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[ Top 50 Artists of 2003 ]
LAST
YEAR
RANK ARTIST NAME
CD TITLE
RECORD LABEL
CHARTED SONGS
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50

STEVE AZAR
CD: Waitin' On Joe
Mercury Records/Universal
"Waitin' On Joe" ♦
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49

TRACY LAWRENCE
CD: Strong
DreamWorks/Universal
"Paint Me A Birmingham" ♦
66

48

CHARLIE DANIELS
CD: Redneck Fiddlin' Man
Blue Hat/Audium Records
"Southern Boy" (with Travis Tritt) ♦
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47

DEANA CARTER
CD: I'm Just A Girl
Arista Records/BMG
"There's No Limit" ♦
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46

FAITH HILL
CD: Cry
Warner Brothers Records
"You're Still Here" ♦
9

45

GEORGE STRAIT
CD: Honkytonkville
MCA Records/Universal
"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa"
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44

JASON McCOY
CD: Sins, Lies And Angels
Open Road/Universal
"Still" ♦
28

43

MONTGOMERY GENTRY
CD: My Town
Columbia Records/Sony
"Speed" ♦
"Hell Yeah" ♦
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42

JEFF BATES
CD: Rainbow Man
RCA Records/BMG
"The Love Song"
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41

JENNIFER HANSON
CD: Jennifer Hanson
Capitol Records/EMI
"This Far Gone" ♦
12

40

ADAM GREGORY
CD: Workin' On It
Epic Records/Sony
"Could Have Fooled Me" ♦
"When I Leave This House" (with Billy Ray Cyrus) ♦
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39

CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED
CD: Cross Canadian Ragweed
Universal South Records
"17" ♦
65

38

TIM McGRAW
CD: Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors
Curb Records/EMI
"She's My Kind Of Rain" ♦
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37

DERIC RUTTAN
CD: Deric Ruttan
Lyric Street/Universal
"When You Come Around" ♦
"Unbeatable" ♦
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36

SHERRIE AUSTIN
CD: Streets Of Heaven
Broken Bow Records
"Streets Of Heaven" ♦
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35

BILLY CURRINGTON
CD: Billy Currington
Mercury Records/Universal
"Walk A Little Straighter" ♦
61

34

REBA McENTIRE
CD: Room To Breathe
MCA Records/Universal
"I'm Gonna Take That Mountain" ♦
60

33

LONESTAR
CD: Greatest Hits - From There To Here
BNA Records/BMG
"My Front Porch Looking In" ♦
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32

RANDY TRAVIS
CD: Rise And Shine
Word Records/Curb
"Three Wooden Crosses" ♦
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31

KID ROCK/SHERYL CROW
CD: Cocky
Lava/Atlantic Records
"Picture" ♦
39

30

CHRIS CAGLE
CD: Chris Cagle
Capitol Records/EMI
"What A Beautiful Day" ♦
22

29

CHRIS CUMMINGS
CD: Ooh!... That Could Cost Him The Gold, Bob!
Warner
"I Get That A Lot"
8

28

DIXIE CHICKS
CD: Home
Open Wide Records/Monument
"Traveling Soldier" ♦
42

27

GARY ALLAN
CD: See If I Care
MCA Records/Universal
"Tough Little Boys" ♦
51

26

PAT GREEN
CD: Wave On Wave
Republic Records/Universal
"Wave On Wave" ♦
7

25

TRAVIS TRITT
CD: Strong Enough
Columbia Records/Sony
"Southern Boy" ♦ (with Charlie Daniels)
"Strong Enough To Be Your Man" ♦
"Country Ain't Country"
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24

RHONDA VINCENT
CD: One Step Ahead
Rounder Records/Universal
"You Can't Take It With You" ♦
26

23

TRACE ADKINS
CD: Greatest Hits Collection Volume 1
Capitol Records/EMI
"Then They Do" ♦
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22

VINCE GILL
CD: The Next Big Thing
MCA Records/Universal
"The Next Big Thing" ♦
"Someday" ♦
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21

JOHNNY CASH
CD: American IV: The Man Comes Around
Lost Highway Records/Universal
"Hurt" ♦
25

20

KEITH URBAN
CD: Golden Road
Capitol Records/EMI
"Raining On Sunday" ♦
"Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" ♦
64

19

MARK WILLS
CD: Greatest Hits
Mercury Records/Universal
"19 Something" ♦
"When You Think Of Me"
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18

WILLIE NELSON
CD: Live & Kickin'
Lost Highway Records/Universal
"Beer For My Horses" (with Toby Keith) ♦
"Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want To...)" (with Norah Jones) ♦
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17

JIMMY WAYNE
CD: Jimmy Wayne
Dreamworks/Universal
"Stay Gone" ♦
"I Love You This Much" ♦
34

16

PATTY LOVELESS
CD: On Your Way Home
Epic Records/Sony
"Lovin' All Night" ♦
"On Your Way Home" ♦
18

15

BLAKE SHELTON
CD: The Dreamer
Warner Brothers Records
"The Baby" ♦
"Playboys Of The Southwestern World"
5

14

JOE NICHOLS
CD: Man With A Memory
Universal South
"Brokenheartsville" ♦
"She Only Smokes When She Drinks" ♦
45

13

KELLIE COFFEY
CD: A Little More Me
BNA Records/BMG
"Whatever It Takes" ♦
"Texas Plates" ♦
6

12

TRACY BYRD
CD: The Truth About Men
RCA Records/BMG
"The Truth About Men" ♦
"Drinkin' Bone"
36

11

DIAMOND RIO
CD: Completely
Arista Records/BMG
"I Believe" ♦
"Wrinkles"
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10

BUDDY JEWELL
CD: Buddy Jewell
Epic Records/Sony
"Help Pour Out The Rain (Lacey's Song)" ♦
"Sweet Southern Comfort" ♦
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9

DWIGHT YOAKAM
CD: Population Me
Koch Records/Audium
"The Back Of Your Hand" ♦
"The Late, Great Golden State" ♦
16

8

DARRYL WORLEY
CD: Have You Forgotten?
Dreamworks/Universal
"Have You Forgotten?" ♦
"Tennessee River Run" ♦
3

7

ALAN JACKSON
CD: Greatest Hits Volume 2
Arista Records/BMG
"That'd Be Alright" ♦
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (with Jimmy Buffett) ♦
"Remember When" ♦
10

6

TERRI CLARK
CD: Pain To Kill
Mercury Records/Universal
"Three Mississippi" ♦
"I Wanna Do It All" ♦
17

5

BROOKS & DUNN
CD: Red Dirt Road
Arista Records/BMG
"Every River"
"Red Dirt Road" ♦
"You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl" ♦
21

4

KENNY CHESNEY
CD: No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
BNA Records/BMG
"Big Star" ♦
"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" ♦
"There Goes My Life" ♦
4

3

MARTINA McBRIDE
CD: Martina
RCA Records/BMG
"Concrete Angel" ♦
"This One's For The Girls" ♦
"In My Daughter's Eyes"
1

2

BRAD PAISLEY
CD: Mud On The Tires
Arista Records/BMG
"Celebrity" ♦
"Little Moments" ♦
2

1

TOBY KEITH
CD: Shock'N Y'All
Dreamworks/Universal
"Who's Your Daddy" ♦
"Rock You Baby"
"Beer For My Horses" (with Willie Nelson) ♦
"I Love This Bar" ♦
"American Soldier" ♦


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