When Billboard introduced weekly music charts in 1940, there were sales charts and there were airplay charts. These separate charts measuring the popularity of singles continued going their separate ways until Aug. 4, 1958, when Billboard introduced the first chart that blended sales and airplay data. Named the “Hot 100,” it has continued to this day, known around the world for being the definitive U.S. singles weekly report. As someone once said, “It ain’t No. 1 until it’s No. 1 in Billboard.”
In celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Hot 100 on Aug. 4, 2013, here is a list of the top 100 songs in the tally’s history, ranked in order of chart performance. This all-time chart was first compiled for the Hot 100’s 50th anniversary; in the five years that have passed, a dozen songs that charted between 2008-2013 have jumped onto the top 100. Come along as we reveal all the songs that made the list.
Genre: pop
Release Date: 14 May 2002
℗ 2002 Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records A Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Track List:
18. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
62. (Just Like) Starting Over
80. Abracadabra
86. All Night Long (All Night)
96. Another Day In Paradise
39. Another One Bites the Dust
59. Apologize
66. Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) [From the American Tribal Love Rock Musical "Hair"]
91. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
64. Because I Love You
98. Best of My Love
14. Bette Davis Eyes
81. Billie Jean
51. Boom Boom Pow
46. Call Me Maybe
52. Call Me
47. Candle In the Wind 1997
61. Centerfold
75. Dilemma
69. Ebony and Ivory
50. End of the Road
15. Endless Love (The Soundtrack Version)
28. Every Breath You Take
23. Eye of the Tiger
89. Family Affair
30. Flashdance - What a Feeling (Radio Edit)
17. Foolish Games
79. Gangsta's Paradise
58. Gold Digger (Explicit)
10. Hey Jude
78. Hot Stuff
22. How Deep Is Your Love
04. How Do I Live
41. How You Remind Me
93. Hurts So Good
06. I Gotta Feeling
76. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
26. I Just Want to Be Your Everything
65. I Love Rock 'N Roll
88. I Swear
44. I Want to Hold Your Hand
49. I Will Always Love You
94. I'll Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans & 112)
19. I'll Make Love to You
57. I'm a Believer
43. It's All In The Game (Digitally Remastered)
74. Just the Way You Are
92. Killing Me Softly With His Song
55. Lady
21. Le Freak
53. Let Me Love You
37. Let's Get It On
25. Low
07. Macarena (Original Version)
03. Mack the Knife
68. Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)
85. My Sharona
38. Night Fever
48. No One
87. Nothing Compares 2 U
97. One More Night
34. One Sweet Day
05. Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)
08. Physical
83. Play That Funky Music
95. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
31. Rolling In the Deep
70. Rush Rush
40. Say Say Say
84. Say You, Say Me
45. Shadow Dancing
36. Silly Love Songs (Remastered)
02. Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas)
29. Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
47. Something About the Way You Look Tonight
54. Stayin' Alive
73. Sugar, Sugar
71. That's What Friends Are For
33. The Battle of New Orleans
63. The Boy Is Mine
60. The Sign
01. The Twist
20. Theme from a Summer Place
56. TiK ToK
42. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
16. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
27. Too Close
32. Tossin' & Turnin' (Digitally Remastered)
35. Truly Madly Deeply
12. Un-Break My Heart
72. Upside Down
90. Waiting for a Girl Like You
99. We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)
11. We Belong Together
24. We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
67. Whoomp! There It Is
13. Yeah!
09. You Light Up My Life
100. You Make Me Wanna...
17. You Were Meant for Me
82. You're So Vain
77. You're Still the One
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