#1 Debuts / Highest Jumpers......

Number-one debuts

09-02-95 --- You Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson
09-30-95 --- Fantasy - Mariah Carey
11-25-95 --- Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) - Whitney Houston
12-02-95 --- One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
06-14-97 --- I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112
09-13-97 --- Honey - Mariah Carey
10-11-97 --- Candle In The Wind 1997 / Something About The Way You Look Tonight - Elton John
02-28-98 --- My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
09-05-98 --- I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
11-14-98 --- Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
06-28-03 --- This Is The Night - Clay Aiken
07-10-04 --- I Believe - Fantasia
07-02-05 --- Inside Your Heaven - Carrie Underwood
07-01-06 --- Do I Make You Proud - Taylor Hicks
10-24-09 --- 3 - Britney Spears
05-22-10 --- Not Afraid - Eminem
11-13-10 --- We R Who We R - Ke$ha
01-29-11 --- Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears
02-26-11 --- Born This Way - Lady Gaga
03-03-12 --- Part Of Me - Katy Perry
03-02-13 --- Harlem Shake - Baauer


Biggest jump to number one ... Changes in when the eligibility of a single first begins, as well as more accurate digital download totals, have made abrupt chart jumps more commonplace. From 1955-2001, under Billboard's previous methodologies, only two singles ascended directly to #1 from a previous position beneath the Top 20: The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", which jumped from #27 to the top slot in April 1964, and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" which jumped from #23 to #1 in June 1998.

97 - 1 --- My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson (2-7-09)
96 - 1 --- Womanizer - Britney Spears (10-25-08 )
80 - 1 --- Live Your Life - T.I. feat. Rihanna (10-18-08 )
78 - 1 --- Crack A Bottle - Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent (2-21-09)
72 - 1 --- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift (9-1-12)
71 - 1 --- Whatever You Like - T.I. (9-6-08 )
64 - 1 --- Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5 (5-12-07)
60 - 1 --- What's My Name? - Rihanna feat. Drake (11-20-10)
58 - 1 --- Right Round - Flo Rida (2-28-09)
53 - 1 --- Take A Bow - Rihanna (5-24-08 )
53 - 1 --- Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris (3-20-10)


Biggest single-week upward movements... Under Billboard's previous methodologies, jumps of this magnitude were rare. One exception was Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley PTA," which advanced 74 slots in August 1968; this upward acceleration went unmatched for 30 years, but has been surpassed over a dozen times since 2006. Changes in when the eligibility of a single first begins, as well as more accurate digital download totals, have made abrupt chart jumps more commonplace.

97 - 1 --- (96 Positions) My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
96 - 1 --- (95 Positions) Womanizer - Britney Spears
94 - 3 --- (91 Positions) Beautiful Liar - Beyonce & Shakira
97 - 9 --- (88 positions) Make Me Proud - Drake feat. Nicki Minaj
95 - 7 --- (88 positions) Smack That - Akon feat. Eminem
100 - 15 --- (85 positions) Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger
96 - 11 --- (85 positions) Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood
86 - 4 --- (82 positions) Breaking Free - Zac Efron, Drew Seeley & Vanessa Anne Hudges
93 - 12 --- (81 positions) How Far We've Come - Matchbox Twenty
100 - 20 --- (80 positions) Poker Face - Glee Cast
84 - 4 --- (80 positions) Suit & Tie - Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z


Longest climbs to number one

33rd week --- Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los del Rio (1995 - 1996)
31st week --- Amazed - Lonestar (1999 - 2000)
27th week --- With Arms Wide Open - Creed (2000)
26th week --- Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon (2000)
25th week --- Red Red Wine - UB40 (1988 )
23rd week --- Baby, Come To Me - Patti Austin & James Ingram (1983)
22nd week --- Chariots Of Fire - Tiles - Vangelis (1982)
22nd week --- Just Dance - Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis (2008 - 2009)
21st week --- Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder (1978 )
21st week --- Sad Eyes - Robert John (1979)
21st week --- The Way You Move - Outkast (2003 - 2004)
21st week --- Set Fire To The Rain - Adele (2011 - 2012)


Biggest single-week downward movements

17-96 (79 positions) --- Stitch By Stitch - Javier Colon (7-23-11)
17-92 (75 positions) --- Die In Your Arms - Justin Bieber (6-23-12)
16-89 (73 positions) --- Pushin' Me Away - Jonas Brothers (7-9-08 )
13-86 (73 positions) --- Hallelujah - Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris feat. Charlie Sexton (2-20-10)
21-94 (73 positions) --- Never Let You Go - Justin Bieber (3-27-10)
21-94 (73 positions) --- Empire State Of Mind - Glee Cast (10-16-10)
23-96 (73 positions) --- I Do - Colbie Caillat (3-5-11)
20-92 (72 positions) --- The Beatles Movie Medley - The Beatles (6-5-82)
23-94 (71 positions) --- The Other Side Of The Door - Taylor Swift (11-21-09)


Biggest drops off the Hot 100

From #11 – Taylor Swift - Mean (11-13-10)
From #12 – Lady Gaga - Hair (6-4-11)
From #13 – Taylor Swift - State Of Grace (11-10-12)
From #16 – Glee Cast - Toxic (10-23-10)
From #17 – The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (12-2-72)
From #17 – Wings - Junior's Farm (1-25-75)
From #18 – Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (4-5-69)
From #18 – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Christina Aguilera (1-15-00)
From #20 – The Mamas & The Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love (5-6-67)
From #20 – Inventing Shadows - Dia Frampton (7-23-11)