourself, and feel better and relieved about your life.

1) Straylight Run - Existentialism on Prom Night
"Sing like you think no one's listening..."
First of all, thanks to Lorrie Ward, because without her, I would have never found out that Taking Back Sunday members had left and formed this awesome new

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