This Hitarchive Contains All the Hits from the Past and Present

Billboard Pop Hitarchive

1940 - 2002

This hitarchive contains all the hits from the past and present

till the week ending December 28, 2002

Name Artist

1 Song Title Date Entry Weeks Peak

HOT100• on chart position

• American style, that is: month-day-year

Every Top 10-hit is highlighted in bold

¨ non-consecutive weeks on the chart

* the particular song is still on the chart (the * can be found in the "weeks on chart"-column and "peak position"-column

Aaliyah

1 Back & Forth 04-30-1994 24 5

2 At Your Best (You Are Love) 09-03-1994 20 6

written by isley brothers / produced by r. kelly

3 Age Ain't Nothing But A Number 01-14-1995 8 75

1 & 3: written and produced by r. kelly

4 If Your Girl Only Knew 08-31-1996 20 11

5 The One I Gave My Heart To 10-04-1997 20 9

written by diane warren

6 Are You That Somebody? 12-05-1998 8 21

7 I Don't Want 01-29-2000 20 35

8 Try Again 03-18-2000 32 1

first nr. 1 on airplay only

9 We Need A Resolution 06-02-2001¨ 16 59

aaliyah featuring timbaland

10 Rock The Boat 09-08-2001 25 14

11 More Than A Woman 02-02-2002 24 25

12 I Care 4 U 08-24-2002 * *

13 Miss You 11-30-2002 * *

Abaco Dream

1 Life And Death In G&A 09-06-1969 6 74

Abba

1 Waterloo 06-01-1974 17 6

2 Honey Honey 09-14-1974 10 27

3 S.O.S. 08-09-1975¨ 17 15

4 I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do 02-14-1976 15 15

5 Mamma Mia 05-22-1976 9 32

6 Fernando 09-04-1976 16 13

7 Dancing Queen 12-11-1976 22 1

8 Knowing Me, Knowing You 05-14-1977 15 14

9 Money, Money, Money 10-22-1977 7 56

10 Name Of The Game 12-24-1977 16 12

11 Take A Chance On Me 04-22-1978 18 3

12 Does Your Mother Know 05-19-1979 14 19

13 Voulez-Vous / 09-01-1979 3 80

14 Angel Eyes 09-22-1979 5 64

15 Chiquitita 11-10-1979 12 29

16 The Winner Takes It All 11-22-1980 26 8

17 Super Trouper 04-04-1981 11 45

18 On And On And On 06-27-1981 6 90

19 When All Is Said And Done 01-09-1982 14 27

20 The Visitors 04-17-1982 8 63

Abbey Tavern Singers

1 Off To Dublin In The Green 09-24-1966 2 94

Billy Abbott

1 Groovy Baby 07-20-1963 8 55

Gregory Abbott

1 Shake You Down 10-18-1986 22 1

2 I Got The Feelin' (It's Over) 02-21-1987 11 56

ABC

1 The Look Of Love 09-11-1982 25 18

2 Poison Arrow 01-29-1983 15 25

3 That Was Then But This Is Now 02-04-1984 3 89

4 Be Near Me 08-24-1985 22 9

5 How To Be A Millionaire 01-18-1986 14 20

6 Vanity Kills 05-17-1986 4 91

7 When Smokey Sings 07-04-1987 19 5

tribute to smokey robinson

co-produced by bernard edwards

Paula Abdul

1 Knocked Out 06-18-1988 13 41

written and produced by babyface

2 (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me 11-12-1988 5 88

3 Straight Up 12-03-1988 25 1

4 Forever Your Girl 03-11-1989 22 1

5 Cold Hearted 06-24-1989 21 1

(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me [R] 09-23-1989 20 3

6 Opposites Attract 12-16-1989 23 1

paula abdul with the wild pair

rap by derrick delite from the soul purpose

7 Rush Rush 05-11-1991 19 1

8 The Promise Of A New Day 07-20-1991 16 1

9 Blowing Kisses In The Wind 10-19-1991 20 6

10 Vibeology 01-18-1992 14 16

11 Will You Marry Me? 04-04-1992 13 19

12 My Love Is For Real 06-17-1995 13 28

13 Crazy Cool 09-09-1995 9 58

AB Logic

1 The Hitman 08-01-1992 20 60

2 Get Up (Move Boy Move) 12-26-1992 11 83

Miss Abrams & Strawberry Point School 3rd Grade Class

1 Mill Valley 08-01-1970 3 90

A.B. Skhy

1 Camel Back 12-06-1969 1 100

Abstrac'

1 Right And Hype 12-23-1989 6 89

Accents

1 Wiggle Wiggle 12-22-1958¨ 12 51

AC/DC

1 Highway To Hell 10-13-1979 10 47

2 You Shook Me All Night Long 09-06-1980 16 35

3 Back In Black 12-20-1980 15 37

4 Let's Get It Up 01-16-1982 9 44

5 Guns For Hire 10-01-1983 5 84

6 Money Talks 12-08-1990 16 23

7 Big Gun 07-03-1993 11 65

Ace

1 How Long 03-08-1975 16 3

written by paul carrack

2 Rock & Roll Runaway 07-26-1975 4 71

Johnny Ace

1 Pledging My Love 02-19-1955 9 17

Ace Of Base

1 All That She Wants 09-18-1993 36 2

2 The Sign 01-01-1994 41 1

3 Don't Turn Around 05-07-1994 31 4

written by diane warren albert hammond

4 Living In Danger 10-22-1994 20 20

5 Beautiful Life 11-11-1995 20 15

6 Lucky Love 02-24-1996 17 30

7 Cruel Summer 07-18-1998 20 10

8 Whenever You're Near Me 10-31-1998 5 76

Ace Spectrum

1 Don't Send Nobody Else 09-28-1974 6 57

Barbara Acklin

1 Love Makes A Woman 07-13-1968 12 15

2 From The Teacher To The Preacher 10-19-1968 8 57

barbara acklin gene chandler

3 Just Ain't No Love 11-16-1968 9 67

4 Am I The Same Girl 02-22-1969 3 79

Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys

1 The Prodigal Son 02-12-1944 1 13

2 I'll Forgive You But I Can't Forget 12-30-1944 1 21

Bryan Adams

[also see: Sweeney Todd]

1 Lonely Nights 03-13-1982 2 84

2 Straight From The Heart 03-12-1983 19 10

3 Cuts Like A Knife 06-11-1983 14 15

4 This Time 09-03-1983 12 24

5 Run To You 11-03-1984 19 6

6 Somebody 02-02-1985 17 11

7 Heaven 04-20-1985 19 1

8 Summer Of '69 06-29-1985 17 5

9 One Night Love Affair 09-14-1985 15 13

10 It's Only Love 11-23-1985 14 15

bryan adams tina turner

11 Heat Of The Night 03-28-1987 16 6

12 Hearts On Fire 06-13-1987 13 26

13 Victim Of Love 08-22-1987 12 32

14 (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 06-29-1991 22 1

15 Can't Stop This Thing We Started 09-14-1991 20 2

16 There Will Never Be Another Tonight 12-21-1991 15 31

17 Thought I'd Died And Gone To Heaven 03-14-1992 20 13

18 Do I Have To Say The Words? 08-01-1992 20 11

19 Please Forgive Me 10-23-1993 28 7

20 All For Love 11-27-1993 22 1

bryan adams, rod stewart sting

21 Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? 04-15-1995 24 1

22 Rock Steady 11-25-1995 4 73

bryan adams bonnie raitt

23 The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You 05-25-1996 12 52

24 Let's Make A Night To Remember 08-31-1996 23 24

25 I Finally Found Someone 11-23-1996 20 8

bryan adams barbra streisand

produced by david foster

Johnny Adams

1 Release Me 12-14-1968 3 82

2 Reconsider Me 06-28-1969 8 28

3 I Can't Be All Bad 10-11-1969 2 89

Oleta Adams

1 Get Here 12-15-1990 23 5

Yolanda Adams

1 Open My Heart 08-26-2000 20 57

Cannonball Adderley Quintet

1 African Waltz 04-10-1961 6 41

2 Jive Samba 02-16-1963 7 66

3 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 01-07-1967 11 11

4 Why? (Am I Treated So Bad) 04-08-1967 5 73

5 Country Preacher 01-17-1970 3 86

Addrisi Brothers

1 Cherrystone 06-01-1959¨ 6 62

2 We've Got To Get It On Again 01-22-1972 12 25

3 Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On 04-09-1977 15 20

4 Does She Do It Like She Dances 09-17-1977 4 74

5 Never My Love 12-10-1977 3 80

6 Ghost Dancer 08-11-1979 8 45

Trace Adkins

1 Every Light In The House 11-23-1996 9 78

2 The Rest Of Mine 10-18-1997 16 70

3 More 04-29-2000 11 65

4 I'm Tryin' 10-20-2001 20 44

5 Help Me Understand 07-20-2002 4 80

Ad Libs

1 The Boy From New York City 01-16-1965 10 8

2 He Ain't No Angel 05-01-1965 1 100

Adventures

1 Broken Land 04-30-1988 3 95

Adventures Of Stevie V

1 Dirty Cash (Money Talks) 07-21-1990 19 25

2 Jealousy 01-19-1991 6 94

Aerosmith

1 Dream On 10-20-1973 9 59

2 Sweet Emotion 06-14-1975 8 36

Dream On [R] 01-10-1976 20 6

3 Last Child 06-12-1976 15 21

4 Home Tonight 09-25-1976 4 71

5 Walk This Way 11-20-1976 17 10

revived in 1986 as a rap-hit by run dmc

6 Back In The Saddle 04-09-1977 8 38

7 Draw The Line 10-22-1977 10 42

8 Kings & Queens 03-11-1978 5 70

9 Come Together 08-05-1978 12 23

10 Chip Away The Stone 01-20-1979 3 77

11 Remember 01-12-1980 6 67

12 Dude (Looks Like A Lady) 10-03-1987 20 14

13 Angel 01-30-1988 25 3

14 Rag Doll 06-04-1988 17 17

15 Love In An Elevator 09-02-1989 16 5

16 Janie's Got A Gun 11-25-1989 18 4

17 What It Takes 03-17-1990 17 9

18 The Other Side 06-23-1990 15 22

19 Livin' On The Edge 04-10-1993 20 18

20 Cryin' 07-31-1993 26 12

21 Amazing 12-04-1993 21 24

22 Crazy 05-21-1994 23 17

23 Blind Man 11-12-1994 14 48

24 Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees) 03-01-1997 15 35

25 Hole In My Soul 08-23-1997 11 51

26 Pink 02-28-1998 13 27

27 I Don't Want To Miss A Thing 09-05-1998 20 1

written by diane warren

ninth song in hot 100-history to debut at nr.1

28 Jaded 01-27-2001 20 7

Afrique

1 Soul Makossa 06-09-1973 9 47

Afroman

1 Because I Got High 08-18-2001 10 13

Afternoon Delights

1 General Hospi-Tale 07-25-1981 16 33

parody of tv's "general hospital"

After 7

1 Heat Of The Moment 10-21-1989 12 74

2 Ready Or Not 03-31-1990 21 7

3 Can't Stop 07-28-1990 25 6

Heat Of The Moment [R] 11-24-1990 18 19

1-3: written and produced by babyface

4 Nights Like This 05-25-1991 15 24

5 Kickin' It 08-15-1992 13 45

6 Baby I'm For Real - Natural High 11-07-1992 18 55

7 Gonna Love You Right 04-16-1994 6 87

8 'Til You Do Me Right 07-08-1995 22 31

co-written and produced by babyface

Aftershock

1 Going Through The Motions 03-30-1991 16 52

After The Fire

1 Der Kommissar 02-12-1983 21 5

co-written by falco

2 Dancing In The Shadows 05-28-1983 3 85

Christina Aguilera

1 Genie In A Bottle 07-03-1999 25 1

2 What A Girl Wants 11-27-1999 24 1

3 Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 12-18-1999 4 18

4 I Turn To You 04-15-2000 22 3

5 Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) 08-05-2000 21 1

6 Nobody Wants To Be Lonely 01-27-2001 20 13

ricky martin christina aguilera

7 Lady Marmalade 04-14-2001 20 1

christina aguilera, lil' kim, mya & pink

8 Dirrty 09-21-2002 * *

christina aguilera featuring redman

9 Beautiful 11-23-2002 * *

A-Ha

1 Take On Me 07-13-1985 27 1

2 The Sun Always Shines On TV 11-30-1985 17 20

3 Cry Wolf 01-24-1987 10 50

Ahmad!

1 Back In The Day 05-28-1994 20 26

Air Supply

1 Lost In Love 02-09-1980 23 3

2 All Out Of Love 06-14-1980 27 2

3 Every Woman In The World 10-25-1980 22 5

4 The One That You Love 05-16-1981 19 1

5 Here I Am 09-26-1981 20 5

6 Sweet Dreams 12-12-1981 20 5

7 Even The Nights Are Better 06-12-1982 18 5

8 Young Love 09-18-1982 9 38

9 Two Less Lonely People In The World 11-13-1982 14 38

10 Making Love Out Of Nothing At All 07-30-1983 25 2

written and produced by jim steinman

11 Just As I Am 05-25-1985 15 19

12 Power Of Love (You Are My Lady) 08-10-1985 6 68

13 Lonely Is The Night 08-09-1986 8 76

written by diane warren albert hammond

Airwaves

1 So Hard Living Without You 06-03-1978 6 62

Jewel Akens

1 The Birds And The Bees 01-23-1965 14 3

2 Georgie Porgie 05-01-1965 5 68

Alabama

1 Feels So Right 06-06-1981 22 20

2 Love In The First Degree 11-14-1981 22 15

3 Take Me Down 05-22-1982 13 18

4 Close Enough To Perfect 09-04-1982 12 65

5 The Closer You Get 05-07-1983 11 38

6 Lady Down On Love 10-29-1983 6 76

7 When We Make Love 05-19-1984 10 72

8 How Do You Fall In Love 12-05-1998 5 82

9 Keepin' Up 02-06-1999 8 69

10 God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You 05-29-1999 20 29

alabama featuring ' n sync

Chuck Alaimo Quartet

1 Leap Frog 04-29-1957 1 92

Steve Alaimo

1 Mashed Potatoes 03-17-1962 1 81

2 Every Day I Have To Cry 01-05-1963 10 46

3 Michael 10-05-1963 1 100

4 Gotta Lotta Love 11-16-1963 6 74

5 Real Live Girl 03-06-1965 2 77

6 Cast Your Fate To The Wind 06-26-1965 2 89

7 So Much Love 05-21-1966 2 92

8 When My Little Girl Is Smiling 06-26-1971 6 72

9 Amerikan Music 04-29-1972 3 79

The Alarm

1 Strength 12-28-1985 10 61

2 Rain In The Summertime 12-19-1987 8 71

3 Presence Of Love 03-26-1988 6 77

4 Sold Me Down The River 10-07-1989 12 50

Eddie Albert

1 Little Child 02-18-1956 4 56

eddie albert sondra lee

Morris Albert

1 Feelings 06-21-1975 32 6

2 Sweet Loving Man 02-07-1976 2 93

Willy Alberti

1 Marina 11-30-1959 8 42

Al B. Sure!

1 Nite And Day 04-09-1988 21 7

2 Off On Your Own (Girl) 08-06-1988 12 45

3 Killing Me Softly 11-19-1988 11 80

4 Missunderstanding 10-13-1990 14 42

5 Right Now 08-29-1992 20 47

6 I'm Still In Love With You 04-16-1994 16 57

Alessi

1 Put Away Your Love 05-01-1982 4 71

co-produced by christopher cross