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[1] [2] It served as The Billboard ' s lead chart until the introduction of the Hot 100 in 1958 and would remain in print until 1963. [3] Note: In the issues dated January 5, June 7, and November 29, The Billboard reported a tie for the number-one single on one of its charts.
The Bee Gees and younger sibling Andy Gibb were the only acts to have more than one song hit number one, having three songs and two songs, respectively. Barry Gibb wrote or co-wrote 7 of the number one songs of the year. The Bee Gees scored three #1 singles in 1978 with "How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever".
The Lovin' Spoonful scored a #1 hit with "Summer in the City" in 1966. The Four Tops scored a #1 hit with "Reach Out I'll Be There" in 1966. These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1966. That year, 16 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Simon & Garfunkel, Lou Christie, Nancy Sinatra, SSgt.
During the year, ten acts achieved a first U.S. number-one single, either as a lead artist or featured guest. Those acts were B2K, LL Cool J, 50 Cent, Sean Paul, Nate Dogg, Clay Aiken, Murphy Lee, Ludacris, and Shawnna. Beyoncé, despite having hit number one with Destiny's Child, also earns her first number one song as a solo act. P.
Pop singer Mariah Carey's hit single "One Sweet Day" held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record sixteen weeks. The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales and airplays. Twelve singles topped ...
"Walk Like an Egyptian" logged two weeks at number-one in 1986 and two more weeks at number-one in 1987, summing up to four weeks at the top. "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie concluded another four week run that began in 1985. 1986 is the year with the third largest number of number-one songs, with 30 songs reaching the #1 spot.
Santana and Rob Thomas' "Smooth" was the longest-running single of 1999, topping the chart for 10 consecutive weeks. The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales and airplays. There were 15 singles that topped the chart this ...
List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 The 5th Dimension 9 2 Zager and Evans 6 The Beatles 4 Billy Preston 5 5 Marvin Gaye 4 Sly & the Family Stone Tommy Roe The Rolling Stones The Archies 9 Tommy James and the Shondells 2 Henry Mancini The Temptations Steam 13 Elvis Presley 1 Peter, Paul and Mary