35 Hits That Have Debuted at No. 1 On the Hot 100
Here Are the 35 Hits That Have Debuted at No. 1 On the Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Debuts: Complete List
1. Michael Jackson
“You Are Not Alone”
Chart Debut Date: September 2, 1995
2. Mariah Carey
“Fantasy”
Chart Debut Date: September 30, 1995
Greatest of All Time
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3. Whitney Houston
“Exhale (Shoop Shoop)”
Chart Debut Date: November 25, 1995
4. Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
“One Sweet Day”
Chart Debut Date: December 2, 1995
5. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Featuring 112
“I’ll Be Missing You”
Chart Debut Date: June 14, 1997
6. Mariah Carey
“Honey”
Chart Debut Date: September 13, 1997
7. Elton John
“Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight”
Chart Debut Date: October 11, 1997
8. Celine Dion
“My Heart Will Go On”
Chart Debut Date: February 28, 1998
9. Aerosmith
“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”
Chart Debut Date: September 5, 1998
10. Lauryn Hill
“Doo Wop (That Thing)”
Chart Debut Date: November 14, 1998
11. Clay Aiken
“This Is the Night”
Chart Debut Date: June 28, 2003
12. Fantasia
“I Believe”
Chart Debut Date: July 10, 2004
13. Carrie Underwood
“Inside Your Heaven”
Chart Debut Date: July 2, 2005
14. Taylor Hicks
“Do I Make You Proud”
Chart Debut Date: July 1, 2006
15. Britney Spears
“3”
Chart Debut Date: October 24, 2009
16. Eminem
“Not Afraid”
Chart Debut Date: May 22, 2010
17. Ke$ha
“We R Who We R”
Chart Debut Date: November 13, 2010
18. Britney Spears
“Hold It Against Me”
Chart Debut Date: January 29, 2011
19. Lady Gaga
“Born This Way”
Chart Debut Date: February 26, 2011
20. Katy Perry
“Part Of Me”
Chart Debut Date: March 3, 2012
21. Baauer
“Harlem Shake”
Chart Debut Date: March 2, 2013
22. Taylor Swift
“Shake It Off”
Chart Debut Date: September 6, 2014
23. Justin Bieber
”What Do You Mean?”
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 19, 2015
24. Adele
“Hello”
Chart Debut Date: November 14, 2015
25. Zayn
“Pillowtalk”
Chart Debut Date: February 20, 2016
26. Justin Timberlake
“Can’t Stop the Feeling!”
Chart Debut Date: May 28, 2016
27. Ed Sheeran
“Shape Of You”
Chart Debut Date: January 28, 2017
28. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne
“I’m The One”
Chart Debut Date: May 20, 2017
29. Drake
“God’s Plan”
Chart Debut Date: February 3, 2018
30. Drake
“Nice for What”
Chart Debut Date: April 21, 2018
31. Childish Gambino
“This Is America”
Chart Debut Date: May 19, 2018
32. Ariana Grande
“Thank U, Next”
Chart Debut Date: November 17, 2018
33. Ariana Grande
“7 Rings”
Chart Debut Date: February 2, 2019
34. Jonas Brothers
“Sucker”
Chart Debut Date: March 16, 2019
35. Travis Scott
“Highest In The Room”
Chart Debut Date: Oct. 19, 2019
