Since the inception of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958, there have been only 50 songs to debut at the pinnacle. The first to do so was Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone” in 1995. Below are the songs to start on top – first in chronological order and then in order by DMDB ranking.
See other chart-based lists here and specific Billboard lists here.
1. Michael Jackson “You Are Not Alone” (9/2/1995)
2. Mariah Carey “Fantasy” (9/30/95)
3. Whitney Houston “Exale (Shoop Shoop)” (11/25/1995)
4. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (12/2/1995)
5. Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (6/14/1997)
6. Mariah Carey “Honey” (9/6/1997)
7. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (10/11/1997)
8. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (2/28/1998)
9. Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (9/5/1998)
10. Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)” (10/3/1998)
11. Clay Aiken “This Is the Night” (6/28/2003)
12. Fantasia “I Believe” (7/3/2004)
13. Carrie Underwood “Inside Your Heaven” (7/2/2005)
14. Taylor Hicks “Do I Make You Proud” (7/1/2006)
15. Britney Spears “3” (10/24/2009)
16. Eminem “Not Afraid” (5/22/2010)
17. Ke$ha “We R Who We R” (11/13/2010)
18. Britney Spears “Hold It Against Me” (1/29/2011)
19. Lady Gaga “Born This Way” (2/19/2011)
20. Katy Perry “Part of Me” (3/3/2012)
21. Baauer “Harlem Shake” (3/2/2013)
22. Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (9/6/2014)
23. Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean?” (9/19/2015)
24. Adele “Hello” (11/14/2015)
25. Zayn Malik “Pillowtalk” (2/20/2016)
26. Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (5/28/2016)
27. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (1/28/2017)
28. DJ Khaled with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne “I’m the One” (5/20/2017)
29. Drake “God’s Plan” (2/3/2018)
30. Drake “Nice for What” (4/21/2018)
31. Childish Gambino “This Is America” (5/19/2018)
32. Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” (11/17/2018)
33. Ariana Grande “7 Rings” (2/2/2019)
34. Jonas Brothers “Sucker” (3/1/2019)
35. Travis Scott “Highest in the Room” (10/19/2019)
36. Drake “Toosie Slide” (4/18/2020)
37. Travis Scott & Kid Cudi “The Scotts” (5/9/2020)
38. Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber “Stuck with U” (5/23/2020)
39. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande “Rain on Me” (6/6/2020)
40. 6ix9nine & Nicki Minaj “Trollz” (6/27/2020)
41. Taylor Swift “Cardigan” (8/8/2020)
42. Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” (8/22/2020)
43. BTS “Dynamite” (9/5/2020)
44. Travis Scott with Young Thug & M.I.A. “Franchise” (10/10/2020)
45. Ariana Grande “Positions” (11/7/2020)
46. BTS “Life Goes On” (12/5/2020)
47. Taylor Swift “Willow” (12/26/2020)
48. Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” (1/23/2021)
49. Drake “What’s Next” (3/20/2021)
50. Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Peaches” (4/3/2021)
51. Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” (4/10/2021)
52. Polo G “Rapstar” (4/24/2021)
53. Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U” (5/29/2021)
54. BTS “Butter” (6/5/2021)
55. BTS “Permission to Dance” (7/24/2021)
56. Drake with Future & Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy” (9/18/2021)
57. Coldplay with BTS “My Universe” (10/9/2021)
58. Taylor Swift “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” (11/27/2021)
59. Harry Styles “As It Was” (4/16/2022)
60. Jack Harlow “First Class” (4/23/2022)
61. Future with Drake & Tems “Wait for U” (5/14/2022)
62. Drake with 21 Savage “Jimmy Cooks” (7/2/2022)
63. Nicki Minaj “Super Freaky Girl” (8/27/2022)
64. Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero” (11/5/2022)
The #1 Debuts Ranked
Debuting at #1 isn’t an automatic pass to classic status, however. Only fifteen of the songs have rated in the DMDB’s top 1% of songs, or roughly top 1000. See that list here). Here’s how they stack up:
1. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (2/28/1998)
2. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (10/11/1997)
3. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (1/28/2017)
4. Adele “Hello” (11/14/2015)
5. Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (9/5/1998)
6. Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (9/6/2014)
7. Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (6/14/1997)
8. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (12/2/1995)
9. Drake “God’s Plan” (2/3/2018)
10. Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (5/28/2016)
11. Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean?” (9/19/2015)
12. Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” (11/17/2018)
13. Lady Gaga “Born This Way” (2/19/2011)
14. Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)” (10/3/1998)
15. Ariana Grande “7 Rings” (2/2/2019)
16. Mariah Carey “Fantasy” (9/30/95)
17. Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” (1/23/2021)
18. Drake “Nice for What” (4/21/2018)
19. Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U” (5/29/2021)
20. Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” (8/22/2020)
21. Eminem “Not Afraid” (5/22/2010)
22. Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” (4/10/2021)
23. Jonas Brothers “Sucker” (3/1/2019)
24. DJ Khaled with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne “I’m the One” (5/20/2017)
25. BTS “Butter” (6/5/2021)
26. Childish Gambino “This Is America” (5/19/2018)
27. BTS “Dynamite” (9/5/2020)
28. Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Peaches” (4/3/2021)
29. Harry Styles “As It Was” (4/16/2022)
30. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande “Rain on Me” (6/6/2020)
31. Zayn “Pillow Talk” (2/20/2016)
32. Whitney Houston “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” (11/25/1995)
33. Ariana Grande “Positions” (11/7/2020)
34. Michael Jackson “You Are Not Alone” (9/2/1995)
35. Baauer “Harlem Shake” (3/2/2013)
36. Taylor Swift “Cardigan” (8/8/2020)
37. Polo G “Rapstar” (4/24/2021)
38. Mariah Carey “Honey” (9/6/1997)
39. Katy Perry “Part of Me” (3/3/2012)
40. Taylor Swift “Willow” (12/26/2020)
41. Ke$ha “We R Who We R” (11/13/2010)
42. Travis Scott “Highest in the Room” (10/19/2019)
43. Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber “Stuck with U” (5/23/2020)
44. Drake “Toosie Slide” (4/18/2020)
45. Jack Harlow “First Class” (4/23/2022)
46. Taylor Swift “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” (11/27/2021)
47. Britney Spears “3” (10/24/2009)
48. Drake “What’s Next” (3/20/2021)
49. Travis Scott & Kid Cudi “The Scotts” (5/9/2020)
50. Coldplay with BTS “My Universe” (10/9/2021)
51. Drake with Future & Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy” (9/18/2021)
52. BTS “Life Goes On” (12/5/2020)
53. 6ix9nine & Nicki Minaj “Trollz” (6/27/2020)
54. BTS “Permission to Dance” (7/24/2021)
55. Travis Scott with Young Thug & M.I.A. “Franchise” (10/10/2020)
56. Carrie Underwood “Inside Your Heaven” (7/2/2005)
57. Taylor Hicks “Do I Make You Proud” (7/1/2006)
58. Fantasia “I Believe” (7/3/2004)
59. Britney Spears “Hold It Against Me” (1/29/2011)
60. Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero” (11/5/2022)
61. Clay Aiken “This Is the Night” (6/28/2003)
62. Future with Drake & Tems “Wait for U” (5/14/2022)
63. Nicki Minaj “Super Freaky Girl” (8/27/2022)
64. Drake with 21 Savage “Jimmy Cooks” (7/2/2022)
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