The Iraq War ratchets up the tension and Hip-Hop is there for fist-pumping and blissed-out escape while Rock's top hits offer a shoulder to cry on. Meanwhile, Beyoncé goes solo and scores two #1s, 50 Cent conquers the charts with "In da Club" and Sean Paul injects Dancehall riddims into Pop's mainstream with "Get Busy." And it's all there for just 99¢ an mp3 on the 100% legal iTunes Store launched by Apple in March!
The Chartcrush Top Ten Countdown Show is a one-hour deep-dive into a year in Pop music and pop culture history, viewed through the prism of the ten songs that were most popular. Chartcrush's rankings are compiled from the ground-up using Billboard's weekly charts, counting every song's full chart run and applying the exact same point ranking system for all years.
Transcript (and other goodies!): www.chartcrush.com/2003-main/2003-podcast/
