Hot 100 No 1 Debuts: Complete List
Drake famously boasted that he started from the bottom. When it comes to the Billboard Hot 100, however, he has, impressively, started at the top more than any other artist.
The superstar has launched at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with nine songs, from “God’s Plan” in 2018 to, most recently, “First Person Shooter,” featuring J. Cole, in 2023.
Next up, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift each boast six No. 1 Hot 100 arrivals.
Through the Hot 100 dated Feb. 10, 2024, an elite 75 singles have bounded in at No. 1, reflecting a welcome so warm (or hot) that within a week of their releases, they have vaulted over every other song in their way and reigned as the most popular hit in the U.S. upon their first appearances on the survey.
The first No. 1 debut in the Hot 100’s history? Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone,” on the chart dated Sept. 2, 1995 (after the list began in August 1958). “Michael Jackson is alone in Hot 100 history this week with his new single, ‘You Are Not Alone,’ which debuts at No. 1 on the chart,” a story noted on page 5 of that issue. “This is the first time a record has entered the chart at No. 1.”
Key to the historic bow? “In the past year [1995], all major labels have been releasing commercial singles on Tuesday of each week, which, according to Michael Ellis, then-associate Billboard publisher, ‘has given us a more accurate comparison of first-week sales movement for all singles,’ ” Billboard reported. “Now, all records have a full six-day selling period during that first week; it’s on a level playing field. Having a full week on the street [also] allows records to debut higher on the chart.”
(Today, most songs are released on Fridays, aligning with the Hot 100’s Friday-Thursday tracking week, so titles often debut following a full first week of streaming, radio airplay and sales data.)
Proving prophetic, Ellis added, “On average, we expect to see higher chart debuts in the future.” He concluded: “A No. 1 debut is truly extraordinary.”
Browse the full list below of every No. 1 debut in the Hot 100’s history.
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Michael Jackson
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage « You Are Not Alone »
Chart Debut Date: September 2, 1995 -
Mariah Carey
Image Credit: Rob Verhorst/Redferns « Fantasy »
Chart Debut Date: September 30, 1995 -
3. Whitney Houston
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox/Getty Images « Exhale (Shoop Shoop) »
Chart Debut Date: November 25, 1995 -
4. Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Image Credit: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images « One Sweet Day »
Chart Debut Date: December 2, 1995 -
5. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Featuring 112
Image Credit: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images « I’ll Be Missing You »
Chart Debut Date: June 14, 1997 -
6. Mariah Carey
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur “Honey”
Chart Debut Date: September 13, 1997 -
7. Elton John
Image Credit: Margaret Norton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images « Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight »
Chart Debut Date: October 11, 1997 -
8. Celine Dion
Image Credit: Robert Laberger/AFP/Getty Images « My Heart Will Go On »
Chart Debut Date: February 28, 1998 -
9. Aerosmith
Image Credit: Brill/ullstein bild via Getty Images « I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing »
Chart Debut Date: September 5, 1998 -
10. Lauryn Hill
Image Credit: Anthony Barboza/Getty Images « Doo Wop (That Thing) »
Chart Debut Date: November 14, 1998 -
11. Clay Aiken
Image Credit: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images « This Is the Night »
Chart Debut Date: June 28, 2003 -
12. Fantasia
Image Credit: Jonathan Alcorn/WireImage « I Believe »
Chart Debut Date: July 10, 2004 -
13. Carrie Underwood
Image Credit: Ray Mickshaw/WireImage « Inside Your Heaven »
Chart Debut Date: July 2, 2005 -
14. Taylor Hicks
Image Credit: Ray Mickshaw/WireImage « Do I Make You Proud »
Chart Debut Date: July 1, 2006 -
15. Britney Spears
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images « 3 »
Chart Debut Date: October 24, 2009 -
16. Eminem
Image Credit: Michael Caulfield/WireImage « Not Afraid »
Chart Debut Date: May 22, 2010 -
17. Ke$ha
Image Credit: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage « We R Who We R »
Chart Debut Date: November 13, 2010 -
18. Britney Spears
Image Credit: Araya Diaz/WireImage « Hold It Against Me »
Chart Debut Date: January 29, 2011 -
19. Lady Gaga
Image Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images « Born This Way »
Chart Debut Date: February 26, 2011 -
20. Katy Perry
Image Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images « Part Of Me »
Chart Debut Date: March 3, 2012 -
21. Baauer
Image Credit: PYMCA/UIG via Getty Images « Harlem Shake »
Chart Debut Date: March 2, 2013 -
22. Taylor Swift
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage « Shake It Off »
Chart Debut Date: September 6, 2014 -
23. Justin Bieber
Image Credit: Courtesy of DefJam »What Do You Mean? »
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 19, 2015 -
24. Adele
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo « Hello »
Chart Debut Date: November 14, 2015 -
25. Zayn
Image Credit: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images « Pillowtalk »
Chart Debut Date: February 20, 2016 -
26. Justin Timberlake
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo « Can’t Stop the Feeling! »
Chart Debut Date: May 28, 2016 -
27. Ed Sheeran
Image Credit: Greg Williams « Shape Of You »
Chart Debut Date: January 28, 2017 -
28. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo « I’m The One »
Chart Debut Date: May 20, 2017 -
29. Drake
Image Credit: Caitlin Cronenberg « God’s Plan »
Chart Debut Date: February 3, 2018 -
30. Drake
Image Credit: Ross Gilmore/Getty Images « Nice for What »
Chart Debut Date: April 21, 2018 -
31. Childish Gambino
Image Credit: Matthew Eisman/WireImage « This Is America »
Chart Debut Date: May 19, 2018 -
32. Ariana Grande
Image Credit: Dave Meyers « Thank U, Next »
Chart Debut Date: November 17, 2018 -
33. Ariana Grande
Image Credit: Brian Friedman/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images « 7 Rings »
Chart Debut Date: February 2, 2019 -
34. Jonas Brothers
Image Credit: Peggy Sirota « Sucker »
Chart Debut Date: March 16, 2019 -
35. Travis Scott
Image Credit: Lorne Thomson/Redferns « Highest In The Room »
Chart Debut Date: Oct. 19, 2019 -
36. Drake
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo “Toosie Slide”
Chart Debut Date: April 18, 2020 -
37. The Scotts, Travis Scott & Kid Cudi
Image Credit: Pamela Littky “The Scotts”Chart Debut Date: May 9, 2020
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38. Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AG “Stuck with U”
Chart Debut Date: May 23, 2020 -
39. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo “Rain On Me”
Chart Debut Date: June 6, 2020 -
40. 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo “Trollz”
Chart Debut Date: June 27, 2020 -
41. Taylor Swift
Image Credit: Beth Garrabran “Cardigan”Chart Debut Date: Aug. 8, 2020
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42. Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo “WAP”
Chart Debut Date: Aug. 22, 2020 -
43. BTS
Image Credit: Big Hit Entertainment “Dynamite”Chart Debut Date: Sept. 5, 2020
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44. Travis Scott
Image Credit: Daniel Sannwald “Franchise”
Chart Debut Date: Oct. 10, 2020 -
45. Ariana Grande
Image Credit: Dave Meyers “Positions”
Chart Debut Date: Nov. 7, 2020
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46. BTS
Image Credit: Big Hit Entertainment “Life Goes On”
Chart Debut Date: Dec. 5, 2020
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47. Taylor Swift
Image Credit: Beth Garrabrant “Willow”
Chart Debut Date: Dec. 26, 2020 -
48. Olivia Rodrigo
Image Credit: Erica Hernandez “Drivers License”
Chart Debut Date: Jan. 23, 2021
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49. Drake
Image Credit: Courtesy of Republic Records “What’s Next”
Chart Debut Date: March 20, 2021
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50. Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
Image Credit: Rory Kramer “Peaches”
Chart Debut Date: April 3, 2021
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51. Lil Nas X
Image Credit: Filip Custic “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”
Chart Debut Date: April 10, 2021 -
52. Polo G
Image Credit: Daniel Prakopcyk “Rapstar”
Chart Debut Date: April 24, 2021 -
53. Olivia Rodrigo
Image Credit: Erica Hernandez “Good 4 U”
Chart Debut Date: May 29, 2021 -
54. BTS
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo “Butter”
Chart Debut Date: June 5, 2021 -
55. BTS
Image Credit: Bighit Music “Permission to Dance”
Chart Debut Date: July 24, 2021 -
56. Drake feat. Future & Young Thug
Image Credit: Courtesy of Republic Records “Way 2 Sexy”
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 18, 2021 -
57. Coldplay X BTS
Image Credit: James Marcus Haney, Hae Jae Young, Kim So Jung “My Universe”Chart Debut Date: Oct. 9, 2021
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58. Taylor Swift
Image Credit: Christie Goodwin “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”
Chart Debut Date: Nov. 27, 2021
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59. Harry Styles
Image Credit: Hanna Moon* “As It Was”
Chart Debut Date: April 16, 2022
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60. Jack Harlow
Image Credit: Urban Wyatt “First Class”
Chart Debut Date: April 23, 2022
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61. Future feat. Drake & Tems
Image Credit: Gregory Harris for GQ “Wait For U”
Chart Debut Date: May 14, 2022
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62. Drake feat. 21 Savage
Image Credit: Kaito “Jimmy Cooks”
Chart Debut Date: July 2, 2022
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63. Nicki Minaj
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo “Super Freaky Girl”
Chart Debut Date: Aug. 27, 2022
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64. Taylor Swift
Image Credit: Beth Garrabrant* “Anti-Hero”
Chart Debut Date: Nov. 5, 2022
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65. Miley Cyrus
Image Credit: Marcell Rév “Flowers”
Chart Debut Date: Jan. 28, 2023 -
66. Jimin
Image Credit: Courtesy of BIGHIT MUSIC “Like Crazy”
Chart Debut Date: April 8, 2023
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67. Olivia Rodrigo
Image Credit: Larissa Hofmann “Vampire”
Chart Debut Date: July 15, 2023
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68. Jung Kook feat. Latto
Image Credit: Courtesy of BIGHIT Music “Seven”
Chart Debut Date: July 29, 2023
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69. Oliver Anthony Music
Image Credit: Michael Caudill for Billboard “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Chart Debut Date: Aug. 26, 2023
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70. Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
Image Credit: Trevor Pavlik “I Remember Everything”
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 9, 2023
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71. Drake feat. SZA
“Slime You Out”
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 30, 2023
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72. Drake feat. J. Cole
Image Credit: Courtesy OVO/Republic Records “First Person Shooter”
Chart Debut Date: Oct. 21, 2023
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73. Taylor Swift
Image Credit: Beth Garrabrant “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault]”
Chart Debut Date: Nov. 11, 2023
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74. Ariana Grande
Image Credit: Katia Temkin “Yes, And?”
Chart Debut Date: Jan. 27, 2024
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75. Megan Thee Stallion
Image Credit: Ramona Rosales “Hiss”
Chart Debut Date: Feb. 10, 2024
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76. Ariana Grande
Image Credit: Katia Temkin “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Chart Debut Date: March 23, 2024
