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''. The Romanian Top 100 was also featured in ''

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'' magazine until 2003, and was—apart from a weekly Kiss FM podcast in the 2010s—announced on its own website. As of , the Romanian Top 100 lacks usable archives, especially for the late 1990s and 2000s. Over its 17 years of existence, around 150 documented singles reached the number-one position, the first being "

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in 1995. " I Follow Rivers" (2011) by Lykke Li spent 12 weeks at the summit, longer than any other song. The most successful artists were

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with six documented number ones each. Multiple artists reached number one with several singles in a calendar year, including the

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with " Where Is the Love?" and "

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was four years old when she topped the chart in October 2006 with "Ghiță", making her the youngest artist ever to attain a number one in any country according to ''

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''. The Romanian Top 100 ceased publication after its last broadcast on 19 February 2012, and was replaced with the

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Number ones

1990s

2000s

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2010s

Related number ones

The Romanian Top 100 significantly lacks chart archives for the late 2000s. At that time, Nielsen Music Control and

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(UPFR) began publishing charts which reflected the most-broadcast songs on radio stations and television channels throughout Romania (''see list of number ones below''); they also gained coverage in local media. However, it is unknown whether the two were affiliated with the Romanian Top 100, and whether their rankings can be used to substitute the lacking Romanian Top 100 archives. The same applies to Media Forest, who began publishing similar radio and television airplay charts starting with July 2009. ''Note: Navigate through the chart archives by selecting items from the far right drop down menu.'' Media Forest would eventually handle compilation for the Romanian Top 100 beginning with 2011 at the latest. Katy Perry 1

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