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This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.
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.
The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
The Billboard Hot 100 is widely considered to be the definitive all-genre chart for songs ... That boosted streaming numbers, which helped "Lose Control" finally reach No. 1 after a 32-week climb ...
During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations. George Michael was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs "Faith" and "Careless Whisper".
All 4 Love; All About That Bass; All for Love (song) All for You (Janet Jackson song) All I Have (song) All I Want for Christmas Is You; All My Life (K-Ci & JoJo song) All Night Long (All Night) All of Me (John Legend song) All the Man That I Need; All Too Well; All You Need Is Love; Alley Oop (song) Alone (i-Ten song) Alone Again (Naturally)
Maroon 5 became the most successful band of the 2010s, with three songs and 20 weeks atop the chart. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X became the longest-reigning number-one in the history of the Hot 100, spending 19 weeks on top. Billie Eilish became the first artist born in the 21st century to have a number-one song on the Hot 100, with "Bad Guy".
This is a list of songs that have reached number 10 or higher on the Billboard Hot 100. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States , currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.