This is the second song in my Throwback Thursday series, in which we'll progressively head back in the history of popular music. This week's song was the number one song in America on this day in 2003.
Long before the Beyonce-mania of today, the Queen Bey was one of the world's most successful pop stars. In fact, I prefer 2003 Beyonce to today's Beyonce. In the fall of 2003, the former Destiny's Child leading lady had her second Hot 100 number one of the year (Beyonce was on top of the chart a combined 17 weeks in '03) with "Baby Boy". Baby Boy has a distinct Eastern feel and features Jamaican dancehall sensation Sean Paul. Bey dances her way through the music video, which was less acclaimed than her previous single Crazy In Love.
Shadowed, perhaps, by the enormous commercial success of Beyonce's breakthrough solo single Crazy In Love, Baby Boy nonetheless spent one week longer as the top song in America. Today, it is just as catchy as ever.
Next week: 2001
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