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Hot 100
timelines
Oct. 23, 2023
The Long, Winding History of Taylor Swift’s ‘Cruel Summer’
The story of how the 2019 deep cut became a No. 1 single involves Ellen DeGeneres and some sweetly deranged tweets.
By
Shaad D'Souza
yaaass queens
Feb. 21, 2023
Ice Spice and PinkPantheress Are Climbing the Charts, No Lie
With their collab “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2.”
By
Justin Curto
chart updates
Oct. 24, 2022
‘Unholy’ Makes Kim Petras the First Openly Trans Artist With a No. 1 Hit
And Sam Smith the first publicly nonbinary artist at the top of the
Billboard
Hot 100.
By
Jason P. Frank
records on records
Oct. 25, 2021
Adele Takes an Easy Ride to No. 1 With ‘Easy on Me’
After breaking Spotify’s 24-hour global streaming record.
By
Justin Curto
chart updates
Apr. 12, 2021
Silk Sonic Charm Their Way to No. 1 With ‘Leave the Door Open’
While Olivia Rodrigo notches another top-ten debut.
By
Justin Curto
festive!
Dec. 14, 2020
Mariah Carey Finishes Out Her Big Year With a Return to No. 1
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” is back after opening 2020 up top.
By
Justin Curto
watch me sweep up these m’s
May 26, 2020
Megan Thee Stallion Finally Gets a No. 1 Thanks to TikTok, Videos, and Beyoncé
“Savage” finally completed its journey to the top.
By
Justin Curto
chart watch
May 9, 2019
Taylor Swift’s ‘ME!’ Came in Second Place. What Happened?
Why Swift’s usually successful single strategy might be at odds with today’s chart demands.
By
Chris Molanphy
hot 100
Dec. 19, 2016
Taylor Swift Just Scored Her 20th Top 10 Hit; J. Cole Gets His First
Taylor and Zayn’s “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” has debuted at No. 6; J. Cole’s “Deja Vu” is at No. 7.
By
Dee Lockett
charts
July 25, 2016
Sia Lands First No. 1 As ‘Cheap Thrills’ Unseats Drake in the Hot 100
It’s the first chart-topper by a woman over 40 since Madonna’s “Music.”
By
Nate Jones