Ninety-One Songs Have Debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Since 1958
Business Insider reported that 91 songs have entered the Billboard Hot 100 in the top position since the chart began in 1958. Drake leads all artists with 10 such debuts.
Business Insider reported that 91 songs have debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since the chart launched in 1958. The chart ranks U.S. singles using airplay and sales data. The most recent song to achieve the feat is "Janice STFU" by Drake. Drake holds the record with 10 No. 1 debuts, followed by Taylor Swift with eight.
Billboard began the Hot 100 in 1958.
In 1991 the publication adopted modern airplay and sales tracking, which allowed faster and more precise rankings. A song debuting at No. 1 typically requires substantial advance promotion or a large existing fan base.
Jackson became the first artist to debut at No. 1 when "You Are Not Alone" reached the top spot on the chart dated September 2, 1995. Mariah Carey followed weeks later with "Fantasy," which debuted at No. 1 on the September 30, 1995 chart. Whitney Houston's "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" entered at No.
1 on November 25, 1995. " "One Sweet Day," a collaboration between Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, debuted at No. 1 on December 2, 1995. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 reached No. " Mariah Carey's "Honey" debuted at No. 1 on September 13, 1997.
Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight" also entered the chart at the top position.
