List of Number 1 Hits (USA) - Definition and Overview

This is a list of #1 Hits in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100. Every chart is on a week-ending (w/e) format. So to find out who had the #1 hit the week you were born, go to the date shown that was after your birthday. For example, if your birthday was on September 26, 1966, go to the first date shown after your birthday, which would be the chart dated October 1, 1966.

Note: Most of the years shown do not have all 52 weeks shown for the purpose of consecutive week runs. Some songs may have dropped out of #1 for a few weeks then gained back to #1.

Pre-Rock n' Roll Era

1952 1953 1954

Rock n' Roll Era/Pre-Hot 100 Era

1955 1956 1957

Hot 100 Era

1958 1959 1960

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970

1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

21st Century

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

External Links

CD-ROM Lists of every #1 Hit back to 1955 (http://www.recordresearch.com)