Number One Songs On This Date: US and UK

Number One Single 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 May 17 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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 1940 - 2012
Year Artist - Title Weeks at
number one
1940 Glenn Miller - The Woodpecker Song 7
1941 Jimmy Dorsey - Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) 10
1942 Jimmy Dorsey - Tangerine 6
1943 Harry James - I've Heard That Song Before 13
1944 Bing Crosby - I Love You 5
1945 Les Brown - My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time 7
1946 Perry Como - Prisoner Of Love 3
1947 Ted Weems - Heartaches 12
1948 Nat King Cole - Nature Boy 7
1949 Vaughn Monroe - Ghost Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) 11
1950 Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme 11
1951 Les Paul and Mary Ford - How High The Moon 9
1952 Leroy Anderson - Blue Tango 5
1953 Percy Faith - The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) 10
1954 Perry Como - Wanted 8
1955 Perez Prado - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White 10
1956 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 8
1957 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up 8
1958 Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 4
1959 Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City 2
1960 Elvis Presley - Stuck On You 4
1961 Del Shannon - Runaway 4
1962 Shirelles - Soldier Boy 3
1963 Jimmy Soul - If You Wanna Be Happy 2
1964 Mary Wells - My Guy 2
1965 Beatles - Ticket to Ride 1
1966 Mamas and Papas - Monday Monday 3
1967 Young Rascals - Groovin' 4
1968 Archie Bell and The Drells - Tighten Up 2
1969 Fifth Dimension - Aquarius Let The Sunshine In 6
1970 Guess Who - American Woman 3
1971 Three Dog Night - Joy to the World 6
1972 Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 6
1973 Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life 1
1974 Ray Stevens - The Streak 3
1975 Tony Orlando and Dawn - He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) 3
1976 Paul McCartney - Silly Love Songs 5
1977 Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke 3
1978 Paul McCartney - With A Little Luck 2
1979 Peaches and Herb - Reunited 4
1980 Blondie - Call Me 6
1981 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes 9
1982 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory 7
1983 David Bowie - Let's Dance 1
1984 Lionel Richie - Hello 2
1985 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) 1
1986 Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All 3
1987 U2 - With or Without You 3
1988 Gloria Estefan - Anything For You 2
1989 Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl 2
1990 Madonna - Vogue 3
1991 Hi-Five - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) 1
1992 Kris Kross - Jump 8
1993 Janet Jackson - That's the Way Love Goes 8
1994 All-4-One - I Swear 11
1995 Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It 7
1996 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads 8
1997 Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize 3
1998 Mariah Carey - My All 1
1999 Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca 5
2000 Santana feat. The Product G&B - Maria Maria 10
2001 Janet - All For You 7
2002 Ashanti - Foolish 10
2003 Sean Paul - Get Busy 3
2004 Usher - Burn 8
2005 Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl 4
2006 Rihanna - SOS 3
2007 Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder 3
2008 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love 4
2009 Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow 12
2010 Eminem - Not Afraid 1
2011 Adele - Rolling In The Deep 7
2012 Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know 4
Source: Billboard Magazine