Latest posts tagged with #Hot100 on Bluesky
"Laughing" is a popular song by Canadian #rock band #TheGuessWho. It peaked at #1 on the #CanadianSinglesChart for a single week and at #10 on the United States' #Billboard #Hot100, becoming the band's second single to reach the Top 10 on the latter.
"Centerfold" is a song by #theJGeilsBand, released in September 1981 as the lead single from their tenth album #FreezeFrame. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 in February 1982 and held that spot for six consecutive weeks, becoming the most successful single of the group's career.
Only 11 songs in Billboard history have been No. 1 on charts dated March 14 and it’ll be 11 years before it happens again! Bruno Mars now has two, Dolly Parton is the only woman with one. See the list!
#PiDay2026 #Billboard #Hot100 #BrunoMars #DollyParton #djrobblog
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"Hey Girl" is a song written and composed by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. It first became a popular Top ten hit on the #Billboard #Hot100 in August 1963 when recorded by #FreddieScott. #DonnyOsmond took the song back to the Billboard top ten chart with his cover in 1971.
The Most Volatile Chart Year Since 1988? 2026’s No. 1 Carousel
#BillboardHot100 #ChartHistory #chartwatch #musictrivia #djrobblog #PopMusicHistory #Hot100 #BrunoMars #HarryStyles #TaylorSwift #EllaLangley #BadBunny
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"MacArthur Park" is a song written by the American #singersongwriter #JimmyWebb, first recorded in 1967 by the Irish actor and singer #RichardHarris. Harris's version peaked at number 2 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 chart and number 4 on the #UKSinglesChart.
Strangely, "Manchild" was a Worldwide hit... everywhere but America, where it didn't even chart on the #Billboard #Hot100.
"Buddy X" did chart in America... It peaked at #43 on the US #Billboard #Hot100, oh so close to the #Top40.
"Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician #ChuckBerry, written and sung by Berry in 1958. Released as a #single in 1958, it peaked at number two on the #HotRAndBSides chart and number eight on its pre-#Billboard #Hot100 chart. The song remains a staple of #rockNRoll music.
In the mid-’60s, Gene met Debbe Neville, an aspiring ‘crooner’ who’d been doing background vocals in Nashville. Their voices clicked, and they signed with TRX, a subsidiary of Nashville’s famed Hickory Records. Their first #Billboard #Hot100 entry was “Go With Me,” which reached #78. #OneHitWondered
Before Gene & Debbe, Gene Thomas had already recorded on his own and was starting to make his way as a songwriter in Nashville. He’d had some solo success… his single "Sometime" peaked at #53 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 in late 1961. #GeneThomas #OneHitWondered
"Real Love" is a hit song by #TheDoobieBrothers, the first of three singles from their 1980 LP, #OneStepCloser. "Real Love" became the greatest hit from the album, reaching No. 5 on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 during the fall of the year.
"Go All the Way" is a song written by #EricCarmen of American #rock group the #Raspberries, from their 1972 album Raspberries. Released as a single in July 1972, the song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts: number 5 on the #Billboard #Hot100, number 4 on #Cashbox.
Yeah, Diane Warren has written some of the biggest songs of the #Hot100 era… and you’ve heard a ton of ‘em. She’s earned 15 Oscar nominations, a Grammy, an Emmy, and in 2022 received an honorary Academy Award for her impact on music and film. #DianeWarren #Aerosmith #OneHitWondered
Two-steppin' round the room: my new #WhyIsThisSongNo1? on @slate.com is about “Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley’s country smash that’s improbably tops@pop—the 1st song by a woman to top #Hot100, Hot Country +Country Airplay (a decade after #Tomatogate). How did Ella go where even Dolly&Taylor couldn’t?
UK glam rockers Doctor & The Medics gave Norman Greenbaum’s fuzz guitar classic “Spirit In The Sky” a glitter-drenched makeover with their cover that went to #1 in the UK in 1986, holding the top spot for three weeks. In the US? Topped out at #69 on the US #Hot100. #SpiritInTheSky #OneHitWondered
“Love Like a Man” is ‘thee’ Ten Years After hit if you’re looking at UK singles… Also written by Alvin Lee, it’s the track that shoved these road-warrior blues rockers onto the UK Singles Chart… in America? It topped out at #98 on the #Billboard #Hot100. #TenYearsAfter #AlvinLee #OneHitWondered
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a 1969 song written and recorded by #PaulLeka, Gary DeCarlo, and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band #Steam. It was released under the #Mercury subsidiary label #Fontana and became a number-one pop single on the #Billboard #Hot100 in late 1969.
The Roommates continued briefly, scoring a modest chart entry with “Glory of Love,” which peaked at #49 on the #Billboard #Hot100 the week of May 29, 1961. The group eventually split in 1965 after several unsuccessful releases. #TheRoommates #OneHitWondered
"Boulevard" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter #JacksonBrowne. It is from his 1980 album #HoldOut. When it was released as a single, it entered the #Billboard #Hot100 chart at position number 72 on July 5, 1980. It peaked at number 19 and spent 16 weeks on the chart.
"Summer Breeze" is a 1972 song by American #softRock duo #SealsAndCrofts. It is the title track of their fourth studio album, and was released as the album's #leadSingle in August 1972. The song reached No. 6 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 #chart in the US. In 2013.
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" is a song from the 1983 film #Flashdance with music by #GiorgioMoroder and lyrics by #KeithForsey and the song's performer, #IreneCara. The song spent six weeks at number one on the #Billboard #Hot100 and topped the charts around the world.
"I Can Help" is a song written and performed by #BillySwan. Released in July 1974, it became a big #crossover smash some four months later, reaching No. 1 on both the #Billboard #Hot100 and #HotCountrySingles charts in November. Although Swan had other charting singles on both the Hot 100.
"Another Saturday Night" is a 1963 hit #single by #SamCooke from the album #AintThatGoodNews. The song was written by Cooke while touring in England when staying in a hotel where no female guests were allowed. It reached No. 10 on the #Billboard #Hot100.
"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" is a #soul song most popularly released as a joint single performed by #DianaRossAndTheSupremes and #theTemptations for the #Motown label. This version peaked for two weeks at No. 2 on the #Hot100 in the United States, selling 900,000 copies in its first two weeks.
"Love (Can Make You Happy)" is a song written by Jack Sigler, Jr. and performed by #Mercy. It reached #2 on the #Billboard #Hot100, where "#GetBack" by #TheBeatles kept it from the #1 spot. On other US charts, the song also peaked at #2 on Billboard's #EasyListening chart in 1969.
Although it failed to chart on the #Hot100, 1978’s “What You Waiting For” by Stargard is an interesting single (and it gives me a chance to post a live clip!). It was a huge R&B hit, peaking at #4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Also a minor hit in the UK, peaking at #39. #Stargard #OneHitWondered
Interestingly, Stargard’s only other song to chart on the #Billboard #Hot100 was the flipside of their “Theme Song From ‘Which Way Is Up’” single. “Disco Rufus,” the B-side, spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #88 the week ending March 25, 1978. #Stargard #OneHitWondered
#2HitTuesdays Circumstances made ‘em the weirdest kind of one-hit legends… The 3rd single from their album, “When I’m With You,” was a Top 10 hit in Canada. In the US, it topped out at #61 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in 1983. In 1985, due to some internal strife, the band broke up. #OneHitWondered
Frank Mills followed up with "Peter Piper,” another lively piano piece. It didn't match the heights of its predecessor… but it came close to costing Frank his solo US #OneHitWonder honors! "Peter Piper" topped out at #48 on the US #Hot100, narrowly missing the #Top40. #FrankMills #OneHitWondered
"I Can Dream About You" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter #DanHartman on the soundtrack album of the film #StreetsOfFire. Released in 1984 as a single from the soundtrack, and included on Hartman's album #ICanDreamAboutYou, it reached number 6 on the #Billboard #Hot100.
