A parada americana Billboard Hot 100, que lista semanalmente os 100 maiores hits do momento, está completando 55 anos de existência. Para comemorar, o site da Billboard divulgou um ranking com os 100 maiores sucessos desses 55 anos.
LMFAO, The Black Eyed Peas, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Adele, Flo Rida, Carly Rae Jepsen, Alicia Keys, Ke$ha, Kanye West, Maroon 5, Michael Jackson e Usher são alguns dos artistas que conseguiram aparecer na lista. Ela levou em consideração as posições alcançadas e as semanas que as faixas ficaram na parada.
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001) “The Twist” – Chubby Checker
002) “Smooth” – Santana feat. Rob Thomas
003) “Mack the Knife” – Bobby Darin
004) “How Do I Live” – LeAnn Rimes
005) “Party Rock Anthem” – LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
006) “I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas
007) “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” – Los Del Rio
008) “Physical” – Olivia Newton-John
009) “You Light Up My Life” – Debby Boone
010) “Hey Jude” – The Beatles
011) “We Belong Together” – Mariah Carey
012) “Un-Break My Heart” – Toni Braxton
013) “Yeah!” – Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
014) “Bette Davis Eyes” – Kim Carnes
015) “Endless Love” – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
016) “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” – Rod Stewart
017) “You Were Meant for Me / Foolish Games” – Jewel
018) “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” – Bryan Adams
019) “I’ll Make Love to You” – Boyz II Men
020) “The Theme from ‘A Summer Place'” – Percy Faith
021) “Le Freak” – Chic
022) “How Deep Is Your Love” – Bee Gees
023) “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
024) “We Found Love” – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
025) “Low” – Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
026) “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” – Andy Gibb
027) “Too Close” – Next
028) “Every Breath You Take” – The Police
029) “Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye feat. Kimbra
030) “Flashdance…What a Feeling,” – Irene Cara
031) “Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
032) “Tossin’ and Turnin'” – Bobby Lewis
033) “The Battle of New Orleans” – Johnny Horton
034) “One Sweet Day” – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
035) “Truly, Madly, Deeply” – Savage Garden
036) “Silly Love Songs” – Wings
037) “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
038) “Night Fever” – The Bee Gees
039) “Another One Bites the Dust” – Queen
040) “Say, Say, Say” – Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
041) “How You Remind Me” – Nickelback
042) “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” – Dawn feat. Tony Orlando
043) “It’s All in the Game” – Tommy Edwards
044) “I Want to Hold Your Hand” – The Beatles
045) “Shadow Dancing” – Andy Gibb
046) “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
047) “Candle in the Wind 1997” / “Something About the Way You Look Tonight” – Elton John
048) “No One” – Alicia Keys
049) “I Will Always Love You” – Whitney Houston
050) “End of the Road” – Boyz II Men
051) “Boom Boom Pow” – The Black Eyed Peas
052) “Call Me” – Blondie
053) “Let Me Love You” – Mario
054) “Stayin’ Alive” – Bee Gees
055) “Lady” – Kenny Rogers
056) “Tik Tok” – Ke$ha
057) “I’m a Believer” – The Monkees
058) “Gold Digger” – Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
059) “Apologize” – Timbaland feat. OneRepublic
060) “The Sign” – Ace of Base
061) “Centerfold” – J. Geils Band
062) “(Just Like) Starting Over” – John Lennon
063) “The Boy Is Mine” – Brandy & Monica
064) “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” – Stevie B
065) “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
066) “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” – the 5th Dimension
067) “Whoomp! (There It Is)” – Tag Team
068) “Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
069) “Ebony and Ivory” – Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
070) “Rush Rush” – Paula Abdul
071) “That’s What Friends Are For” – Dionne and Friends
072) “Upside Down” – Diana Ross
073) “Sugar, Sugar” – The Archies
074) “Just the Way You Are” – Bruno Mars
075) “Dilemma” – Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland
076) “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” – Marvin Gaye
077) “You’re Still the One” – Shania Twain
078) “Hot Stuff” – Donna Summer
079) “Gangsta’s Paradise” – Coolio feat. L.V.
080) “Abracadabra” – The Steve Miller Band
081) “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
082) “You’re So Vain” – Carly Simon
083) “Play That Funky Music” – Wild Cherry
084) “Say You, Say Me” – Lionel Richie
085) “My Sharona” – The Knack
086) “All Night Long (All Night)” – Lionel Richie
087) “Nothing Compares 2 U” – Sinead O’Connor
088) “I Swear” – All-4-One
089) “Family Affair” Mary J. Blige
090) “Waiting for a Girl Like You” – Foreigner
091) “Are You Lonesome To-Night?” – Elvis Presley
092) “Killing Me Softly With His Song” – Roberta Flack
093) “Hurts So Good” – John Cougar
094) “I’ll Be Missing You” – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112
095) “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” – B.J. Thomas
096) “Another Day in Paradise” – Phill Collins
097) “One More Night” – Maroon 5
098) “Best of My Love” – Emotions
099) “We Are Young” – fun. feat. Janelle Monae
100) “You Make Me Wanna…” – Usher