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This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.
In the early period, the issue dates and the chart dates given in Billboard were different until January 13, 1962, when the issue dates and the chart dates both referred to the week ending dates. [10] The Honor Roll of Hits chart was discontinued after November 16, 1963. [13] Billboard also publishes various music genre charts.
Throughout the history of the Hot 100 and its predecessor charts, many songs have set records for longevity, popularity, or number of hit singles by an individual artist. Among these records is the longest-running number one single, a record set with " Old Town Road " by Lil Nas X , and later tied with " A Bar Song (Tipsy) " by Shaboozey ...
The first number-one song of the Billboard Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson, on August 4, 1958. [5] As of the issue for the week ending on December 28, 2024, the Billboard Hot 100 has had 1,176 different number-one entries. The current number-one song on the chart is "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey. [6]
Billboard Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade Before August 1958 1940–1949 1950–1958 After August 1958 1958–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 US Singles Chart Billboard magazine The Billboard Hot 100 chart is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During ...
The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.
This is a list of songs that have reached number 10 or higher on the Billboard Hot 100.Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.
Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations. Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.