Darren J.
09-18-2009, 05:26 PM
In July 2008, Billboard created an all-time Hot 100 for the 50 year anniversary of the Hot 100:
"The Twist"- Chubby Checker(peaked on 9/19/60 and 1/13/62)
"Smooth"-Santana ft. Rob Thomas(peaked on 10/23/99)
"Mack The Knife"- Bobby Darin(peaked on 10/5/59)
"How Do I Live"- LeAnn Rimes(peaked on 12/13/97)
"Macarena"- Los Del Rio(peaked on 8/3/96)
"Physical"- Olivia Newton-John(peaked on 11/21/81)
"You Light Up My Life"- Debby Boone(peaked on 10/15/77)
"Hey Jude"- The Beatles(peaked on 9/28/68)
"We Belong Together"- Mariah Carey(peaked on 6/4/05)
"Un-Break My Heart"- Toni Braxton(peaked on 12/7/96)
"Yeah"- Usher ft. Lil' Jon and Ludacris(peaked on 2/28/04)
"Bette Davis Eyes"- Kim Carnes(peaked on 5/16/81)
"Endless Love"- Diana Ross and Lionel Richie(peaked on 8/15/81)
"Tonight's The Night"- Rod Stewart(peaked on 11/13/76)
"You Were Meant For Me- Jewel(peaked on 4/19/97)
"Everything I Do I Do It For You"- Bryan Adams(peaked on 7/27/91)
"I'll Make Love To You"- Boyz II Men(peaked on 8/27/94)
"A Summer Place"- Percy Faith and His Orchestra(peaked on 2/27/60)
"Le Freak"- Chic(peaked on 12/9/78)
"How Deep Is Your Love"- Bee Gees(peaked on 12/14/77)
"Eye Of The Tiger"- Survivor(peaked on 7/24/82)
"I Just Want To Be Your Everything"- Andy Gibb(peaked on 7/30/77)
"Low"- Flo Rida ft. T-Pain(peaked on 1/5/08)
"Too Close"- Next(peaked on 4/25/98)
"Every Breath You Take"- The Police(7/9/83)
"What A Feeling"- Irene Cara(peaked on 5/28/83)
"Tossin' And Turnin'"- Bobby Lewis(peaked on 7/10/61)
"The Battle of New Orleans"- Johnny Horton(peaked on 6/1/59)
"One Sweet Day"- Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men(peaked on 12/2/95)
"Truly Madly Deeply"- Savage Garden(peaked on 1/17/98)
"Silly Love Songs"- Wings(peaked on 5/22/76)
"Let's Get It On"- Marvin Gaye(peaked on 9/8/73)
"Night Fever"- Bee Gees(peaked on 3/18/78)
"Another One Bites The Dust"- Queen(peaked on 10/4/80)
"Say Say Say"- Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson(peaked on 12/10/83)
"How You Remind Me"- Nickelback(peaked on 12/22/01)
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon"- Dawn ft. Tony Orlando(peaked on 4/21/73)
"It's All In The Game"- Tommy Edwards(peaked on 10/4/58)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand"- The Beatles(peaked on 2/1/64)
"Shadow Dancing"- Andy Gibb(peaked on 6/17/78)
"Candle In The Wind"- Elton John(peaked on 10/11/97)
"No One"- Alicia Keys(peaked on 12/1/07)
"End Of The Road"- Boyz II Men(peaked on 8/15/92)
"Call Me"- Blondie(peaked on 4/19/80)
"Let Me Love You"- Mario(peaked on 1/1/05)
"Stayin' Alive"- Bee Gees(peaked on 2/4/78)
"Lady"- Kenny Rogers(peaked on 11/15/80)
"I'm A Believer"- The Monkees(peaked on 12/31/66)
"Gold Digger"- Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx(peaked on 9/17/05)
"Apologize"- Timbaland ft. One Republic(peaked on 11/10/07)
"The Sign"- Ace of Base(peaked on 3/12/94)
"Centerfold"- The J. Geils Band(peaked on 2/6/82)
"Starting Over"- John Lennon(peaked on 12/27/80)
"The Boy Is Mine"- Brandy and Monica(peaked on 6/6/98)
"Because I Love You"- Stevie B(peaked on 12/8/90)
"I Love Rock N Roll"- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts(peaked on 3/20/82)
"Aquarius"- The 5th Dimension(peaked on 4/12/69)
"Whoomp There It Is"- Tag Team(peaked on 7/31/93)
"Ebony and Ivory"- Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder(peaked on 5/15/82)
"Rush Rush"- Paula Abdul(peaked on 6/15/91)
"That's What Friends Are For"- Dionne and Friends(peaked on 1/18/86)
"Upside Down"- Diana Ross(9/6/80)
"Sugar Sugar"- The Archies(peaked on 9/20/69)
"Dilemma"- Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland(peaked on 8/17/02)
"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"- Marvin Gaye(peaked on 12/14/68)
"You're Still The One"- Shania Twain(peaked on 5/2/98)
"Hot Stuff"- Donna Summer(6/2/79)
"I Will Always Love You"- Whitney Houston(peaked on 11/28/92)
"Gangsta's Paradise- Coolio ft. L.V.(peaked on 9/9/95)
"Abracadabra"- Steve Miller Band(peaked on 9/4/82)
"Billie Jean"- Michael Jackson(peaked on 3/5/83)
"You're So Vain"- Carly Simon(peaked on 1/6/73)
"Play That Funky Music"- Wild Cherry(peaked on 9/18/76)
"Say You, Say Me"- Lionel Richie(peaked on 12/21/85)
"My Sharona"- The Knack(peaked on 8/25/79)
"All Night Long"- Lionel Richie(peaked on 11/12/83)
"Nothing Compares 2 U"- Sinead O'Connor(peaked on 4/21/90)
"I Swear"- All-4-One(peaked on 5/21/94)
"Family Affair"- Mary J. Blige(peaked on 11/3/01)
"Waiting For A Girl Like You"- Foreigner(peaked on 11/28/81)
"Are You Lonesome To-Night"- Elvis Presley(peaked on 12/3/60)
"Killing Me Softly With This Song"- Roberta Flack(peaked on 2/24/73)
"Hurts So Good"- John Mellencamp(peaked on 8/7/82)
"I'll Be Missing You"- Diddy and Faith Evans ft. 112(peaked on 6/14/97)
"Raindrops Keep Falling' On My Head"- B.J. Thomas(peaked on 1/3/70)
"Another Day In Paradise"- Phil Collins(peaked on 12/23/89)
"Best Of My Love"- The Emotions(peaked on 8/20/77)
"You Make Me Wanna"- Usher(peaked on 10/25/97)
"Big Girls Don't Cry"- Fergie(peaked on 9/8/07)
"The Way We Were"- Barbara Streisand(peaked on 2/2/74)
"Another Night"- Real McCoy(peaked on 11/12/94)
"It's Now Or Never"- Elvis Presley(peaked on 8/15/60)
"Do That To Me One More Time"- Captain and Tennille(peaked on 2/16/80)
"A Fifth Of Beethoven"- Walter Murphy/Big Apple Band(peaked on 10/9/76)
"Like A Virgin"- Madonna(peaked on 12/22/84)
"Maria Maria"- Santana ft. The Product G&B(peaked on 4/8/00)
"I Will Survive"- Gloria Gaynor(peaked on 3/10/79)
"I Can't Stop Loving You"- Ray Charles(peaked on 6/2/62)
"U Got It Bad"- Usher(peaked on 12/15/01)
"Joy To The World"- Three Dog Night(peaked on 4/17/71)
IMO:
Too high- "How Do I Live", "Yeah", "Too Close",
Too low- "Le Freak", "Truly Madly Deeply", "Night Fever", "End of the Road"
No business being on the list- "Low", "Let Me Love You", "Gold Digger", "Family Affair"
http://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-00.shtml
"The Twist"- Chubby Checker(peaked on 9/19/60 and 1/13/62)
"Smooth"-Santana ft. Rob Thomas(peaked on 10/23/99)
"Mack The Knife"- Bobby Darin(peaked on 10/5/59)
"How Do I Live"- LeAnn Rimes(peaked on 12/13/97)
"Macarena"- Los Del Rio(peaked on 8/3/96)
"Physical"- Olivia Newton-John(peaked on 11/21/81)
"You Light Up My Life"- Debby Boone(peaked on 10/15/77)
"Hey Jude"- The Beatles(peaked on 9/28/68)
"We Belong Together"- Mariah Carey(peaked on 6/4/05)
"Un-Break My Heart"- Toni Braxton(peaked on 12/7/96)
"Yeah"- Usher ft. Lil' Jon and Ludacris(peaked on 2/28/04)
"Bette Davis Eyes"- Kim Carnes(peaked on 5/16/81)
"Endless Love"- Diana Ross and Lionel Richie(peaked on 8/15/81)
"Tonight's The Night"- Rod Stewart(peaked on 11/13/76)
"You Were Meant For Me- Jewel(peaked on 4/19/97)
"Everything I Do I Do It For You"- Bryan Adams(peaked on 7/27/91)
"I'll Make Love To You"- Boyz II Men(peaked on 8/27/94)
"A Summer Place"- Percy Faith and His Orchestra(peaked on 2/27/60)
"Le Freak"- Chic(peaked on 12/9/78)
"How Deep Is Your Love"- Bee Gees(peaked on 12/14/77)
"Eye Of The Tiger"- Survivor(peaked on 7/24/82)
"I Just Want To Be Your Everything"- Andy Gibb(peaked on 7/30/77)
"Low"- Flo Rida ft. T-Pain(peaked on 1/5/08)
"Too Close"- Next(peaked on 4/25/98)
"Every Breath You Take"- The Police(7/9/83)
"What A Feeling"- Irene Cara(peaked on 5/28/83)
"Tossin' And Turnin'"- Bobby Lewis(peaked on 7/10/61)
"The Battle of New Orleans"- Johnny Horton(peaked on 6/1/59)
"One Sweet Day"- Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men(peaked on 12/2/95)
"Truly Madly Deeply"- Savage Garden(peaked on 1/17/98)
"Silly Love Songs"- Wings(peaked on 5/22/76)
"Let's Get It On"- Marvin Gaye(peaked on 9/8/73)
"Night Fever"- Bee Gees(peaked on 3/18/78)
"Another One Bites The Dust"- Queen(peaked on 10/4/80)
"Say Say Say"- Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson(peaked on 12/10/83)
"How You Remind Me"- Nickelback(peaked on 12/22/01)
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon"- Dawn ft. Tony Orlando(peaked on 4/21/73)
"It's All In The Game"- Tommy Edwards(peaked on 10/4/58)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand"- The Beatles(peaked on 2/1/64)
"Shadow Dancing"- Andy Gibb(peaked on 6/17/78)
"Candle In The Wind"- Elton John(peaked on 10/11/97)
"No One"- Alicia Keys(peaked on 12/1/07)
"End Of The Road"- Boyz II Men(peaked on 8/15/92)
"Call Me"- Blondie(peaked on 4/19/80)
"Let Me Love You"- Mario(peaked on 1/1/05)
"Stayin' Alive"- Bee Gees(peaked on 2/4/78)
"Lady"- Kenny Rogers(peaked on 11/15/80)
"I'm A Believer"- The Monkees(peaked on 12/31/66)
"Gold Digger"- Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx(peaked on 9/17/05)
"Apologize"- Timbaland ft. One Republic(peaked on 11/10/07)
"The Sign"- Ace of Base(peaked on 3/12/94)
"Centerfold"- The J. Geils Band(peaked on 2/6/82)
"Starting Over"- John Lennon(peaked on 12/27/80)
"The Boy Is Mine"- Brandy and Monica(peaked on 6/6/98)
"Because I Love You"- Stevie B(peaked on 12/8/90)
"I Love Rock N Roll"- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts(peaked on 3/20/82)
"Aquarius"- The 5th Dimension(peaked on 4/12/69)
"Whoomp There It Is"- Tag Team(peaked on 7/31/93)
"Ebony and Ivory"- Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder(peaked on 5/15/82)
"Rush Rush"- Paula Abdul(peaked on 6/15/91)
"That's What Friends Are For"- Dionne and Friends(peaked on 1/18/86)
"Upside Down"- Diana Ross(9/6/80)
"Sugar Sugar"- The Archies(peaked on 9/20/69)
"Dilemma"- Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland(peaked on 8/17/02)
"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"- Marvin Gaye(peaked on 12/14/68)
"You're Still The One"- Shania Twain(peaked on 5/2/98)
"Hot Stuff"- Donna Summer(6/2/79)
"I Will Always Love You"- Whitney Houston(peaked on 11/28/92)
"Gangsta's Paradise- Coolio ft. L.V.(peaked on 9/9/95)
"Abracadabra"- Steve Miller Band(peaked on 9/4/82)
"Billie Jean"- Michael Jackson(peaked on 3/5/83)
"You're So Vain"- Carly Simon(peaked on 1/6/73)
"Play That Funky Music"- Wild Cherry(peaked on 9/18/76)
"Say You, Say Me"- Lionel Richie(peaked on 12/21/85)
"My Sharona"- The Knack(peaked on 8/25/79)
"All Night Long"- Lionel Richie(peaked on 11/12/83)
"Nothing Compares 2 U"- Sinead O'Connor(peaked on 4/21/90)
"I Swear"- All-4-One(peaked on 5/21/94)
"Family Affair"- Mary J. Blige(peaked on 11/3/01)
"Waiting For A Girl Like You"- Foreigner(peaked on 11/28/81)
"Are You Lonesome To-Night"- Elvis Presley(peaked on 12/3/60)
"Killing Me Softly With This Song"- Roberta Flack(peaked on 2/24/73)
"Hurts So Good"- John Mellencamp(peaked on 8/7/82)
"I'll Be Missing You"- Diddy and Faith Evans ft. 112(peaked on 6/14/97)
"Raindrops Keep Falling' On My Head"- B.J. Thomas(peaked on 1/3/70)
"Another Day In Paradise"- Phil Collins(peaked on 12/23/89)
"Best Of My Love"- The Emotions(peaked on 8/20/77)
"You Make Me Wanna"- Usher(peaked on 10/25/97)
"Big Girls Don't Cry"- Fergie(peaked on 9/8/07)
"The Way We Were"- Barbara Streisand(peaked on 2/2/74)
"Another Night"- Real McCoy(peaked on 11/12/94)
"It's Now Or Never"- Elvis Presley(peaked on 8/15/60)
"Do That To Me One More Time"- Captain and Tennille(peaked on 2/16/80)
"A Fifth Of Beethoven"- Walter Murphy/Big Apple Band(peaked on 10/9/76)
"Like A Virgin"- Madonna(peaked on 12/22/84)
"Maria Maria"- Santana ft. The Product G&B(peaked on 4/8/00)
"I Will Survive"- Gloria Gaynor(peaked on 3/10/79)
"I Can't Stop Loving You"- Ray Charles(peaked on 6/2/62)
"U Got It Bad"- Usher(peaked on 12/15/01)
"Joy To The World"- Three Dog Night(peaked on 4/17/71)
IMO:
Too high- "How Do I Live", "Yeah", "Too Close",
Too low- "Le Freak", "Truly Madly Deeply", "Night Fever", "End of the Road"
No business being on the list- "Low", "Let Me Love You", "Gold Digger", "Family Affair"
http://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-00.shtml