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Lee recorded the song back in 1958, when she was 13, and would have been the youngest woman to top the Hot 100 had the song been number one back then. [231] [232] Louis Armstrong (age 62 years, 279 days) is the oldest male artist to top the Hot 100. He set that record with "Hello, Dolly!" on May 9, 1964. [233]
The list includes only songs written in English, with the sole exception of "La Bamba" (number 345), sung in Spanish by the American singer-songwriter Ritchie Valens. Although the list is "of all time", few songs written prior to the 1950s are included; some that are listed are Robert Johnson 's " Crossroads " (1936), in the version recorded by ...
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.
With Earth, Wind & Fire's industry influence and presence on the track, sister trio The Emotions was able to create the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper and Grammy-winning song, "Best of My ...
This list compiles the best-selling singles in the United States, based on reported sales figures. Some of the singles have been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In music, a single is a song considered commercially viable enough by the artist and record company to be released separately from an album , usually ...
Technically the song is a solo recording and was released as such in many parts of the world except the U.S., where it charted as "Wham! featuring George Michael". "We Are the World" is credited to "USA for Africa", and not the individual artists who participated in the recording. Double A-sides are counted as one number-one single.
They’re the songs that changed the face of music. To create the most bad-ass (and possibly random) playlist of all time, we’ve been sure to limit each artist to one song only—and our choice ...
Among the best songs of the year so far are tracks by Beyoncé, clockwise from left, Kendrick Lamar, Laci Kaye Booth, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Xavi.