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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.
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.
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] In 2015, Billboard revised the rankings again. [3]
The chart, entitled Adult Oriented Playlist in 1980, has undergone numerous name changes and has become Adult Contemporary (or Contemporary Adult) from June 1981 to September 1988, and May 1989 until the magazine's final publication in November 2000. In 1980, thirty-two individual songs topped the chart, which contained 50 positions.
The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.
The current Billboard Hot 100 logo. The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. [1]
Taylor Swift is the Top Artist of 2009, 2015, 2023, and 2024. Adele is the Top Artist of 2011, 2012, and 2016. New Kids on the Block is the Top Artist of 1989 and 1990. Garth Brooks is the Top Artist of 1992 and 1993. Destiny's Child is the Top Artist of 2000 and 2001. Usher is the Top Artist of 1998 and 2004. 50 Cent is the Top Artist of 2003 ...
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.