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.

This page follows the Billboard Hot 100 issue dates for 2017, shown here as reader-friendly weekly date ranges. Because Billboard chart weeks can cross calendar years, this list includes the late-2016 carryover at the beginning and the Perfect run that continued into early 2018.

The Billboard Hot 100 ranks the most popular songs in the United States using streaming activity, radio airplay, and sales. These are official Billboard No. 1 songs, not personal rankings, playlist picks, or “that was definitely the song of my group chat” arguments.

2017 Billboard Number One Hits by Week

January 1 – January 7, 2017: Starboy – The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
January 8 – January 14, 2017: Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane
January 15 – January 21, 2017: Bad and Boujee – Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert
January 22 – January 28, 2017: Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
January 29 – February 11, 2017: Bad and Boujee – Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert
February 12 – April 29, 2017: Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
April 30 – May 6, 2017: Humble – Kendrick Lamar
May 7 – May 13, 2017: That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
May 14 – May 20, 2017: I’m the One – DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne
May 21 – September 9, 2017: Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
September 10 – September 30, 2017: Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift
October 1 – October 21, 2017: Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) – Cardi B
October 22 – December 16, 2017: Rockstar – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
December 17, 2017 – January 13, 2018: Perfect – Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé
January 14 – January 20, 2018: Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Song-by-Song Notes on the 2017 Billboard No. 1 Hits

Starboy – The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk

The Weeknd opened the 2017 Hot 100 calendar with Starboy, a sleek collaboration with Daft Punk. The song blended dark pop, R&B cool, and electronic polish, helping continue The Weeknd’s move from alternative R&B favorite to full pop-chart heavyweight.

Its early-January week at No. 1 carried over from late 2016 and gave the 2017 chart year a stylish, chrome-plated start.

Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane

Black Beatles returned to No. 1 in January 2017 after becoming closely tied to the viral Mannequin Challenge. The song’s connection to that internet trend helped make it one of the clearest examples of social media pushing a hit to the top of the Hot 100.

It was already catchy, but the challenge gave it a second engine. Few songs have ever benefited so much from people standing completely still.

Bad and Boujee – Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert

Migos reached No. 1 with Bad and Boujee, featuring Lil Uzi Vert. The song became a defining trap hit of the late 2010s, powered by a minimal beat, memorable ad-libs, and a viral phrase that quickly escaped the song itself.

Its interrupted run at No. 1 helped mark the growing mainstream strength of Atlanta trap and streaming-driven hip-hop. By early 2017, the Hot 100 was sounding very different from just a few years earlier.

Shape of You – Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You became one of the dominant pop songs of 2017, spending 12 total weeks at No. 1 and finishing as Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 song. Its marimba-like groove, clean hook, and radio-ready structure made it nearly unavoidable.

The song also showed how well Sheeran could move between singer-songwriter ballads and streamlined global pop. It was less “guy with guitar in a pub” and more “guy with guitar who has conquered every grocery-store speaker on Earth.”

Humble – Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar earned his first Hot 100 No. 1 as a lead artist with Humble. The song’s sharp beat, direct delivery, and memorable video helped make it one of the most forceful rap singles of the year.

It came from Lamar’s album Damn., which became one of the major critical and commercial albums of 2017. Humble was not trying to politely enter the chart. It kicked the door open and stood there.

That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars reached No. 1 with That’s What I Like, a smooth R&B-pop single from his album 24K Magic. The song combined luxury imagery, playful charm, and a polished throwback groove that fit Mars’ retro-pop strengths.

Its one-week run at No. 1 came during a packed spring chart season, but the song had a much longer life on radio and award-show stages.

I’m the One – DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne

DJ Khaled’s I’m the One debuted at No. 1 with an all-star lineup: Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne. The song mixed pop hooks, hip-hop features, and Khaled’s event-single branding into a bright spring chart-topper.

It also gave Chance the Rapper his first Hot 100 No. 1. For a song with this many names on the credit line, it still somehow sounded relaxed.

Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber

Despacito became the defining Hot 100 story of 2017. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee had already created a global Spanish-language smash, and the Justin Bieber remix helped push it to 16 weeks at No. 1 in the United States.

Its 16-week run tied the then-record for the longest reign in Hot 100 history, matching One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. It also became one of the most important Latin-pop crossover hits ever to top the chart.

Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift returned to No. 1 with Look What You Made Me Do, the lead single from Reputation. The song marked a darker and more theatrical shift from her previous pop era, using spoken delivery, sharp production, and a headline-ready music video.

Its debut at No. 1 ended the long Despacito run. That alone made it one of the year’s biggest chart moments, before anyone even got to the snake imagery.

Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) – Cardi B

Cardi B reached No. 1 with Bodak Yellow (Money Moves), one of 2017’s biggest breakout rap hits. The song turned her charisma, confidence, and blunt delivery into a major mainstream moment.

Its chart success was historic: Cardi B became the first female rapper to top the Hot 100 with a solo single since Lauryn Hill’s Doo Wop (That Thing) in 1998. That was not just a hit; that was a door getting kicked wide open.

Rockstar – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage

Post Malone and 21 Savage reached No. 1 with Rockstar, a moody trap-pop hit that spent eight weeks at the top. The song helped cement Post Malone as one of the late 2010s’ biggest streaming-era artists.

Its dark, minimal sound gave the fall chart a very different texture from the bright pop and Latin crossover hits earlier in the year. The party lights got dimmer, but the streaming numbers stayed loud.

Perfect – Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé

Ed Sheeran’s Perfect reached No. 1 in late 2017 after the duet version with Beyoncé boosted the romantic ballad’s chart power. The song quickly became a wedding favorite and one of Sheeran’s signature love songs.

The Beyoncé duet held No. 1 into January 2018, giving the song a cross-year chart run. It was tender, polished, and practically built to make banquet halls emotional.

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

After the duet version’s early-2018 run, Billboard’s Hot 100 credit returned to Ed Sheeran alone for one final week at No. 1. That credit shift is why the continuation is separated here.

The song’s continued success showed Sheeran’s unusual ability to place both sleek pop singles and traditional romantic ballads at the top of the Hot 100 in the same chart era.

Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Stories of 2017

Despacito Tied a Historic No. 1 Record

Despacito spent 16 weeks at No. 1, tying the then-record for the longest Hot 100 reign. Its success helped make Spanish-language and Latin-pop crossover music a central part of the mainstream U.S. chart conversation.

Shape of You Was Billboard’s Year-End No. 1 Song

Shape of You spent 12 weeks at No. 1 and finished as Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 song of 2017. That made Ed Sheeran one of the year’s two biggest chart stories alongside Despacito.

Hip-Hop’s Streaming Strength Was Obvious

Bad and Boujee, Humble, Bodak Yellow, and Rockstar all reached No. 1, showing how strongly hip-hop was shaping the Hot 100 by 2017. Streaming had become a major force, and rap was one of its biggest winners.

Cardi B Had a Breakthrough Moment

Bodak Yellow made Cardi B the first female rapper to top the Hot 100 with a solo single since Lauryn Hill in 1998. The song turned her from a rising personality into a major chart force.

Cross-Genre Pop Was the Rule, Not the Exception

2017’s No. 1 songs moved between R&B, Latin pop, trap, dancehall-flavored pop, singer-songwriter balladry, and hip-hop. The Hot 100 was no longer dominated by one clean pop-radio sound.

2017 Billboard Number One Hits Trivia

Despacito spent 16 weeks at No. 1, tying the then-record for the longest Hot 100 reign.
Shape of You was Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 song of 2017.
Ed Sheeran had two 2017 No. 1 songs: Shape of You and Perfect.
Justin Bieber appeared on two 2017 No. 1 songs: Despacito and I’m the One.
Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) made Cardi B the first female rapper to top the Hot 100 with a solo single since Lauryn Hill.
Humble gave Kendrick Lamar his first Hot 100 No. 1 as a lead artist.
Rockstar gave both Post Malone and 21 Savage their first Hot 100 No. 1.
Black Beatles was strongly connected to the viral Mannequin Challenge.
Perfect began its No. 1 run in 2017 and continued into 2018.

Why the 2017 Billboard Number One Hits Matter

The 2017 Billboard Number One Hits list showed a chart in transition. Streaming had become a major driver, hip-hop was moving deeper into the center of mainstream pop, and Latin pop reached a historic peak with Despacito.

It was also a year where old borders between genres felt increasingly thin. Ed Sheeran could top the chart with both a rhythmic pop hit and a wedding ballad, Cardi B could break through with a hard rap single, and Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber could turn a Spanish-language hit into a U.S. chart giant.

For chart fans, 2017 was one of the most important bridge years of the late 2010s. The Hot 100 still had traditional pop stars, but the future was clearly moving toward streaming power, global crossover, rap dominance, and songs that spread online before radio could catch up.