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The following artists spent the most weeks at number one on the chart during the 2000s. A number of artists claimed number-one positions as either the lead artist or a featured artist. Rihanna's "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z, for example, was counted for both artists because they are both credited on the single.
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.
Movie title Song title Artist Writer US charts UK charts Miscellaneous July 22 Around the World in 80 Days “Around the World” Mantovani: music by Victor Young, lyrics by Harold Adamson: 12 20 also Victor Young US #13 and Bing Crosby US #25, UK #5 October 14 Jailhouse Rock “Jailhouse Rock” Elvis Presley: Leiber, Stoller: 1 1 December 17
Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
Especially in the 1960s and 1970s, when story-songs like “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” clogged up the radio, the pop and especially the country charts offered up endless ideas for ...
Most of the songs were Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers when they debuted, but some tracks weren't popular until their late discovery. You may also like: 15 unconventional Christmas albums from the ...
Elton John, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, Michael Jackson, and Elvis Presley are among the top artists of all time. ... Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" is one of the most recognizable songs ...
The Billboard Hot 100 is a singles chart published by Billboard that measures the most popular singles in the United States, based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay. Throughout the history of the Hot 100 and its predecessor charts, many songs have set records for longevity, popularity, or number of hit singles ...