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The Billboard Number One Hits of 2022

2022 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2022 Billboard Number One Hits list mixed Disney soundtrack magic, superstar pop, streaming-era slow burns, hip-hop debuts, dance-floor revivals, and the annual return of Mariah Carey’s Christmas chart sleigh.This page follows the Billboard Hot 100 issue dates for 2022, shown here as easy-to-read weekly date ranges.

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2022 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2022 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics2022 music was a busy mix of pop, country crossover, hip-hop, Latin music, dance-pop, soundtrack songs, viral revivals, and streaming favorites. Harry Styles, Glass Animals, Taylor Swift, Kate Bush, Bad Bunny, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Morgan Wallen, Beyoncé, Elton John, Dua Lipa, and Encanto helped shape a

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2022 Oscars 94th Academy Awards

2022 Oscars 94th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: March 27, 2022Held at: Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHosts: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda SykesEligibility Year: March 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021Spotlight: Oscar TriviaHaving three female hosts—Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes—added a unique flair to the show and emphasized the Academy’s push for more gender

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2021 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2021 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics2021 music was a rebound-year mix of pop, hip-hop, R&B, country crossover, K-pop, Latin music, dance-pop, and streaming-driven hits. Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, BTS, Bad Bunny, Silk Sonic, Morgan Wallen, and Taylor Swift all

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Songs About Telephones

Songs About Telephones: The Best Phone Songs, Call Songs, Number Songs, and Voicemail Classics Telephone songs have changed right along with the technology. Early phone songs used operators, party lines, switchboards, and long-distance calls. Later songs moved into answering machines, hotlines, payphones, cell phones, texting, voicemail, missed calls, and the very modern art of staring

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2021 Oscars 93rd Academy Awards

2021 Oscars 93rd Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 25, 2021Held at: Union Station and the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, CaliforniaPreshow Hosts: Ariana DeBoseLil Rel HoweryEligibility Year: 2020- February 28, 20212021 Oscar Nominees And WinnersBest PictureNomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears and Chloé Zhao (WINNER)The Father – Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi and David

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2020 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2020 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics2020 music was shaped by streaming, TikTok, global pop, hip-hop, country crossover, dance remixes, bedroom pop, and a strange year when people were hearing songs everywhere except normal concerts. The biggest songs of 2020 came from The Weeknd, Harry Styles, BTS, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, Drake,

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Billboard Number One Hits Of 2020

2020 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2020 Billboard Number One Hits list captured one of the strangest years in modern music history. The chart moved through holiday carryovers, viral rap, pandemic-era streaming hits, superstar pop collaborations, K-pop milestones, and a Christmas song that kept showing up like it owned the building.This page

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Narcissist Songs: All About Me!

Me Me ME! Songs: The Best Songs About Ego, Confidence, Vanity, and Being the Main CharacterSome songs are love songs. Some songs are protest songs. Some songs are deep reflections on the human condition. And then there are “me” songs: bold, funny, dramatic, self-obsessed, self-loving, self-promoting, self-pitying, self-celebrating, and occasionally so confident they should probably

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Top 100 Quarantine Song Playlist

Top 100 Social Distancing and Quarantine Songs: Isolation, Lockdown, Survival, and Staying-Home Playlist Social distancing and quarantine songs became a strange little pop-culture category during the COVID-19 era. Some songs were written directly about lockdowns, isolation, anxiety, distance, and trying to stay hopeful. Others were older songs that suddenly sounded brand new because their titles

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Modern Classic Hip Hop Party Hits

Classic Hip-Hop Party Hits: The Best Rap Songs from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s Classic hip-hop party hits are more than throwback songs. They are dance-floor starters, cookout staples, sports-arena chants, school-dance memories, car-speaker tests, karaoke risks, and the songs that make three generations point at the speaker and say, “Wait, turn this up.” This

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2019 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2019 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics2019 music was a streaming-era snapshot of pop, hip-hop, country crossover, Latin music, dance-pop, soundtrack hits, viral songs, and moodier alternative pop. Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, and Lewis Capaldi all

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25 Biggest Songs of 2010 – 2019

Top 25 Songs of the 2010s: Billboard Hits, Streaming-Era Anthems, Viral Songs, Pop Crossovers, and Decade-Defining MusicThe 2010s changed how hit songs became hits. Radio still mattered, but streaming, YouTube, viral videos, playlist culture, social media, soundtrack placements, meme culture, and global pop all helped reshape the charts. Billboard’s decade-end Hot 100 Songs list gives

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James Bond

James Bond FilmsBased on the Ian Fleming novels, the James Bond film series is a hallmark of espionage cinema, known for its iconic characters and thrilling adventures. The series started in 1962 with Dr. No, introducing Sean Connery as the suave and sophisticated spy James Bond. Connery’s portrayal set the standard for Bond’s character: a

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2019 Oscars 91st Academy Awards

2019 Oscars 91st Academy AwardsWinners announced on February 24, 2019The ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CaliforniaNo host for this year’s ceremonyPre-show hosts were Ashley Graham, Maria Menounos, Billy Porter, Ryan Seacrest, Elaine WelterothFilms from 2018 were eligible for awardsNoteworthy Moments: Green Book won Best Picture amid controversy; Olivia Colman won

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2019 Grammy Award Winners

 2019 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 10, 2019Held at: Staples Center, Los AngelesHost: Alicia KeysEligibility Year: October 1, 2017, to September 30, 20182019 Grammy TriviaThis year marked the first time in Grammy history that women won all major categories, breaking the notorious Grammy glass ceiling.Childish Gambino’s This Is America made history by becoming the first

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2018 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

2018 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2018 music was a streaming-era mix of pop, hip-hop, country crossover, Latin music, EDM, alternative pop, movie soundtracks, and viral favorites. Ed Sheeran, Drake, Camila Cabello, Post Malone, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, Travis Scott, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons, Ariana Grande, and Kendrick Lamar helped define a

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