by Carlos Passage
The answer is 1,186. And how many have debuted directly at number one?: Only 88. The last one is “Aperture” by Harry Styles.
1. Michael Jackson
“You Are Not Alone”
Chart Debut Date: September 2, 1995
2. Mariah Carey
“Fantasy”
Chart Debut Date: September 30, 1995
3. Whitney Houston
“Exhale (Shoop Shoop)”
Chart Debut Date: November 25, 1995
4. Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
“One Sweet Day”
Chart Debut Date: December 2, 1995
5. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Featuring 112
“I’ll Be Missing You”
Chart Debut Date: June 14, 1997
6. Mariah Carey
“Honey”
Chart Debut Date: September 13, 1997
7. Elton John
“Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight”
Chart Debut Date: October 11, 1997
8. Celine Dion
“My Heart Will Go On”
Chart Debut Date: February 28, 1998
9. Aerosmith
“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”
Chart Debut Date: September 5, 1998
10. Lauryn Hill
“Doo Wop (That Thing)”
Chart Debut Date: November 14, 1998
11. Clay Aiken
“This Is the Night”
Chart Debut Date: June 28, 2003
12. Fantasia
“I Believe”
Chart Debut Date: July 10, 2004
13. Carrie Underwood
“Inside Your Heaven”
Chart Debut Date: July 2, 2005
14. Taylor Hicks
“Do I Make You Proud”
Chart Debut Date: July 1, 2006
15. Britney Spears
“3”
Chart Debut Date: October 24, 2009
16. Eminem
“Not Afraid”
Chart Debut Date: May 22, 2010
17. Ke$ha
“We R Who We R”
Chart Debut Date: November 13, 2010
18. Britney Spears
“Hold It Against Me”
Chart Debut Date: January 29, 2011
19. Lady Gaga
“Born This Way”
Chart Debut Date: February 26, 2011
20. Katy Perry
“Part Of Me”
Chart Debut Date: March 3, 2012
21. Baauer
“Harlem Shake”
Chart Debut Date: March 2, 2013
22. Taylor Swift
“Shake It Off”
Chart Debut Date: September 6, 2014
23. Justin Bieber
”What Do You Mean?”
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 19, 2015
24. Adele
“Hello”
Chart Debut Date: November 14, 2015
25. Zayn
“Pillowtalk”
Chart Debut Date: February 20, 2016
26. Justin Timberlake
“Can’t Stop the Feeling!”
Chart Debut Date: May 28, 2016
27. Ed Sheeran
“Shape Of You”
Chart Debut Date: January 28, 2017
28. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne
“I’m The One”
Chart Debut Date: May 20, 2017
29. Drake
“God’s Plan”
Chart Debut Date: February 3, 2018
30. Drake
“Nice for What”
Chart Debut Date: April 21, 2018
31. Childish Gambino
“This Is America”
Chart Debut Date: May 19, 2018
32. Ariana Grande
“Thank U, Next”
Chart Debut Date: November 17, 2018
33. Ariana Grande
“7 Rings”
Chart Debut Date: February 2, 2019
34. Jonas Brothers
“Sucker”
Chart Debut Date: March 16, 2019
35. Travis Scott
“Highest In The Room”
Chart Debut Date: Oct. 19, 2019
36. Drake
“Toosie Slide”
Chart Debut Date: April 18, 2020
37. The Scotts, Travis Scott & Kid Cudi
“The Scotts”Chart Debut Date: May 9, 2020
38. Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber
“Stuck with U”
Chart Debut Date: May 23, 2020
39. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
“Rain On Me”
Chart Debut Date: June 6, 2020
40. 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj
“Trollz”
Chart Debut Date: June 27, 2020
41. Taylor Swift
“Cardigan”
Chart Debut Date: Aug. 8, 2020
42. Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
“WAP”
Chart Debut Date: Aug. 22, 2020
43. BTS
“Dynamite”
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 5, 2020
44. Travis Scott
“Franchise”
Chart Debut Date: Oct. 10, 2020
45. Ariana Grande
“Positions”
Chart Debut Date: Nov. 7, 2020
46. BTS
“Life Goes On”
Chart Debut Date: Dec. 5, 2020
47. Taylor Swift
“Willow”
Chart Debut Date: Dec. 26, 2020
48. Olivia Rodrigo
“Drivers License”
Chart Debut Date: Jan. 23, 2021
49. Drake
“What’s Next”
Chart Debut Date: March 20, 2021
50. Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
“Peaches”
Chart Debut Date: April 3, 2021
51. Lil Nas X
“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”
Chart Debut Date: April 10, 2021
52. Polo G
“Rapstar”
Chart Debut Date: April 24, 2021
53. Olivia Rodrigo
“Good 4 U”
Chart Debut Date: May 29, 2021
54. BTS
“Butter”
Chart Debut Date: June 5, 2021
55. BTS
“Permission to Dance”
Chart Debut Date: July 24, 2021
56. Drake feat. Future & Young Thug
“Way 2 Sexy”
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 18, 2021
57. Coldplay X BTS
“My Universe”
Chart Debut Date: Oct. 9, 2021
58. Taylor Swift
“All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”
Chart Debut Date: Nov. 27, 2021
59. Harry Styles
“As It Was”
Chart Debut Date: April 16, 2022
60. Jack Harlow
“First Class”
Chart Debut Date: April 23, 2022
61. Future feat. Drake & Tems
“Wait For U”
Chart Debut Date: May 14, 2022
62. Drake feat. 21 Savage
“Jimmy Cooks”
Chart Debut Date: July 2, 2022
63. Nicki Minaj
“Super Freaky Girl”
Chart Debut Date: Aug. 27, 2022
64. Taylor Swift
“Anti-Hero”
Chart Debut Date: Nov. 5, 2022
65. Miley Cyrus
“Flowers”
Chart Debut Date: Jan. 28, 2023
66. Jimin
“Like Crazy”
Chart Debut Date: April 8, 2023
67. Olivia Rodrigo
“Vampire”
Chart Debut Date: July 15, 2023
68. Jung Kook feat. Latto
“Seven”
Chart Debut Date: July 29, 2023
69. Oliver Anthony Music
“Rich Men North of Richmond”
Chart Debut Date: Aug. 26, 2023
70. Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
“I Remember Everything”
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 9, 2023
71. Drake feat. SZA
“Slime You Out”
Chart Debut Date: Sept. 30, 2023
72. Drake feat. J. Cole
“First Person Shooter”
Chart Debut Date: Oct. 21, 2023
73. Taylor Swift
“Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault]”
Chart Debut Date: Nov. 11, 2023
74. Ariana Grande
“Yes, And?”
Chart Debut Date: Jan. 27, 2024
75. Megan Thee Stallion
“Hiss”
Chart Debut Date: Feb. 10, 2024
76. Ariana Grande
“We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Chart Debut Date: March 23, 2024
77. Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
“Like That”
Chart Debut Date: April 6, 2024
78. Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
“Fortnight”
Chart Debut Date: May 4, 2024
79. Kendrick Lamar
“Not Like Us”
Chart Debut Date: May 18, 2024
80. Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
“I Had Some Help”
Chart Debut Date: May 25, 2024
81. Morgan Wallen
“Love Somebody”
Chart Debut Date: Nov. 2, 2024
82. Kendrick Lamar
“Squabble Up”
Chart Debut Date: Dec. 7, 2024
83. Travis Scott
“4X4”
Chart Debut Date: Feb. 8, 2025
84. Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae
“What I Want”
Chart Debut Date: May 31, 2025
85. Sabrina Carpenter
“Manchild”
Chart Debut Date: June 21, 2025
86. Taylor Swift
“The Fate of Ophelia”
Chart Debut Date: Oct. 18, 2025
87. Bruno Mars
“I Just Might”
Chart Debut Date: Jan. 24, 2026
88. Harry Styles
“Aperture”
Chart Debut Date: Feb. 7, 2026
Carlos Passage