Except for the songs that made my Top 20 songs of 2003 and the representative tracks from my Top 20 Albums of 2003, these are the rest of the best electrofunk/hiphop/r&b tracks of 2003. To be eligible, a song needed to be included on an album released in the United States between December 1, 2002 and November 30, 2003.
1. Lyrics Born “Bad Dreams” Later That Day… (Quannum Projects)
2. Bubba Sparxxx “Back In the Mud” Deliverance (Interscope)
3. Black Eyed Peas “Labor Day (It’s A Holiday)” Elephunk (A&M)
4. Outkast (Andre 3000) “Spread” The Love Below
(Arista/La Face)
5. Kelis “Milkshake” Tasty (Star Trak/Arista)
6. Basement Jaxx featuring Me’Shell NdegeOcello “Right Here’s The Spot” Kish Kash (Astralwerks)
7. Erykah Badu “Danger” Worldwide Underground EP (Motown)
8. Macy Gray “My Fondest Childest Memories” The Trouble With Being Myself (Epic/Sony)
9. Ms. Dynamite “It Takes More” A Little Deeper (Interscope)
10. Outkast (Big Boi) “Ghettomusick” Speakerboxxx
(Arista/La Face)
11. Northern State “Vicious Cycle” Dying In Stereo (Star Time)
12. Fannypack “Hey Mami” So Stylistic (Tommy Boy)
13. Beans “Phreek the Beat” Tomorrow Right Now (Warp)
14. Macy Gray “She Don’t Write Songs About You” The Trouble With Being Myself (Epic/Sony)
15. Black Eyed Peas “Hands Up” Elephunk (A&M)
16. N.E.R.D. featuring Clipse “Loser” Neptunes Present…Clones (Star Trak/Arista)
17. Outkast (Andre 3000) featuring Kelis “Dracula’s Wedding” The Love Below (Arista/La Face)
18. Beans “Mutescreamer” Tomorrow Right Now (Warp)
19. Northern State “At The Party” Dying In Stereo (Star Time)
20. Macy Gray “Screamin’” The Trouble With Being Myself (Epic/Sony)
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