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CONTENTS

Samples of Joel’s Weekly Billboard Column...............................................................................................................4

Author’s Note ..............................................................................................................................................................5

What’s New With This Edition.....................................................................................................................................6

Researching Billboard’s Pop Charts ...........................................................................................................................7

Explanation of Artist And Song Awards ....................................................................................................................10

User’s Guide .............................................................................................................................................................11

Gallery of “Top Pop Singles” Book Covers ....................................................................................... ........................14

THE ARTIST SECTION ................................................................................................................................15

An alphabetical listing, by artist, of every song that charted on Billboard’s pop singles charts from 1/1/1955 through 12/29/2012.

THE SONG TITLE SECTION .................................................................................................................941

An alphabetical listing, by song title, of every song that charted on Billboard’s pop singles charts from 1/1/1955 through 12/29/2012.

THE BACK SECTIONS

THE TOP ARTISTS: .......................................................................................................................................1075

Chart Kings & Queens of Top Pop Singles 1955-2012 (Photos) ..................................................................1077

The Top 500 Artists In Rank Order ...............................................................................................................1078

The Top 500 Artists In A-Z Order ..................................................................................................................1082

The Top 50 Artists By Decade ......................................................................................................................1084

The Top Artists By Year & Category .............................................................................................................1088 The Top Artists Achievements: ....................................................................................................................1089

Most Chart Hits Most Weeks At The #1 Position Most Digital Platinum Hits / Most Digital Gold Hits Most Top 40 Hits Most #2 Hits Most “Classics” Most Top 10 Hits Most #3 Hits #1 Sales-Only Hits Most #1 Hits Most Platinum Hits / Most Gold Hits

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees & Inductees.................................................................................1091

The “24 Hit” Club............................................................................................................. ..............................1094

THE TOP HITS: ...............................................................................................................................................1095

The Top 200 Hits 1955-2012.........................................................................................................................1096 The Top 25 #1 Hits Of Each Decade ............................................................................................................1100 Territorial & Breakout Hits By City.................................................................................................................1103 The Honor Roll Of Hits ..................................................................................................................................1104 The Singles Of Longevity By Decade............................................................................................................1106

THE #1 HITS....................................................................................................................................................1107

A chronological listing, by peak date, of every title to top Billboard’s pop singles charts.

AFIHardcore punk-rock band formed in Ukiah, California: Davey "Havok" Marchand (vocals), Jade Puget (guitar), Hunter Burgan (bass) and Adam Carson (drums).AFI: A Fire Inside.

4/5/03 114 6 1 Girl's Not Grey ..........................................................................................Hunter Burgan/Adam Carson/Davey Marchand/Jade Puget DreamWorks5/13/06 24 20 2 Miss Murder ...................................................................................Hunter Burgan/Adam Carson/Davey Marchand/Jade Puget MOD5 Interscope

12/30/06+ 68 5 3 Love Like Winter.......................................................................................Hunter Burgan/Adam Carson/Davey Marchand/Jade Puget Interscope

AFRIQUER&B-jazz studio band formed in Los Angeles, California: David T. Walker and Arthur Wright (guitars), Charles Kynard (organ), Joe Kelso, Paul Jeffery and SteveKravitz (horns), King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Wallace Snow, Charles Taggart and Chino Valdes (percussion), Chuck Rainey (bass) and Ray Pound (drums).

6/9/73 47 9 1 Soul Makossa ................................................................................................................................Manu Dibango...Hot Mud [F-I] Mainstream 5542

AFROJACKBorn Nick Van De Wall on 9/9/1987 in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. Techno-dance DJ/producer.

FEAT.: Pitbull

7/2/11 41 20 � 1 Take Over Control ...................................................................................Mike Hamilton/Eva Simons/Ingrid Simons/Nick Van De Wall RobbinsAFROJACK Featuring Eva Simons

7/14/12 110 11 2 Can't Stop Me .............................................................................Tearce Person/Andy Shearman/Dorothy Shearman/Nick Van De Wall RobbinsAFROJACK & SHERMANOLOGY

AFROMANBorn Joseph Foreman on 7/28/1974 in Los Angeles, California; later based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Novelty rapper/songwriter.

8/18/01 13 10 1 Because I Got High ....................................................................Joseph Foreman...(2 versions) / She Won't Let Me F**k / Tall Cans [N] �v Universal 015310

from the movie Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back starring Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith

AFTERNOON DELIGHTS, TheFemale studio vocal group from Boston, Massachusetts: Rebecca Hall, Suzanne Boucher, Janet Powell and Robalee Barnes. Group named after Starland VocalBand's #1 hit from 1976.

7/25/81 33 16 1 General Hospi-Tale ....................................................................................................................Lisa Tedesco...(instrumental) [N] MCA 51148parody of the TV soap General Hospital

AFTERS, TheChristian pop-rock band from Mesquite, Texas: Josh Havens (vocals, guitar), Matt Fuqua (guitar), Brad Wigg (bass) and Marc Dodd (drums).

4/8/06 55 7 ❍ 1 Beautiful Love .........................................................................................................Marc Dodd/Matt Fuqua/Josh Havens/Brad Wigg Ino/Epictheme from the MTV reality series 8th & Ocean

1/15/11 123 4 2 Light Up The Sky....................................................................................................................................................Josh Havens Ino/Columbia

AFTER 7R&B vocal trio from Indianapolis, Indiana: Keith Mitchell with brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds. Keith is the cousin of Mark "L.A. Reid" Rooney. Kevon andMelvin are the brothers of Babyface. Keith left in 1997.

TOP HITS: 1)Can't Stop 2)Ready Or Not 3)Heat Of The Moment

10/21/89 74 12 1 Heat Of The Moment.................................................................................................................Babyface/L.A. Reid...(instrumental) � Virgin 992043/31/90 7 21 ● 2 Ready Or Not Babyface/L.A. Reid...(instrumental) RB2 v Virgin 989957/28/90 6 25 ● 3 Can't Stop Babyface/L.A. Reid...(instrumental) RB1 v Virgin 98961

11/24/90+ 19 18 4 Heat Of The Moment ..........................................................................................................Babyface/L.A. Reid...(instrumental) [R] �p Virgin 99204

5/25/91 24 15 5 Nights Like This ...........................................................................................Jesse Johnson/Keith Lewis...Baby Stop Running Around � Virgin 98798from the movie The Five Heartbeats starring Robert Townsend

8/15/92 45 13 6 Kickin' It...................................................................................................Dallas Austin/Randy Ran/Langston Richey...Nights Like This � Virgin 1259411/7/92 55 18 7 Baby I'm For Real (Natural High) ......................................................Marvin Gaye/Anna Gordy/Charles McCormick...He Said, She Said �

v Virgin 12623includes a 20-second segment of Bloodstone's "Natural High"

4/3/93 103 10 8 Can He Love U Like This ...............................................................................L.A. Reid/Daryl Simmons...One Night / My Only Woman �v Virgin 12643

4/16/94 87 6 9 Gonna Love You Right.................................................................Keith Andes/Warres Carey/Tim Harris/Ricky Jones...(album version) �v Fox/Beacon 10006

from the movie Sugar Hill starring Wesley Snipes7/8/95 31 22 10 'Til You Do Me Right .............................................Babyface/Kevon Edmonds/Melvin Edmonds...(album version) / Gonna Love You Right �

v Virgin 3849411/25/95 109 8 11 Damn Thing Called Love .....................................................................................................Jon Buck...(2 mixes) / I Like It Like That � Virgin 38521

AFTERSHOCKHip-hop duo from Staten Island, New York: rapper Guy Charles Routte and singer Jose Rivera.

3/30/91 52 16 1 Going Through The Motions ...................................................................Peter Lord/Jose Rivera/Guy Charles Routte...(Spanish edit) � Virgin 98868

AFTER THE FIRERock band formed in London, England: Andy Piercy (vocals, bass), John Russell (guitar), Peter Banks (keyboards/guitar; Yes, Flash) and Pete King (drums).Banks died on 3/8/2013 (age 65).

2/12/83 5 21 1 Der Kommissar Andy Piercy/Robert Ponger...Dancing In The Shadows Epic 035595/28/83 85 3 2 Dancing In The Shadows ........................................................................................................Peter Banks/Andy Piercy...Starflight Epic 03908

AGUILAR, PepeBorn on 8/7/1968 in San Antonio, Texas; raised in Zacatecas, Mexico. Latin singer. Son of Latin recording legends Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre.

9/29/01 125 1 1 Me Vas A Extranar ............................................................................................................................Yanez Enrique Guzman [F] Musart9/18/04 112 3 2 Miedo .......................................................................................................................Yanez Enrique Guzman/Jesus Monarrez [F-L] Sony Discos

AGUILERA, Christina ♣ 2000s: 19 / All-Time: 100Born on 12/18/1980 in Staten Island, New York (Irish mother; Ecuadorian father); raised in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Pop-dance singer/songwriter. Regular on TV'sThe Mickey Mouse Club (1992-93). Played "Ali Rose" in the 2010 movie Burlesque. One of the coaches on TV's The Voice.

AWARD: Grammy: Best New Artist 1999FEAT.: Diddy, Maroon 5, T.I.TOP HITS: 1)Genie In A Bottle 2)Lady Marmalade 3)Come On Over Baby (all I want is you) 4)What A Girl Wants 5)Beautiful

7/3/99 ➊5 25 ▲ 1 Genie In A Bottle David Frank/Steve Kipner/Pam Sheyne...Blessed �v RCA 65692

11/27/99+ ➊2 24 ● 2 What A Girl Wants Shelly Peiken/Guy Roche...We're A Miracle �v RCA 65960

12/18/99 18 4 3 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) .................................................................Mel Torme/Robert Wells...Genie In A Bottle (Eddie Arroyo rhythm mix) [X] � RCA 65943

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v RCA 602518/5/00 ➊4 21 ● 5 Come On Over Baby (all i want is you) Johan Aberg/Christina Aguilera/Chaka Blackmon/Ray Cham/Eric Dawkins/Ron Fair/

Shelly Peiken/Paul Rein/Guy Roche...Ven Conmigo (solamente tu) �v RCA 60341

1/27/01 13 20 6 Nobody Wants To Be Lonely ...............................................................Gary Burr/Desmond Child/Victoria Shaw...Solo Quiero Amarte � Columbia 79573RICKY MARTIN with CHRISTINA AGUILERA

4/14/01 ➊5 20 7 Lady Marmalade Bob Crewe/Kenny Nolan...(3 mixes) � Interscope 497066CHRISTINA AGUILERA, LIL' KIM, MYA and PINKGrammy: Pop Vocal Collaborationfrom the movie Moulin Rouge starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor

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ARTISTCHRPOSDATE Label & Number

DEBUT PEAK WKSSong Title Songwriter...B-side

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THE TOP 50 ARTISTS BY DECADE

1990s 1. Mariah Carey ..................................3,179 2. Janet Jackson ................................2,272 3. Madonna ........................................2,045 4. Boyz II Men ....................................1,971 5. Whitney Houston ............................1,774 6. Celine Dion ....................................1,551 7. R. Kelly ..........................................1,420 8. TLC ................................................1,376 9. Elton John ......................................1,295 10. Michael Bolton ...............................1,211 11. Bryan Adams ..................................1,149 12. Prince.............................................1,126 13. Toni Braxton ..................................1,067 14. En Vogue ........................................1,060 15. Brandy ...........................................1,041 16. Rod Stewart ...................................1,034 17. Monica ...........................................1,023 18. Mary J. Blige .................................... 978 19. Michael Jackson .............................. 970 20. Gloria Estefan .................................. 960 21. Pearl Jam ......................................... 920 22. Puff Daddy ....................................... 882 23. SWV ................................................. 848 24. Aerosmith ........................................ 823 25. Color Me Badd ................................. 816

26. Keith Sweat ...................................... 794 27. Alanis Morissette .............................. 788 28. Shania Twain .................................... 780 29. LL Cool J .......................................... 775 30. 2Pac ................................................. 768 31. The Notorious B.I.G. ........................ 752 32. Babyface........................................... 748 33. George Michael ................................. 746 34. Ace Of Base ...................................... 732 35. Backstreet Boys ............................... 729 36. Brian McKnight ................................. 721 37. Paula Abdul ...................................... 709 38. U2 ..................................................... 692 39. Amy Grant ........................................ 685 40. Vanessa Williams ............................. 685 41. MC Hammer ...................................... 684 42. Sheryl Crow ...................................... 680 43. Faith Evans....................................... 680 44. Phil Collins ....................................... 679 45. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony .................... 666 46. Bon Jovi ........................................... 665 47. Jodeci ............................................... 663 48. Roxette ............................................. 662 49. Salt-N-Papa....................................... 659 50. Wilson Phillips ................................. 656

2000s 1. Beyonce .........................................2,102 2. 50 Cent ...........................................1,790 3. Usher .............................................1,764 4. Nelly ...............................................1,759 5. Eminem ..........................................1,696 6. Jay-Z ..............................................1,651 7. Tim McGraw ...................................1,573 8. Rihanna ..........................................1,546 9. Taylor Swift ....................................1,453 10. Kenny Chesney .............................1,451 11. Mariah Carey ..................................1,451 12. Alicia Keys .....................................1,450 13. Kanye West ....................................1,448 14. T.I. .................................................1,440 15. Rascal Flatts ..................................1,394 16. Ludacris .........................................1,385 17. Pink ................................................1,363 18. Toby Keith ......................................1,312 19. Christina Aguilera ..........................1,309 20. Britney Spears ...............................1,271 21. Chris Brown ...................................1,236 22. Black Eyed Peas ............................1,232 23. Kelly Clarkson ................................1,211 24. Destiny’s Child ...............................1,205 25. R. Kelly ..........................................1,194

26. Nickelback ..................................... 1,149 27. Keith Urban ................................... 1,145 28. Brad Paisley .................................. 1,131 29. Jennifer Lopez ............................... 1,128 30. Justin Timberlake .......................... 1,122 31. Miley Cyrus.................................... 1,084 32. George Strait ................................. 1,046 33. Carrie Underwood ............................. 993 34. Akon ................................................. 985 35. Lil Wayne .......................................... 983 36. Mary J. Blige..................................... 951 37. Alan Jackson .................................... 943 38. Bow Wow .......................................... 895 39. Ciara ................................................. 873 40. Linkin Park ....................................... 871 41. Brooks & Dunn ................................. 859 42. P. Diddy ............................................ 857 43. Sean Paul ......................................... 842 44. Missy Elliott...................................... 834 45. Ja Rule ............................................. 821 46. Avril Lavigne .................................... 808 47. Faith Hill ........................................... 807 48. Ne-Yo ................................................ 789 49. Madonna ........................................... 781 50. Lonestar ........................................... 780