Grenade by Bruno Mars
The number one single in the Billboard Hot 100 was "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night, in its third week of a six-week spell at the top of the charts.
Yes it did! In 2001, You Shot The Sheriff reached the #1 song on the charts!
Yes, in 1974
Colbie Callit week of 8/24/09
Let it Be
Whoomp! (There it is)-Tag Team 1993
The Billboard list was established on August 9th, 1958, so there was not a Top Billboard song of the week for the week of August 2. Records show that the number one song at this time was Poor Little Fool by Ricky Nelson.
This would depend upon the week. The radio program America's Top 40 airs once a week, and plays the top 40 songs on the Billboard Charts for that week.
101,000 in its first week and it debuted at the top ten on the billboard charts.
Better, Guns N Roses
don't know the week, but it probably would have been in July or maybe August
At it's peak popularity it reached 2nd on the Billboard Top 100 Charts.