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.
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Wham! make chart history as Last Christmas becomes the first song to reach Christmas number one for two years in a row The festive classic first hit the top spot last year - 39 years after it was ...