Looking back at the biggest hit singles of every year, dating to the Hot 100's 1958 launch. By Xander Zellner Billboard has been publishing weekly rankings in one form or another for over a century.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE ...

The first two singles from the Doobie Brothers’ fourth album failed to catch fire. So it was a surprise when “Black Water,” ...

So it was a surprise when “Black Water,” the third offering from 1974’s What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits, went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Originally issue as the B side to ...