Em toda a história da Billboard, apenas 27 canções estrearam direto no 1º lugar da Hot 100 – a principal parada americana de singles – e com o lançamento de “Shape Of You”, do Ed Sheeran, direto no topo do ranking, o site da revista resolveu relembrar as demais canções.
Começando por Michael Jackson, que abre a contagem com “You Are Not Alone” em 1995. Britney Spears e Mariah Carey são as únicas com mais de uma estreia na lista, que mostra ainda o poder do “American Idol” ao registrar os lançamentos de três vencedores e um vice.
Confira toda a lista:
01) “You Are Not Alone” – Michael Jackson (1995)
02) “Fantasy” – Mariah Carey (1995)
03) “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” – Whitney Houston (1995)
04) “One Sweet Day” – Mariah Carey feat. Boyz II Men (1995)
05) “I’ll Be Missing You” – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112 (1997)
06) “Honey” – Mariah Carey (1997)
07) “Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight” – Elton John (1997)
08) “My Heart Will Go On” – Celine Dion (1998)
09) “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” – Aerosmith (1998)
10) “Doo Wop (That Thing)” – Lauryn Hill (1998)
11) “This Is the Night” – Clay Aiken (2003)
12) “I Believe” – Fantasia (2004)
13) “Inside Your Heaven” – Carrie Underwood (2005)
14) “Do I Make You Proud” – Taylor Hicks (2006)
15) “3” – Britney Spears (2009)
16) “Not Afraid” – Eminem (2010)
17) “We R Who We R” – Kesha (2010)
18) “Hold It Against Me” – Britney Spears (2011)
19) “Born This Way” – Lady Gaga (2011)
20) “Part Of Me” – Katy Perry (2012)
21) “Harlem Shake” – Baauer (2013)
22) “Shake it Off” – Taylor Swift (2014)
23) “What Do You Mean?” – Justin Bieber (2015)
24) “Hello” – Adele (2015)
25) “Pillowtalk” – Zayn (2016)
26) “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake (2016)
27) “Shape Of You” – Ed Sheeran (2017)