List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1995 (U.S.)

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales and airplays. The longest running number-one single of 1995 is "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, which logged 16 weeks at the top of the chart, breaking the 14 week record held by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and "I'll Make Love to You". Five of those weeks were logged in 1995 and the other 11 weeks were logged in 1996. "One Sweet Day" now holds the record for the longest running song at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 with 16 weeks and continues to hold it. Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" became the first single to debut at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and holds the Guinness World Record as the first song in the 37-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at number one. In addition, "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" by Whitney Houston, and "One Sweet Day" also debuted at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Issue Date Song Artist(s) Reference(s)
January 7 "On Bended Knee" Boyz II Men
January 14
January 21
January 28 "Creep" TLC
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25 "Take a Bow" Madonna
March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25
April 1
April 8
April 15 "This Is How We Do It" Montell Jordan
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
June 3 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Bryan Adams
June 10
June 17
June 24
July 1
July 8 "Waterfalls" TLC
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26 "Kiss from a Rose" Seal
September 2 "You Are Not Alone" Michael Jackson
September 9 "Gangsta's Paradise" Coolio featuring L.V.
September 16
September 23
September 30 "Fantasy" Mariah Carey
October 7
October 14
October 21
October 28
November 4
November 11
November 18
November 25 "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Whitney Houston [1]
December 2 "One Sweet Day" Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men [2]
December 9 [3]
December 16 [4]
December 23 [5]
December 30 [6]

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References

  1. ^ "The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of November 25, 1995". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1995-11-25. Retrieved 2010-04-23. 
  2. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Week Of Dec 02 1995: One Sweet Day". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3022073&cdi=7011458&cid=12%2F02%2F1995. Retrieved 2009-02-16. 
  3. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Week Of Dec 09 1995: One Sweet Day". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3022074&cdi=7011482&cid=12%2F09%2F1995. Retrieved 2009-02-16. 
  4. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Week Of Dec 16 1995: One Sweet Day". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3022178&cdi=7015195&cid=12%2F16%2F1995. Retrieved 2009-02-16. 
  5. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Week Of Dec 23 1995: One Sweet Day". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3022075&cdi=7011606&cid=12%2F23%2F1995. Retrieved 2009-02-16. 
  6. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Week Of Dec 30 1995: One Sweet Day". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3022076&cdi=7011761&cid=12%2F30%2F1995. Retrieved 2009-02-16. 
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