42 years ago today, TOTO hit No. 1 on the #Hot100# with its classic rock staple “Africa.” #BBChartRewind# 📈🌍 The band had earned two top 10 hits before “Africa”: “Hold The Line” reached No. 5 in 1979 and “Rosanna” climbed to No. 2 in 1982. They returned to the region for a fourth time with “I Won’t Hold You Back” (No. 10 peak, also in 1983). “Africa” has since been certified Diamond by the @RIAA, and tallied nearly 4 billion global streams, according to @luminate_data. Take a look at the top 10 of the chart when TOTO hit No. 1, and swipe to see the full chart that week.

21 years ago this week, @britneyspears earned her fourth straight No. 1 album on the #Billboard200# with ‘In The Zone.’ #BBChartRewind# She has previously topped the chart with ‘...Baby One More Time,’ ‘Oops! I Did It Again’ and ‘Britney,’ and has earned two additional No. 1s since then. Take a look at the top 10 of the chart the week ‘In The Zone’ debuted at No. 1, and swipe to see the full chart.

33 years ago this week, @Nirvana hit No. 1 on a Billboard chart for the first time, with its classic “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” #BBChartRewind# 📈🤘 The song hit No. 1 on #AlternativeAirplay# (then called Modern Rock Tracks), and was the band’s first entry on any Billboard chart. The song was also continuing its climb on the #Hot100#, where it peaked at No. 6 the following January. The band earned four more No. 1s on Alternative Airplay: “Heart-Shaped Box” in 1993, “All Apologies” and “About A Girl” in 1994, and “You Know You’re Right” in 2002. Take a look at the top 10 of #AlternativeAirplay# the week Nirvana hit No. 1, and swipe to see the full chart.

26 years ago this week, @shakira earned her first No. 1 hit on Billboard's #HotLatinSongs# chart, with "Ciega, Sordomuda." #BBChartRewind# 📈 Since then, she's earned 13 No. 1s on the chart—the fifth-most in the chart's history. Notably, she's earned No. 1 hits on Hot Latin Songs in the '90s, '00s, '10s, and '20s. She's one of only two artists to lead the chart in each of the past four decades, along with @GloriaEstefan. Take a look at the top 10 of #HotLatinSongs# (then called Hot Latin Tracks) when Shakira was No. 1 for the first time, and swipe to see the full chart.

62 years ago (chart dated Oct. 20, 1962) Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers’ Halloween classic “Monster Mash” hit No. 1 on the #Hot100#. #BBChartRewind# 📈🎃 The song, which Pickett sung in a Boris Karloff impression, spent two weeks at No. 1 and has re-entered the chart in each of the past three years, thanks to annual holiday gains. Pickett earned one other Hot 100 hit in his career. His Christmas-themed follow-up, “Monsters’ Holiday,” peaked at No. 30 a year later. Take a look at the top 10 of the Hot 100 when “Monster Mash” hit No. 1, and swipe to see the full chart.

37 years ago this week, @Whitesnake earned its first and only No. 1 hit on the #Hot100# with its classic song “Here I Go Again.” #BBChartRewind# 🤘📈 Take a look at the top 10 that week, and swipe to see the full chart.

30 years ago this week, @BoyzIIMen earned its second of five No. 1 hits on the #Hot100# with “I’ll Make Love To You.” #BBChartRewind# 📈❤️ The song spent a whopping 14 weeks at No. 1, besting the 13-week rule of “End of the Road” in 1992. A year later, the group spent 16 weeks at No. 1 with “One Sweet Day” with @MariahCarey. Take a look at the top 10 that week, and swipe to see the full chart. ➡️

24 years ago this week, @NSYNC earned its first No. 1 hit on the #Hot100# with “It’s Gonna Be Me.” #BBChartRewind# 📈 The song now sees an annual streaming bump on April 30 thanks to the yearly It’s Gonna Me May meme. Groups were thriving on the Hot 100 in 2000, as *NSYNC were one of seven duos/groups to top the chart that year. Duos/groups are now experiencing a drought at No. 1, as the last one to top the chart was @GlassAnimals in March 2022 with “Heat Waves.” Take a look at the top 10 the week *NSYNC hit No. 1, and swipe to see the full chart. ➡️

40 years ago this week, @prince earned his first No. 1 hit on the #Hot100# with his classic ‘Purple Rain’ single “When Doves Cry.” #BBChartRewind# 📈☂️ The song would spent five weeks on top, and finish as Billboard’s No. 1 year-end single of 1984. He later topped the chart with “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Kiss,” “Batdance” and “Cream.” The ‘Purple Rain’ soundtrack itself spent 24 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the #Billboard200#. Take a look at the top 10 that week, and swipe to see the full chart. ➡️

37 years ago this week, Whitney Houston earned her fourth of 11 career No. 1s on the #Hot100#, with her classic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).” #BBChartRewind# 📈💃 It was also one of four No. 1s from her album ‘Whitney’ (along with “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “So Emotional” and “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”). It’s one of just nine albums in history to generate four No. 1 songs. Take a look at the top 10 that week, and swipe to see the full chart. ➡️