List of number-one R&B albums of 2003 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard R&B and Hip-Hop albums that reached number-one in 2003.

Chart history

Issue Date Album Artist
January 4 God's Son Nas
January 11 I Care 4 U Aaliyah
January 18 I Care 4 U Aaliyah
January 25 I Care 4 U Aaliyah
February 1 I Care 4 U Aaliyah
February 8 I Care 4 U Aaliyah
February 15 I Care 4 U Aaliyah
February 22 Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent
March 1 Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent
March 8 Chocolate Factory R. Kelly
March 15 Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent
March 22 Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent
March 29 Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent
April 5 Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent
April 12 Diplomatic Immunity The Diplomats
April 19 Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent
April 26 The Senior Ginuwine
May 3 50 Cent: The New Breed 50 Cent
May 10 Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent
May 17 AttenCHUN! Bone Crusher
May 24 Body Kiss The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley
May 31 Body Kiss The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley
June 7 Mississippi: The Album David Banner
June 14 Body Kiss The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley
June 21 2 Fast 2 Furious Soundtrack / Various artists
June 28 Dance With My Father Luther Vandross
July 5 Dance With My Father Luther Vandross
July 12 Dangerously in Love Beyoncé
July 19 Chapter II Ashanti
July 26 Chapter II Ashanti
August 2 Bad Boys II Soundtrack / Various artists
August 9 Bad Boys II Soundtrack / Various artists
August 16 Bad Boys II Soundtrack / Various artists
August 23 Bad Boys II Soundtrack / Various artists
August 30 The Chain Gang Vol. 2 State Property
September 6 The Neptunes Present... Clones The Neptunes and Various artists
September 13 Love & Life Mary J. Blige
September 20 Love & Life Mary J. Blige
September 27 Drankin' Patnaz YoungBloodZ
October 4 Grand Champ DMX
October 11 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Outkast
October 18 Too Hot for TV Da Band
October 25 Chicken-n-Beer Ludacris
November 1 Hard Jagged Edge
November 8 Chicken-n-Beer Ludacris
November 15 Stroke of Genius Gerald Levert
November 22 Blood In My Eye Ja Rule
November 29 The Black Album Jay-Z
December 6 The Black Album Jay-Z
December 13 The Black Album Jay-Z
December 20 The Diary of Alicia Keys Alicia Keys
December 27 The Diary of Alicia Keys Alicia Keys

See also