In 1956, Elvis Presley's ' Hound Dog' / ' Don't Be Cruel' was number 1 on the 'Best Sellers in Stores' and 'Most Played in Jukeboxes' charts for 11 weeks.' Something About the Way You Look Tonight' Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (1 week solo, 18 weeks featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)

Top 10 songs of all time (1958–2021) Rank

Also shown are the artists placing the most songs on the overall 'all-time' top 100 song list. Shown below are the top 10 songs and top 10 artists over the 63-year period of the Hot 100, through November 2021. In 2021, Billboard revised the rankings again upon the ascendance of ' Blinding Lights' to the top spot on the list. In 2018, the rankings were revised again for the Billboard chart's 60th anniversary. In 2015, Billboard revised the rankings again. In 2013, Billboard revised the rankings for the chart's 55th anniversary edition. In 2008, for the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 100 best-performing songs on the chart over the 50 years, along with the best-performing artists. The Beatles have the most number one hits on the chart, with 20 songs having reached that position. Among these records is the longest-running number one single ' Old Town Road' by Lil Nas X, which spent 19 weeks at that position. Throughout the history of the Hot 100 and its predecessor charts, many songs have set records for longevity, popularity, or number of hit singles by an individual artist. Though technically not part of the Hot 100 chart history, select data from these charts are included for computational purposes, and to avoid unenlightening or misleading characterizations. These charts, which ranged from 20 to 100 slots, were phased out at different times between 19.

Prior to the creation of the Hot 100, Billboard published four singles charts: 'Best Sellers in Stores', 'Most Played by Jockeys', 'Most Played in Jukeboxes' and 'The Top 100'. The Billboard Hot 100 is a singles chart published by Billboard which measures the most popular singles in the United States.

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