ArsMoriendi: Best US Billboard Hot 100 #1s?

ArsMoriendi 04.03.25	Under construction. The way this is going, it may only be a part one...34 items and I'm only up to 1972. aaaah
jrlikestodance 04.03.25	Excited to see this one unfold
TheSonomaDude 04.03.25	29 is one of my favorites, shocking that it was Paul's only solo #1 hit but glad he had at least one
mkmusic1995 04.03.25	I was just listening to Thriller last night and man, you just can't deny how amazing of a song Billie Jean is so that's my submission. Looks like it was #1 in 1983 for 7 weeks!
jrlikestodance 04.03.25	33 is probably in my top 10 songs all time. One of me and my GF's "songs"
ArsMoriendi 04.03.25	So far 1966-1975 is probably going to be the densest maybe I don't hate disco, but I can kinda see why a lot of people turned on it. 1976-1979 feels like a steep drop from the rest of the decade for #1s.
jrlikestodance 04.03.25	Janet Jackson - Miss You Much would make my list easy
Snake. 04.03.25	XXXTentacion (pictured) became the first artist to posthumously top the chart as a lead artist since The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, with "Sad!" hitting number one following his death.
unclereich 04.03.25	46 is one of my all time favs
ArsMoriendi 04.03.25	Uh oh 1987 is the first year I'm skipping since 1960... Crap, this list might start getting sparser. ugh okay
YoYoMancuso 04.03.25	unironically michael jackson - thriller (although the title track only reached number 4)
robertsona 04.03.25	I always enjoyed Lightnin' Strikes by Lou Christie a bunch. You showed me Brand New Key--a good one too.
jrlikestodance 04.03.25	69 and 70 b2b slaps
robertsona 04.03.25	This is a great melody: "But all the praying just ain't helping at all 'Cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble"
ArsMoriendi 04.03.25	My taste in pop became terminal in 1986 and died in 2003. I'm sorry
Purpl3Spartan 04.03.25	Hit the road Jack is a certified banger
robertsona 04.03.25	I think you called the outkast song outkast--Hey Ya?
robertsona 04.03.25	I'm actually kind of interested in Royals' honorable-mention status, wasn't certain you'd like that song/any Lorde (I figure you think it's her best?)
robertsona 04.03.25	Gotye cut came out in 2011 tho. Knew it--felt earlier than Royals. my corrections end here
ArsMoriendi 04.03.25	@sona: thanks yeah it's Hey Ya And about Royals: the song is fairly bland, but I do like how it lyrically challenges the status quo... though kinda to no avail. and Somebody That I Used to know as a single was on the charts in 2012 only
robertsona 04.03.25	ohhhhh ok yeah makes sense. I forgot there's such a thing as sleeper hits
jrlikestodance 04.03.25	Someone to Call My Lover by Janet should've hit #1
ArsMoriendi 04.03.25	There's deff post 2003 top 40 singles I like though "Nude" by Radiohead being the obvious duh choice, but even like "Saturn" by SZA would've been good enough if it were a #1 (it was #6.) Hell I'd give "Toxic" by Britney Spears a place, but it only hit #9
Avagantamos 04.03.25	I'm thinkin funky town
Storm In A Teacup 04.04.25	Somebody that i used to know came on today and i really enjoyed it
Dedes 04.04.25	Ms.Jackson best song here by a country mile NOW YOU AND YO GIRL AINT SPEAKIN NO MORE CUZ MY DICK ALL IN HER MOUTH
ArsMoriendi 04.04.25	I'd go with Sly's Family Affair for best here Though remembering Carole King - It's Too Late today has been really getting to me. Like Should I check Tapestry?
Dedes 04.04.25	Yes I've never jammed said person But yes
SuzyC 04.04.25	Huh?!? No James Brown?!?!
ArsMoriendi 04.04.25	@SuzyC: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" hit #3 and was his highest charter Don't blame me, society didn't have good enough taste to give James Brown a #1
granitenotebook 04.04.25	some of my favs from the era you didn't cover as much: tik tok, call me maybe, laffy taffy, irreplaceable, say it right, crank that, hollaback girl, we belong together (top 10 songs of all time honestly), yeah, goodies, bleeding love, lollipop
robertsona 04.04.25	we belong together is p good but I like say something and shake it off significantly more tho those weren’t #1s lol Say it right is hot
EmoQueen19 04.04.25	Ok so I haven't heard all of these but tbh I love Elton John's Candle in the Wind from 1997 my mom used to play that cd all the time especially when we did errands together. Also they played it at our online high school graduation during the pandemic too
ArsMoriendi 04.06.25	Just noticed someone featured this thanks
robertsona 04.13.25	Deep Ars lore: likes “Saturn” by SZA I remember us first listening to that
zakalwe 04.13.25	19 for me
ArsMoriendi 05.15.25	Just realized I forgot Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, what a blunder
Demon of the Fall 05.15.25	I’ve noticed a trend here. If you’re black you stand a chance of releasing an ”enjoyable and respectable” #1, less of a chance as the decades roll on, but still a reasonable shot. If you’re white then forget about it lol this is certainly not my area of expertise, but I definitely like a few of these. I’ll check to see if there’s anything else I can suggest