The 2003

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, announced on 25 January 2004, was the eleventh such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the

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. As in previous years, a CD featuring 40 (not necessarily the top 40) songs was released. A DVD, containing film clips of songs from the Hottest 100 was also released. A countdown of the videos of each song was shown on the

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music series '' Rage'' in March.

Full list

Note: Australian artists 47 of the 100 tracks were by Australian artists, marked with a green background

Trivia

Powderfinger were the first band ever to get three songs in the top 10. Frenzal Rhomb holds the record of having the shortest song on a Hottest 100 ever, with "Russell Crowe's Band" at 1:12.

Artists with multiple entries

The following individuals or groups had more than one entry in the Hottest 100: Five entries *

White Stripes The White Stripes were an American rock duo from Detroit formed in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and Meg White (drums and vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums wi ...

(3, 14, 89, 93, 94) *

Powderfinger Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins and drummer ...

(4, 7, 10, 76, 77) Three entries *

The Cat Empire The Cat Empire are an Australian jazz/funk band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1999. For most of the band's duration, the core members were Felix Riebl (lead vocals, percussion), Harry James Angus (trumpet, vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums), ...

(6, 37, 100) * Jack Johnson (17, 24, 40) *

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(30, 72, 95) *

Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

(31, 42, 69) Two entries * Jet (1, 19) *

The John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on vo ...

(8, 51) *

Hilltop Hoods Hilltop Hoods is an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1996 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the "larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) a ...

(9, 44) *

Something for Kate Something for Kate are an Australian alternative rock band, which formed in 1994 with Paul Dempsey on lead vocals and guitar, and Clint Hyndman on drums. They were joined in 1998 by Stephanie Ashworth on bass guitar and backing vocals. The gr ...

(11, 62) *

The Waifs The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (musician), Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals) as well as Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocal ...

(12, 50) *

The Dandy Warhols The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford ...

(13, 32) * Butterfingers (15, 38) *

Little Birdy Little Birdy were an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia, in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue. They gaine ...

(16, 25) *

Ben Harper Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfo ...

(18, 29) * Pete Murray (20, 86) *

Epicure Epicureanism is a system of philosophy developed by Epicurus ca. 300 BCE. Epicurean or epicure may also refer to: *Epicure (gourmet), a person interested in food, sometimes with overtones of excessive refinement *'' The Epicurean'', 1827 novel w ...

(21, 73) *

The Living End The Living End are an Australian punk rockabilly band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 199 ...

(23, 66) *

Ben Folds Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer, who is the first artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., since May 2017. Folds was th ...

(One with

The Bens The Bens were a rock supergroup consisting of the trio, Ben Folds, Ben Kweller and Ben Lee, which toured for "the Bens Rock Over Australia tour" in 2003. History Kweller described how the trio formed, "Well actually our fans noticed tha ...

) (27, 52) *

Electric Six Electric Six is a six-piece American rock band formed in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan. Their music was described by AllMusic as a combination of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal. The band achieved recognition in 2003 with the sin ...

(28, 33) *

Michael Franti Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966) is an American rapper, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and singer-songwriter, known for his participation in many musical projects, most with a political and social emphasis, including the Beatnigs ...

and Spearhead (34, 47) *

Magic Dirt Magic Dirt are an Australian rock band, which formed in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria, with Daniel Herring on guitar, Adam Robertson on drums, Adalita Srsen on vocals and guitar, and Dean Turner on bass guitar. Initially forming an alternative u ...

(35, 60) *

The Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls are an Australian roots music group founded in Sydney in 2001 by Mat McHugh, Clay MacDonald, and Mitchell Connelly. They have released three extended plays, '' Morning Sun'' (2002), ''Goodtimes'' (2002), and '' The Weight ...

(41, 62) *

The Strokes The Strokes are an American rock band from New York City. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of lead singer and songwriter Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio More ...

(43, 83) *

A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle has released four studio albums, the first three during the early 2000s: ' ...

(45, 70) *

Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass) ...

(48, 49) *

Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott or Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in the earl ...

(57, 85) *

AFI AFI may refer to: * ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol * Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer * AFI (band), an American rock band ** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...

(58, 71) *

Cody ChesnuTT Cody Chesnutt (stylized as Cody ChesnuTT; born October 21, 1968) is an American R&B and neo soul musician from Atlanta, Georgia. Biography Chesnutt's music blends elements of rock, funk, soul, hip hop, and blues. After relocating to Los Ang ...

(One solo and one with The Roots) (74, 75)

Top 10 Albums of 2003

Bold indicates winner of the Hottest 100.

CD release

DVD release

The Hottest 100 DVD was the second such DVD, after the 2002 release. # Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl # Jane's Addiction – Just Because # The Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends # Something for Kate – Déjà Vu (Radio Edit) # Cody ChesnuTT – Look Good in Leather # Little Birdy – Baby Blue # The Sleepy Jackson – Vampire Racecourse # The Herd – 77% # The John Butler Trio – Zebra # Placebo – The Bitter End # Radiohead – There There # Basement Jaxx – Good Luck (featuring Lisa Kekaula) # Electric Six – Gay Bar # The Waifs – Lighthouse # Magic Dirt – Plastic Loveless Letter # AFI – The Leaving Song Pt. II # Pete Murray – Feeler # The Mars Volta – Inertiatic ESP (Album Version) # The Living End – Who's Gonna Save Us # The Cat Empire – Hello # Chicks on Speed (featuring Peaches) – We Don't Play Guitars # Ben Harper – Diamonds On the Inside # Butterfingers – I Love Work # Missy Higgins – Greed For Your Love # Chemical Brothers – The Golden Path # Offcutts – Break It Down, James Brown # Machine Gun Fellatio – Voices in My Head # NOFX – Franco Un-American # The Butterfly Effect – One Second of Insanity # Michael Franti and Spearhead – Everyone Deserves Music # Belle and Sebastian – Step into My Office, Baby # Junior Senior – Move Your Feet (Radio Edit) # Missy Elliott – Pass That Dutch # Powderfinger – (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind

Notes

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