I just stumbled upon this mind-blowing dataviz site that took all of the Hot 100 top 5 songs ever, spanning since the 1950s, and organized it in a retrospective timeline for the user to peruse through at whatever time period they desire. Whew, that nostalgia (is for geeks!).





Check it out & find your fave's chart-breaking (or quick lil single) #1s here!

Wow, thanks for sharing!

this is amazing!!! thank you for sharing!

wait.. baby one more time is older than believe?

This is mindblowing, thanks for sharing

This is amazing

I just went from 1997 to 2015 and the only songs that they had to use different versions of because of copyright were Shake It Off, Blank Space and Bad Blood

Omg not these knockoff covers, and let's be real, they had to double check before they cleared these versions for use too

2003 - 2008 was the absolute best.

This is really cool

Wait y'all i'm screaming.
Anaconda SHOT up that chart so damn fast only to be blocked by Shake It Off in a blink of an eye.

Right, this is so entertaining to visualize because most ATRLers know the context behind some of these rapid rises/falls

The only flaw is it doesn't included features in the weeks at #1 totals.

Hmm, interesting observation.

omg i love this thanks for posting and sharing
woo the nostalgia

wait dfg i forgot about monica's slayage

This is so cool, I just listened from 1997-2002 and DC3 really slayed, 17 weeks at #1, tied with Nelly for the 2nd most weeks @ 1 only behind Santana. Lemme go keep listneing

This is amazing!!! Thanks

Wow @ Katy being up there SO much! Talent ALWAYS wins

This is amazing!

I love things like this, it's so interesting and entertaining.