Only 94 songs have debuted at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 — here they all are
The Hot 100 chart measures success across genres. Drake and Taylor Swift are tied for the most entries with 10 apiece.
Fifty years after its inception, the Billboard Hot 100 still stands as the gold standard for singles charting in the United States. During this time, a mere 94 tracks have managed to claim the top spot, a testament to the monumental challenge of breaking through the fierce competition. Among these chart-toppers, Michael Jackson leads the pack with his debut of "You Are Not Alone" on September 2, 1995, followed closely by Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" on September 30, 1995.
The list also includes Whitney Houston's "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" in November 1995, and Puff Daddy's "I'll Be Missing You" released on May 23, 1997. The 1997 chart saw a double A-side hit with Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight." In the later years, songs like Britney Spears' "3" in 2009 and Eminem's "Not Afraid" in the same year also made history by debuting at No. 1.
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