Number One Songs On This Date: US and UK
Number One Song Links
This lists the songs that were number one in the US on any date from January 1, 1940 to present. To make it convenient, the songs that hit number one on July 4 are shown below. You can also choose to see the songs that were number one in the UK on any date from January 1, 1953 to present.
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| Year | Artist - Title | Weeks at number one |
| 1940 | Glenn Miller - Imagination | 3 |
| 1941 | Jimmy Dorsey - Maria Elena | 2 |
| 1942 | Harry James - Sleepy Lagoon | 4 |
| 1943 | Song Spinners - Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer | 3 |
| 1944 | Harry James - I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) | 4 |
| 1945 | Les Brown - Sentimental Journey | 9 |
| 1946 | Ink Spots - The Gypsy | 10 |
| 1947 | Perry Como - Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Baby Go To Sleep) | 3 |
| 1948 | Kay Kyser - Woody Woodpecker | 6 |
| 1949 | Vaughn Monroe - Ghost Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) | 11 |
| 1950 | Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme | 11 |
| 1951 | Nat King Cole - Too Young | 5 |
| 1952 | Percy Faith - Delicado | 1 |
| 1953 | Percy Faith - The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) | 10 |
| 1954 | Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot | 9 |
| 1955 | Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock Around The Clock | 8 |
| 1956 | Gogi Grant - The Wayward Wind | 6 |
| 1957 | Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand | 5 |
| 1958 | Sheb Wooley - Purple People Eater | 6 |
| 1959 | Johnny Horton - The Battle of New Orleans | 6 |
| 1960 | Connie Francis - Everybody Somebody's Fool | 2 |
| 1961 | Gary U.S. Bonds - Quarter To Three | 2 |
| 1962 | David Rose - The Stripper | 1 |
| 1963 | Essex - Easier Said Than Done | 2 |
| 1964 | Beach Boys - I Get Around | 2 |
| 1965 | Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | 4 |
| 1966 | Beatles - Paperback Writer | 2 |
| 1967 | Association - Windy | 4 |
| 1968 | Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You | 4 |
| 1969 | Henry Mancini - Love Theme From 'Romeo And Juliet' | 2 |
| 1970 | Jackson Five - The Love You Save | 2 |
| 1971 | Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move/It's Too Late | 5 |
| 1972 | Bill Withers - Lean On Me | 3 |
| 1973 | Billy Preston - Will It Go Round In Circles | 2 |
| 1974 | Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat | 1 |
| 1975 | Captain and Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together | 4 |
| 1976 | Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight | 2 |
| 1977 | Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel | 1 |
| 1978 | Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing | 7 |
| 1979 | Anita Ward - Ring My Bell | 2 |
| 1980 | Paul McCartney - Coming Up (Live at Glasgow) | 3 |
| 1981 | Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes | 9 |
| 1982 | Human League - Don't You Want Me | 3 |
| 1983 | Police - Every Breath You Take | 8 |
| 1984 | Prince - When Doves Cry | 5 |
| 1985 | Phil Collins - Sussudio | 1 |
| 1986 | Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) | 1 |
| 1987 | Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | 2 |
| 1988 | Cheap Trick - The Flame | 2 |
| 1989 | Fine Yourng Cannibals - Good Thing | 1 |
| 1990 | New Kids On The Block - Step by Step | 3 |
| 1991 | Paula Abdul - Rush Rush | 5 |
| 1992 | Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back | 5 |
| 1993 | SWV - Weak | 2 |
| 1994 | All-4-One - I Swear | 11 |
| 1995 | TLC - Waterfalls | 7 |
| 1996 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads | 8 |
| 1997 | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans feat. 112 - I'll Be Missing You | 11 |
| 1998 | Brandy and Monica - The Boy Is Mine | 13 |
| 1999 | Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love | 5 |
| 2000 | Enrique Iglesias - Be With You | 3 |
| 2001 | Usher - U Remind Me | 4 |
| 2002 | Nelly - Hot In Herre | 7 |
| 2003 | Clay Aiken - This Is The Night | 2 |
| 2004 | Fantasia - I Believe | 1 |
| 2005 | Mariah Carey - We Belong Together | 14 |
| 2006 | Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous | 6 |
| 2007 | Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Umbrella | 7 |
| 2008 | Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl | 2 |
