Paul Anka became the first Canadian artist to top the Hot 100, scoring in July 1959 with “Lonely Boy.” Anka’s U.S. hits ...

Domenico Modugno’s “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)” finished as Billboard‘s first year-end No. 1 Hot 100 song. The track, which spent five weeks at No. 1, became the second song to top ...

Beginning with Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” in 1977, a relatively select few smashes have led the Billboard Hot 100 for at least ... In honor of the singles that have claimed the Hot 100’s top ...

This 1982 single was Merle Haggard’s 27th ... and even cracked the Billboard Hot 100’s top 15 songs. This 2003 duet between ...

His 1957 breakthrough smash “Diana” topped Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart. Percy Faith, who in 1960 became the second Canadian artist to top the Hot 100, also had hits that ...