Billboard Hot 100: 03/25/2017
Mar 13, 2017 18:36:45 GMT -5
Post by Gary on Mar 13, 2017 18:36:45 GMT -5
In s milestone week on the Hot 100 we have Rihanna moving up the all time top 5's list
Here's an updated count of the artists with the most top five hits on the Hot 100 all-time:
29, The Beatles
28, Madonna
26, Mariah Carey
24, Janet Jackson
22, Rihanna
21, Elvis Presley
20, Michael Jackson
20, Stevie Wonder
19, Elton John
19, Whitney Houston
16, Paul McCartney
16, Usher
15, The Supremes
The most weeks in the top 10 record is tied
Here is an updated look at the hits to run up the longest stays in the Hot 100's top 10.
Weeks in Top 10, Title, Artist, Peak Pos./Date
32, "Closer," The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, No. 1 (12 weeks), Sept. 3, 2016
32, "How Do I Live," LeAnn Rimes, No. 2, Dec. 13, 1997
31, "Uptown Funk!," Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, No. 1 (14 weeks), Jan. 17, 2015
30, "Smooth," Santana feat. Rob Thomas, No. 1 (12 weeks), Oct. 23, 1999
29, "Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, No. 1 (six weeks), July 16, 2011
28, "Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me," Jewel, No. 2, April 19, 1997
26, "Truly Madly Deeply," Savage Garden, No. 1 (two weeks), Jan. 17, 1998
25, "Trap Queen," Fetty Wap, No. 2, May 16, 2015
25, "All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor, No. 1 (eight weeks), Sept. 20, 2014
25, "Counting Stars," OneRepublic, No. 2, Jan. 18, 2014
25, "Apologize," Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, No. 2, Nov. 10, 2007
25, "Un-Break My Heart," Toni Braxton, No. 1 (11 weeks), Dec. 7, 1996
25, "The Twist," Chubby Checker, No. 1 (three weeks), Sept. 19, 1960
and this week was good in chart history too as Mariah and the Boyz come in at #1 for a 16th record setting week:
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1996, Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men Scored a Record 16th Week at No. 1
March 16, 1996
A record week for Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men: Their "One Sweet Day" spent its 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, wrapping the longest reign by any song in the chart's history. Seven hits are tied for second with 14 weeks at No. 1 apiece – including one each by Carey and Boyz II Men: her "We Belong Together" (2005) and their "I'll Make Love to You" (1994).
This week in 1999, we had the oldest woman in chart history hit #1
Also longest gap between #1 hits
Before T-Pain and Kanye, Cher introduced the technology to the masses – and the top of the Hot 100.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER SHE HAD last topped the Billboard Hot 100, Cher scored her fourth No. 1 with "Believe" on March 13, 1999 — setting the record for the longest gap between first-place finishes on the chart.
The California native's career began in the 1960s as a backup singer on a number of Phil Spector-produced recordings, but she found real fame as one-half of the husband-and-wife duo Sonny & Cher. After a messy divorce in the mid-1970s, Cher emerged as a solo star and an Oscar-winning actress (for 1987's Moonstruck).
"Believe," which famously asks, "Do you believe in life after love?," was one of the first pop smashes to feature Auto-Tune and pitch correction for vocal effect. After watching British singer-songwriter Andrew Roachford perform with a vocoder, Cher asked co-producer Mark Taylor to introduce a similar element to "Believe," and he tinkered with the studio's pitch machine to achieve the song's robotic-sounding vocal.
Cher was satisfied, but she encountered another hurdle in her record label, who hesitated to release a song that masked the star's recognizable voice. Her reply, per The New York Times in 1999? "You can change that part of it, over my dead body. And that was the end of the discussion."
"Believe" made Cher, then 52, the oldest woman to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100. It also became the top song of 1999 and won a Grammy Award for best dance recording.
Cher continues to record, tour and act. She currently stars in the residency Classic Cher, with dates in Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.
Here's an updated count of the artists with the most top five hits on the Hot 100 all-time:
29, The Beatles
28, Madonna
26, Mariah Carey
24, Janet Jackson
22, Rihanna
21, Elvis Presley
20, Michael Jackson
20, Stevie Wonder
19, Elton John
19, Whitney Houston
16, Paul McCartney
16, Usher
15, The Supremes
The most weeks in the top 10 record is tied
Here is an updated look at the hits to run up the longest stays in the Hot 100's top 10.
Weeks in Top 10, Title, Artist, Peak Pos./Date
32, "Closer," The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, No. 1 (12 weeks), Sept. 3, 2016
32, "How Do I Live," LeAnn Rimes, No. 2, Dec. 13, 1997
31, "Uptown Funk!," Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, No. 1 (14 weeks), Jan. 17, 2015
30, "Smooth," Santana feat. Rob Thomas, No. 1 (12 weeks), Oct. 23, 1999
29, "Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, No. 1 (six weeks), July 16, 2011
28, "Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me," Jewel, No. 2, April 19, 1997
26, "Truly Madly Deeply," Savage Garden, No. 1 (two weeks), Jan. 17, 1998
25, "Trap Queen," Fetty Wap, No. 2, May 16, 2015
25, "All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor, No. 1 (eight weeks), Sept. 20, 2014
25, "Counting Stars," OneRepublic, No. 2, Jan. 18, 2014
25, "Apologize," Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, No. 2, Nov. 10, 2007
25, "Un-Break My Heart," Toni Braxton, No. 1 (11 weeks), Dec. 7, 1996
25, "The Twist," Chubby Checker, No. 1 (three weeks), Sept. 19, 1960
and this week was good in chart history too as Mariah and the Boyz come in at #1 for a 16th record setting week:
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1996, Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men Scored a Record 16th Week at No. 1
March 16, 1996
A record week for Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men: Their "One Sweet Day" spent its 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, wrapping the longest reign by any song in the chart's history. Seven hits are tied for second with 14 weeks at No. 1 apiece – including one each by Carey and Boyz II Men: her "We Belong Together" (2005) and their "I'll Make Love to You" (1994).
This week in 1999, we had the oldest woman in chart history hit #1
Also longest gap between #1 hits
Before T-Pain and Kanye, Cher introduced the technology to the masses – and the top of the Hot 100.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER SHE HAD last topped the Billboard Hot 100, Cher scored her fourth No. 1 with "Believe" on March 13, 1999 — setting the record for the longest gap between first-place finishes on the chart.
The California native's career began in the 1960s as a backup singer on a number of Phil Spector-produced recordings, but she found real fame as one-half of the husband-and-wife duo Sonny & Cher. After a messy divorce in the mid-1970s, Cher emerged as a solo star and an Oscar-winning actress (for 1987's Moonstruck).
"Believe," which famously asks, "Do you believe in life after love?," was one of the first pop smashes to feature Auto-Tune and pitch correction for vocal effect. After watching British singer-songwriter Andrew Roachford perform with a vocoder, Cher asked co-producer Mark Taylor to introduce a similar element to "Believe," and he tinkered with the studio's pitch machine to achieve the song's robotic-sounding vocal.
Cher was satisfied, but she encountered another hurdle in her record label, who hesitated to release a song that masked the star's recognizable voice. Her reply, per The New York Times in 1999? "You can change that part of it, over my dead body. And that was the end of the discussion."
"Believe" made Cher, then 52, the oldest woman to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100. It also became the top song of 1999 and won a Grammy Award for best dance recording.
Cher continues to record, tour and act. She currently stars in the residency Classic Cher, with dates in Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.
