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List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

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Source revisionSep 26, 2026
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The Billboard Hot 100 is a singles chart published by Billboard that measures the most popular singles in the United States, based on sales, online streaming, and radio airplay. Throughout the history of the Hot 100 and its predecessor charts, many songs have set records for longevity, popularity, or number of hit singles by an individual artist.

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