2023 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2023 Billboard Number One Hits list was one of the strangest, strongest, and most genre-blending Hot 100 years of the decade. The year started with Mariah Carey’s holiday takeover, rolled into Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, spent a long stretch under Morgan Wallen’s control, and ended […]
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Magic Songs in Popular Music: The Best Songs About Magic, Spells, Witches, Wizards, Luck, and Enchantment Magic songs have been part of popular music for generations because magic is one of the easiest ideas to understand and one of the hardest to explain. A song can use magic to mean love, luck, mystery, temptation, transformation,
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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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2021 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2021 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a weird, busy, and very streaming-era year in pop music. Olivia Rodrigo arrived like a lightning bolt, BTS owned huge pieces of the summer, Adele returned with a major ballad, Taylor Swift turned a 10-minute song into a No.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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2020 Grammy Award WinnersWinners announced on January 26, 2020The ceremony held at the Staples Center in Los AngelesHosted by Alicia KeysEligibility for songs and albums from October 1, 2018, to August 31, 2019Noteworthy Moments: Billie Eilish made a clean sweep, winning Album of the Year for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,
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Rock and Roll Songs with Guns: Stories, Warnings, Protest Songs, and Pop-Culture Firepower Rock and roll songs with guns can be tricky territory. Some songs use guns as symbols of danger, power, revenge, fear, war, crime, or old Western storytelling. Others are warnings, protest songs, cautionary tales, or dark character studies. A few use gun
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2019 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 2019 Billboard Number One Hits list was dominated by one giant horse-powered crossover, but the year had more going on than Old Town Road. Ariana Grande ruled the opening stretch, Billie Eilish broke through, Lizzo turned an older song into a new smash, and Mariah
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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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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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Songs Inspired by Real Events: Hit Songs Based on True Stories, History, Protests, and DisastersSongs inspired by real events have a different kind of staying power. A love song can feel timeless, and a party song can own a summer, but a song rooted in something that really happened often hits harder. It carries context,
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2018 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 2018 Billboard Number One Hits list was dominated by Drake, but the year had plenty of variety around him. Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé carried over from 2017, Camila Cabello reached the top with a Latin-pop crossover, Childish Gambino turned a music video into a national
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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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2018 Grammy Award WinnersWinners announced on January 28, 2018, a significant date as the Grammys returned to New York City for the first time since 2003The ceremony unfolded at the iconic Madison Square Garden, a departure from the usual Los Angeles venuesThe charming James Corden of “The Late Late Show” took up hosting duties, bringing
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2017 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 2017 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a major shift in late-2010s pop. Hip-hop and streaming power grew louder, Latin pop had a historic mainstream moment, Ed Sheeran ruled the year-end chart, and Despacito became one of the biggest global pop stories of the decade.
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2017 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics2017 music was a major streaming-era year, with pop, hip-hop, Latin crossover, EDM, country-pop, R&B, alternative rock, and soundtrack-adjacent hits all competing for space. Ed Sheeran, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Migos, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Dua Lipa, and Imagine
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2017 Grammy Award WinnersThe Grammy winners were announced on February 12, 2017The event took place at the Staples Center in Los AngelesHost James Corden of “Carpool Karaoke” fame led the evening’s proceedingsMusic released between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2016, was eligible for considerationNoteworthy Moments: Adele won Album, Record, and Song of the Year;
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2016 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 2016 Billboard Number One Hits list showed pop music moving deeper into the streaming era. Justin Bieber dominated the year-end chart, Rihanna and Drake ruled the spring, Drake’s One Dance became a global crossover smash, and The Chainsmokers and Halsey held No. 1 for much
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2006 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics Top 10 Songs of 2016 Closer – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey Heathens – Twenty One Pilots Sorry – Justin Bieber Can’t Stop the Feeling! – Justin Timberlake Cake by the Ocean – DNCE Stitches – Shawn Mendes This Is What You Came For – Calvin
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2016 Grammy Award WinnersWinners were unveiled on February 16, 2016The Staples Center in Los Angeles served as the host venue, a frequent location for the GrammysLL Cool J was the master of ceremonies, marking his fifth consecutive year as hostMusic released between October 1, 2014, and September 30, 2015, was up for considerationNoteworthy Moments: Taylor
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2015 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 2015 Billboard Number One Hits list was led by the unstoppable funk-pop blast of Uptown Funk, but the year had more range than one perfect wedding-reception monster. Taylor Swift carried over from 2014, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth delivered an emotional soundtrack giant, The Weeknd
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2015 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 2015 music was a big mix of pop, funk revival, EDM, hip-hop, R&B, country crossover, alternative rock, movie songs, and viral dance hits. Walk the Moon, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Selena Gomez, Fetty Wap, Major Lazer, Rachel
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2015 Grammy Award WinnersWinners were broadcast on February 8, 2015Staples Center in Los Angeles was the go-to venue for the night’s festivitiesLL Cool J acted as the host, a role he was becoming quite accustomed toMusic released between October 1, 2013, and September 30, 2014, was eligible for awardsNoteworthy Moments: Sam Smith won four awards,
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2014 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2014 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a pop chart in transition. Hip-hop, EDM-pop, retro soul, reggae-pop, giant ballads, and personality-driven pop all took turns at No. 1, while Pharrell Williams’ Happy became the year’s defining Hot 100 hit.This page follows the Billboard Hot 100 issue
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2014 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics2014 music was a big, bright mix of pop, hip-hop, EDM, movie songs, alternative rock, country crossover, and viral novelty hits. Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams, Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Sia, Idina Menzel, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, and Nicki Minaj helped define
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