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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] In 2013, Billboard revised the rankings for the chart's 55th anniversary edition. [ 2 ]
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, airplay, and, since 2012, streaming.
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.
"Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd (pictured) was the best-performing single of 2020, spending a total of four nonconsecutive weeks at the top position of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as breaking Billboard records for both the most time ever spent in the Top 5, and the most spent in the Top 10.
K The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 25, 2021. [37] L The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 2, 2021. [55] M The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 9, 2021. [38] N The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 11, 2021. [73]
Heat Waves" by Glass Animals (pictured) was the best-performing single of 2022; in addition, it was #16 on the 2021 Year-End List. It spent five weeks at number one on the weekly chart in 2022, and spent 91 weeks on the chart overall, becoming the longest-charting song in the Hot 100's 64-year history.
Ten-year-old Gayla Peevey performed "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" in 1953 and her version remains one of the silliest (and the most popular) Christmas songs on radio waves each year. 6 ...
Key ↑ – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its Hot 100 debut † – indicates Best performing song of the year (#) – 2020 Year-end top 10 single position and rank [1] (Despite not reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #12, "The Bones" by Maren Morris reached #9 on the Year-end Hot 100 single chart of 2020.)