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.
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As “Die with a Smile” soars more than 20 spaces, the smash earns Lady ...
The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart measures the most popular songs every week from Friday to Thursday based on the combination of their sales, online streams (audio and video), and radio airplay.
Stacker consulted the Billboard Hot 100 to rank the longest-running #1 songs by the number of weeks they spent at the top spot as of Dec. 14, 2024. Every now and then, a new song releases and ...
Released in August 1974, it reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. 5. A Better Place to Be Another of Chapin’s famous “story” songs, A ...