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Billboard Music Charts
Billlboard music charts rank the popularity of songs and albums by genre. The most popular Billboard chart is the Hot 100, featuring the top 100 songs of the moment based on radio airplay. Ask questions about past and present chart toppers here.
421 Questions
Did Tom Petty have a number 1 hit?
No. Their biggest hit was Stop Draggin My Heart Around, which reached number 3
What was the number 1 billboard song for May 26 1972?
1970
December 27, 1969 - January 2, 1970:
Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes
January 3 - January 30:
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
January 31 - February 6:
I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
February 7 - February 13:
Venus - The Shocking Blue
February 14 - February 27:
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)/Everybody is a Star - Sly & The Family Stone
February 28 - April 10:
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
April 11 - April 24:
Let It Be - The Beatles
April 25 - May 8:
ABC - The Jackson 5
May 9 - May 29:
American Woman - The Guess Who
May 30 - June 12:
Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
What song was at number one in the charts on the 9th of January 1998?
The #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 on 10 Nov 2000 was With Arms Wide Open by Creed.
Billboard is a magazine that covers the recording industry, including film, and provides charts of the top singles and albums. Billboard may be found here: http://www.billboard.com
What was number 1 billboard song on September 9 1980?
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie - Endless Love. This was also at #1 for 9 weeks.
Sources: bobborst.com
What was the number one song in the us on November 21st 1983?
That depends on which country you come from. In the UK, it was Prodigy with "Breathe". In the US it was BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre with "No Diggity". See related links for more information.
What was the number one Billboard song on December 5 1960?
From December 1-9 1961 the number 1 hit song was "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean,
from December 10 - 16 the Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman" was number 1, and from December 17 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens.
What was the number one song on January 1 2009?
The number one song on January 1, 2009 was "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyonce.
What was the Christmas number 1 song on the charts in the year 1985?
the answer is Band Aid with Do They Know It's Christmas time,
they started the band to raise money for charity with loads of different singers involved, then more band aids developed about 3 have had numbers ones, but more modern singers everytime they release the song.
What was the number 1 Billboard song on September 2?
" Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley was the number 1 hit song on September 2, 1956
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What song was number 1 billboard on May 27 1962?
Stranger on the Shore by Mr. Acker Bilk was number one on 5/27/62
What was the number 1 song on February 11 2012?
The number one song on February 1, 2012 was "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele.
What song helped bring rap into mainstream music charts?
That really is a matter of opinion. How much impact the song had is really up for debate.
Two that come to mind are Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight," and Blondie's "Rapture." (I think "Rapture" actually did more to broaden the exposure and acceptance of rap.)
What was the number 1 song the week of September 3 1968?
The #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 on 3 Sep 1968 was People Got To Be Free by The Rascals.
