1978: Bee Gees Stayin' Alive No.1

1995: Coolio Gangsta's Paradise No.1

2001: OutKast Ms Jackson No.6

2002: Nelly & Kelly Rowland Dilemma No.4

2003: 50 Cent In Da Club No.3

2004: Usher Yeah! No.1

2006: Chris Brown & Juelz Santana Run It No.16

2010: Bruno Mars Just the Way You Are No.3

2020: The Weeknd Blinding Lights No.1

2026: Choosin' Texas Ella Langley No.1

1980: Queen Another One Bites the Dust No.7

1986: Prince Kiss No.9

1987: Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up No.2

1990: Vanilla Ice Ice Ice Baby No.4

1996: 2Pac & Dr Dre California Love No.18

1999: Will Smith Wild Wild West No.12

2000: Eminem The Real Slim Shady No.7

2005: 50 Cent & Olivia Candy Shop No.13

2007: Alicia Keys No One No.7

2008: Flo-Rida & T-Pain Low No.3

2011: Bruno Mars The Lazy Song No.17

2012: Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa Payphone No.10

2013: Robin Thicke, TI & Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines No.1

2015: Jason Derulo Want to Want Me No.18

2018: Drake God's Plan No.1

2019: Post Malone Wow No.12

2022: First Class Jack Harlow No.4

2023: Creepin’ Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd & 21 Savage No.5

1976: KC & The Sunshine Band (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty No.19

1979: Bee Gees Tragedy No.5

1982: J Geils Band Centrefold No.7

1985: Murray Head One Night in Bangkok No.12

1992: Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You No.1

1997: Will Smith Men in Black No.7

2014: Nico & Vinz Am I Wrong No.11

2016: The Chainsmokers & Halsey Closer No.4

2017: DJ Khalid, Rihanna & Bryson Tiller Wild Thoughts No.8

2021: BTS Butter No.14

2024: Cruel Summer Taylor Swift No.12

2025: "I Had Some Help" Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen No.8

1923: King Oliver's Jazz Band Canal Street Blues No.18

1962: Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You No.1

1963: The Four Seasons Walk Like a Man No.24

1974: Paper Lace The Night Chicago Died No.12

1975: Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy No.10

1977: Eagles Hotel California No.1

1981: Foreigner Waiting For a Girl Like You No.18

1983: David Bowie Let's Dance No.6

1984: Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Wanna Have Fun No.7

1988: Whitney Houston One Moment in Time No.19

1991: Bryan Adams Can't Stop This Thing We Started No.19

1993: Four Non Blondes What's Up? No.7

1994: Elton John Can You Feel the Love Tonight No.14

1998: LeAnn Rimes How Do I Live? No.14

2009: Taylor Swift Love Story No.19

1924: Jan Garber, I Want to Be Happy No. 87

1926: Jan Garber Baby Face No.3

1929: Leo Reisman My Sweeter Than Sweet No.84

1933: Duke Ellington Sophisticated Lady No.2

1936: Tommy Dorsey San Francisco No.55

1944: Al Dexter & his Troopers So Long Pal No.98

1952: Ella Mae Morse The Blacksmith Blues No.52

1955: Don Cornell The Bible Tells Me So No.89

1959: The Crests 16 Candles No.50

1967: The Monkees A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You No.17

1968: Simon & Garfunkel Mrs Robinson No.12

1970: John Lennon Instant Karma No.12

1971: Rod Stewart Maggie May No.3

1972: Donny Osmond Puppy Love No.9

1973: Elton John Crocodile Rock No.5

1989: Martika Toy Soldiers No.17

1920: The Japanese Sandman by Nora Bayes No.58

1921: Sterling Trio, I Found a Rose in the Devil's Garden No.97

1922: Ernest Hare & Billy Jones, Mr Gallagher & Mr Shean No.22

1925: John McCormack All Alone No.14

1927: Ruth Etting Thinking of You No.97

1928: The Dorsey Brothers Coquette No.54

1930: Ted Lewis & his Orchestra Three O'Clock in The Morning no.41

1931: Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees The Thrill is Gone No.41

1932: Tommy Dorsey Take My Hand, Precious Lord No.17

1934: Leo Reisman Continental (you Kiss While You're Dancing) No.5

1935: Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart No.8

1937: Guy Lombardo The Folks Who Live on the Hill No.68

1938: Bob Hope & Shirley Ross Thanks For the Memory No.5

1939: Glen Gray Heaven Can Wait No.19

1940: The Charioteers So Long No.97

1941: Kay Kyser (Lights Out) Til Reveille No.41

1942: Glenn Miller Skylark N0.75

1943: Glenn Miller That Old Black Magic No.6

1945: Les Brown My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time No.6

1946: Sammy Kaye The Old Lamplighter No.13

1947: Count Basie Open The Door, Richard! No.6

1948: The Ink Spots Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart No.41

1949: Jack Owens Jealous Heart No.57

1950: Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers Goodnight, Irene No.5

1951: Doris Day (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai No.44

1953: Lawrence Welk Oh Happy Day No.45

1954: Big Joe Turner Shake, Rattle & Roll No.37

1956: The Platters My Prayer No.12

1957: Charlie Gracie Butterfly No.37

1958: Jack Scott My True Love No.56

1960: Dion & The Belmonts Where Or When No.49

1961: Lawrence Welk Calcutta No.31

1964: Gigliola Cinquetti Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti No.27

1965: Them Gloria No.77

1966: Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night No.1

1969: The Beatles Get Back No.2

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Created Jul 1, 2026

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By makiyahrobinson2006

S Tier

1978: Bee Gees Stayin' Alive No.1
1995: Coolio Gangsta's Paradise No.1
2001: OutKast Ms Jackson No.6
2002: Nelly & Kelly Rowland Dilemma No.4
2003: 50 Cent In Da Club No.3
2004: Usher Yeah! No.1
2006: Chris Brown & Juelz Santana Run It No.16
2010: Bruno Mars Just the Way You Are No.3
2020: The Weeknd Blinding Lights No.1
2026: Choosin' Texas Ella Langley No.1

A Tier

1980: Queen Another One Bites the Dust No.7
1986: Prince Kiss No.9
1987: Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up No.2
1990: Vanilla Ice Ice Ice Baby No.4
1996: 2Pac & Dr Dre California Love No.18
1999: Will Smith Wild Wild West No.12
2000: Eminem The Real Slim Shady No.7
2005: 50 Cent & Olivia Candy Shop No.13
2007: Alicia Keys No One No.7
2008: Flo-Rida & T-Pain Low No.3
2011: Bruno Mars The Lazy Song No.17
2012: Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa Payphone No.10
2013: Robin Thicke, TI & Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines No.1
2015: Jason Derulo Want to Want Me No.18
2018: Drake God's Plan No.1
2019: Post Malone Wow No.12
2022: First Class Jack Harlow No.4
2023: Creepin’ Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd & 21 Savage No.5

B Tier

1976: KC & The Sunshine Band (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty No.19
1979: Bee Gees Tragedy No.5
1982: J Geils Band Centrefold No.7
1985: Murray Head One Night in Bangkok No.12
1992: Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You No.1
1997: Will Smith Men in Black No.7
2014: Nico & Vinz Am I Wrong No.11
2016: The Chainsmokers & Halsey Closer No.4
2017: DJ Khalid, Rihanna & Bryson Tiller Wild Thoughts No.8
2021: BTS Butter No.14
2024: Cruel Summer Taylor Swift No.12
2025: "I Had Some Help" Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen No.8

C Tier

1923: King Oliver's Jazz Band Canal Street Blues No.18
1962: Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You No.1
1963: The Four Seasons Walk Like a Man No.24
1974: Paper Lace The Night Chicago Died No.12
1975: Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy No.10
1977: Eagles Hotel California No.1
1981: Foreigner Waiting For a Girl Like You No.18
1983: David Bowie Let's Dance No.6
1984: Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Wanna Have Fun No.7
1988: Whitney Houston One Moment in Time No.19
1991: Bryan Adams Can't Stop This Thing We Started No.19
1993: Four Non Blondes What's Up? No.7
1994: Elton John Can You Feel the Love Tonight No.14
1998: LeAnn Rimes How Do I Live? No.14
2009: Taylor Swift Love Story No.19

D Tier

1924: Jan Garber, I Want to Be Happy No. 87
1926: Jan Garber Baby Face No.3
1929: Leo Reisman My Sweeter Than Sweet No.84
1933: Duke Ellington Sophisticated Lady No.2
1936: Tommy Dorsey San Francisco No.55
1944: Al Dexter & his Troopers So Long Pal No.98
1952: Ella Mae Morse The Blacksmith Blues No.52
1955: Don Cornell The Bible Tells Me So No.89
1959: The Crests 16 Candles No.50
1967: The Monkees A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You No.17
1968: Simon & Garfunkel Mrs Robinson No.12
1970: John Lennon Instant Karma No.12
1971: Rod Stewart Maggie May No.3
1972: Donny Osmond Puppy Love No.9
1973: Elton John Crocodile Rock No.5
1989: Martika Toy Soldiers No.17

F Tier

1920: The Japanese Sandman by Nora Bayes No.58
1921: Sterling Trio, I Found a Rose in the Devil's Garden No.97
1922: Ernest Hare & Billy Jones, Mr Gallagher & Mr Shean No.22
1925: John McCormack All Alone No.14
1927: Ruth Etting Thinking of You No.97
1928: The Dorsey Brothers Coquette No.54
1930: Ted Lewis & his Orchestra Three O'Clock in The Morning no.41
1931: Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees The Thrill is Gone No.41
1932: Tommy Dorsey Take My Hand, Precious Lord No.17
1934: Leo Reisman Continental (you Kiss While You're Dancing) No.5
1935: Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart No.8
1937: Guy Lombardo The Folks Who Live on the Hill No.68
1938: Bob Hope & Shirley Ross Thanks For the Memory No.5
1939: Glen Gray Heaven Can Wait No.19
1940: The Charioteers So Long No.97
1941: Kay Kyser (Lights Out) Til Reveille No.41
1942: Glenn Miller Skylark N0.75
1943: Glenn Miller That Old Black Magic No.6
1945: Les Brown My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time No.6
1946: Sammy Kaye The Old Lamplighter No.13
1947: Count Basie Open The Door, Richard! No.6
1948: The Ink Spots Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart No.41
1949: Jack Owens Jealous Heart No.57
1950: Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers Goodnight, Irene No.5
1951: Doris Day (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai No.44
1953: Lawrence Welk Oh Happy Day No.45
1954: Big Joe Turner Shake, Rattle & Roll No.37
1956: The Platters My Prayer No.12
1957: Charlie Gracie Butterfly No.37
1958: Jack Scott My True Love No.56
1960: Dion & The Belmonts Where Or When No.49
1961: Lawrence Welk Calcutta No.31
1964: Gigliola Cinquetti Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti No.27
1965: Them Gloria No.77
1966: Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night No.1
1969: The Beatles Get Back No.2