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.

Looking back at the biggest hit singles of every year, dating to the Hot 100's 1958 launch. By Xander Zellner Billboard has ...

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 ...