2003
Billboard Top 10
1. In Da Club - 50 Cent
2. Ignition - R Kelly
3. Get Busy - Sean Paul
4. Crazy In Love - Beyonce
5. When I'm Gone - 3 Doors Down
6. Unwell - Matchbox Twenty
7. Right Thurr - Chingy
8. Miss You - Aaliyah
9. Picture - Kid Rock and Sheryl Crowe
10. Bring Me To Life - Evanescence

Top Albums  
1. OutKast, "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"
2. The White Stripes, "Elephant"
3. Fountains Of Wayne, "Welcome Interstate Managers"
4. The Jayhawks, "Rainy Day Music"
5. Radiohead, "Hail to the Thief"
6. The Shins, "Chutes Too Narrow"
7. Warren Zevon, "The Wind"
8. Ted Leo/Pharmacists, "Hearts of Oak"
9. Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, "Streetcore"
10T. Cat Power, "You Are Free"
10T. My Morning Jacket, "It Still Moves"
10T. Lucinda Williams, "World Without Tears"

Grammy Awards  (2003)
Album of the Year:  Come Away With Me - Norah Jones    
Best New Artist:   Norah Jones     
Best Pop Duo or Group:  Hey Baby - No Doubt   
Best Pop Female Vocal:  Don't Know Why - Norah Jones     
Best Pop Male Vocal:  Your Body Is A Wonderland - John Mayer

Best Rock Duo or Group:  In My Place - Coldplay
Best Rock Female Vocal:  Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow  
Best Rock Male Vocal:  The Rising - Bruce Springsteen      
Record of the Year:  Don't Know Why, Norah Jones    
Song of the Year:  Don't Know Why, Jesse Harris - Songwriter   
Economy / Prices     

President:  George W. Bush
Vice President:  Dick Cheney  

Population:  291,368,698
Life expectancy:  77.1 years  

Dow-Jones    
High:  10,453
Low:  7,552

Federal spending:  $2,140,377,000,000  
Federal debt:  $7,001,312,247,818.28
Inflation:    3.1%
Consumer Price Index:  183.8
Unemployment:  5.7%  

Prices  
Cost of a new home:  $172,600  
Median Household Income:  $56,500
Cost of a first-class stamp:  $0.37
Cost of a gallon of regular gas:  $1.68
Cost of a dozen eggs:  $1.22
Cost of a gallon of Milk:  $2.96
Sports                        

Football  
Superbowl  XXVIII  : New England vs.
Carolina

NFL MVP:  Peyton Manning (Dec. AP)

College Football:  LSU (BCS Champ)
                  USC (AP Champ)

Heisman Trophy:  Jason White, Oklahoma

Rose Bowl: USC 28, Michigan 14  
Orange Bowl:  Miami 16, Florida St. 14
Fiesta:  Ohio State 35, Kansas State 28
Sugar Bowl:  LSU 21, Oklahoma 14

Basketball  
NBA Championship  
Winner:  San Antonio
Coach:  Gregg Popovich
Opposing Team:  New Jersey Nets

NBA MVP: Tim Duncan

NCAA National Champions:  Syracuse

Baseball  
World Series  
Winner:   Florida Marlins
Opposing Team:  New York

MVP: Josh Beckett

National League  
MVP:  Barry Bonds, SF
Rookie of the Year:  Dontrelle Willis - Florida

American League  
MVP:  Alex Rodriguez -
Rookie of the Year:  Angel Barroa - KC
Movies

339,714,367   Finding Nemo
305,388,685   Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
281,492,479   The Matrix Reloaded
242,589,580   Bruce Almighty
242,374,000   The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King  
              (total including 2004 - 330,300,000)

2003 Academy Awards
Best Actor:   Adrian Brody - The Pianist
Best Actress:   Nicole Kidman - The Hours      
Best Director:   Roman Polanski - The Pianist
Best Picture:   Martin Richards - Chicago
Best Supporting Actor:   Chris Cooper - Adaptation
Best Supporting Actress:  Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago
Television Top 20

1  ) CSI   
2  ) Friends   
3  ) ER
4  ) Survivor: Pearl Islands
5  ) CSI Miami     
6  ) Monday Night Football    
7  ) Everybody Loves Raymond
8  ) Law And Order
9  ) Without A Trace
10  ) 60 Minutes
11  ) Two and a Half Men
12  ) Will & Grace
13  ) Cold Case
14  ) The Bachelor
15  ) NFL Showcase    
16  ) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
17  ) 8 Simple Rules
18  ) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
19  ) West Wing
20  ) Scrubs
News Headlines  

War In Iraq, Occupation Proves Difficult

Schwarzenegger Elected CA Governor

Mid-East Roadmap Falters

U.S. Economy Improves

California Wildfires

Crisis Over North Korea Nukes

DC Sniper Trial Begins


In The News  

Elizabeth Smart Found Alive

Mass. Court Says Gays Can Marry

NYSE Chairman Resigns Over Pay

Blackout Hits Parts of US, Canada

Laci Peterson Slain, Husband Charged

Basketball Star Kobe Bryant Charged