A Caffè  Lattè spotlight on:

 

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S

FIRST NEW #1

of the Years

1956-2024

 

These are the first new songs to reach #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100, spanning the years 1956-2025. To qualify, the song had not been at #1 before,

1956 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS Dean Martin

1957 TOO MUCH Elvis Presley

1958 AT THE HOP Danny & The Juniors

1959 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES the Platters

1960 EL PASO Marty Robbins

1961 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert

1962 PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee & The Starliters

1963 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Steve Lawrence

1964 THERE I’VE SAID IT AGAIN Bobby Vinton

1965 DOWNTOWN Petula Clark

1966 THE SOUND OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel

1967 KIND OF A DRAG The Buckinghams

1968 JUDY IN DISGUISE (WITH GLASSES) 

            John Fred and His Playboy Band

1969 CRIMSON AND CLOVER Tommy James & The Shondells

1970 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas

1971 KNOCK THREE TIMES Tony Orlando & Dawn

1972 AMERICAN PIE Don McLean

1973 YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon

1974 THE JOKER Steve Miller Band

1975 LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS Elton John

1976 SATURDAY NIGHT Bay City Rollers

1977 YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR 

             Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

1978 BABY COME BACK Player

1979 TOO MUCH HEAVEN Bee Gees

1980 PLEASE DON’T GO KC & The Sunshine Band

1981 THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie

1982 I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) Hall & Oates

1983 DOWN UNDER Men At Work

1984 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes

1985 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner

1986 THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends      

1987 SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott

1988 SO EMOTIONAL Whitney Houston

1989 MY PREROGATIVE Bobby Brown

1990 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU 

             Michael Bolton

1991 JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna

1992 ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

1993 A WHOLE NEW WORLD (ALADDIN’S THEME)

             Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle

1994 ALL FOR LOVE Bryan Adams, Sting & Rod Stewart

1995 CREEP TLC

1996 BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME Celine Dion

1997 WANNABE Spice Girls

1998 TRULY MADLY DEEPLY Savage Garden

1999 HAVE YOU EVER Brandy

2000 WHAT A GIRL WANTS Christina Aguilera

2001 IT WASN’T ME Shaggy ftg. Rik Rok

2002 ALWAYS ON TIME Ja Rule ftg. Ashanti

2003 BUMP, BUMP, BUMP B2K ftg. P. Diddy

2004 THE WAY YOU MOVE Outkast ftg. Sleepy Brown

2005 LET ME LOVE YOU Mario

2006 LAFFY TAFFY D4L

2007 SAY IT RIGHT Nelly Furtado

2008 LOW Flo Rida ftg. T-Pain

2009 JUST DANCE Lady Gaga ftg. Colby O’Donis

2010 TIK TOK Ke$ha

2011 GRENADE Bruno Mars

2012 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO

2013 THRIFT SHOP Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ftg. Wanz

2014 TIMBER Pitbull ftg. Ke$ha

2015 UPTOWN FUNK Mark Ronson ftg. Bruno Mars

2016 SORRY Justin Bieber

2017 STARBOY The Weeknd ftg. Daft Punk

2018 PERFECT Ed Sheeran

2019 WITHOUT ME Halsey

2020 CIRCLES Post Malone

2021 MOOD 24kGoldn ftg. Iann Dior

2022 WE DON’T TALK ABOUT BRUNO ‘Encanto’ Cast

2023 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus

2024 YES, AND? Ariana Grande

2025 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars