People still just go crazy for it - even more so than ‘I’m Coming Out.’ ”ĭrake Tops Hot 100 For Third Week With 'In My Feelings,' Passes Rihanna For Most Weeks at No. As a DJ, I’ve probably played that record 23 million times. “It’s such a tough-sounding record, with that Nile Rodgers/Bernard production,” says Ronson. It even spawned two more versions that subsequently hit the chart: “Addams Family (Whoomp!)” and “Whoomp (There It Went)” from Disney’s Mickey Unrapped. 1 on the Hot 100 - it was blocked by UB40’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and Mariah Carey’s “Dreamlover.” But the dancefloor classic’s seven weeks at No. Because I Love You (The Postman Song) – 1990 As someone who makes music, that’s always the time I feel the most jealous.”ħ1. “It sounds so big yet so cool and dark - and it sounds like a fucking hit. “It’s a little scary when you first hear it - a little ominous and brooding,” says Ronson. 1s, leading longest (seven weeks) with “I’m a Believer,” written by Neil Diamond. By 1966, The Monkees had an eponymous NBC comedy, and over the next three years would land three No. TV and Hot 100 success have long been intertwined. The only song to rule the Billboard Hot 100 in separate release cycles (one week in 1960, two in 1962), thanks to adults catching on to the song and its namesake dance after younger audiences popularized them. 4īillboard: Charts team members Gary Trust, Xander Zellner and Trevor Anderson Mark Ronson: Artist-songwriter-producer of “Uptown Funk!,” No.
Which brings us to the hottest-of-the-hot list the 100 most massive smashes over the charts six decades.ĭiane Warren: Songwriter of “How Do I Live,” No. 1 - i s still the benchmark to which artists explore, from Ricky Nelson on the first to Drake on the latest. And while what goes into a hit has changed (bye, bye jukebox play hello, streaming!), attaining a spot on the list - or better yet, a coveted No. Sixty years later, the chart remains the gold-standard ranking of America’s top songs each week. 4 1958, Billboard launched the Hot 100, forever changing pop music - or at least how it’s measured. Here, we revisit the ranking’s 100 biggest hits of all-time. As part of Billboard ‘s celebration of the 60th anniversary of our Hot 100 chart this week, we’re taking a deeper look at some of the biggest artists and singles in the chart’s history.
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