Only 88 songs have debuted at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 — here they all are

The Hot 100 chart measures success across genres. Drake has the most No. 1 song debuts in history, followed by Taylor Swift ...

Harry Styles Lands His Third No. 1 Single As ‘Aperture’ Debuts On Top Of The Hot 100 Chart

The song is Styles’ third chart-topper, following “Watermelon Sugar” and “As It Was.” It’s also his second to debut at No. 1, ...

Queen, Taylor Swift, Post Malone and the Albums With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on Top Catalog Albums

Here are the albums with the longest runs at No. 1 on Billboard's Catalog Albums chart from 1991 to the present.
American Songwriter

3 Country Songs From the 1970s That Had the Potential To Be Major Crossover Hits

Country music rules country charts, and fairly often, especially nowadays, it also rules the most popular chart in the world, the Billboard Hot 100. However, that hasn’t always been the case, as the ...
Black Enterprise

All I Want Is Records: Mariah Carey’s Christmas Classic Makes ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 History

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" remains an unstoppable yuletide force more than 30 years after its release. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the gift that keeps on giving. This ...
Forbes

‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Ties Record For Most Weeks As Billboard Hot 100 No. 1

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Mariah Carey’s annual chart-topper “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tied the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard ...
The New York Times

100 Notable Books of 2025

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...
TechSpot

This AI country singer just became Billboard's number one – a worrying sign of things to come

WTF?! Another milestone in the story of AI's takeover has been reached. An entirely AI-created artist has secured the number one spot on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart. It's the first ...
Variety

Michael Jackson Becomes First Artist With Top 10 Hits in Six Decades as ‘Thriller’ Re-Enters Hot 100

Michael Jackson is back in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 as “Thriller” lifts to No. 10 following the 2025 Halloween season. The posthumous milestone cements Jackson’s musical legacy: the 1982 classic ...
collider

34 Years Ago, This Bryan Adams Song Spent Seven Weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Dyah (pronounced Dee-yah) is a Senior Author at Collider, responsible for both writing and transcription duties. She joined the website in 2022 as a Resource Writer before stepping into her current ...
American Songwriter

3 Country No. 1 Hits From the 1970s That Beat Out Some of the Decade’s Biggest Players

Don’t get us wrong, country music is one of the United States’ most beloved genres of music. However, when it comes to gracing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 consistently, pop and rock music ...
Rolling Out

Billboard’s top 40 loses all rap songs for first time

Hip-hop has officially exited the upper echelon of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in more than three decades. The top 40 of the iconic chart currently contains zero rap songs, marking ...