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This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent
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Preface

The following year-by-year, week-by-week listings are based on statistics accrued by ''
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'' magazine before and after the inception of its Hot 100 popularity chart in August 1958. All data is pooled from record purchases and radio/ jukebox play within the United States. Later charts also include digital single sales, online streaming, and
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Pre-Hot 100 era


Hot 100 era


Sources

The following sources apply to all "by year" pages linked above: *'' Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition'' () *''
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's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition'' () *''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Pop Charts, 1955-1959'' () *''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties'' () *''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies'' () *''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties'' () *''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties'' () *''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s'' () *Additional information obtained can be verified within ''Billboard's'
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See also

* List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten singles *
List of number-one adult contemporary hits (United States) The links on this page contain lists of songs that have reached number-one on the ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart. This chart was first printed in ''Billboard'' magazine in 1961 and lists the most popular songs as determined by airplay on A ...
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List of number-one country hits (United States) ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine has published Billboard charts, charts ranking the top-performing country music songs in the United States since 1944. The first country chart was published under the title Most Played Juke Box Folk ...
* List of number-one dance hits (United States) * List of number-one dance airplay hits (U.S.) * List of ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1980s *
List of number-one alternative hits (United States) This is a list of number-one alternative hits as recorded by ''Billboard''s Alternative Airplay chart—a weekly national survey of popular songs on U.S. modern rock radio stations. The Alternative Airplay chart is based solely on radio airplay. ...
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List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States) Linked here are ''Billboard'' magazine's number-one rhythm and blues hits. The ''Billboard'' R&B chart is today known as the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. History From May 22, 1948 to October 13, 1958, multiple charts were published, which explain ...
* List of artists who reached number one in the United States * ''Billboard'' Year-End {{DEFAULTSORT:Billboard number-one singles Number-one hits (United States)