List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

This is a comprehensive listing that highlights significant achievements and milestones based upon Billboard magazine's singles charts, most notably the Billboard Hot 100. This list spans the period from the issue dated January 1, 1955 to present. The Billboard Hot 100 began with the issue dated August 4, 1958, and is currently the standard popular music chart in the United States.

Prior to the creation of the Hot 100, Billboard published four singles charts: "Best Sellers in Stores", "Most Played by Jockeys", "Most Played in Jukeboxes" and "The Top 100". These charts, which ranged from 20 to 100 slots, were phased out at different times between 1957 and 1958. Though technically not part of the Hot 100 chart history, select data from these charts are included for computational purposes, and to avoid unenlightening or misleading characterizations.

All items listed below are from the Hot 100 era, unless otherwise noted (pre-Hot 100 charts).

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All-time achievements

In 2008, for the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 100 best-performing songs on the chart over the 50 years, along with the best-performing artists.^[1]^[2] In 2013, Billboard revised the rankings for the chart's 55th anniversary edition.^[3] In 2015, Billboard revised the rankings again.^[4] In 2018, the rankings were revised again for the Billboard chart's 60th anniversary.^[5] Shown below are the top 10 songs and top 10 artists over the 60-year period of the Hot 100, through July 2018. Also shown are the artists placing the most songs on the overall "all-time" top 100 song list.

Top 10 songs of all time (1958–2018)

Rank	Single	Year(s) released	Artist(s)	Peak and duration
1.	"The Twist"	1960, 1961 (re)	Chubby Checker	No. 1 for 3 weeks
2.	"Smooth"	1999	Santana featuring Rob Thomas	No. 1 for 12 weeks
3.	"Mack the Knife"	1959	Bobby Darin	No. 1 for 9 weeks
4.	"Uptown Funk"	2015	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	No. 1 for 14 weeks
5.	"How Do I Live"	1997	LeAnn Rimes	No. 2 for 5 weeks
6.	"Party Rock Anthem"	2011	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock	No. 1 for 6 weeks
7.	"I Gotta Feeling"	2009	The Black Eyed Peas	No. 1 for 14 weeks
8.	"Macarena (Bayside Boys mix)"	1996	Los Del Rio	No. 1 for 14 weeks
9.	"Shape of You"	2017	Ed Sheeran	No. 1 for 12 weeks
10.	"Physical"	1981	Olivia Newton-John	No. 1 for 10 weeks

Source:^[6]

Top 10 artists of all time (1958–2018)

Rank	Artist
1.	The Beatles
2.	Madonna
3.	Elton John
4.	Elvis Presley
5.	Mariah Carey
6.	Stevie Wonder
7.	Janet Jackson
8.	Michael Jackson
9.	Whitney Houston
10.	Rihanna

Source:^[7]

Artists with the most all-time top 100 songs (1958–2018)

Number of songs	Artist	Songs (ranking)
3	Lionel Richie	"Endless Love" (18), "Say You, Say Me" (94), "All Night Long" (96)
	Boyz II Men	"I'll Make Love to You" (22), "One Sweet Day" (38), "End of the Road" (55)
	Bee Gees	"How Deep Is Your Love" (25), "Night Fever" (42), "Stayin' Alive" (59)
	Paul McCartney	"Silly Love Songs" (40), "Say Say Say" (44), "Ebony and Ivory" (76)
2	Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk" (4), "Just the Way You Are" (82)
	The Black Eyed Peas	"I Gotta Feeling" (7), "Boom Boom Pow" (56)
	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You" (9), "Perfect" (91)
	The Beatles	"Hey Jude" (12), "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (48)
	Mariah Carey	"We Belong Together" (14), "One Sweet Day" (38)
	Diana Ross	"Endless Love" (18), "Upside Down" (80)
	Andy Gibb	"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (29), "Shadow Dancing" (49)
	Marvin Gaye	"Let's Get It On" (41), "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (84)
	Michael Jackson	"Say Say Say" (44), "Billie Jean" (86)
	Pharrell Williams	"Blurred Lines" (51), "Happy" (79)
	Elton John	"Candle In the Wind 1997" (52), "That's What Friends Are For" (78)
	Stevie Wonder	"Ebony and Ivory" (76), "That's What Friends Are For" (78)

Source:^[6]

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1 The Twist (song)

"The Twist" is an American pop song written and originally released in 1958 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side to "Teardrops on Your Letter". Ballard's version was a moderate hit, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the US Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart, the original version of "The Twist" first peaked at number sixteen in 1959 and at number six in 1960.More

2 Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker is an American rock 'n roll singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles including the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B hit "The Twist" and the Pony with hit "Pony Time". In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958, an honor it maintained for an August 2013 update of the list. He also popularized the "Limbo Rock" and its trademark limbo dance, as well as various dance styles such as The Fly.More

3 Smooth (Santana song)

"Smooth" is a collaboration between Latin rock band Santana and Matchbox Twenty vocalist Rob Thomas. The song was written by Itaal Shur and Thomas, produced by Matt Serletic and sung by Thomas. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks; it was the final number-one hit of the 1990s and the first number-one hit of the 2000s. "Smooth" is the only song to appear on two decade-end Billboard charts. As of 2018, "Smooth" is ranked the second most successful song of all time by Billboard. It won three Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. The song reached number one in Canada and the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Ireland and the United Kingdom.More

4 Santana (band)

Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter Carlos Santana. The band has undergone multiple recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Carlos Santana the only consistent member. Santana had early success with their appearance at Woodstock in 1969 and their first three albums, Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970), and Santana III (1971). Other important core members during this period include Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, David Brown, and José "Chepito" Areas, forming the "classic" line-up.More

5 Rob Thomas (musician)

Robert Kelly Thomas is a German-born American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead singer of rock band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist, with "Lonely No More" released in 2005 becoming his biggest solo chart success. Thomas received three Grammy Awards for co-writing and singing on the 1999 hit "Smooth" by Santana.More

6 Mack the Knife

"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama The Threepenny Opera. The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists, including a US and UK number one hit for Bobby Darin in 1959.More

7 Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, and actor in film and television. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music.More

8 Uptown Funk

"Uptown Funk" is a song by British-American record producer Mark Ronson from his fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015), featuring American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014 via download in several countries. "Uptown Funk" was written by Ronson, Mars, Philip Lawrence and Jeff Bhasker; produced by the former two, and Bhasker, its composition began during a freestyle studio session when they worked on a jam Mars and his band played on tour. Copyright controversies arose after the song's release resulting in multiple lawsuits and amendments to its songwriting credits.More

9 Mark Ronson

Mark Daniel Ronson is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Robbie Williams, Miley Cyrus, Queens of the Stone Age, and Bruno Mars. He has received seven Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Winehouse's album Back to Black and two for Record of the Year singles "Rehab" and "Uptown Funk". He received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award for co-writing the song "Shallow" for the film A Star is Born (2018).More

10 Bruno Mars

Peter Gene Hernandez, known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, hip hop, and rock. Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers.More

11 How Do I Live

"How Do I Live" is a song written by Diane Warren. It was performed by LeAnn Rimes and the extended version of the song was later featured on her second studio album You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs in 1997. It was also performed by Trisha Yearwood, and Yearwood's version was featured in the film Con Air.More

12 LeAnn Rimes

Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Rimes rose to stardom at age 13 following the release of her version of the Bill Mack song "Blue", becoming the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972.More

13 Party Rock Anthem

"Party Rock Anthem" is a song by American music duo LMFAO, featuring British singer Lauren Bennett and American music producer GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second album Sorry for Party Rocking in 2011.More

14 LMFAO

LMFAO is an American electronic dance music duo consisting of uncle Redfoo and nephew SkyBlu. They respectively are a son and grandson of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy. RedFoo and SkyBlu grew up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, where they formed the group LMFAO in 2006 and later became part of the electro house scene. LMFAO started building a local buzz through its shows and radio play. In 2010, they were featured on David Guetta's song "Gettin' Over You", which charted all over Europe and the United States, including reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart.More

15 Lauren Bennett

Lauren Diane Bennett is an English singer, dancer, and model. She is best known as a member of the girl group G.R.L.. She is also known for her work with the Paradiso Girls, CeeLo Green, Robin Antin and the Pussycat Dolls, and most notably with LMFAO, where she was featured on the 2011 summer hit "Party Rock Anthem," achieving her first number one single in the United Kingdom and United States.More

16 GoonRock

David Jamahl Listenbee, better known by his stage name GoonRock, is an American record producer, musician, singer, songwriter and rapper. Raised in Los Angeles, California, early in his career he focused on hip hop and sold beats to artists such as Dr. Dre, Ne-Yo, Kanye West, and Juvenile. He later began incorporating club music. GoonRock co-wrote and co-produced a number of songs on LMFAO's 2011 album Sorry for Party Rocking, including hit singles "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It."More

17 I Gotta Feeling

"I Gotta Feeling" is the second single from The Black Eyed Peas' fifth album The E.N.D., produced by French DJ David Guetta. The song was released on May 21, 2009, and debuted at number two on the Canadian and Billboard Hot 100, behind the group's previous single "Boom Boom Pow", making the group one of 11 artists who have occupied the top two positions of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. It reached number one on the US charts and 20 charts worldwide.More

18 Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas is an American musical group, consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and J. Rey Soul. Originally an alternative hip hop group, they subsequently refashioned themselves as a more marketable pop-rap act. Although the group was founded in Los Angeles in 1995, it was not until the release of their third album, Elephunk, in 2003, that they achieved high record sales. Black Eyed Peas and Shakira's music video ranked 4th in global charts.More

19 Macarena

"Macarena" is a Spanish dance song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name. Appearing on the 1993 album A mí me gusta, it was an international hit and dance craze throughout the second half of the 1990s. The song got the group ranked the "#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of All Time" by VH1 in 2002. The song uses a type of clave rhythm. In 2012, it was ranked No. 7 on Billboard's All Time Top 100. It also ranked at No. 1 on Billboard's All Time Latin Songs.More

20 Los del Río

Los del Río, also known as The Del Rios, are a Spanish Latin pop and dance duo which was formed in 1962 by Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones. They are best known for their hit dance single "Macarena", originally released in August 1995. The song went on to become a worldwide success.More

21 Shape of You

"Shape of You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as a digital download on 6 January 2017 as one of the double lead singles from his third studio album ÷ (2017), along with "Castle on the Hill". The dancehall-infused pop song was written by Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac and Johnny McDaid. Due to its interpolation of "No Scrubs" by TLC, Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs are also credited as writers. The song was produced by Sheeran and Mac.More

22 Ed Sheeran

Edward Christopher Sheeran is an English singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and businessman. After first recording music in 2004, he began gaining attention through YouTube. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. He signed with Asylum Records the same year.More

23 Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)

"Physical" is a song recorded by English-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her twelfth studio album, Physical (1981). It was released as the lead single from the album on 28 September 1981 by MCA Records. The song was produced by John Farrar and written by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick, who had originally intended to offer it to Rod Stewart. The song had also been offered to Tina Turner by her manager Roger Davies, but when Turner declined, Davies gave the song to Newton-John, another of his clients.More

24 Olivia Newton-John

Dame Olivia Newton-John is a British-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and activist. She is a four-time Grammy Award winner whose chart career includes five US number ones and another ten Top Tens on Billboard's Hot 100, and two Billboard 200 number-one albums: If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974) and Have You Never Been Mellow (1975). Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.More

25 The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group, whose best-known line-up comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time. They were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.More

26 Madonna

Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she is regarded as one of the most influential figures in popular culture. Madonna is noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual presentation. She is also known for pushing the boundaries of artistic expression in mainstream music while remaining completely in charge of every aspect of her career. Her works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have generated both critical acclaim and controversy. Madonna is often cited as an influence by other artists.More

27 Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including seven number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002. He is an honorary life president of the club.More

28 Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy.More

29 Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register, she is referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" and the "Queen of Christmas". She rose to fame in 1990 with her eponymous debut album, released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, who married her three years later. Carey is the first artist in history to have their first five singles reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".More

30 Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris, known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the second half of the 20th century, Wonder is one of the most successful songwriters and musicians. A virtual one-man band, his use of synthesizers and further electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of R&B. He also helped drive the genre into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive, consistent socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Wonder is often hailed as a "genius", and has been credited as a pioneer and influence to musicians of various genres including rhythm and blues, pop, soul, gospel, funk and jazz.More

31 Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and record producer. A prominent figure in popular culture, she is noted for her sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, and elaborate stage shows.More

32 Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk, to which he gave the name, and the robot. His sound and style have influenced artists of various genres, and his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture.More

33 Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer and actress. She is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have been certified diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV influenced several African-American female artists.More

34 Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna was discovered by American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. After signing with Def Jam in 2005, she soon gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl like Me (2006), both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard 200 chart.More

35 Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor, and television judge. During the 1970s, he recorded with the funk band the Commodores, and his solo career made him one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s.More

36 Endless Love (song)

"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow R&B singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by R&B singer Luther Vandross with fellow R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by country music singer Shania Twain. Richie's friend Kenny Rogers has also recorded the song. Billboard has named the original version as the greatest song duet of all-time.More

37 Say You, Say Me

"Say You, Say Me" is a song written and recorded by Lionel Richie for the film White Nights. The single hit number 1 in the US and on the R&B singles chart in December 1985. It became Richie's ninth number-one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The track is not available on the film's soundtrack album, as Motown did not want Richie's first single following the massive success of his 1983 album Can't Slow Down to appear on another label. It was included by Motown on Richie's 1986 release Dancing on the Ceiling.More

38 All Night Long (All Night)

"All Night Long " is a hit single by American singer Lionel Richie from 1983. Taken from his second solo album, Can't Slow Down (1983), it combined Richie's soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences. This new, more dance music, pop-inspired approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on three Billboard charts. In the UK, it peaked at number two on the singles chart.More

39 Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men also known as B2M, is an American boy band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are currently a trio composed of baritone Nathan Morris alongside tenors Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman. During the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet including bass Michael McCary, who left the group in 2003 due to multiple sclerosis.More

40 I'll Make Love to You

"I'll Make Love to You" is a 1994 number-one hit single by R&B group Boyz II Men for the Motown label. The song, which was written by Babyface, was the lead single from their second album II.More

41 One Sweet Day

"One Sweet Day" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and R&B group Boyz II Men. The song was released on November 14, 1995 as the second single from Carey's fifth studio album, Daydream by Columbia Records. The artists co-wrote the song with Walter Afanasieff, who co-produced it with Carey. Lyrically, the song speaks about the death of a loved one, how the protagonist took their presence for granted and misses them, and finally about seeing the person in heaven. Both Carey and Boyz II Men wrote the song about specific people in their lives, being inspired by sufferers of the AIDS epidemic, which was globally prevalent at the time.More

42 End of the Road (Boyz II Men song)

"End of the Road" is a song by American R&B group Boyz II Men for the Boomerang soundtrack. It was released in 1992 and was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons.More

43 Bee Gees

The Bee Gees were a music group formed in 1958, featuring brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers of the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s. The Bee Gees wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists. The Bee Gees are widely regarded by media, critics and their fellow artists as the Kings of Disco.More

44 How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song)

"How Deep Is Your Love" is a pop ballad written and recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 and released as a single in September of that year. It was ultimately used as part of the soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever. It was a number-three hit in the United Kingdom and Australia. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 on 25 December 1977, ended the 10-week reign of Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" and stayed in the Top 10 for 17 weeks, being the first song to spend 17+ weeks in the top ten since Chubby Checker's The Twist. It was also the longest song to be in the top ten in one run. It would hold the record until "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men. The single spent 19 weeks in the top ten after the introduction of Nielsen Soundscan in 1991 allowed singles to achieve longer runs on the charts. It spent six weeks atop the US adult contemporary chart. It is listed at No. 22 on Billboard's All Time Top 100. Alongside "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever", it is one of the group's three tracks on the list. The song was covered by Take That for their 1996 Greatest Hits album, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.More

45 Night Fever

"Night Fever" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever on RSO Records. Producer Robert Stigwood wanted to call the film Saturday Night, but singer Robin Gibb expressed hesitation at the title. Stigwood liked the title Night Fever but was wary of marketing a movie with that name. The song bounded up the Billboard charts while the Bee Gees two previous hits from Saturday Night Fever soundtrack were still in the top ten. The record debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart at #76, then leaped up 44 positions to #32. It then moved: 32–17–8–5–2–1. It remained at #1 for eight weeks, and ultimately spent 13 weeks in the top 10. For the first five weeks that "Night Fever" was at #1, "Stayin' Alive" was at #2. Also, for one week in March, Bee Gees related songs held five of the top positions on the Hot 100 chart, and more impressively, four of the top five positions, with "Night Fever" at the top of the list. The B-side of "Night Fever" was a live version of "Down the Road" taken from the Bee Gees 1977 album, Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live.More

46 Stayin' Alive

"Stayin' Alive" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. The song was released in 1977 as the second single from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The band co-produced the song with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. It is one of the Bee Gees' signature songs. In 2004, "Stayin' Alive" was placed at number 189 on the list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2004, it ranked No. 9 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In a UK television poll on ITV in December 2011 it was voted fifth in "The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song".More

47 Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record and film producer who gained worldwide fame as co-lead vocalist and bassist for the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most successful in history. After the group disbanded in 1970, he pursued a solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.More

48 Silly Love Songs

"Silly Love Songs" is a song written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. The song appears on the 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was also released as a single in 1976, backed with "Cook of the House". The song, written in response to John Lennon and music critics accusing McCartney of predominantly writing "silly love songs" and "sentimental slush", also features disco overtones.More

49 Say Say Say

"Say Say Say" is a song written and performed by English musician Paul McCartney and American singer Michael Jackson, released in October 1983 as the lead single to McCartney's 1983 album Pipes of Peace. Produced by George Martin, the song was recorded during production of McCartney's 1982 Tug of War album, about a year before the release of "The Girl Is Mine", the pair's first duet from Jackson's album Thriller (1982).More

50 Ebony and Ivory

"Ebony and Ivory" is a song that was released in 1982 as a single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. It was issued on 29 March that year as the lead single from McCartney's album Tug of War. Written by McCartney, the song aligns the black and white keys of a piano keyboard with the theme of racial harmony. The single reached number one on both the UK and the US charts and was among the top-selling singles of 1982 in the US. During the apartheid era, the South African Broadcasting Corporation banned the song after Wonder dedicated his 1984 Academy Award for Best Original Song to Nelson Mandela.More

51 Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song)

"Just the Way You Are" is the debut solo single by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It is the lead single from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010). The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton and Needlz and produced by the former three, under their alias, the Smeezingtons along with Needlz. It was released in the United States to contemporary hit radio on August 10, 2010. The track was released in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2010, as "Just the Way You Are (Amazing)". The song's lyrics compliment a woman's beauty.More

52 Boom Boom Pow

"Boom Boom Pow" is a song recorded by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D.More

53 Perfect (Ed Sheeran song)

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54 Hey Jude

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55 I Want to Hold Your Hand

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56 We Belong Together

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57 Diana Ross

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58 Upside Down (Diana Ross song)

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59 Andy Gibb

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60 I Just Want to Be Your Everything

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61 Shadow Dancing (song)

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62 Marvin Gaye

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63 Let's Get It On (song)

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64 I Heard It Through the Grapevine

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65 Billie Jean

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66 Pharrell Williams

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67 Blurred Lines

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68 Happy (Pharrell Williams song)

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69 Candle in the Wind 1997

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70 That's What Friends Are For

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Song milestones

Most weeks at number one

Number of weeks	Artist(s)	Song	Year(s)
19	Lil Nas X (1 week solo, 18 weeks featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)	"Old Town Road"	2019
16	Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men	"One Sweet Day"	1995–96
16	Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber	"Despacito"	2017
14	Whitney Houston	"I Will Always Love You"	1992–93
	Boyz II Men	"I'll Make Love to You"	1994
	Los del Río	"Macarena" (Bayside Boys mix)	1996
	Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"	1997
	Mariah Carey	"We Belong Together"	2005
	The Black Eyed Peas	"I Gotta Feeling"	2009
	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk"	2015
13	Boyz II Men	"End of the Road"	1992
13	Brandy and Monica	"The Boy Is Mine"	1998
12	Santana featuring Rob Thomas	"Smooth"	1999–2000
	Eminem	"Lose Yourself"	2002–03
	Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris	"Yeah!"	2004
	The Black Eyed Peas	"Boom Boom Pow"	2009
	Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell	"Blurred Lines"	2013
	Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	"See You Again"	2015
	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	"Closer"	2016
	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	2017
11	All-4-One	"I Swear"	1994
	Toni Braxton	"Un-Break My Heart"	1996–97
	Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112	"I'll Be Missing You"	1997
	Destiny's Child	"Independent Women Part I"	2000–01
	Drake	"God's Plan"	2018
	Roddy Ricch	"The Box"	2020
10
	Debby Boone	"You Light Up My Life"	1977
	Olivia Newton-John	"Physical"	1981–82
	Santana featuring The Product G&B	"Maria Maria"	2000
	Ashanti	"Foolish"	2002
	Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland	"Dilemma"	2002
	Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx	"Gold Digger"	2005
	Beyoncé	"Irreplaceable"	2006–07
	Flo Rida featuring T-Pain	"Low"	2008
	Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris	"We Found Love"	2011–12
	Pharrell Williams	"Happy"	2014
	Adele	"Hello"	2015–16
	Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla	"One Dance"	2016
	Drake	"In My Feelings"	2018

Pre-Hot 100 Notes:

In 1956, Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" was number 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" and "Most Played in Jukeboxes" charts for 11 weeks.
In 1955, The McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" was number 1 on the "Most Played by Jockeys" chart for 10 weeks.
In 1955, Pérez Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" was number 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart for 10 weeks.

Source:^[8]^[9]

Most weeks at number two (without hitting number one)

Number of weeks	Artist(s)	Song	Year(s)	Kept out of number-one position by
10	Foreigner	"Waiting for a Girl Like You"	1981–82	"Physical" (Olivia Newton-John), "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (Hall & Oates)^[10]
10	Missy Elliott	"Work It"	2002–03	"Lose Yourself" (Eminem) ^[11]
9	Donna Lewis	"I Love You Always Forever"	1996	"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" (Los del Río) ^[12]
9	Shania Twain	"You're Still the One"	1998	"Too Close" (Next),^[13] "The Boy Is Mine" (Brandy and Monica) ^[11]
8	Shai	"If I Ever Fall in Love"	1992–93	"How Do You Talk to an Angel" (The Heights),^[14] "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)
	Deborah Cox	"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"	1998–99	"I'm Your Angel" (R. Kelly and Celine Dion), "Have You Ever?" (Brandy)
	Brian McKnight	"Back at One"	1999–2000	"Smooth" (Santana featuring Rob Thomas) ^[11]
	Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy	"I Don't Wanna Know"	2004	"Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris), "Burn" (Usher)
	Ed Sheeran	"Thinking Out Loud"	2015	"Uptown Funk" (Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars) ^[11]
	Future featuring Drake	"Life Is Good"	2020	"The Box" (Roddy Ricch)

Note: Whitney Houston's "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" is the only song to spend more than 10 weeks at number two, having spent 11 weeks at that position (its sole week at number one prevents it from being eligible for this section).

Source:^[15]

Most total weeks in the top five

Number of weeks	Artist(s)	Song	Year(s)	Source
43	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"	2020–21	^[16]
27	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	2017	^[17]
27	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	"Closer"	2016–17	^[17]
26	Post Malone	"Circles"	2019–20	^[17]
25	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk"	2014–15	^[17]
25	LeAnn Rimes	"How Do I Live"	1997–98	^[17]
24	Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	"Girls Like You"	2018	^[17]
24	Bruno Mars	"That's What I Like"	2017	^[17]
23	Lil Nas X (1 week solo, 22 weeks featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)	"Old Town Road"	2019	^[17]
	Halsey	"Without Me"	2018–19	^[17]
	Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber	"Despacito"	2017	^[17]
	Chubby Checker	"The Twist"	1960, 1961–62	^[17]

The total weeks displayed in this section are total weeks the song was charted inside the top 5 portion of the chart, instead of total weeks spent in the top 10 portion of the chart or total weeks spent on the chart.

Most total weeks in the top ten

Number of weeks	Artist(s)	Song	Year(s)	Source
55	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"	2020–21	^[18]
39	Post Malone	"Circles"	2019–20	^[19]
33	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"	2017	^[20]
	Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	"Girls Like You"	2018–19	^[20]
	Post Malone and Swae Lee	"Sunflower"	2018–19	^[20]
32	LeAnn Rimes	"How Do I Live"	1997–98	^[20]
	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	"Closer"	2016–17	^[20]
	Travis Scott	"Sicko Mode"	2018–19	^[20]
31	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk"	2014–15	^[20]
30	Santana featuring Rob Thomas	"Smooth"	1999–2000	^[20]
	Billie Eilish	"Bad Guy"	2019	^[20]
	24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior	"Mood"	2020–21

The total weeks displayed in this section are total weeks the song was charted inside the top 10 portion of the chart, instead of total weeks spent on the chart.

Most total weeks on the Hot 100

Number of weeks	Artist(s)	Song	Year(s)
87	Imagine Dragons	"Radioactive"	2014
79	Awolnation	"Sail"	2014
76	Jason Mraz	"I'm Yours"	2009
69	LeAnn Rimes	"How Do I Live"	1998
68	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock	"Party Rock Anthem"	2012
	OneRepublic	"Counting Stars"	2014
	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"^[18]	2021
65	Jewel	"Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me"	1998
65	Adele	"Rolling in the Deep"	2012
64	Carrie Underwood	"Before He Cheats"	2007

Note: The year displayed is the year the songs ended their respective chart runs.

Source:^[21]

Number-one debuts

Year	Issue date	Song	Artist(s)
1995	September 2	"You Are Not Alone"	Michael Jackson
	September 30	"Fantasy"	Mariah Carey
	November 25	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Whitney Houston
	December 2	"One Sweet Day"	Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
1997	June 14	"I'll Be Missing You"	Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
	September 13	"Honey"	Mariah Carey
	October 11	"Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"	Elton John
1998	February 28	"My Heart Will Go On"	Celine Dion
	September 5	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	Aerosmith
	November 14	"Doo Wop (That Thing)"	Lauryn Hill
2003	June 28	"This Is the Night"	Clay Aiken
2004	July 10	"I Believe"	Fantasia
2005	July 2	"Inside Your Heaven"	Carrie Underwood
2006	July 1	"Do I Make You Proud"	Taylor Hicks
2009	October 24	"3"	Britney Spears
2010	May 22	"Not Afraid"	Eminem
2010	November 13	"We R Who We R"	Kesha
2011	January 29	"Hold It Against Me"	Britney Spears
2011	February 26	"Born This Way"	Lady Gaga
2012	March 3	"Part of Me"	Katy Perry
2013	March 2	"Harlem Shake"	Baauer
2014	September 6	"Shake It Off"	Taylor Swift
2015	September 19	"What Do You Mean?"	Justin Bieber
2015	November 14	"Hello"	Adele
2016	February 20	"Pillowtalk"	Zayn
2016	May 28	"Can't Stop the Feeling!"	Justin Timberlake
2017	January 28	"Shape of You"	Ed Sheeran
2017	May 20	"I'm the One"	DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
2018	February 3	"God's Plan"	Drake
	April 21	"Nice for What"	Drake
	May 19	"This Is America"	Childish Gambino
	November 17	"Thank U, Next"	Ariana Grande
2019	February 2	"7 Rings"	Ariana Grande
	March 16	"Sucker"	Jonas Brothers
	October 19	"Highest in the Room"	Travis Scott
2020	April 18	"Toosie Slide"	Drake
	May 9	"The Scotts"	The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi
	May 23	"Stuck with U"	Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber
	June 6	"Rain on Me"	Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
	June 27	"Trollz"	6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj
	August 8	"Cardigan"	Taylor Swift
	August 22	"WAP"	Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
	September 5	"Dynamite"	BTS
	October 10	"Franchise"	Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A.
	November 7	"Positions"	Ariana Grande
	December 5	"Life Goes On"	BTS
	December 26	"Willow"	Taylor Swift
2021	January 23	"Drivers License"	Olivia Rodrigo
	March 20	"What's Next"^[22]	Drake
	April 3	"Peaches"^[18]	Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon

Since 2009, at least one song has debuted at number one per year. 2020 holds the record for most debuts at number one in a calendar year, with twelve.

Only 9 artists in history have more than one song that debuted at number one. Ariana Grande leads with five songs, followed by Drake and Justin Bieber with four. Mariah Carey, Travis Scott and Taylor Swift have debuted with three songs each, while Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and BTS have debuted with two apiece.^[23]

Source:^[24]

Biggest jump to number one

Chart movement	Artist(s)	Song	Date	Source
97–1	Kelly Clarkson	"My Life Would Suck Without You"	February 7, 2009	^[25]
96–1	Britney Spears	"Womanizer"	October 25, 2008	^[26]
80–1	T.I. featuring Rihanna	"Live Your Life"	October 18, 2008	^[27]
78–1	Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent	"Crack a Bottle"	February 21, 2009	^[28]
77–1	Taylor Swift	"Look What You Made Me Do"	September 16, 2017	^[29]
72–1	Taylor Swift	"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"	September 1, 2012	^[30]
71–1	T.I.	"Whatever You Like"	September 6, 2008	^[31]
64–1	Maroon 5	"Makes Me Wonder"	May 12, 2007	^[32]
60–1	Rihanna featuring Drake	"What's My Name?"	November 20, 2010	^[33]
58–1	Flo Rida	"Right Round"	February 28, 2009	^[34]

Changes in when the eligibility of a single first begins, as well as more accurate digital download totals, have made abrupt chart jumps more commonplace. From 1955 to 2001, under Billboard's previous methodologies, only two singles ascended directly to No. 1 from a previous position beneath the Top 20: The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", which jumped from No. 27 to the top slot in April 1964, and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" which jumped from No. 23 to No. 1 in June 1998.

Biggest single-week upward movements

No. of positions	Chart movement	Artist(s)	Song	Date	Source
98	100–2	Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie	"Me!"	May 11, 2019	^[35]
96	97–1	Kelly Clarkson	"My Life Would Suck Without You"	February 7, 2009	^[36]
95	96–1	Britney Spears	"Womanizer"	October 25, 2008	^[37]
92	94–2	Billie Eilish	"Therefore I Am"	November 28, 2020	^[38]
91	94–3	Beyoncé and Shakira	"Beautiful Liar"	April 7, 2007	^[39]
90	94–4	Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	"Girls Like You"	June 16, 2018	^[40]
88	95–7	Akon featuring Eminem	"Smack That"	October 14, 2006	^[41]
88	97–9	Drake featuring Nicki Minaj	"Make Me Proud"	November 5, 2011	^[42]
85	96–11	Carrie Underwood	"Cowboy Casanova"	October 10, 2009	^[43]
85	100–15	A. R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger	"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"	March 14, 2009	^[44]

Under Billboard's previous methodologies, jumps of this magnitude were rare. One exception was Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley PTA," which advanced 74 slots in August 1968;^[45] this upward acceleration went unmatched for 30 years, but has been surpassed over a dozen times since 2006. Changes in when the eligibility of a single first begins, as well as more accurate digital download totals, have made abrupt chart jumps more commonplace.

Longest climbs to number one

Week	Artist(s)	Song	Debut date	Date reaching number one	Source(s)
35	Mariah Carey	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"†	January 8, 2000	December 21, 2019	^[46]^[47]
33	Los del Río	"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)"†	September 2, 1995	August 3, 1996	^[48]^[49]^[50]
31	Lonestar	"Amazed"†	June 5, 1999	March 4, 2000	^[51]^[52]
30	John Legend	"All of Me"†	September 21, 2013	May 17, 2014	^[53]^[54]^[55]
27	Creed	"With Arms Wide Open"	May 13, 2000	November 11, 2000	^[56]^[57]
26	Vertical Horizon	"Everything You Want"	January 22, 2000	July 15, 2000	^[58]^[59]
25	UB40	"Red Red Wine"†	January 28, 1984	October 15, 1988	^[60]^[61]
24	Lewis Capaldi	"Someone You Loved"	May 25, 2019	November 2, 2019	^[62]^[63]
23	Patti Austin and James Ingram	"Baby, Come to Me"†	April 24, 1982	February 19, 1983	^[64]^[65]
	Sia featuring Sean Paul	"Cheap Thrills"	March 5, 2016	August 6, 2016	^[66]^[67]
	Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug	"Havana"†	August 26, 2017	January 27, 2018	^[68]^[69]

† – Non-consecutive weeks on the Hot 100 before it was ranked number one

Biggest drop from number one

Chart movement	Artist(s)	Song	Date	Source
1–38	Taylor Swift	"Willow"	January 2, 2021	^[70]
1–34	6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj	"Trollz"	July 4, 2020	^[19]
1–28	BTS	"Life Goes On"	December 12, 2020	^[71]
1–25	Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A.	"Franchise"	October 17, 2020	^[72]
1–17	The Weeknd	"Heartless"	December 21, 2019	^[73]
1–15	Billy Preston	"Nothing from Nothing"	October 26, 1974	^[74]
1–15	Dionne Warwicke and The Spinners	"Then Came You"	November 2, 1974	^[74]
1–13	Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber	"Stuck with U"	May 30, 2020	^[75]
1–12	Simon & Garfunkel	"The Sound of Silence"	January 29, 1966	^[74]
	Barry White	"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"	September 28, 1974	^[74]
	Andy Kim	"Rock Me Gently"	October 5, 1974	^[74]
	Stevie Wonder	"You Haven't Done Nothin'"	November 9, 1974	^[74]
	Bachman–Turner Overdrive	"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"	November 16, 1974	^[74]
	John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band	"Whatever Gets You thru the Night"	November 23, 1974	^[74]
	The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi	"The Scotts"	May 16, 2020	^[76]

Note: Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" became the first song to fall completely off the Hot 100 from the number-one position in the January 11, 2020, issue of Billboard.^[77]

Biggest single-week downward movements

No. of positions	Chart movement	Artist(s)	Song	Date	Source
80	19–99	ASAP Ferg featuring Nicki Minaj and MadeinTYO	"Move Ya Hips"	August 22, 2020	^[78]
79	17–96	Javier Colon	"Stitch by Stitch"	July 23, 2011	^[79]
78	21–99	Jordan Smith	"Somebody to Love"	January 2, 2016	^[80]
77	16–93	5 Seconds of Summer	"Amnesia"	July 26, 2014	^[81]
75	17–92	Justin Bieber	"Die in Your Arms"	June 23, 2012	^[82]
74	17–91	Lil Wayne	"Can't Be Broken"	October 20, 2018	^[83]
73	23–96	Colbie Caillat	"I Do"	March 5, 2011	^[84]
	23–96	Kanye West	"On God"	November 16, 2019	^[85]
	21–94	Justin Bieber	"Never Let You Go"	March 27, 2010	^[86]
	21–94	Glee Cast	"Empire State of Mind"	October 16, 2010	^[87]
	19–92	Kanye West	"Selah"	November 16, 2019	^[85]
	16–89	Jonas Brothers	"Pushin' Me Away"	August 9, 2008	^[88]
	13–86	Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris featuring Charlie Sexton	"Hallelujah"	February 20, 2010	^[89]

Source:^[90]

Biggest drops off the Hot 100

Non-holiday songs

Below are songs not connected to Christmas or the holiday season. (A special section for the holiday songs is below, as a few of those songs set higher records for dropping off the Hot 100 in early 2019 and 2020.)

Chart movement	Artist(s)	Song	Date	Source
4–Off	Prince and The Revolution	"Purple Rain"††	May 21, 2016
8–Off	Prince	"When Doves Cry"††	May 21, 2016
9–Off	Soko	"We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow"	April 5, 2014	^[91]
11–Off	Jonas Brothers	"A Little Bit Longer"	August 30, 2008	^[91]^[92]
	Taylor Swift	"Mean"	November 13, 2010	^[93]
	One Direction	"Diana"	December 14, 2013	^[94]
	Taylor Swift	"Love Story (Taylor's Version)"	March 6, 2021	^[95]
12–Off	Taylor Swift	"You Belong with Me"	November 29, 2008	^[96]
	Lady Gaga	"Hair"	June 11, 2011	^[97]
	One Direction	"Midnight Memories"	December 14, 2013	^[94]

†† – "Purple Rain" and "When Doves Cry" reappeared on the Hot 100 for two weeks in 2016, and the above reflects their re-entries only. When the songs originally charted in 1984, their chart positions in their final week on the Hot 100 were well below the top 10.

Prior to 2008, the biggest drop off the Hot 100 was "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues, which ranked at No. 17 in its final week on the chart in December 1972. This high drop-off position was matched in January 1975 by "Junior's Farm" by Paul McCartney and Wings. The record descent held for over three decades. Each song above dropped off the Hot 100 upon four or fewer weeks; "Nights in White Satin" and "Junior's Farm" dropped off after 18 and 12 weeks, respectively.

Source:^[98]

Holiday songs

During November and December beginning some time in the 2010s, these songs have regularly appeared on the Hot 100, generally departing from the chart once the holiday season ends in January. More recently, they have reached into the top ten, and in 2019, for only the second time ever on the Hot 100 (the first since 1958), made it to number one. This has led to all-time records for dropping off the Hot 100, including from number one, as the songs depart regardless of their final chart positions during the season.

Chart movement	Artist(s)	Song	Date	Source
1–Off	Mariah Carey	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	January 11, 2020	^[77]
2–Off	Brenda Lee	"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"	January 11, 2020	^[77]
3–Off	Mariah Carey	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	January 12, 2019	^[99]
3–Off	Bobby Helms	"Jingle Bell Rock"	January 11, 2020	^[77]
4–Off	Burl Ives	"A Holly Jolly Christmas"	January 11, 2020	^[77]
7–Off	Andy Williams	"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"	January 11, 2020	^[77]
8–Off	Bobby Helms	"Jingle Bell Rock"	January 12, 2019	^[99]
9–Off	Brenda Lee	"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"	January 12, 2019	^[99]
	Wham!	"Last Christmas"	January 9, 2021	^[100]
	Mariah Carey	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	January 16, 2021	^[101]

Songs hitting number one for different artists

"Go Away Little Girl" – Steve Lawrence (1963) and Donny Osmond (1971)
"The Loco-Motion" – Little Eva (1962) and Grand Funk (1974)
"Please Mr. Postman" – The Marvelettes (1961) and The Carpenters (1975)
"Venus" – Shocking Blue (1970) and Bananarama (1986)
"Lean on Me" – Bill Withers (1972) and Club Nouveau (1987)
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" – The Supremes (1966) and Kim Wilde (1987)
"When a Man Loves a Woman" – Percy Sledge (1966) and Michael Bolton (1991)
"I'll Be There" – The Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992)
"Lady Marmalade" – Labelle (1975) and Christina Aguilera / Lil' Kim / Mýa / Pink (2001)

Source:^[102]^[103]

Non-English language number-ones

"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (Italian – August 18, 1958 for five non-consecutive weeks)
"Sukiyaki" – Kyu Sakamoto (Japanese – June 15, 1963 for three weeks)
"Dominique" – The Singing Nun (French – December 7, 1963 for four weeks)
"Rock Me Amadeus" – Falco (English/German – March 29, 1986 for three weeks)
"La Bamba" – Los Lobos (Spanish – August 29, 1987 for three weeks)
"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" – Los del Río (English/Spanish – August 3, 1996 for fourteen weeks)
"Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (English/Spanish – May 27, 2017 for sixteen weeks)
"Life Goes On" – BTS (Korean/English – December 5, 2020 for one week)

Instrumental number-ones

"The Happy Organ" – Dave "Baby" Cortez (May 11, 1959 for one week)
"Sleep Walk" – Santo & Johnny (September 21, 1959 for two weeks)
"Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith (February 22, 1960 for nine weeks)
"Wonderland by Night" – Bert Kaempfert (January 9, 1961 for three weeks)
"Calcutta" – Lawrence Welk (February 13, 1961 for two weeks)
"Stranger on the Shore" – Mr. Acker Bilk (May 26, 1962 for one week)
"The Stripper" – David Rose (July 7, 1962 for one week)
"Telstar" – The Tornados (December 22, 1962 for three weeks)
"Love Is Blue" – Paul Mauriat (February 10, 1968 for five weeks)
"Grazing in the Grass" – Hugh Masekela (July 20, 1968 for two weeks)
"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" – Henry Mancini (June 28, 1969 for two weeks)
"Frankenstein" – The Edgar Winter Group (May 26, 1973 for one week)
"Love's Theme" – Love Unlimited Orchestra (February 9, 1974 for one week)
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" † – MFSB and The Three Degrees (April 20, 1974 for two weeks)
"Pick Up the Pieces" † – Average White Band (February 22, 1975 for one week)
"The Hustle" † – Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony (July 26, 1975 for one week)
"Fly, Robin, Fly" † – Silver Convention (November 29, 1975 for three weeks)
"Theme from S.W.A.T." – Rhythm Heritage (February 28, 1976 for one week)
"A Fifth of Beethoven" – Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (October 9, 1976 for one week)
"Gonna Fly Now" † – Bill Conti (July 2, 1977 for one week)
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" – Meco (October 1, 1977 for two weeks)
"Rise" – Herb Alpert (October 20, 1979 for two weeks)
"Chariots of Fire" – Vangelis (May 8, 1982 for one week)
"Miami Vice Theme" – Jan Hammer (November 9, 1985 for one week)
"Harlem Shake" † – Baauer (March 2, 2013 for five weeks)

† – Contains vocal part, but is considered an instrumental. See Instrumental#Borderline cases for more.

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43 Lil Jon

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44 Ludacris

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45 Burn (Usher song)

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48 Drake (musician)

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"The Box" is a song by American rapper Roddy Ricch, released as the fourth single on January 10, 2020, from his debut studio album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. Prior to the song being released as a single, it became Roddy Ricch's highest-charting song worldwide, spending eleven weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as topping the charts in Canada, New Zealand, Hungary, and peaking at number two in both the UK and Ireland. The song received critical acclaim, with praise for Ricch's vocal delivery. Its popularity on social media apps is credited to Ricch's iconic "eee err" ad-lib. A music video was released on February 28, 2020, directed by Ricch.More

51 Roddy Ricch

Rodrick Wayne Moore, Jr., known professionally as Roddy Ricch, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2018 with the single "Die Young", which peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ricch's first two mixtapes, Feed Tha Streets (2017) and Feed Tha Streets II (2018), also received widespread acclaim. In 2019, Ricch was featured on Nipsey Hussle's single "Racks in the Middle", which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, and on Mustard's Grammy-nominated single "Ballin'", which reached the top 20 of the Hot 100.More

52 Exhale (Shoop Shoop)

"Exhale " is a song by American recording artist Whitney Houston, featured on the soundtrack for the film Waiting to Exhale. It was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on November 7, 1995, by Arista Records. The song was written and produced by Babyface. A mid-tempo R&B ballad, composed in the key of C major, the song's lyrics speak about growing up and learning to let go. The song garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, many of whom noted Houston's vocal maturity in the song.More

53 The Weeknd

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Noted for his versatility in vocal style, music production, and eccentric presentation, the Weeknd is often cited as an influence to contemporary music, as well as by other artists.More

54 Blinding Lights

"Blinding Lights" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd, recorded for his fourth studio album After Hours. It was released on November 29, 2019 as the second single from the album, two days after the release of "Heartless". The Weeknd wrote and produced the song with Max Martin and Oscar Holter, with Belly and Jason Quenneville receiving additional credits.More

55 The Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers is an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie", which became a top twenty single in several countries. They have won a Grammy award, two American Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards. According to Forbes 2019 list of highest paid celebrities, the Chainsmokers were the highest paid DJs, dethroning Calvin Harris after six years.More

56 Halsey (singer)

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, known professionally as Halsey, is an American singer and songwriter. Gaining attention from self-released music on social media platforms, she was signed by Astralwerks in 2014 and released her debut EP, Room 93, later that year.More

57 Closer (The Chainsmokers song)

"Closer" is a song by American DJ duo the Chainsmokers featuring American singer Halsey. Andrew Taggart also provides his vocals in the song. It was released on July 29, 2016, through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records. The song was written by Taggart, Halsey, Shaun Frank, Freddy Kennett, Isaac Slade and Joe King, while the production was handled by the Chainsmokers. Musically, it is a future bass and pop song with a "retro" style synthesizer in the chorus.More

58 Post Malone

Austin Richard Post, known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his tattoos, introspective songwriting and laconic vocal style, Malone has gained acclaim for blending a range of genres including hip hop, R&B, pop, trap, rap rock, and cloud rap. He first attained recognition in 2015 following the release of his debut single "White Iverson". He subsequently signed a recording contract with Republic Records. His stage name is derived from his last name and from a rap name generator.More

59 Circles (Post Malone song)

"Circles" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone. It was released through Republic Records on September 3, 2019, as the third single from Malone's third studio album Hollywood's Bleeding (2019). It was originally released four days earlier on August 30, as a promotional single. It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 30, 2019, topping the chart for three weeks, marking Post Malone's fourth number-one song, as well as his first solo effort to top the chart. It was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards.More

60 Maroon 5

Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Morton and multi-instrumentalist Sam Farrar. Original members Levine, Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick first came together as Kara's Flowers in 1994, while they were still in high school.More

61 Cardi B

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx, New York City, she became an Internet celebrity by achieving popularity on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as a regular cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York, which depicted her pursuit of her music aspirations. She released two mixtapes—Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, before signing with label Atlantic Records in early 2017.More

62 Girls Like You

"Girls Like You" is a song recorded by American band Maroon 5 from their sixth studio album Red Pill Blues (2017). The track was written by lead singer Adam Levine, Starrah, Gian Stone, Cirkut, and Jason Evigan, with the latter two serving as producers. A second version featuring and co-written by American rapper Cardi B, was released on May 30, 2018, as the album's fifth and final single. The single version was included on the re-release edition of the album.More

63 That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song)

"That's What I Like" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album, 24K Magic (2016). The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray McCullough II. The former three produced the song under the name of Shampoo Press & Curl with the latter four, as the Stereotypes, co-producing it. Atlantic Records released the song to Hot AC radio in the United States on January 30, 2017, as the second single from the album. The song is a hip hop soul, new jack swing, R&B and funk track. Vulture's Craig Jenkins wrote that the production resembles that of "Kitty Kat" (2006) by Beyoncé. The song's lyrics address extravagance, a luxurious lifestyle, and love.More

64 Lil Nas X

Montero Lamar Hill, known as Lil Nas X, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and internet personality. He rose to prominence with the release of his country rap single "Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popularity on the social media app TikTok in early 2019 before climbing music charts internationally and becoming diamond certified by November of that same year.More

65 Billy Ray Cyrus

Billy Ray Cyrus is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992. Due to the song's music video, the line dance rose in popularity.More

66 Old Town Road

"Old Town Road" is a song by the American rapper Lil Nas X, first released independently in December 2018. After gaining popularity, the single was re-released by Columbia Records in March 2019. Lil Nas X also recorded a remix with the American country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, which was released on April 5, 2019. Both were included on Lil Nas X's first EP, 7 (2019).More

67 Without Me (Halsey song)

"Without Me" is a song by American singer Halsey, released on October 4, 2018. Halsey wrote the song with Brittany Amaradio, Amy Allen, and Louis Bell; while production was handled by Bell and Dylan Bauld. It interpolates Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" with Timberlake, Timbaland and Scott Storch credited as co-writers. It was released through Capitol Records as the lead single from Halsey's third studio album, Manic.More

68 Luis Fonsi

Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician and songwriter. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being "Despacito" featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee.More

69 Daddy Yankee

Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican singer, rapper, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the Villa Kennedy Housing Projects neighborhood. Daddy Yankee is the artist who coined the word Reggaeton in 1994 to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico that synthesized hip-hop, Latin Caribbean music, and reggae rhythms with Spanish rapping and singing. He is known as the "King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike. Daddy Yankee is often cited as an influence by other Latin urban performers.More

70 Justin Bieber

Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Bieber was signed to RBMG Records in 2008. With Bieber's debut EP My World, released in late 2009, Bieber became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100.More

71 Despacito

"Despacito" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from Fonsi's 2019 studio album Vida. Released on January 12, 2017, the song was written by Fonsi, Erika Ender and Daddy Yankee, and produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres. A remix version featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released on April 17, 2017, which helped to improve the song's chart performance in numerous countries, including various number-one positions. "Despacito" has been widely credited by music journalists as being instrumental in popularizing Spanish-language pop music in the mainstream market again.More

72 Swae Lee

Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown, known professionally as Swae Lee, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. A nominee of five Grammy Awards, he is one half of the hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd with his brother Slim Jxmmi.More

73 Sunflower (Post Malone and Swae Lee song)

"Sunflower" is a song performed by American rappers and singers Post Malone and Swae Lee. It was released as a single from the soundtrack to the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and is included on Post Malone's third studio album Hollywood's Bleeding (2019). The single was released on October 18, 2018. It became Malone's third and Lee's first song as a soloist to top the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The song ranked in the top ten of the chart for 33 weeks, at the time sharing the record for the most such weeks with "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.More

74 Travis Scott

Jacques Bermon Webster II, known professionally as Travis Scott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott's musical style has been described as a fusion of traditional rap, hip hop, lo-fi and ambient. His stage name is the namesake of a favorite uncle combined with the first name of one of his inspirations, Kid Cudi.More

75 Sicko Mode

"Sicko Mode" is a song by American rapper and singer Travis Scott, featuring vocals from Canadian rapper and singer Drake. It was released by Epic Records on August 21, 2018, as the second single from the former's third studio album, Astroworld (2018). It features additional uncredited vocals by American rapper and singer Swae Lee and late American rapper Big Hawk. The song is Scott's first number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as the first hip-hop song in history to spend at least 30 weeks in the chart's top ten region. It received nominations for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.More

76 Carlos Santana

Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán

audio (help·info) is a Mexican and American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock 'n' roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured his melodic, blues-based lines set against Latin and African rhythms played on percussion instruments not generally heard in rock, such as timbales and congas. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine listed him at No. 20 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He has received 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, and was inducted along with his namesake band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.More

77 Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American singer and songwriter. She first gained attention in 2015 when she uploaded the song "Ocean Eyes" to SoundCloud, which was subsequently released by the Interscope Records subsidiary Darkroom. The song was written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. Her debut EP, Don't Smile at Me (2017), became a sleeper hit, reaching the top 15 in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.More

78 Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)

"Bad Guy" is a song recorded by American singer Billie Eilish. It was released by Darkroom and Interscope Records as the fifth single from Eilish's debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell co-wrote "Bad Guy", with the latter producing it and the former providing additional production. The song was described as electropop, dance-pop, pop-trap, and nu-goth pop in press reviews, for which synth bass, a kick drum, finger snaps and 808 bass provide minimalist instrumentation. During the song's lyrics, Eilish taunts her lover for being a bad guy although suggesting that she is more resilient than he is, and further touches on themes about misandry and sarcasm.More

79 24kGoldn

Golden Landis Von Jones, known professionally as 24kGoldn, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and former child actor. He rose to fame with his 2019 single "Valentino", which peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified platinum by the RIAA in April 2020. On July 24, 2020, 24kGoldn released the single "Mood", featuring Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter Iann Dior, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became the highest charting song of his career. His debut studio album, El Dorado, was released on March 26, 2021.More

80 Iann Dior

Michael Ian Olmo, known professionally as Iann Dior, is a Puerto Rican-born American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2019 with his songs "Emotions", and "Molly". Iann's song "Gone Girl" served as the lead single for his debut album Industry Plant (2019). In 2020, he was featured on 24kGoldn's single "Mood", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and became his first and highest charting song.More

81 Mood (song)

"Mood" is a song by American singer-songwriter 24kGoldn, featuring vocals from Puerto Rican-born American singer-songwriter Iann Dior. It was released on July 24, 2020 through Records and Columbia Records as the lead single from the former's debut studio album, El Dorado (2021). It was written by the two artists with its producers KBeazy, Omer Fedi, and Blake Slatkin.More

82 Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, lead guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their single "It's Time", followed by their award-winning debut studio album Night Visions (2012), which resulted in the chart-topping singles "Radioactive" and "Demons". Rolling Stone named "Radioactive", which holds the record for most weeks charted on the Billboard Hot 100, the "biggest rock hit of the year". MTV called them "the year's biggest breakout band", and Billboard named them their "Breakthrough Band of 2013" and "Biggest Band of 2017". and placed them at the top of their "Year in Rock" rankings for 2013, 2017, and 2018. Imagine Dragons topped the Billboard Year-End "Top Artists – Duo/Group" category in 2018.More

83 Radioactive (Imagine Dragons song)

"Radioactive" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons for their major-label debut EP Continued Silence and later on their debut studio album, Night Visions (2012), as the opening track. It was first sent to modern rock radio on October 29, 2012, and then released to contemporary radio on April 9, 2013. Musically, "Radioactive" is an electronic rock and alternative rock song with elements of dubstep that contains cryptic lyrics of apocalyptic and revolutionist themes.More

84 Awolnation

Awolnation is an American rock band, formed and fronted by Aaron Bruno, formerly of Under the Influence of Giants, Home Town Hero, and Insurgence. The band is signed to Better Noise Music, formerly being signed to Red Bull Records, and their first EP, Back from Earth, was released on iTunes on May 18, 2010. They released their first studio album, Megalithic Symphony, on March 15, 2011; it featured their most notable hit, "Sail", which peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 4 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart, and number 5 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. The song has been certified 6× platinum by the RIAA and has sold 6,000,000 copies in the United States. As of February 29, 2016, the album has been certified platinum.More

85 Sail (song)

"Sail" is a song by American rock band Awolnation. It was released as a single on November 8, 2010. The song was first featured on the band's debut extended play, Back from Earth (2010), and was later featured on their debut album, Megalithic Symphony (2011). The song was written and produced in Venice, California by group member Aaron Bruno, with Kenny Carkeet performing the audio engineering.More

86 Jason Mraz

Jason Thomas Mraz is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. In 2002 he released his debut studio album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the single "The Remedy " that reached number 4 on the US Billboard chart. His second album, Mr. A-Z, released in 2005, peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 100,000 copies in the US. In 2008 Mraz released his third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. It debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and was an international commercial success primarily due to the hit "I'm Yours". The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him his first top ten single, spent a then-record 76 weeks on the Hot 100, and was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2019. His fourth album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200, his highest-charting album to date.More

87 I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)

"I'm Yours" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, released in 2008 as the first single from his third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.. The song was originally released on a limited edition EP called Extra Credit as a demo in 2005 to promote his second studio album Mr. A–Z. It was performed in his 2004 and 2005 gigs and already became a crowd favorite before its release. "I'm Yours" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards. It was also used for the Australian Seven Network's promotion of the season premiere of Packed to the Rafters.More

88 LMFAO

LMFAO is an American electronic dance music duo consisting of uncle Redfoo and nephew SkyBlu. They respectively are a son and grandson of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy. RedFoo and SkyBlu grew up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, where they formed the group LMFAO in 2006 and later became part of the electro house scene. LMFAO started building a local buzz through its shows and radio play. In 2010, they were featured on David Guetta's song "Gettin' Over You", which charted all over Europe and the United States, including reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart.More

89 OneRepublic

OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2002. It consists of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Tedder, guitarists Zach Filkins and Drew Brown, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, drummer Eddie Fisher and keyboardist Brian Willett. The band achieved its first commercial success on Myspace as an unsigned act. In late 2002, after OneRepublic played shows throughout the Los Angeles area, several record labels approached the band with interest, but the band signed with Velvet Hammer, an imprint of Columbia Records. They made their first album with producer Greg Wells during the summer and fall of 2005 at his studio, Rocket Carousel, in Culver City, California. The album was scheduled for release on June 6, 2006, but the group was dropped by Columbia two months before the album was released. The lead single of that album, "Apologize", was released on April 30, 2006, on Myspace and received some recognition there, becoming number one on the Myspace charts.More

90 Counting Stars

"Counting Stars" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic from their third studio album, Native (2013). The song was written by lead singer Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder and Noel Zancanella. It was released as the album's second single on June 14, 2013.More

91 Jewel (singer)

Jewel Kilcher is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and author. She has received four Grammy Award nominations and, as of 2015, has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.More

92 Foolish Games

"Foolish Games" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jewel from her debut studio album Pieces of You (1995). It was also the third single to be lifted from the Batman & Robin motion picture soundtrack. Jewel re-recorded the single for the soundtrack to produce a more radio-friendly version, similar to her other singles "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "You Were Meant for Me". This version is shorter than the album version by one verse. The song details the frustration and agony of knowing that the intensity of one's love is not reciprocated by one's lover.More

93 You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)

"You Were Meant for Me" is a folk-pop song written by Steve Poltz and Jewel and performed by Jewel on her first album, Pieces of You (1995). It relates the singer's incomprehension of a failed relationship and her inadequate attempts at moving on with her life.More

94 Adele

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins is an English singer-songwriter. After graduating from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a recording contract with XL Recordings. In 2007, she received the Brit Awards Critics' Choice Award and won the BBC Sound of 2008 poll. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008. It is certified 8× platinum in the UK and triple platinum in the US. The album contains her first song, "Hometown Glory", written when she was just 16, which is based on her home suburb of West Norwood in London. An appearance she made on Saturday Night Live in late 2008 boosted her career in the US. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele won the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.More

95 Rolling in the Deep

"Rolling in the Deep" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, 21. It is the lead single and opening track on the album. The song was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. The singer herself describes it as a "dark blues-y gospel disco tune". In 2011 it was reportedly the biggest crossover hit in the United States since 1985, "Rolling in the Deep" gained radio airplay from many different radio formats. It was first released on 29 November 2010 as the lead single from 21 in digital download format. The lyrics describe the emotions of a scorned lover.More

96 Carrie Underwood

Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, entrepreneur, and record producer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Her debut single, "Inside Your Heaven," made her the only country artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100. Her debut album, Some Hearts (2005), was bolstered by the successful crossover singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats," becoming the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history and the best-selling country album of the last 17 years. She won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist.More

97 Before He Cheats

"Before He Cheats" is a song written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear and the third wide-release single from Carrie Underwood's debut studio album, Some Hearts (2005). It was the fifth release from the album overall. The song tells the story of a woman taking revenge on her potentially unfaithful boyfriend/husband.More

98 You Are Not Alone

"You Are Not Alone" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995). It was released on August 15, 1995 as the second single from the album. The song was re-released in 2006, as part of Jackson's Visionary: The Video Singles collection box set, where it re-entered at number 30 in the UK Singles Chart in 2006. The pop and R&B ballad was written by American R&B singer R. Kelly for Michael Jackson in response to difficult times in his own personal life. Kelly sent a bare demo tape to Jackson, who liked the song and decided to produce it with him in his Chicago studio. Jackson's interest in the song was also linked to recent events in his personal life.More

99 Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)

"Fantasy" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album Daydream (1995), released on September 12, 1995 by Columbia Records as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Carey and Dave Hall, both serving as primary producers alongside Sean Combs. The song heavily samples Tom Tom Club's 1981 song "Genius of Love" and incorporates various other beats and grooves arranged by the former. The song's lyrics describe a woman who is in love with a man, and how every time she sees him she starts fantasizing about an impossible relationship with him. The remix for the song features rap verses from Ol' Dirty Bastard, something Carey arranged to assist in her crossover into the hip-hop market and credited for introducing R&B and hip hop collaboration into mainstream pop culture, and for popularizing rap as a featuring act.More

100 I'll Be Missing You

"I'll Be Missing You" is a song recorded by American rapper Puff Daddy and singer Faith Evans, featuring R&B group 112, in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, who was murdered on March 9, 1997. Released as the second single from Puff Daddy and the Family's No Way Out album, "I'll Be Missing You" samples the Police's 1983 hit song "Every Breath You Take", with an interpolated chorus sung by Evans and interpolated rhythm. The track also features a spoken intro over a choral version of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings".More

101 Sean Combs

Sean John Combs, also known by the stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, or Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and entrepreneur. Born in New York City and raised in the suburb of Mount Vernon, he worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Entertainment in 1993.More

102 Faith Evans

Faith Renée Jordan is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B. Sure! and Christopher Williams, she became the first female artist to contract with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment recording company in 1994. She is most famously known for her marriage to Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace. On the label, she featured on records with several label mates such as 112 and Carl Thomas, and released two platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 1998: Faith (1995) and Keep the Faith (1998)More

103 112 (band)

112 is an American R&B group from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Only You", "Anywhere" and the Grammy Award-nominated single, "Peaches & Cream". The group most notably won a Grammy Award in 1997 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for featuring in the song "I'll Be Missing You" with Sean Combs and Faith Evans.More

104 Honey (Mariah Carey song)

"Honey" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on August 26, 1997 by Columbia Records as the lead single from her sixth studio album Butterfly (1997). The song was written and produced by Carey, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, Kamaal "Q-Tip" Fareed, and Steven "Stevie J" Jordan. The song samples "Hey DJ" by the World's Famous Supreme Team, and "The Body Rock" by the Treacherous Three. "Honey" was a re-defining song in Carey's career, pushing her further into the hip hop music space.More

105 Candle in the Wind 1997

"Candle in the Wind 1997", also known as "Goodbye England's Rose" and "Candle in the Wind '97", is a song by Bernie Taupin and Elton John, a re-written and re-recorded version of their 1973 song "Candle in the Wind". It was released on 13 September 1997 as a tribute single to Diana, Princess of Wales, with the global proceeds from the song going towards Diana's charities. In many countries, it was pressed as a double A-side with "Something About the Way You Look Tonight". It was produced by Sir George Martin.More

106 Something About the Way You Look Tonight

"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" is a song by Elton John, taken from his 25th studio album The Big Picture. It was written by John and Bernie Taupin, and produced by Chris Thomas. It was released as the album's first single on 13 September 1997 (UK) and 23 September 1997 (US) by Mercury Records.More

107 My Heart Will Go On

"My Heart Will Go On" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It serves as the main theme song to James Cameron's blockbuster film Titanic, based on an account of the transatlantic passenger liner of the same name which sank in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. The song's music was composed by James Horner, its lyrics were written by Will Jennings, while the production was handled by Walter Afanasieff, Horner and Simon Franglen.More

108 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a power ballad performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 natural disaster film Armageddon, which lead singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv Tyler starred in. It is one of four songs performed by the band for the film, the other three being "What Kind of Love Are You On", "Come Together" and "Sweet Emotion".More

109 Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler, Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whitford (guitar). Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has also incorporated elements of pop rock, heavy metal, glam metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. They are sometimes referred to as "the Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". The primary songwriting team of Tyler and Perry is often known as the "Toxic Twins".More

110 Doo Wop (That Thing)

"Doo Wop " is the debut solo single from American recording artist Lauryn Hill. The song is taken from her debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Written and produced by Hill, the song was released as the album's lead single in August 1998 and was officially released for sale in October 1998.More

111 Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. She is often regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, as well as being one of the most influential singers of her generation. Hill is credited for breaking barriers for female rappers, popularizing melodic rapping and for bringing hip hop and neo soul to popular music. She is known for being a member of Fugees and her solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which became one of the best-selling albums of all-time. Hill has won many awards, including eight Grammy Awards, the most for a female rapper.More

112 This Is the Night (Clay Aiken song)

"This Is the Night" is the debut CD single of American Idol contestant Clay Aiken, written by Chris Braide, Aldo Nova, and Gary Burr. It was released on June 10, 2003, on the RCA label, simultaneously with "Flying Without Wings" by rival contestant Ruben Studdard. It became the eleventh song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at number one on that chart, restricting "Flying Without Wings" to the number-two position.More

113 Clay Aiken

Clayton Holmes Aiken is an American singer, television personality, actor, political candidate, and activist. Aiken finished second place on the second season of American Idol in 2003, and his debut album, Measure of a Man, went multi-platinum. He released four more albums on the RCA label, Merry Christmas with Love (2004), A Thousand Different Ways (2006), the Christmas EP All is Well (2006), and On My Way Here (2008). Since then he has released two more albums, both with Decca Records: Tried and True (2010) and Steadfast (2012). Aiken has also had eleven tours in support of his albums. In all, he has sold over 5 million albums, and is the fourth-highest-selling American Idol alumnus.More

114 I Believe (Fantasia song)

"I Believe" is the debut single released by singer and American Idol season 3 winner, Fantasia Barrino. The song significantly helped Fantasia rise to fame. The song was co-written by former American Idol contestant Tamyra Gray and was released on June 29, 2004. "I Believe" peaked at number one on US Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Singles Chart and number four on Australian ARIA Singles Chart. It was included on her debut album Free Yourself, released on November 23, 2004.More

115 Fantasia (singer)

Fantasia Monique Barrino, known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and author. She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe," which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Subsequently, she released her debut album, Free Yourself, which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and earned Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006.More

116 Inside Your Heaven

"Inside Your Heaven" is a song written by Andreas Carlsson, Pelle Nylén, Savan Kotecha, and produced by Desmond Child. Carrie Underwood and Bo Bice, the final two contestants on the fourth season of American Idol, each released a version of the song in June 2005.More

117 Do I Make You Proud

"Do I Make You Proud" is a soul-pop song written for American Idol season five winner Taylor Hicks by Tracy Ackerman, Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson of the Absolute production team, and co-produced by Dave Way. The song was released as a single on June 13, 2006 from the Arista record label.More

118 Taylor Hicks

Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who won the fifth season of American Idol. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade, during which he also released two independent albums. Upon winning Idol, he was signed to Arista Records, under which his self-titled major label debut was released on December 12, 2006.More

119 3 (Britney Spears song)

"3" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her second greatest hits album, The Singles Collection (2009). It was written and produced by Max Martin and Shellback, with additional writing from Tiffany Amber. The song was released on October 6, 2009 by Jive Records, as the only single from The Singles Collection. "3" is an uptempo electropop song that features a heavy bassline and synthesizers, and lyrics that talk about threesomes, while referencing American folk-singing trio Peter, Paul and Mary during the chorus as sexual slang.More

120 Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s, for which she is referred to as the "Princess of Pop". After appearing in stage productions and television series, Spears signed with Jive Records in 1997 at age 15. Her first two studio albums, certified diamond in the US, ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), were global successes and became two of the best-selling albums of all time, along with making her the best-selling teenage artist of all time. The former's title track was named the greatest debut single of all time by Rolling Stone in 2020 and the latter held a 15-year record for fastest-selling album by a female artist in the United States with first-week sales of over 1.3 million copies.More

121 Not Afraid

"Not Afraid" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his seventh studio album Recovery (2010). It was released as the album's lead single on April 29, 2010, by Interscope Records. "Not Afraid" was first revealed as a single by Eminem via Twitter, after which the song debuted on radio. To promote the single's release, a freestyle rap, "Despicable", was released on the Internet and received attention for its tone and lyrical content. "Not Afraid" was written and produced by Eminem, Boi-1da, Jordan Evans and Matthew Burnett; keyboardist Luis Resto was also attributed with songwriting credit. According to Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg and music critics, "Not Afraid" carries a positive message and depicts Eminem's change in direction from drugs and violence. The hip hop song features a choir that assists Eminem in a heavily layered chorus and vocals are sung over a guitar, synthesizer and piano; no Auto-Tune was used on the sung vocals, but many reverberation tools were.More

122 We R Who We R

"We R Who We R" is a song by American singer Kesha from her first extended play (EP), Cannibal (2010). The song was released as the EP's lead single on October 22, 2010. It was written by Kesha, with Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco and Ammo. Production of the song was completed by Dr. Luke, Blanco, and Ammo. In the wake of news that bullying and harassment had led to multiple suicides of gay youth, Kesha wrote the song in hopes that it would become a pride anthem. The song is intended to inspire people to be themselves, and as a celebration of anyone deemed quirky or eccentric.More

123 Kesha

Kesha Rose Sebert, usually known professionally by the mononym Kesha, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actress. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to Kemosabe Records. Her first major success came in early 2009 after she was featured on American rapper Flo Rida's number-one single "Right Round".More

124 Hold It Against Me

"Hold It Against Me" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale (2011). It was written and produced by Max Martin, Dr. Luke and Billboard, with additional writing by Bonnie McKee. Luke explained that he wanted "Hold It Against Me" to sound unlike his previous productions. The song was originally offered to Katy Perry, but Luke and Martin felt that it did not suit her. A demo version of the track by McKee was leaked on January 6, 2011, and the single became available for streaming on January 10, 2011. It was released the following day as a lead single from Femme Fatale.More

125 Born This Way (song)

"Born This Way" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga, and the lead single from her second studio album of the same name. Written by Gaga and Jeppe Laursen, who produced it along with Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow, the track was developed while Gaga was on the road with The Monster Ball Tour. Inspired by 1990s music which empowered women and the gay community, Gaga explained that "Born This Way" was her freedom song. She sang part of the chorus at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in 2010 and announced the song as the lead single from the album, released on February 11, 2011.More

126 Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenager, singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays. She studied at Collaborative Arts Project 21, through New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, before dropping out to pursue a career in music. After Def Jam Recordings canceled her contract, she worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where she signed a joint deal with Interscope Records and Akon's label, KonLive Distribution, in 2007. Gaga rose to prominence the following year with her debut studio album, The Fame, and its chart-topping singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". The album was later reissued to include the EP, The Fame Monster (2009), which yielded the successful singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone", and "Alejandro".More

127 Part of Me (Katy Perry song)

"Part of Me" is a song by American singer Katy Perry, released as the lead single from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection. It was written by Perry, and Bonnie McKee, with production and additional writing by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Cirkut. The song was not included on the original edition of Teenage Dream because Perry felt that it did not fit the composition of the album. A demo of the song leaked online in late 2010, amid speculation that the lyrics were directed to the singer's ex-boyfriend Travie McCoy. "Part of Me" was re-worked and officially released on February 13, 2012, through Capitol Records with artwork by art director Gavin Taylor and photography by Mary Ellen Matthews.More

128 Katy Perry

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager. Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. After adopting the stage name 'Katy Perry' and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.More

129 Harlem Shake (song)

"Harlem Shake" is a song recorded by American DJ and producer Baauer. It was released as his debut single on May 22, 2012, by Mad Decent imprint label Jeffree's. The uptempo song—variously described as trap, hip hop or bass music—incorporates a mechanical bassline, Dutch house synth riffs, a dance music drop, and samples of growling-lion sounds. It also samples Plastic Little's 2001 song "Miller Time", specifically the vocal "then do the Harlem shake", which is an allusion to the dance of the same name. Baauer added a variety of peculiar sounds to the song so that it would stand out.More

130 Baauer

Harry Bauer Rodrigues, known as Baauer, is an American record producer and DJ, best known for his double platinum song "Harlem Shake".More

131 Shake It Off

"Shake It Off" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was written by Swift and its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. "Shake It Off" is an uptempo dance-pop song featuring a saxophone line in its production. The lyrics are about Swift's indifference to her detractors and their negative view of her image. The song was the lead single from her fifth studio album, 1989, which Swift marketed as her first pop album. It was released for digital download worldwide on August 19, 2014, by Big Machine Records.More

132 Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Her narrative songwriting, which often takes inspiration from her personal life, has received widespread critical praise and media coverage.More

133 What Do You Mean?

"What Do You Mean?" is a song recorded by Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album Purpose (2015). The song was released on August 28, 2015, as the album's lead single by Def Jam. The song was produced by MdL and co-produced by Bieber. It was featured in several year-end lists of best songs of 2015. Commercially, the song topped the charts in several countries, including Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway. In Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, "What Do You Mean?" was Bieber's first number-one single. The song's music video features Bieber in bed with a young woman and getting kidnapped by masked men, as well as an appearance from actor John Leguizamo. Since its release Bieber has mentioned that the song was about his relationship with Selena Gomez.More

134 Hello (Adele song)

"Hello" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele, released on 23 October 2015 by XL Recordings as the lead single from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Adele co-wrote the song with its producer, Greg Kurstin. "Hello" is a piano ballad with soul influences, and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret. Upon release, the song was acclaimed by music critics, who compared it favourably to Adele's previous works and praised its lyrics, production and Adele's vocal performance. It was recorded in London's Metropolis Studios.More

135 Pillowtalk (song)

"Pillowtalk" is the debut solo single by English singer and songwriter Zayn, for his debut solo studio album Mind of Mine. He co-wrote the track with Anthony Hannides, Michael Hannides, Joe Garrett, and its producer Levi Lennox. The song was released as the lead single from the album on January 29, 2016, along with its own music video, which features his girlfriend, American model Gigi Hadid. It's Zayn's first single released after his departure from One Direction in March 2015. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100, making Malik the first British artist to debut at number one in the US with a debut single. It reached 1 billion views in YouTube on September 23, 2020, shortly after Zayn and Hadid announced the birth of their daughter.More

136 Zayn Malik

Zain Javadd Malik, known mononymously as Zayn, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Bradford, Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated as a solo performer, Malik was brought back into the competition, along with four other contestants, to form the boy band One Direction. Malik left the group in March 2015 and subsequently signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records.More

137 Can't Stop the Feeling!

"Can't Stop the Feeling!" is a song by American singer Justin Timberlake. It was released on May 6, 2016, for it to be the lead single for the soundtrack to the film Trolls (2016), for which Timberlake voiced the character "Branch" and served as the executive music producer. It was written and produced by Timberlake, Max Martin, and Shellback. Musically, it is an uptempo disco-pop, soul-pop number with funk influences. The song was released as a single on May 6, 2016, six months before the film debuted, and serviced to contemporary hit radio on May 10, 2016. Timberlake gave his first televised performance of "Can't Stop the Feeling!" during the interval act of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 grand final. Directed by Mark Romanek, its music video was released on May 16, 2016, and follows Timberlake on a tour to everyday places as he dances through what a typical day may be. It accumulated over 1 billion views. A wide number of fan-made videos followed the song's video release. It also features the YouTube sensation Lev Cameron.More

138 Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. Born and raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Timberlake won two Grammy Awards for his R&B-focused debut solo album Justified (2002) and its single "Cry Me a River". Another single from the album, "Rock Your Body", was also successful.More

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