Looking back at the biggest hit singles of every year, dating to the Hot 100's 1958 launch. By Xander Zellner Billboard has been publishing weekly rankings in one form or another for over a century.

Most Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 Hits: John first reached the Hot 100’s top 40 on the chart dated Dec. 19, 1970, when “Your Song” jumped 49-38. He appeared in the top 40 every year ...

The fact that a song like this managed to become a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single back in the day shows how much cultural standards have changed since the 1970s. Nick Gilder said the track ...

Twenty artists in the Hot 100's 67-year history have charted 100-plus entries. By Xander Zellner Debuting a song on the Billboard Hot 100 is a highlight of any musician’s career. It’s ...

Billboard reveals the Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st Century, and we're sharing the top three that dominated the Hot 100 from ...

billboard hot 100™ the week’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by streaming activity from digital music sources tracked by luminate, radio airplay audience impressions as ...

By Paul Grein Richard Perry, one of the most stylish and successful record producers of the 1970s and ’80s ... of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also received Grammy nods ...

Two songs that deftly blend country and hip-hop influences reign as the longest-leading No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ...

This chart-topping song (on multiple formats) spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on both the Mainstream Rock + Alternative Airplay ...