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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1988, Guns N' Roses' 'Appetite for Destruction' Hit No. 1 at Last
8/6/2018 by Gary Trust
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Aug. 6, 1988 Spurred by the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Sweet Child O' Mine," Guns N' Roses rocked to the top of the Billboard 200 in its 50th week with its classic breakthrough, Appetite for Destruction.
Aug. 7, 2004 Ashlee Simpson's Autobiography bowed atop the Billboard 200. Take that, sis: Jessica Simpson has peaked at a high of "only" No. 2 on the chart, with In This Skin, also in 2004. Ashlee returned to the top with I Am Me in 2005.
Aug. 8, 1992 Madonna's "This Used to Be My Playground," from the Olympics-themed 1992 album Barcelona Gold, finished first on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was initially released as a stand-alone single from the soundtrack to the film A League of Their Own, starring, among others, Madonna, Tom Hanks and Rosie O'Donnell.
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Aug. 9, 2003 Alan Jackson's "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" began an eight-week reign on Hot Country Songs, the longest of his 26 career No. 1s. His singing and drinking buddy on the track? Jimmy Buffett. (And, a special toast to Buffett, who worked as Billboard's Nashville correspondent in the late 1960s/'early '70s.)
Aug. 10, 1963 Stevie Wonder's iconic debut single, "Fingertips – Pt 2," topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three weeks. The song made him the youngest soloist ever to lead the Hot 100 and became his first of 10 No. 1s, the second-most among solo males (after Michael Jackson's 13).
Aug. 11, 1984 Ray Parker, Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" made No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 its haunt for the first of three weeks.
Aug. 12, 1989 Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" began a three-week command of the Billboard Hot 100. The ballad became his third No. 1, after "Hold On to the Nights" in July 1988 and "Satisfied" in June 1989.
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Post by Gary on Aug 9, 2018 10:44:55 GMT -5
Rewinding the Country Charts: Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett 'Clock-ed' in at No. 1 in 2003
8/9/2018 by Jim Asker
R. Diamond/WireImage Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson perform the song "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere" at the 37th Annual Country Music Awards on Nov. 5, 2003. Their modern-classic party anthem spent eight weeks atop Hot Country Songs.
On Aug. 9, 2003, Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett's "It's Five O' Clock Somewhere" ascended 2-1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, reigning for eight weeks.
Penned by Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins, "Somewhere" became the 21st, and longest-ruling, of Jackson's 26 leaders.
Buffett, who first reached the chart in 1973 (after working for Billboard as a Nashville correspondent in the late '60s/early '70s), earned his first of two No. 1s with the song; he led again as featured on Zac Brown Band's "Knee Deep" in 2011.
An infectious ode to celebrating summer at all hours, "Somewhere" also hit No. 17 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, marking Jackson's best showing. It's the second-highest peak for Buffett, after his signature song, "Margaritaville," which reached No. 8 in 1977.
On June 14, Jackson, 59 and currently on tour, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was ushered into the Country Music Hall of Fame by Loretta Lynn in 2017.
At 71, Buffett remains one of the biggest drawing touring artists. On the 15th anniversary of "Somewhere" hitting No. 1, he'll play Boston's Fenway Park with his Coral Reefer Band.
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Post by Gary on Aug 13, 2018 13:57:00 GMT -5
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1967, The Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love' Hit No. 1
8/13/2018 by Gary Trust
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Aug. 13, 1966 A summer smash, literally: The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City" heated up the Billboard Hot 100 for its first of three weeks at No. 1.
Aug. 14, 1965 With one of the rock era's sing-along favorites (just find a duet partner …), Sonny & Cher reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "I Got You Babe."
Aug. 15, 1992 Boyz II Men made their first of five trips to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, all in the '90s, as "End of the Road" began a then-record 13-week command.
Aug. 16, 1986 Madonna got herself a present on her 28th birthday: her fourth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, as "Papa Don't Preach" rose 2-1. She has since upped her total to 12 career Hot 100 leaders.
Aug. 17, 2002 The bad news for Nelly: his "Hot in Herre" fell from No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after seven weeks. The good news for Nelly: his follow-up "Dilemma," featuring Kelly Rowland, took over for the first of 10 weeks at No. 1.
Aug. 18, 2001 Alicia Keys made a grand entrance on the Billboard Hot 100, as her debut smash "Fallin' " began a six-week reign at No. 1.
Aug. 19, 1967 The Summer of Love's quintessential theme song, The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love," topped the Billboard Hot 100.
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Post by Gary on Aug 17, 2018 14:19:17 GMT -5
Rewinding the Charts: In 1986, Run-D.M.C. Raised 'Hell' & Hip-Hop's Profile
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The trio's third album became the first rap LP to crack the top 10 of the Billboard 200 & the first certified platinum by the RIAA.
Critics who dismissed rap as a passing fad were proved wrong when trailblazer Run-D.M.C.'s third album, Raising Hell, reached the summit of Billboard's Top Black Albums chart (now called Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) on Aug. 16, 1986.
It was the first rap LP to reach No. 1 — just one of many career breakthroughs achieved by the trio of Joseph "Run" Simmons, then 21; Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, 22; and Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, 21.
Run-D.M.C. formed in Queens and signed with Profile Records in 1983. The following year, the act broke a key cultural barrier when the video for "Rock Box," from its self-titled debut, made it the first rap group played on MTV. Two years later, Raising Hell presaged hip-hop's commercial viability, crossing over to the all-genre Billboard 200, where it rose to No. 3 — the first rap album to crack the top 10.
The LP's singles made history, too. A collaboration with Aerosmith on a rap-rock fusion of the latter's 1975 hit, "Walk This Way," reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, the first top 10 for a rap act. "My Adidas," meanwhile, prompted the sneaker giant to sign the first endorsement deal between a hip-hop group and an athletic line.
Raising Hell's critical and commercial success made it the RIAA's first platinum-certified rap album and Run-D.M.C. the first hip-hop act nominated for a Grammy Award. The group was so pioneering that it competed in the R&B vocal performance by a duo or group category. (A rap category didn't exist until 1988.)
Run-D.M.C. would release another four albums, the last in 2001. The following year, Mizell was murdered in his Queens studio in a still-unsolved case. Simmons and McDaniels retired the group shortly thereafter, though they occasionally reunite to perform.
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Post by Gary on Aug 20, 2018 11:02:48 GMT -5
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2010, Eminem & Rihanna's 'Love the Way You Lie' Lifted to No. 1
8/20/2018 by Gary Trust
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Aug. 20, 2011 Lady Antebellum's sweet ballad "Just a Kiss" became the trio's fifth of six No. 1s on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Aug. 21, 2010 Eminem notched his fourth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 (of five), and featured vocalist Rihanna her seventh No. 1 (of 14) with "Love the Way You Lie," which spent its first of seven weeks at the summit.
Aug. 22, 1987 Who was that girl at No. 1? The Material Girl, as Madonna's "Who's That Girl," from the movie of the same name, became the sixth of her 12 Billboard Hot 100 leaders.
Aug. 23, 1969 The Rolling Stones scored their fifth and final Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 of the '60s (they'd follow with three more in the '70s) with "Honky Tonk Women."
Aug. 24, 1985 Let's go Back to the Future: Huey Lewis & the News topped the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Power of Love," their theme from the Michael J. Fox time-travel blockbuster.
Aug. 25, 2001 Eve's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind," featuring Gwen Stefani, crowned the Pop Songs airplay chart. In 2005, the stars would reteam (with Stefani in the lead role) for "Rich Girl," a No. 4 Pop Songs hit. On the Billboard Hot 100, the songs reached Nos. 2 and 7, respectively.
Aug. 26, 1995 Batman Forever spurred Seal's sole Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, ballad "Kiss From a Rose."
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Post by Gary on Aug 27, 2018 11:16:06 GMT -5
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2011, Katy Perry Made History With a Fifth No. 1 From 'Teenage Dream'
8/27/2018 by Gary Trust
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Aug. 27, 2011 Katy Perry scored a fifth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," from her album Teenage Dream, marking an historic coronation: the set joined Michael Jackson's Bad, in 1987-88, as the only albums ever to generate five Hot 100 No. 1s each.
"Hitting No. 1 is always a great moment, but when it turns into a small piece of history, you're reminded of how many millions of people are connected to each other by even one tiny event," Perry told Billboard upon learning of the achievement. "Ever since I was 9 years old, singing into my hairbrush, I've dreamed very big dreams, but today is bigger than my dreams."
Aug. 28, 1976 Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart began as a national weekly survey, capped initially by the Bee Gees' "You Should Be Dancing," certainly an appropriate title to lead the first list.
Aug. 29, 1987 "La Bamba," Los Lobos' title track to the biopic of late legend Ritchie Valens, crowned the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three weeks. The classic original had hit No. 22 in 1959.
Aug. 30, 1997 After Diddy (then Puff Daddy) and Faith Evans' ode to slain rapper The Notorious B.I.G., "I'll Be Missing You," led the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 weeks, Biggie himself took over atop the list posthumously, as his "Mo Money Mo Problems," featuring Diddy and Mase, began a two-week reign.
Aug. 31, 1996 On the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at No. 2 for nine weeks, below Los Del Rio's juggernaut "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)." On the Pop Songs airplay chart, however, Donna Lewis' "I Love You Always Forever" would not be denied, as it began an 11-week rule.
Sept. 1, 1984 After 20 Billboard Hot 100 entries as half of Ike & Tina Turner in 1960-75, and her first solo hit ("Let's Stay Together") earlier in 1984, the legendary diva topped the Hot 100 at last with "What's Love Got to Do With It," which would lead the list for three weeks.
Sept. 2, 1995 Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" became the first song ever to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The ballad became the last of Jackson's 13 solo leaders (following four Jackson 5 No. 1s).
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1998, Aerosmith Earned Its First Hot 100 No. 1 With 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing'
9/3/2018 by Gary Trust
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Sept. 3, 2005 Hilary Duff earned her second, and most recent, Billboard 200 No. 1, as Most Wanted lived up to its title, debuting at the summit. The set followed 2003's Metamorphosis to the top.
Sept. 4, 1965 The Beatles earned their ninth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, of their record 20, with "Help!"
Sept. 5, 1998 Almost 25 years after its first appearance on the list, Aerosmith rocked its first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with ballad "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing." Of its prior 26 entries, the Boston band had notched six top 10s, peaking as high as No. 3 with fellow love song "Angel" in 1988.
Sept. 6, 1980 Diana Ross reigned supreme on the Billboard Hot 100, as "Upside Down" danced to the summit. After scoring 12 No.1s with The Supremes in 1964-69, she scored six as a soloist in 1970-81.
Sept. 7, 1985 John Parr's '80s classic, and soundtrack smash, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" wheeled to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sept. 8, 2007 Then on break from The Black Eyed Peas, Fergie crowned the Billboard Hot 100 solo with her ballad "Big Girls Don't Cry," from her debut solo album, The Dutchess.
Sept. 9, 2006 He brought sexy back. He also brought "SexyBack" to No. 1, as Justin Timberlake scored his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. In 2016, "Can't Stop the Feeling!" became JT's fifth and most recent solo leader; with *NSYNC, he led with "It's Gonna Be Me" in 2000.
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Post by Gary on Sept 11, 2018 9:32:07 GMT -5
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1993, Mariah Carey's 'Dreamlover' Led the Hot 100
9/10/2018 by Gary Trust
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Kevin Mazur Archive/WireImage Mariah Carey photographed in 1993. Plus, remembering feats by Sam Hunt, Wilson Phillips & Madonna.
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Sept. 10, 1988 A month after its breakthrough album, Appetite for Destruction, topped the Billboard 200 (at last, in its 50th week on the chart), Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sept. 11, 1993 With its breezy, hot air balloon-themed video, Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" floated to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for its first of eight weeks on top. It became her seventh of 18 No. 1s to date, the most among soloists.
Sept. 12, 2015 Sam Hunt scored his third career-opening Country Airplay No. 1, as "House Party" was cause for celebration, climbing 2-1.
Sept. 13, 1997 More Mariah: Mariah Carey coated the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in "Honey," her 12th No. 1 on the list.
Sept. 14, 1974 Forty-four years later, he's still a free man. But, on this date in 1974, Eric Clapton topped the Billboard Hot 100 with his damning confession, "I Shot the Sheriff." Reggae icon Bob Marley wrote the song.
Sept. 15, 1990 Following their debut Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Hold On," Wilson Phillips returned to the top with "Release Me."
Sept. 16, 2000 Madonna achieved her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 since 1995 (and her 12th and most recent leader), as "Music" shimmied to the summit.
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Post by Gary on Sept 17, 2018 11:20:51 GMT -5
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1987, Michael Jackson Returned to the Top of the Hot 100
9/17/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Adele, Katy Perry & Color Me Badd.
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Sept. 17, 2011 Adele's "Someone Like You" became the first piano-and-vocals only No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100's history.
Sept. 18, 2010 Katy Perry took the title cut from her album Teenage Dream to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. It's one of five No. 1s from the set, the only album by a woman ever to yield a quintet of leaders. The only other LP to generate five Hot 100 No. 1s: Michael Jackson's Bad in 1987-88. Speaking of …
Sept. 19, 1987 … Michael Jackson's Bad generated its first of five Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s: lead single "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," with Siedah Garrett.
Sept. 20, 1969 A cartoon tune topped the Billboard Hot 100: The Archies' "Sugar, Sugar." Of course, there was real talent behind the scenes: Andy Kim co-wrote the song. He'd go on to top the Hot 100 in 1974 with "Rock Me Gently."
Sept. 21, 1991 After the oh-so-direct "I Wanna Sex You Up" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1991, Color Me Badd reigned with the more traditionally romantic "I Adore Mi Amor."
Sept. 22, 1984 John Waite's "Missing You" made its way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Waite, who first broke through in the '70s as part of the band The Babys, would lead the Hot 100 again in 1989 as part of another group: singing lead on Bad English's "When I See You Smile."
Sept. 23, 1989 Over a year before being exposed for not singing its hits, Milli Vanilli scored its second of three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s: ballad "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You." The duo first reigned with "Baby Don't Forget My Number" and followed "Miss" with its third and final leader, "Blame It on the Rain." Also on Sept. 23, 1989, parent album Girl You Know It's True crowned the Billboard 200 at last in its 27th week, for its first of seven weeks at No. 1.
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Post by Gary on Sept 20, 2018 19:41:12 GMT -5
Rewinding the Charts: In 1986, Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector Staged a Comeback With 'Take Me Home Tonight' 9/20/2018 by Kevin Rutherford
Ron Galella/WireImage Money (left) and Spector attended the American Music Awards in January 1987 in Los Angeles.
The Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 revived both stars' careers. In 1986, Eddie Money was badly in need of a hit.
The artist born Edward Mahoney in Brooklyn had abandoned a career in law enforcement — his father and brother worked for the New York Police Department — to sing rock'n'roll, and the gamble had paid off.
Between 1978 and 1982, Money landed four consecutive albums in the top 40 of the Billboard 200, along with such notable Billboard Hot 100 singles as "Baby Hold On." But his hot streak ended in 1983 when his album Where's the Party? failed to produce a top 40 Hot 100 hit; meanwhile, drug addiction further derailed his career. Redemption arrived three years later in the form of "Take Me Home Tonight," a muscular slice of pop-rock interpolating The Ronettes' 1963 No. 2 Hot 100 hit "Be My Baby."
In a 2015 interview, Money recalled that when he contacted Ronettes frontwoman Ronnie Spector to suggest that she reprise the line "Be my little baby" and her signature "oh-oh-oh-oh" from the original, "I could hear clinking and clanking in the background." Spector explained she was doing the dishes, then told him, "I'm not really in the business anymore, Eddie." Money, who was 37 at the time, eventually coaxed Spector, then 43, into the studio, and "Take Me Home Tonight" revived both of their careers, topping the Sept. 20, 1986, Mainstream Rock Songs chart and peaking at No. 4 on the Hot 100 that November.
It marked a career high for Money, who went on to notch six additional top 40 Hot 100 hits through 1992 (besting his count of four prior to "Take Me Home Tonight"). He kicked drugs and alcohol for good in the early 2000s and continues to tour. In February, the singer starred in the Rochester, N.Y., premiere of Two Tickets to Paradise: The Musical, an autobiographical theatrical production he created that is scored with his signature hits.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1968, The Beatles Began Their Longest Hot 100 Reign With 'Hey Jude'
9/24/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Selena Gomez, P!nk & Cher.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Sept. 24, 1988 30 years ago: Bobby McFerrin topped the Billboard Hot 100 with the a cappella pop culture smash "Don't Worry, Be Happy." (Feel more relaxed after listening?)
Sept. 25, 1982 It was no trick: The Steve Miller Band appeared at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Abracadabra."
Sept. 26, 2015 Selena Gomez scored her first No. 1 on the Pop Songs airplay chart, "Good for You," featuring A$AP Rocky. She'd also lead with her next two singles: "Same Old Love" and "Hands to Myself."
Sept. 27, 2008 10 years ago: She's still a rock star: P!nk notched her second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 (of four so far), and first on her own, with "So What." She'd first reigned with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and Mya on "Lady Marmalade" in 2001.
Sept. 28, 1968 50 years ago: The Beatles began their longest Billboard Hot 100 command, as "Hey Jude" set up at No. 1 for the first of nine weeks.
Sept. 29, 1990 Nelson, the pop-rock duo featuring Rick Nelson's long-haired sons Matthew and Gunnar, topped the Billboard Hot 100 with its catchy debut single "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection." (Their father had tallied the Hot 100's very first No. 1, as "Poor Little Fool" led the inaugural Aug. 4, 1958-dated chart.)
Sept. 30, 1989 She found a way: Cher climbed to the top of Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart with "If I Could Turn Back Time."
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2002, Kelly Clarkson Enjoyed Her First No. 1 'Moment' 10/1/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Bruno Mars, Garth Brooks & Janet Jackson.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history. Oct. 1, 1977
A long time ago (well, 41 years) in a galaxy far, far away (well, on the Billboard Hot 100), Meco out-battled all competitors and reached No. 1 with "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band."
Oct. 2, 2010
After leading the Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist on B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" earlier in the year, Bruno Mars notched his first No. 1 as a lead, as "Just the Way You Are" began a four-week reign.
Oct. 3, 1992
Billboard launched the Pop Songs radio airplay chart. Boyz II Men's ballad "End of the Road" led the inaugural list (ironically enough, given its title). In 2017, Billboard celebrated the chart's 25th anniversary, with Rihanna reigning as the survey's all-time top performer.
Oct. 4, 1986 Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart debuted, with Juan Gabriel's "Yo No Se Que Me Paso" the ranking's first No. 1.
Oct. 5, 2002 Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This" topped the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first leader on the chart by an American Idol contestant. She's since added the No. 1s "My Life Would Suck Without You" in 2009 and "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" in 2012.
Oct. 6, 1990 One of Garth Brooks' signature anthems, "Friends in Low Places," rose as high as possible on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, spending its first of four weeks at No. 1.
Oct. 7, 1989 Janet Jackson's "Miss You Much" vaulted 5-1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first of four No. 1s from her Rhythm Nation 1814 album.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1988, Def Leppard Leapt to No. 1 on the Hot 100 With 'Love Bites'
10/8/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey & Christina Aguilera.
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Oct. 8, 1988 Def Leppard leapt to its first (and so far lone) No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Love Bites." The band peaked successively higher with each of the first five singles from Hysteria, as, prior to "Love Bites," "Women" reached No. 80, followed by "Animal" (No. 19), the title cut (No. 10) and "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (No. 2). Hysteria would yield two more hits with its sixth and seventh singles: "Armageddon It," which reached No. 3, and "Rocket," which flew to No. 11.
Oct. 9, 1965 The Beatles notched their 10th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, of their record 20, with "Yesterday." Incredibly, they collected the first half of their No. 1 sum in 1964-65, before adding their next 10 in 1966-70.
Oct. 10, 1992 Double chart power from the members of Scandal and the Eagles, respectively: Patty Smyth's "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough," sporting additional vocals by Don Henley, began a three-week command on the Pop Songs chart.
Oct. 11, 1986 Janet Jackson achieved her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, "When I Think of You." Ms. Jackson has since upped her count to 10 total toppers (through "All for You" in 2001).
Oct. 12, 1991 Mariah Carey notched her record-setting fifth consecutive career-opening Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with "Emotions." She passed the Jackson 5, who arrived with four straight toppers in 1970. Carey tallied her first four No. 1s – of 18 to date, the most among soloists – from her self-titled debut album: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry."
Oct. 13, 2000 Christina Aguilera collected a third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 from her self-titled debut album, as "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" reigned. "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants" had previously led.
Oct. 14, 1989 Motley Crue rocked its only Billboard 200 No. 1, as Dr. Feel good jumped 5-1. The set yielded the band's two biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits (and only top 10s): the No. 6-peaking title cut and the No. 8 ballad "Without You."
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2007, Bruce Springsteen Was Boss of the Billboard 200 With 'Magic'
10/15/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by T.I., a-ha & Elton John.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Oct. 15, 1988 After tasting modest success in 1984, when the song reached No. 34, UB40's re-released "Red Red Wine" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song, originally a No. 62 hit for its writer, Neil Diamond (and back in the news for its political tie-in, prompting a statement from UB40's Ali Campbell), resurfaced in 1988 after then-KZZP Phoenix air talent Guy Zapoleon played it to favorable response on his "Would've Been, Should've Been" feature.
UB40 before rehearsals at Shepton Mallet for Channel 4's live rock show on Sept. 23, 1983. Read More 35 Years After 'Red Red Wine,' UB40's 'Labour of Love' Continues
Oct. 16, 1999 Creed collected its first Billboard 200 No. 1, as Human Clay soared in at No. 1. The same week, lead single "Higher" began its three-week reign on Alternative Songs (and continued its whopping 17-week domination on Mainstream Rock Songs).
Oct. 17, 2009 "Down" was up, atop the Billboard Hot 100, as British pop singer Jay Sean reigned with his debut U.S. single, featuring Lil Wayne.
Oct. 18, 2008 T.I. tallied his third Billboard 200 No. 1, as Paper Trail launched at the top spot. The set yielded the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s "Whatever You Like" and "Live Your Life" (featuring Rihanna), the latter of which began a six-week Hot 100 rule the same day.
Oct. 19, 1985 With its memorable comic book style video, a-ha's "Take on Me" topped the Billboard Hot 100.
Oct. 20, 2007 Bruce Springsteen became boss of the Billboard 200 with his album Magic. The set arrived as his eighth No. 1 (of 11 to date). The album generated the hit single "Radio Nowhere."
Oct. 21, 1989 Elton John topped Adult Contemporary with the inspirational "Healing Hands" from his album Sleeping With the Past. The set would also yield the top five AC hits "Sacrifice" and "Club at the End of the Street." "Healing Hands" became the eighth of John's 15 AC No. 1s; he and the Carpenters share the mark for the most leaders in the chart's 57-year history.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1990, Janet Jackson's Halloween Hit 'Black Cat' Crept to No. 1
10/22/2018 by Gary Trust
Janet Jackson receives a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star on April 20, 1990 at 1500 Vine Street in Hollywood, Calif. Plus, remembering feats by Phil Collins, Britney Spears & Whitney Houston.
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Oct. 22, 1988 Phil Collins' "Groovy Kind of Love" topped the Billboard Hot 100. The original version by The Mindbenders peaked at No. 2 in 1966.
Oct. 23, 1999 Santana's late-'90s comeback was in full force, as "Smooth," featuring Rob Thomas, began a 12-week command on the Billboard Hot 100. Parent album Supernatural also spent 12 weeks atop the Billboard 200. "Smooth" ranks as the No. 2 title on Billboard's recap of the Greatest of All Time biggest Hot 100 hits.
Oct. 24, 2009 Britney Spears notched her third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with the aptly titled "3." Her previous No. 1? Let's continue ...
Oct. 25, 2008 Britney Spears scored her second Billboard Hot 100 leader – and first in almost 10 years, after "…Baby One More Time" – as the scathing "Womanizer" danced to the summit.
Oct. 26, 1985 Whitney Houston ruled the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, as "Saving All My Love for You" rose 2-1. The ballad became her first of 11 No. 1s, as well as her first of seven in a row, the longest streak of leaders in the chart's history.
Oct. 27, 1990 Well-timed around Halloween, Janet Jackson's "Black Cat" leapt to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Oct. 28, 2006 Ludacris shook his way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with "Money Maker," featuring Pharrell.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2002, No Doubt Topped Pop Songs With 'Underneath It All' 10/29/2018 by Gary Trust Ethan Miller/Getty Images (L-R) Tony Kanal, Stephen Bradley, Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Gabrial McNair and Adrian Young of No Doubt appear on MTV's "Total Request Live" Spring Break show at the Fremont Street Experience on March 11, 2000 in Las Vegas.
Plus, remembering feats by Men at Work, Iggy Azalea & Roxette. Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history. Oct. 29, 1994 The Cranberries began a six-week reign on the Alternative Songs chart with one of their signature songs, "Zombie."
Oct. 30, 1982 Australia's Men at Work marked a milestone in their American invasion, as their debut single, "Who Can It Be Now?" rose 2-1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their next single, "Down Under," would also hit No. 1 in early 1983.
Oct. 31, 1964 The Supremes scored their second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, "Baby Love," which began a four-week command. It became the second of five consecutive leaders that the legendary group tallied in less than a year's span in 1964-65.
Nov. 1, 2014 Iggy Azalea made it three No. 1s on Billboard's Pop Songs airplay chart in her first three tries, as "Black Widow," featuring Rita Ora, spun its way to the top. It followed Azalea's "Fancy," featuring Charli XCX, and Ariana Grande's "Problem," featuring Azalea.
Nov. 2, 2002 No Doubt notched its third, and most recent, Pop Songs No. 1 with "Underneath It All" (featuring Lady Saw), which would lead for three weeks. The Gwen Stefani-led band first ruled for 10 weeks in 1996-97 with "Don't Speak" and returned to the top for a week earlier in 2002 with "Hey Baby."
Nov. 3, 2001 Nine years after her first appearance, Mary J. Blige celebrated her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, as "Family Affair" began a six-week command.
Nov. 4, 1989 After leading earlier in the year with debut hit "The Look," Roxette returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with "Listen to Your Heart." What was historically significant about the song? It was the first No. 1 available only as a cassette single, not on a 45-RPM vinyl single.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1990, Mariah Carey Notched Her Second No. 1 With 'Love Takes Time'
11/5/2018 by Gary Trust
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Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Nov. 5, 1988 After having not led the Billboard Hot 100 since 1966, with "Good Vibrations," The Beach Boys returned to No. 1 with "Kokomo," from the soundtrack to the Tom Cruise hit Cocktail.
Nov. 6, 1993 In true Pearl Jam fashion, the band's second studio album, Vs., arrived as a revolt against its predecessor, Ten, which has sold 10.4 million copies in the U.S. to date, according to Nielsen Music. In addition to declining to produce any videos to promote Vs., the band opted for a less-polished, more aggressive sound, pairing with producer Brendan O'Brien rather than Ten producer Rick Parashar. But the appetite for new Pearl Jam music remained voracious, and Vs. debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 6.1 million.
Nov. 7, 1998 Dixie Chicks' "Wide Open Spaces" rose 3-1 on Hot Country Songs for its first of its four weeks atop the chart, the longest-reign of the group's six No. 1s.
Nov. 8, 1997 Sing along, Dawson's Creek fans: Paula Cole's theme to the series, "I Don't Want to Wait," began a six-week stay at No. 1 on the Adult Pop Songs chart.
Nov. 9, 1991 Prince topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the last time, as "Cream" (with The N.P.G.) rose 3-1. The song became the icon's last of five No. 1s, following "When Doves Cry" (five weeks on top in 1984), "Let's Go Crazy" (two, 1984), "Kiss" (two, 1986; the latter two billed to Prince and the Revolution) and "Batdance" (one, 1989).
Nov. 10, 1990 Mariah Carey scored her second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with ballad "Love Takes Time." She'd debuted with her first leader, "Vision of Love," which reigned for four weeks in August 1990. Her 18 total No. 1s are the most among soloists and second only to The Beatles' 20. Carey releases Caution, her first LP since 2014, Nov. 16.
Nov. 11, 1989 John Waite topped the Billboard Hot 100 in yet another iteration: as lead singer of Bad English, with "When I See You Smile." Five years earlier, he'd led as a soloist with "Missing You." He'd first charted in the '70s with The Babys.
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Rewinding the Charts: In 1993, Meat Loaf Did 'Anything for Love' & Landed His First No. 1 Hot 100 Hit
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The 1993 sequel to his smash ’78 "Bat Out of Hell" LP yielded his first Hot 100 leader, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)."
In 1993, Meat Loaf was hungry for a taste of the success he had enjoyed in the late 1970s when his debut studio album, Bat Out of Hell, scored three top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 -- including the epic “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” -- and spent six months in the top 40 of the Billboard 200 in 1978.
In the wake of Bat Out of Hell’s phenomenal success -- the album would go on to be certified 14 times platinum by the RIAA -- Meat Loaf (real name: Michael Lee Aday) released three LPs in the ’80s that didn’t produce a single top 40 Hot 100 track.
More than 15 years would pass before his fortunes would change. Financial and legal squabbles had resulted in Meat Loaf falling out with producer-songwriter Jim Steinman, whose theatrical approach to rock had been instrumental in the creation of Bat Out of Hell. Steinman had actually begun writing a sequel during the height of the original album’s success, but it wasn’t until the beginning of the ’90s that the two men reconciled and began recording Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell.
Given that more than a decade had passed and grunge was ruling the airwaves, the industry was skeptical that Meat Loaf and Steinman could repeat their success. “If this doesn’t do 3 or 4 million [copies], it’ll be a cold day in hell before they let us do another,” Meat Loaf told Q magazine on the eve of the album’s release in September 1993.
But Hell II quickly silenced the skeptics. Its lead single, “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” rocketed to the top of the Nov. 6 Hot 100 chart -- becoming the then‑46-year-old Meat Loaf ’s first No. 1 -- and ruled for five weeks.
In 2006, Meat Loaf released Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, and though Steinman was partially involved, both men continue to mine the series. In 2018, Meat Loaf, who is 71, embarked on the Back Out of Hell Tour but left the singing to 2014 American Idol winner Caleb Johnson, while Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell The Musical is touring North America.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2015, Fans Said 'Hello' Right Back to Adele
11/12/2018 by Gary Trust
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Nov. 12, 2011 Rihanna began her longest Billboard Hot 100 reign, as "We Found Love," featuring Calvin Harris, spent its first of 10 weeks at No. 1. She logged her second-longest command in 2016 with "Work," featuring Drake, which ruled for nine weeks.
Nov. 13, 1965 The soundtrack to The Sound of Music hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and became one of the biggest albums of all time – it ranks at No. 2 on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums recap, behind only Adele's 21. The film's legendary Julie Andrews is still working; the first season of her educational pre-school show Julie's Greenroom arrived on Netflix in 2017, and she is rumored to make a cameo in the new Mary Poppins Returns film, starring Emily Blunt, which premieres Dec. 19.
Speaking of Adele …
Nov. 14, 2015 "I was so frightened that no one cared," Adele told syndicated morning radio host Elvis Duran hours after "Hello" was released. Her fears were clearly unfounded. The ballad blasted onto the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1, setting the record for the most U.S. downloads sold in a week: 1.11 million, according to Nielsen Music, as it became the first song ever to sell 1 million downloads in a week. The song, which went on to top the Hot 100 for 10 weeks, introduced her third LP, 25, which itself arrived with a Nielsen-record 3.38 million copies sold in its first frame.
Nov. 15, 2014 Tove Lo topped the Pop Songs airplay chart for the first of two weeks with her debut hit, "Habits (Stay High)."
Nov. 16, 1996 Ginuwine trotted to the top of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with "Pony." A week later, the song reached its Billboard Hot 100 peak of No. 6.
Nov. 17, 1984 Jitterbug … Wham! danced to its first of three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s with "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go." Lead singer George Michael would go on to add seven more leaders as a soloist.
Nov. 18, 2000 Destiny's Child began its longest Billboard Hot 100 reign, as "Independent Women Part I" spent its first of 11 weeks at No. 1.
Additional reporting by Xander Zellner
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1995, Whitney Houston Led the Hot 100 With 'Exhale (Shoop Shoop)'
11/19/2018 by Gary Trust
Whitney Houston performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on July 20, 1993. Plus, remembering feats by Nelly, Nirvana & Ringo Starr.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Nov. 19, 1994 After 16 hits, all of which reached the top 20, beginning in 1989, Mary Chapin Carpenter topped Hot Country Songs at last with "Shut Up and Kiss Me." The sassy single introduced Stones in the Road, also Carpenter's first No. 1 on Top Country Albums.
Nov. 20, 2010 Nelly notched his fifth, and most recent, Pop Songs No. 1, "Just a Dream." His first four leaders: "Hot in Herre" (2002); "Dilemma," featuring Kelly Rowland (2002); "Shake Ya Tailfeather," with P. Diddy and Murphy Lee (2003); and "Over and Over," featuring Tim McGraw (2004).
Nov. 21, 1981 Olivia Newton-John worked her way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Physical." The classic would lead for 10 weeks, joining Debby Boone's 1977 No. 1 "You Light Up My Life" as the only songs to that point to reign for double-digit weeks. (No song would lead longer until Boyz II Men's "End of the Road," for 13 weeks, in 1992.)
Nov. 22, 1986 Human League's "Human" became the group's second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. Four years earlier, the act had danced to the top with "Don't You Want Me."
Nov. 23, 1991 A milestone in the grunge era: Nirvana topped Billboard's Alternative Songs chart with "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
Nov. 24, 1973 After sharing a record 20 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s as a member of The Beatles, Ringo Starr drummed up his first solo leader, "Photograph." He added a second No. 1 with follow-up "You're Sixteen" in 1974.
Nov. 25, 1995 Whitney Houston scored her 11th, and last, Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)."
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1995, Whitney Houston Led the Hot 100 With 'Exhale (Shoop Shoop)'
11/19/2018 by Gary Trust Nov. 20, 2010 Nelly notched his fifth, and most recent, Pop Songs No. 1, "Just a Dream." One of the best songs of the decade, imo.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2008, Katy Perry Was 'Hot' (N Cold) Atop the Pop Songs Chart
11/26/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Taylor Swift, Alabama & Rihanna.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Nov. 26, 2011 Taylor Swift took over atop the Hot Country Songs chart with "Sparks Fly," her fifth of seven No. 1s on the survey.
Nov. 27, 1993 Alabama roared to the top of Hot Country Songs with "Reckless," its 32nd No. 1 on the ranking. In 2011, the iconic act expanded its record for the most leaders among groups, as Brad Paisley's tribute track "Old Alabama," featuring Alabama, became the group's 33rd No. 1.
Nov. 28, 2009 Let's hear it for New York! JAY-Z and Alicia Keys began a five-week command of the Billboard Hot 100 with "Empire State of Mind."
Nov. 29, 2008 Katy Perry notched her first Pop Songs No. 1 with "Hot N Cold." Now with 11 total toppers, she and Rihanna boast the most leaders in the airplay chart's 26-year archives.
Nov. 30, 1991 A landmark date in Billboard Hot 100 history: the chart adopted Nielsen Music data, allowing for a more accurate methodology than ever before. The first No. 1 on the revised ranking? P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" (which samples Spandau Ballet's 1983 top-five ballad "True").
Dec. 1, 2012 A shining star: Rihanna collected her 12th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, of 14 to date, with "Diamonds." The song ushered in her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, Unapologetic.
Dec. 2, 1995 Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men began what's now tied for the longest reign in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, as "One Sweet Day" spent its first of 16 weeks (or, 112 sweet days) atop the tally. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," featuring Justin Bieber, tied the mark with 16 weeks at No. 1 in 2017.
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Rewinding the Charts: In 2008, Taylor Swift Scored Her First Billboard 200 No. 1 With 'Fearless'
11/29/2018 by Jim Asker
Prior to pop prominence, Swift was Nashville's darling.
On Nov. 29, 2008, Taylor Swift's second LP, Fearless, arrived as her first No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.
The set also started at No. 1 on Top Country Albums as her third leader, following her self-titled debut and EP Beautiful Eyes. Fearless led Top Country Albums for 35 weeks, the second-longest run by a woman and the fifth-lengthiest overall. Shania Twain's 50-week No. 1 Come On Over remains the longest ruler.
Swift and Nathan Chapman co-produced Fearless, with all 13 tracks solo- or co-written by Swift. Lead single "Love Story" spent its second of two weeks atop Hot Country Songs as the album debuted and four more top 10s followed: "White Horse" (No. 2), "You Belong With Me" (No. 1, two weeks), "Fifteen" (No. 7) and the title track (No. 10).
On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, "Love Story" became Swift's first top 10 (of 22 to-date), reaching No. 4. It also became the first country crossover hit to top the Pop Songs airplay chart, in February 2009.
Before segueing fully to pop with 2014's 1989, Swift banked five Top Country Albums No. 1s and seven Hot Country Songs leaders.
Swift's latest album, 2017's reputation, became her fifth Billboard 200 No. 1. Fearless, her first, and 1989, have led the longest: 11 weeks each. Fearless is her top-selling album, at 7.2 million in the U.S. to-date, according to Nielsen Music, while Swift's career album sales stand at 32.1 million, making her the 23rd-best-selling album artist since Nielsen began tracking sales in 1991.
After spending her entire career with Big Machine Records, Swift, 28, recently signed with Universal Music Group.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2003, Britney Spears Was 'In the Zone' & at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
12/3/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Rihanna, Belinda Carlisle & Michael Jackson.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Dec. 3, 1988 Will to Power's "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley," the act's lush, '80s-styled mash-up of Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd's '70s rock classics, flew to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Dec. 4, 2010 Two weeks after "What's My Name?" became Rihanna's eighth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 – and featured artist Drake's first – Rihanna returned to the top with her ninth leader, "Only Girl (In the World)."
Dec. 5, 1987 After tallying five top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hits with the Go-Go's and the No. 3 solo smash "Mad About You," Belinda Carlisle ascended to No. 1 at last with "Heaven Is a Place on Earth." "I'm very proud of the success I've had, both with the band and as a solo artist," Carlisle has told Billboard. "It's pretty surreal for a Valley Girl to go from working as a secretary to hitting the top of the Billboard charts within a three-year period, so it definitely meant a lot to me at the time. It still makes me smile to think about it now."
Dec. 6, 2003 Britney Spears scored her fourth Billboard 200 No. 1 in as many visits, as In the Zone launched at No. 1. The set, which spun off the top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hits "Me Against the Music," featuring Madonna (No. 35), "Toxic" (No. 9) and "Everytime" (No. 15), followed …Baby One More Time in 1999, Oops!...I Did It Again in 2000 and Britney in 2001.
Dec. 7, 1991 Michael Jackson scored his 12th of 13 career solo Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as "Black or White" reached the top in just its third week on the chart.
Dec. 8, 1990 Best known for such uptempo freestyle classics as "Spring Love" and "I Wanna Be the One," Stevie B notched his lone Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with ballad "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)." The cut would leave its stamp at the summit for four weeks.
Dec. 9, 1989 Billy Joel provided a musical history lesson (literally, as the song made its way to classroom lesson plans) with "We Didn't Start the Fire." The rapid-fire lyrics helped the single became his third (and most recent) Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2008, Beyonce Locked Down No. 1 on the Hot 100 With 'Single Ladies'
12/10/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by P!nk, George Michael & Usher.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Dec. 10, 1966 The Beach Boys earned one of the most acclaimed Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s in the rock era's history, "Good Vibrations." The song became the group's third of four leaders; nearly 22 years later, the act returned to the top with 1988's "Kokomo."
Dec. 11, 2010 P!nk was the toast of the Billboard Hot 100, as her "Raise Your Glass" rose to No. 1.
Dec. 12, 1987 George Michael began a four-week command atop the Billboard Hot 100 with "Faith." The song went on to become Billboard's top hit of all of 1988.
Dec. 13, 2008 It's been 10 years since Beyoncé coined her phrase aimed at pushing guys' cold feet toward the altar, as "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" spent its first of four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Dec. 14, 1968 Fifty years ago, Marvin Gaye's longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 hit, the iconic "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," tallied its first of seven weeks at No. 1.
Dec. 15, 2001 Usher earned the third of his nine Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s to date, "U Got It Bad." The song reigned for six total weeks.
Dec. 16, 2006 More Beyoncé: The diva began her longest solo Billboard Hot 100 reign, as "Irreplaceable" spent its first of 10 weeks at No. 1. She bested her nine-week command with "Baby Boy" in 2003. (As part of Destiny's Child, Beyoncé ruled for 11 weeks with "Independent Women Part I" in 2000-01.)
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2013, Eminem & Rihanna Ruled the Hot 100 With 'The Monster' 12/17/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by The Weekend, Taylor Swift & The Chipmunks. Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Dec. 17, 2016 The Weeknd notched his second of three No. 1s to date on the Billboard 200, as Starboy started at the summit and led for five total weeks. It followed Beauty Behind the Madness in 2015 and led ahead of his EP My Dear Melancholy, this past April.
Dec. 18, 1982 Daryl Hall and John Oates scored their fifth of six Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, the most among duos, as "Maneater" began a four-week reign.
Dec. 19, 1964 1964 was The Supremes' breakout year, as the Motown legends landed their first three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s: "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love" and, on this date, "Come See About Me."
Dec. 20, 1986 The line about cops in donut shops didn't win them any support in police circles, but The Bangles won over audiences with "Walk Like an Egyptian." The song began its four-week Billboard Hot 100 command and topped the year-end chart pyramid as the No. 1 song of 1987.
Dec. 21, 2013 Eminem and featured artist Rihanna scared up a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, as "The Monster" logged its first of four weeks on top. The collab became Rihanna's 13th No. 1 (of 14 to date) and Eminem's fifth (and most recent). Bebe Rexha wrote the hook for the song, originally intended to be titled "Monster Under My Bed" for her own debut album. Dec. 22, 2007 Taylor Swift tallied her first No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, as "Our Song" began a six-week command. Before her segue to pop full-time on 1989, she scored seven No. 1s on Hot Country Songs. Holiday bonus! 60 years ago, on Dec. 22, 1958, the only Christmas song ever to top the Billboard Hot 100, "The Chipmunk Song," by David Seville & The Chipmunks, began its four-week stay atop the chart's highest bough.
Dec. 23, 1989 Phil Collins started his longest Billboard Hot 100 reign, as his social commentary ballad "Another Day in Paradise" spent its first of four weeks at No. 1. The song became the last of 231 No. 1s in the '80s.
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Rewinding the Charts: In 1998, 'Titanic' Was King of the Year-End Billboard 200 12/18/2018 by Gary Trust
The blockbuster album, buoyed by Céline Dion's megahit, is one of just six soundtracks to rule the annual recap. The records set by James Cameron's Titanic weren't limited to the box office.
Released Dec. 19, 1997, the movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, became the first U.S. film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
The movie's soundtrack achieved rarefied success, as well. The LP topped the Billboard 200 on Jan. 24, 1998, and spent 16 weeks at No. 1 – an achievement that put it at the top of the year-end Billboard 200 ranking. At the time, Titanic was one of only five soundtracks to claim that distinction. The first four: West Side Story (1963), Mary Poppins (1965), Saturday Night Fever (1978) and Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard (1993). Only Frozen has led the year-end list since, in 2014.
Titanic benefited from Céline Dion's smash single, "My Heart Will Go On," which led the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks and dominated the Radio Songs chart for 10. The track was also released on Dion's LP Let's Talk About Love, which topped the Jan. 17 Billboard 200 – and finished at No. 2 for 1998, below the Titanic soundtrack (which had also dethroned it atop the weekly tally).
Dion performed the song at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, where she recalled that Cameron initially didn't think that the movie needed a signature tune. She was also reluctant to record another big ballad. Today, Dion says she treasures the song's legacy. "[In concert] I'm like, 'I'm not going to sing that song again.' And then the curtain opens and the smoke starts and people are crying."
The soundtrack has sold 10.2 million copies, according to Nielsen Music, and the film helped inspire a number of musical tributes. Most recently, Charli XCX and Troye Sivan re-enacted Winslet and DiCaprio's now-classic scene at the ship's bow in their "1999" music video.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1988, Poison 'Rose' to No. 1 on the Hot 100 12/24/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Mariah Carey, The Beatles & LeAnn Rimes. Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history. Dec. 24, 1988 Poison softened its sound to great effect: ballad "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Miley Cyrus covered the song in 2010.
Dec. 25, 1993 A year later, she gave us a present with "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (a gift that keeps on giving, finally hitting the Billboard Hot 100's top 10 last week), but on Christmas Day 1993, Mariah Carey unwrapped something special for her (and us) to enjoy: her eighth Hot 100 No. 1, as "Hero" hit the top spot.
Dec. 26, 1970 George Harrison became the first Beatle to top the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo act, as "My Sweet Lord"/"Isn't It a Pity" rose to No. 1.
Dec. 27, 1980 Almost three weeks after his death, "(Just Like) Starting Over" became John Lennon's biggest solo Billboard Hot 100 hit. The song would reign for five weeks, helping fans worldwide grieve the loss of one of the most influential voices of all-time.
Dec. 28, 1996 LeAnn Rimes roared to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs with "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)."
Dec. 29, 2012 After winning American Idol (on May 23, 2012), Phillip Phillips found his "Home" at No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Pop Songs airplay chart. The folky hit would also crown Adult Contemporary for 12 weeks beginning Feb. 2, 2013.
Dec. 30, 1967 The Beatles tallied their 15th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, of a record 20, with "Hello Goodbye."
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2010, Kesha Kicked Off the Decade at No. 1 on the Hot 100 With 'TiK ToK' 12/31/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by The Monkees, Madonna & Bee Gees.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history. Dec. 31, 1966 Less than two months after notching their first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with "Last Train to Clarksville, The Monkees swung to the top again with the Neil Diamond-penned classic "I'm a Believer."
Jan. 1, 1966 Simon & Garfunkel hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their first entry, "The Sound of Silence." The duo led twice more: with "Mrs. Robinson" in 1968 and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in 1970.
Jan. 2, 2010 With her first single, Kesha clocked her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 – and the first No. 1 of the 2010s – with "TiK ToK."
Jan. 3, 1976 The Bay City Rollers skated to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their debut chart hit, the bubblegum pop/dance hit "Saturday Night." Despite their name, they weren't from Bay City, Michigan, but Edinburgh, Scotland. They got their name by throwing a dart at a map of the U.S., which landed guess where …
Jan. 4, 2014 Florida Georgia Line landed its longest-leading Country Airplay No. 1 (of 14 to date), as "Stay" began a four-week stay at the summit.
Jan. 5, 1991 MTV famously refused to show the song's racy video, but that didn't hurt its popularity. In fact, it fueled its fire, as "Justify My Love" became Madonna's ninth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 (of 12 total).
Jan. 6, 1979 Bee Gees earned their seventh of nine Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, ballad "Too Much Heaven." The trio tallied all nine leaders in the '70s, the most of any act that decade.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2003, Christina Aguilera Topped Pop Songs With 'Beautiful'
1/7/2019 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by The Weeknd, The Beatles & Garth Brooks.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
Jan. 7, 2017 The Weeknd earned his third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with "Starboy." Featured act Daft Punk landed its first leader, after previously reaching No. 2 with "Get Lucky," featuring Pharrell Williams, in 2013. The Weeknd and Daft Punk added another top five: "Starboy" follow-up "I Feel It Coming" hit No. 4 in April 2017.
Jan. 8, 1966 The Beatles notched the 11th of their record 20 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s with "We Can Work It Out."
Jan. 9, 1988 Whitney Houston danced to her sixth of a record seven consecutive Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as "So Emotional" rose 2-1.
Jan. 10, 1998 Usher spent his first week at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with My Way. To date, his five leaders on the list have reigned for a cumulative 25 weeks.
Jan. 11, 2003 Christina Aguilera began a four-week reign on the Pop Songs chart with her empowerment anthem "Beautiful."
Jan. 12, 1991 Garth Brooks took over atop Hot Country Songs with ballad "Unanswered Prayers." All four singles from parent album No Fences topped the tally; "Prayers" followed "Friends in Low Places," while "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" and "The Thunder Rolls" became the set's third and fourth leaders, respectively.
Jan. 13, 1990 We were all a part of it: Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" conquered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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