All-Time Billboard Hot 100 top songs videos from 1958 - 2008

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The Billboard Hot 100 50 Year Anniversary Charts are historical charts from the Hot 100's first 50 years, August 1958 through July 2008. The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard Magazine. The primary songs chart - the Hot 100 (top 100 singles) factor in airplay, as well as music sales in all relevant formats. Billboard is considered the foremost authority worldwide in music charts, and the rankings have gained a following among the general public.

On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade. The first music popularity chart was calculated in July 1940. A variety of song charts followed, which were eventually consolidated into the Hot 100 by mid-1958. The Hot 100 currently combines single sales, radio airplay and digital downloads.

1. The Twist - Chubby Checker
2. Smooth - Santana featuring Rob Thomas
3. Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
4. How Do I Live - LeAnn Rimes
5. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los del Río
6. Physical - Olivia Newton-John
7. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
8. Hey Jude - The Beatles
9. We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
10. Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
11. Yeah! - Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
12. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
13. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
14. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
15. Foolish Games / You Were Meant for Me - Jewel
16. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Bryan Adams
17. I'll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men
18. Theme from A Summer Place - Percy Faith & His Orchestra
19. Le Freak - Chic
20. How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
21. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
22. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
23. Low - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
24. Too Close - Next
25. Every Breath You Take - The Police
26. Flashdance... What a Feeling - Irene Cara
27. Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
28. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
29. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
30. Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
31. Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings
32. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
33. Night Fever - Bee Gees
34. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
35. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
36. How You Remind Me - Nickelback
37. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
38. It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards
39. I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
40. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
41. Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight - Elton John
42. No One - Alicia Keys
43. End of the Road - Boyz II Men
44. Call Me - Blondie
45. Let Me Love You - Mario
46. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
47. Lady - Kenny Rogers
48. I'm a Believer - The Monkees
49. Gold Digger - Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
50. Apologize - Timbaland featuring OneRepublic
51. The Sign - Ace Of Base
52. Centerfold - The J. Geils Band
53. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
54. The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica
55. Because I Love You (The Postman Song) - Stevie B
56. I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
57. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension
58. Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team
59. Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
60. Rush Rush - Paula Abdul
61. That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
62. Upside Down - Diana Ross
63. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
64. Dilemma - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
65. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
66. You're Still the One - Shania Twain
67. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
68. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
69. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio featuring L.V.
70. Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
71. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
72. You're So Vain - Carly Simon
73. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
74. Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
75. My Sharona - The Knack
76. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
77. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor
78. I Swear - All-4-One
79. Family Affair - Mary J. Blige
80. Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner
81. Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley
82. Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
83. Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp
84. I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
85. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas
86. Another Day in Paradise - Phil Collins
87. Best of My Love - The Emotions
88. You Make Me Wanna... - Usher
89. Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie
90. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
91. Another Night - The Real McCoy
92. It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley
93. Do That to Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille
94. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
95. Like a Virgin - Madonna
96. Maria Maria (Album Version) - Santana featuring The Product G&B
97. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
98. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
99. U Got It Bad - Usher
100. Joy to the World - Three Dog Night

Most Hot 100 hits by artist

No. of Hits

108 – Elvis Presley – 1st Appearance: "Hard Headed Woman" – (Peak: No. 4; 1958)
89 – James Brown – 1st Appearance: "Try Me" – (Peak: No. 48; 1958)
73 – Aretha Franklin – 1st Appearance: "Won't Be Long" – (Peak: No. 76; 1961)
73 – Ray Charles – 1st Appearance: "Rockhouse (Part 2)" – (Peak: No. 79; 1958)
72 – The Beatles – 1st Appearance: "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – (Peak: No. 1; 1964)
67 – Elton John – 1st Appearance: "Border Song" – (Peak: No. 92; 1970)
63 – Stevie Wonder – 1st Appearance: "Fingertips" – (Peak: No. 1; 1963)
57 – The Rolling Stones – 1st Appearance: "Not Fade Away" – (Peak: No. 48; 1964)
56 – Marvin Gaye – 1st Appearance: "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" – (Peak: No. 46; 1962)
56 – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – 1st Appearance: "Sherry" – (Peak: No. 1; 1962)
56 – Dionne Warwick – 1st Appearance: "Don't Make Me Over" – (Peak: No. 21; 1963)

 

Most No. 1 Songs by artist (All-Time)

All Time Total No. 1 Songs

20 – The Beatles First No. 1: "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1964)
18 – Mariah Carey First No. 1: "Vision of Love" (1990)
13 – Michael Jackson First No. 1: "Ben" (1972)
12 – Madonna First No. 1: "Like a Virgin" (1984)
12 – The Supremes First No. 1: "Where Did Our Love Go" (1964)
11 – Whitney Houston First No. 1: "Saving All My Love for You" (1985)
10 – Janet Jackson First No. 1: "When I Think of You" (1986)
10 – Stevie Wonder First No. 1: "Fingertips - Pt. 2" (1963)
9 – Bee Gees First No. 1: "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (1971)
9 – Elton John First No. 1: "Crocodile Rock" (1973)
9 – Paul McCartney & Wings First No. 1: "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (1973)
8 – The Rolling Stones First No. 1: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965)
8 – Usher First No. 1: "Nice and Slow" (1998)