Official Charts Flashback 2003: Rachel Stevens vs. Black Eyed Peas for Number 1
In the early 2000s, breakup bangers were a safe bet to grab headlines and strong chart positions. They came in the form of the defiant, such as Kelly Clarkson's Since U Been Gone, the snarky, like Beyonce's Irreplaceable, and in the case of Justin Timberlake's Cry Me A River, the acerbically bitter.