List of number-one hits (United States)

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1 Pre-Hot 100 era
2 Hot 100 era
3 Sources
4 See also

[edit] Pre-Hot 100 era

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957

[edit] 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	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009

[edit] Sources

The following sources apply to all "by year" pages linked above:

Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (ISBN 0-89820-155-1)
Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Pop Charts, 1955-1959 (ISBN 0-89820-092-X)
Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)
Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)
Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.

[edit] See also

v • d • e Lists of number-one singles in the United States

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v • d • e Billboard charts

Albums	Billboard 200 (Pop Catalog) • Billboard Comprehensive Albums • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums • Top Country Albums (Country Catalog) • Top Electronic Albums • Top Heatseekers • European Top 100 Albums • Top Latin Albums

Singles and tracks	Hot 100 (Recurrent) • Hot 100 Airplay • Hot 100 Singles Sales • Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles • Hot Digital Songs • Hot Digital Tracks • Pop 100 • Pop 100 Airplay • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales • Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles • Hot Rap Tracks • Top 40 Tracks (defunct) • Hot Country Songs • Top 40 Mainstream • Rhythmic Top 40 • Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks • Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks • Latin Rhythm Tracks • Modern Rock Tracks • Mainstream Rock Tracks • Hot Dance Club Play • Hot Dance Airplay • Hot Dance Singles Sales • Hot Latin Tracks • Hot Christian Songs • Hot Ringtones • Hot RingMasters • Canadian Hot 100 • Eurochart Hot 100 Singles • Japan Hot 100 Singles • Türkiye Top 20 • Turkish Top 20 Chart • Turkish Rock Top 20 Chart

Lists of number-ones	Billboard 200 • Top Country Albums • U.S. number-one singles (Motown; by artist nationality: Australian, British, Canadian, European) • Hot 100 Airplay • Top 40 Mainstream • Hot Dance Club Play • Hot Dance Airplay • Modern Rock Tracks • Mainstream Rock Tracks • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs • Year-end Top 100 Singles

Lists of artists who reached number one	U.S. (by total number; simultaneous U.S. and UK number-one hits) • Hot Dance Club Play • Hot Dance Airplay • Modern Rock Tracks • Mainstream Rock Tracks • Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

See also	Billboard Radio Monitor (defunct) • List of top 10 singles '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, • Billboard Year-End • Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones (most hit singles from an album) • Hot Country Songs achievements • Pop 100 achievements • R&R • Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs