List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1999
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best 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. There were 15 singles that topped the chart this year. The first of these, "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly and Celine Dion, spent two weeks at the top, concluding a six-week run that had begun in December 1998.
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During the year, 11 acts had achieved a first U.S. number-one single, including: Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Destiny's Child, Dru Hill, Kool Moe Dee, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Jay-Z, Santana, and Rob Thomas. The longest running number-one single is "Smooth" by Santana featuring Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, which attained 12 weeks at number-one. Ten of those weeks were logged in 1999 and two additional weeks were logged in 2000.
TLC was the only act with more than one number one song, with them hitting the top twice.
Chart history
† | Indicates best-performing single of 1999 |
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
836 | January 2 | "I'm Your Angel" | R. Kelly and Céline Dion | [1] |
January 9 | [2] | |||
837 | January 16 | "Have You Ever?" | Brandy | [3] |
January 23 | [4] | |||
838 | January 30 | "...Baby One More Time" | Britney Spears | [5] |
February 6 | [6] | |||
839 | February 13 | "Angel of Mine" | Monica | [7] |
February 20 | [8] | |||
February 27 | [9] | |||
March 6 | [10] | |||
840 | March 13 | "Believe"† | Cher | [11] |
March 20 | [12] | |||
March 27 | [13] | |||
April 3 | [14] | |||
841 | April 10 | "No Scrubs" | TLC | [15] |
April 17 | [16] | |||
April 24 | [17] | |||
May 1 | [18] | |||
842 | May 8 | "Livin' la Vida Loca" | Ricky Martin | [19] |
May 15 | [20] | |||
May 22 | [21] | |||
May 29 | [22] | |||
June 5 | [23] | |||
843 | June 12 | "If You Had My Love" | Jennifer Lopez | [24] |
June 19 | [25] | |||
June 26 | [26] | |||
July 3 | [27] | |||
July 10 | [28] | |||
844 | July 17 | "Bills, Bills, Bills" | Destiny's Child | [29] |
845 | July 24 | "Wild Wild West" | Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee | [30] |
846 | July 31 | "Genie in a Bottle" | Christina Aguilera | [31] |
August 7 | [32] | |||
August 14 | [33] | |||
August 21 | [34] | |||
August 28 | [35][36] | |||
847 | September 4 | "Bailamos" | Enrique Iglesias | [37] |
September 11 | [38] | |||
848 | September 18 | "Unpretty" | TLC | [39] |
September 25 | [40] | |||
October 2 | [41] | |||
849 | October 9 | "Heartbreaker" | Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z | [42][43] |
October 16 | [44] | |||
850 | October 23 | "Smooth" | Santana featuring Rob Thomas | [45] |
October 30 | [46] | |||
November 6 | [47] | |||
November 13 | [48] | |||
November 20 | [49] | |||
November 27 | [50] | |||
December 4 | [51] | |||
December 11 | [52] | |||
December 18 | [53] | |||
December 25 | [54] |
Number-one artists
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Santana | 10 |
Rob Thomas | ||
3 | TLC | 7 |
4 | Ricky Martin | 5 |
Jennifer Lopez | ||
Christina Aguilera | ||
7 | Monica | 4 |
Cher | ||
9 | R. Kelly | 2 |
Céline Dion | ||
Brandy | ||
Britney Spears | ||
Enrique Iglesias | ||
Mariah Carey | ||
Jay-Z | ||
16 | Destiny's Child | 1 |
Will Smith | ||
Dru Hill | ||
Kool Moe Dee |
See also
References
- ^ "January 2, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 9, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 16, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 23, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 30, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 6, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 13, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 20, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 27, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 6, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 13, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 20, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 27, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 3, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 10, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 17, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 24, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 1, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 8, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 15, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 22, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 29, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 5, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 12, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 19, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 26, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 3, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 10, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 17, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 24, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 31, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 7, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 14, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 21, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 28, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "Boys Still 'Larger Than Life' On Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-08-19. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ "September 4, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 11, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 18, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 25, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 2, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 9, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "Mariah Scores 14th No. 1 Single". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-09-30. Retrieved 2009-05-05.[dead link]
- ^ "October 16, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 23, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 30, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 6, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 13, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 20, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 27, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 4, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 11, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 18, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 25, 1999". Billboard Hot 100.
Additional sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.