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Fifty years ago, in the Aug. 4, 1958, issue, Billboard launched a revolutionary chart called the Hot 100. After nearly two decades of tracking songs distinctively by sales or plays (on jukeboxes and at radio), the Hot 100 was the first list to measure popularity by incorporating both radio play and sales. Scoring the chart's inaugural No. 1 was Ricky Nelson with "Poor Little Fool." Billboard.com is celebrating this milestone in a big way, as we post all kinds of Hot 100-based charts each week leading up the September unveiling of our special All-Time Hot 100 chart and the commemorative Hot 100 Anniversary issue of Billboard Magazine.
Pre-Order The Billboard Magazine Hot 100 Anniversary Issue.
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The Charts
Song With the Most Weeks at No. 1
One-Hit Wonders
Most Weeks at No. 1 By Artist
Most Hot 100 Hits By Artist
Most No. 2 Hits Without Reaching No. 1 By Artist
Most Weeks at No. 2 Without Reaching No. 1 By Title
Different Songs, Same Titles To Hit No. 1
Same Songs To Hit No. 1 By Two Different Artists
Most No. 1s By Artist (All-Time)
Next Week: All-Time No. 1 Songs from the First 50 Years
Weekly Updates
Come back each week through mid-September as we roll out special charts that spotlight a wealth of Hot 100 milestones, from one-hit-wonders and the hottest No. 2s to artists with the most Hot 100 showings and fifty years of No. 1s. The celebration culminates the week of Sept. 8, when we'll unveil the All-Time Hot 100, an exclusive chart specifically prepared to mark the 50th anniversary.
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