Two years later, in August 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart began. At the end of 1958, Billboard printed a recap of the year’s biggest songs for the first time (that year also ...
Twenty artists in the Hot 100's 67-year history have charted 100-plus entries. By Xander Zellner Debuting a song on the Billboard Hot 100 is a highlight of any musician’s career. It’s ...
The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart measures the most popular songs every week from Friday to Thursday based on the combination of their sales, online streams (audio and video), and radio airplay.
However, the song named by Billboard as the No. 1 of all time was The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights,” which spent only four weeks leading the way but shattered the record for the most weeks in ...
In addition to the century’s top songs, Billboard also made lists of the top artists and the top albums, based on chart performances. Taylor Swift was named the No. 1 artist of the century, and Morgan ...