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 pop 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. Mary J. Blige featuring Method Man “Love @ First Sight”
Love & Life (Geffen)
2. Beyonce featuring Jay-Z “Crazy In Love” Dangerously
In Love (Columbia/Sony)
3. B2K featuring P. Diddy “Bump, Bump, Bump” Pandemonium (Epic/Sony)
4. Snoop Dogg featuring Pharell “Beautiful” Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Bo$$ (Priority)
5. Murphy Lee featuring Jermaine Dupri “What Da Hook Gon’ Be?” Murphy’s Law (Universal)
6. Beyonce featuring Big Boi and Sleepy Brown “Hip Hop Star” Dangerously In Love (Columbia/Sony)
7. Da Brat “In Love Wit’ Chu” Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz (Arista)
8. Nivea “Don’t Mess With My Man” Nivea (Jive)
9. Britney Spears featuring Madonna “Me Against the Music” In the Zone (Jive)
10. Kelly Clarkson “Miss Independent” Thankful (RCA)
11. Pink “Trouble” Try This (La Face/Arista)
12. Liz Phair “Why Can’t I?” Liz Phair (Capitol)
13. Maroon 5 “Harder To Breathe” Songs About Jane (Octone)
14. Jason Mraz “The Remedy” Waiting For My Rocket To Come (Elektra)
15. Jack Johnson “The Horizon Has Been Defeated” On and On (Universal)
16. Nick Cannon featuring R. Kelly “Gigolo” Nick Cannon (Jive)
17. R. Kelly “Thoia Thoing” The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1
(Jive)
18. Beyonce featuring Sean Paul “Baby Boy” Dangerously
In Love (Columbia/Sony)
19. Beyonce “Naughty Girl” Dangerously In Love (Columbia/Sony)