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205. "Bem bom (2003 remix)" Doce (1 week) Reached #1: 4 August 2003 Portugal's first ever girlband, Doce had showed the nation some girl power in the 80's in a career that spawned seven years and produced several hits that became national evergreens and whose highlight was their participation in 1982 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2003, a new greatest hits album featuring new remixes led a to mini-Doce revival in Portugal with the four ladies coming out of semi-obscurity to do TV interviews where they reminisced about the band's heyday. The track chosen to promote the record was a new remix of their 1982 Eurovision entry. This is was thus the second Eurovision song to top my chart in 2003. kGT6GLC0QpI

204. "Sin miedo a nada" Alex Ubago (1 week) Reached #1: 28 July 2003 Spanish singer Alex Ubago shoot to fame in 2002, as his debut album sold a whopping 900000 copies in his country alone. "Sin Miedo a Nada" was the album's most popular track. In the album version, it was recorded in duet with Amaya Montero but it was the solo version that was used for the music video and CD-single release. The song had peaked at #8 in late 2002 in my chart but after I bought the album, it re-entered at #1. 9_IrA8QLsls

203. "Played-a-live (The bongo song)" Safri Duo (1 week) Reached #1: 14 July 2003 UK Chart peak: #6 The instrumental track "Played-a-live" was one of 2001's most successful dance tracks, hitting #1 in Switzerland and in Safri Duo's native Denmark and top 10 in plenty of other countries. But for reasons I cannot remember, it only peaked at #14 in my chart back then. However two years later, the track had a revival in Portugal and was very present in my summer 2003 from being played on the beach I went to being used in the advertising campaigns for Olá (Wall's) ice-cream, which prompted the release of new edition of their "Episode II" album with new remixes. All this allowed me to make amends for the track's earlier low peak. In total Safri Duo had five top 40 hits in my chart. 7gYVDVOGt_g

202. "Crazy in love" Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z (2 non-consecutive weeks) Reached #1: 7 July 2003, 21 July 2003 UK Chart peak: #1 Another song that anyone not living under a rock will recognize from the get go. "Crazy in love" was Beyonce's first proper solo single and was #1 in the UK, the USA and Ireland. It was also the first #1 in my chart for future hubby Jay-Z. A re-recorded version was featured in the trailer of the forthcoming "50 Shade of Grey" movie. ViwtNLUqkMY

201. "Velha infância" Tribalistas (2 weeks) Reached #1: 23 June 2003 Tribalistas was an all-star project that gathered three big names in Brazilian music: Arnaldo Antunes, Carlinhos Brown and Marisa Monte. The album was double platinum in Portugal and spawned three top 10 hits in my chart, the biggest being the haunting "Velha infância" ("old childhood"), that was also included in the Brazilian soap-opera "Women in love". zwqrmEMB0wc

We can only hope... :rolleyes:

200. "Bring me to life" Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy (1 week) Reached #1: 16 June 2003 UK Chart Peak: #1 Featuring guest vocals by Paul McCoy of the band 12 Stones, "Bring me to life" was Evanescence's debut hit and is considered a nu-metal classic. It topped the charts in the UK, Italy and Australia and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. The song took six weeks to hit #1 in my chart, entering at #5 and then moving up and down every position in the top 5 until it hit the top. 3YxaaGgTQYM

199. "Dime" Beth (2 weeks) Reached #1: 2 June 2003 Beth Rodergas placed second in the second season of the Spanish "Operación Triunfo" and she was the one picked to sing the Spanish entry at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest. The Spanish entry was my favourite that year and thus "Dime" hit #1 in my chart and remains the only Eurovision song to top my chart in the year it competed. QS3Um8Zekw4

198. "Someone who cannot love" David Fonseca (3 weeks) Reached #1: 12 May 2003 After the split of Silence 4, David Fonseca went on to pursue an equally successful solo career. By hitting #1 with his debut solo single, he became the first non-Spice Girl to have #1s in my chart with both solo and band releases. KONQcrU9LnI

197. "Acreditar" Operação Triunfo (2 weeks) Reached #1: 28 April 2003 After the success of the Spanish "Operação Triunfo", the Portuguese debuted in January 2003 and the group anthem sang by all 16 contestants hit #1 in my chart. G6XgfxWd4bo

196. "Sound of the underground" Girls Aloud (3 weeks) Reached #1: 7 April 2003 UK Chart Peak: #1 The first single by Girls Aloud's fresh out of being formed in Popstars: The Rivals, "Sound of the underground" topped my chart as well as UK and the Irish chart. Interestingly, all four Girls Aloud releases in 2003 peaked in every position of the top 4 in my chart, as "No Good Advice" hit #2, "Jump (For my love)" #4 and "Life Got Cold" at #3. V9Wv4SCBiTE

195. "Somewhere I belong" Linkin Park (1 week) Reached #1: 31 March 2003 UK Chart Peak: #10 "Somewhere I belong" was Linkin Park's first #1 in my chart and also topped the charts in New Zealand and Poland. Their 2001 single "Crawling" is the most successful song ever in my chart not to reach the top 10. It only peaked at #11 but stayed 20 weeks in my top 40. gcs5PRxEXq4

194. "I'm with you" Avril Lavigne (1 week) Reached #1: 24 March 2003 UK Chart Peak: #7 Lavigne chalked her second #1 in my chart with this track that has gone down as one of her most memorable. The track was sampled in Rihanna's "Cheers (Drink to that)" which hit #15 in my chart in 2011. dGR65RWwzg8

193. "Surrender" Laura Pausini (1 week) Reached #1: 17 March 2003 The queen of the early days of my chart, Laura Pausini grabbed a surprise #1 with her first English-language single. The seven-year gap between her last #1 and this one was a record at the time. wRt82jdD8M4

192. "Not gonna get us" tATu (2 weeks) Reached #1: 3 March 2003 UK Chart Peak: #6 Whereas "All The Things She Said" was #2 in my chart, held off by both Las Ketchup and U2, this was the song that turned tATu into the first Eastern European act to top my chart. "Not gonna get us" is the English version of their hit "Nas ne dogonyat", which was the first song I've ever heard of them. In Portugal, it was included in the soundtrack of the first season of teen soap-opera "Strawberries With Sugar". tATu would have three more top 40 hits in my chart, including their 2003 Eurovision entry "Ne ver, ne boysa". 0HL-N9oOjcs

191. "If you're not the one" Daniel Bedingfield (1 week) Reached #1: 24 February 2003 UK Chart Peak: #1 Daniel Bedingfield's ballad version was floating around the chart since the beginning of the year and finally made it to #1. It was also #1 in the UK and Denmark. In 2008, a dance track by Sharam (featuring re-recorded vocals by Bedingfield himself), based around this song titled "The One" hit #33 in my chart. 3YRDtpizeS0

190. "Escondidos" David Bisbal & Chenoa (4 weeks) Reached #1: 27 January 2003 I followed the first season of Spanish talent show "Operación Triunfo" and loved this performance by Chenoa and David Bisbal that I put it all the way to #1 in my chart. The original version was recorded in 1999 by Puerto Rican singers Olga Tañon and Cristian Castro. Chenoa became the first Argentinean singer to top my chart and David Bisbal went on to become one of the best-selling Spanish artists of the 21st century. The two were in a relationship - that began in the show - for three years. tbFDu1NHryY

189. "We've got tonight" Ronan Keating & Lulu "We've got tonight" (1 week) Reached #1: 20 January 2003 UK Chart Peak: #4 Yes, I regret having put this at #1 in my chart. I'm still a fan of the 1983 version by Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton though. In German-speaking countries, a version where Lulu is replaced by Jeanette Biedermann was released. EpgCBfZWr80

188. "Sk8er boi" Avril Lavigne (2 weeks) Reached #1: 6 January 2003 UK Chart Peak: #8 After hitting #3 in my chart with "Complicated", Avril Lavigne managed to go all the way to the top with follow-up single "Sk8er boi". TIy3n2b7V9k

187. "Que me quedes tu" Shakira (2 weeks) Reached #1: 23 December 2002 To close her glorious year, Shakira snatched a 3rd #1 hit in my chart, which turned out to be 2002's Christmas #1. Released as a single only in Spain, Portugal and Latin America, "Que me quedes tu" was one of the Spanish tracks in her "Laundry Service" album and was used as the promotional track for her Spanish greatest hits album "Grandes Exitos". WlSBl0YUZcc

186. "Momento (Uma Espécie de Céu)" Pedro Abrunhosa & Os Bandemónio feat. Cat (3 weeks) Reached #1: 2 December 2002 Featuring the guest vocals of Catarina "Cat" Esteves (who had a couple of minor hits in my chart with her band Eye), "Momento" was Pedro Abrunhosa's second #1 hit in my chart and has went down as one of his most famous songs. The music video was directed by prestigious Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira. Aged 93 at the time, Oliveira became the oldest person ever to direct a music video (he's still alive and working to this day, when he's about to turn 106 in December!) x708pO6zBH4

185. "Unbreakable" Westlife (3 weeks) Reached #1: 11 November 2002 UK Chart Peak: #1 "Unbreakable" was Westlife's only #1 in my chart. azdesKO7r4Q

184. "Electrical storm" U2 (2 weeks) Reached #1: 28 October 2002 UK Chart Peak: #5 One of the two new songs featured in U2's compilation album "The Singles 1990-2000", "Electrical storm" became U2's second #1 hit in my chart. It was #1 in Italy and Portugal. xAq27EpE1lY

183. "The tide is high (Get the feeling)" Atomic Kitten (2 weeks) Reached #1: 7 October 2002 UK Chart Peak: #1 Reworking Blondie's 1980 hit "The tide is high" (originally recorded by Jamaican group The Paragons in 1968) with a new bridge titled "Get the feeling", this track became Atomic Kitten's second #1 in my chart. It was also #1 in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand. u8CMsQ-p1ls

182. "Just like a pill" P!nk (1 week) Reached #1: 30 September 2002 UK Chart Peak: #1 Easily one of the standout tracks of her celebrated "Missundazstood" album, "Just like a pill" became P!nk's first solo #1 in my chart, having previously done so with the Lady Marmalade record. Although it was only #1 in the UK, the track peaked at #2 in several countries like Austria, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand. JDKGWaCglRM