Best of the Rest of the Top 40: 2003

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The year is now 2003. We’re right in the Age of Crunk here, but outside of the top spot there are quite a few surprises. There are 31 songs in this list.

What’s your favorite?

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2

Pretty good year for Top 40. Could’ve voted for a good half dozen of them. Almost voted for Missy’s “Work It,” but went with Timberlake’s “Cry Me A River.”

3

I didn’t have to go past the first song to vote here. R. Kelly may be a scumbag, but “Ignition (Remix)” is one of my quintessential early 2000s pop songs.

4

I never thought this day would come, but I had to vote for the Black Eyed Peas here. It’s a good song and it shows off what they were capable of before Fergie joined and they turned into just another crunk band.

5

Landslide. I’m out of my demographic now. Gotta go with what I know. :slight_smile:

6

Very good year, my time In high school. I voted for Santana and Michelle Branch with Dixie Chicks close behind.

Few others were Matchbox 20, Avril Lavigne, Wayne Wonder, and 50 Cent.
Surprised “Don’t Know Why?” By Norah Jones has not shown up either in 2002 and 2003. Big hit but must have not ranked high.

7

Another vote for the Dixie Chicks’ take on “Landslide” here. I honestly had never heard it until just a few minutes ago, and I’ll be darned if it didn’t blow me away. By far the Chicks’ best song…and if my vote had not gone to that, then it would have been for Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life”.

8

It peaked at #30, and made #97 on the year-end chart. The highest it charted anywhere was on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it made #4.

9

I went with Missy, but I almost voted for Lil Jon. Hey, my tastes are a bit quirky…

10

Don’t Mess with my Man is nice but runs out of steam about mid-way.

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River, then.

11

I voted for Avril Lavigne’s “I’m with You” in a tight contest against “The Game of Love.” It was also tempting to vote for Lil Jon even though I’ve hardly ever heard that song. I don’t recognize over 50% of these songs. (It was a pretty low point in pop music history.)

“Bring Me to Life” finishes in dead-ass last, and I’m once again baffled by the results of this poll.

12

The next poll will be a day late due to my not having time to go through 2004’s list just yet.

Hang tight, the crunk is almost past us.

13

“Landslide.” Chicks > Nicks.