Number One Hits

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2013 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2013 Billboard Number One Hits list was loud, weird, catchy, controversial, and very online. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis dominated the first half of the year, Baauer’s Harlem Shake showed the chart-changing power of viral video, Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines ruled the summer, and Lorde’s Royals gave

2012 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2012 Billboard Number One Hits list caught pop music at a turning point. Club-pop was still loud, indie-pop broke through in a major way, Rihanna and Adele carried over from huge earlier runs, Carly Rae Jepsen turned one phone-number-adjacent hook into a cultural moment, and Bruno

2011 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2011 Billboard Number One Hits list was a busy mix of huge pop personalities, club anthems, emotional ballads, rap breakthroughs, and the beginning of Adele’s major U.S. chart takeover. Katy Perry kept extending her Teenage Dream era, Adele turned heartbreak into the year’s biggest song, and

2010 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2010 Billboard Number One Hits list opened the decade with club-pop, electro-pop, rap crossovers, big pop hooks, and the first signs of the streaming-era music world that would reshape the chart later in the decade. Kesha started the year with TiK ToK, Rihanna had a historic

2009 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 2009 Billboard Number One Hits list marked the end of the 2000s with dance-pop, digital sales explosions, rap crossovers, pop comebacks, and one of the most dominant chart runs ever by The Black Eyed Peas. Lady Gaga broke through, Kelly Clarkson made chart history, Jay-Z

2008 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2008 Billboard Number One Hits list captured the download-era Hot 100 in full swing. Flo Rida and T-Pain started the year with a digital sales monster, Leona Lewis crossed over from the U.K., Lil Wayne reached the pop summit, Katy Perry broke through, T.I. dominated the

2007 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2007 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a year when pop, R&B, hip-hop, digital sales, ringtone culture, and viral dance moves were all pushing the Hot 100 in new directions. Beyoncé opened the year with Irreplaceable, Rihanna ruled the summer with Umbrella, Soulja Boy turned a

2006 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2006 Billboard Number One Hits list captured the sound of mid-2000s pop, R&B, hip-hop, dancehall, ringtone-era rap, and digital-sales momentum all sharing the same chart. Mariah Carey carried over from 2005, Daniel Powter had the year’s biggest overall Hot 100 song, Rihanna scored her first No.

2005 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2005 Billboard Number One Hits list was dominated by R&B, hip-hop, pop comebacks, digital sales momentum, and one of Mariah Carey’s most important chart years. Mario opened the year with a smooth R&B ballad, 50 Cent and Kanye West brought rap crossovers to No. 1, Gwen

2004 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2004 Billboard Number One Hits list belonged to Usher, but the full year had plenty of story around him. OutKast opened the year with two different No. 1 songs, Usher dominated the middle with three chart-toppers from Confessions, Fantasia brought American Idol back to No. 1,

2003 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 2003 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a major moment for hip-hop, R&B, and pop crossover. Eminem carried over from 2002 with Lose Yourself, 50 Cent broke through with two No. 1 singles, Beyoncé launched her solo superstar era, and OutKast closed the year with

2002 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2002 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a year dominated by rock crossover, R&B, hip-hop, soundtrack power, and the first major wave of reality-TV chart impact. Nickelback opened the year with How You Remind Me, Ashanti ruled spring with Foolish, Nelly owned the summer, Kelly Clarkson

2001 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2001 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a pop year filled with R&B, pop-rap, movie soundtrack power, teen-pop aftershocks, reality-adjacent cultural shifts, and the rise of Alicia Keys. Destiny’s Child opened the year, Janet Jackson ruled spring, Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink brought Moulin

2000 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 2000 Billboard Number One Hits list opened the new decade with Latin rock, teen pop, country crossover, R&B, movie soundtrack power, pop-rock, and the early signs of the download-era changes that would arrive a few years later. Santana carried over from 1999, Christina Aguilera scored two

1999 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 1999 Billboard Number One Hits list closed the decade with teen-pop breakthroughs, R&B dominance, Latin-pop crossover, veteran comebacks, and one very smooth Santana revival. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera arrived at No. 1, Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez helped push Latin pop into the U.S.