List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2005 explained

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 and digital sales, and airplay. In 2005, there were eight singles that topped the chart in fifty-three issues of the magazine, the second lowest of any year.

During the year, five acts achieved their first US number-one single, either as a lead artist or featured guest: Mario, Olivia, Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood, and Chris Brown. Stefani earned her first number-one single in the United States this year, although she had been with band the No Doubt since 1986. Hip hop artist Kanye West gained his first number-one single, "Gold Digger", as lead artist; West previously had a number-one single with "Slow Jamz", a 2004 song by rapper Twista.^[1] Two acts, Underwood and Brown, scored a number-one debut single this year. Mariah Carey was the only act to have more than one number one song, with her earning two.

Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" is the longest-running single of 2005, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 non-consecutive weeks.^{[2] [3]} The single is tied with "I Gotta Feeling" by American group The Black Eyed Peas for the longest-running number-one single of the decade.^[4] As of 2018, "We Belong Together" was tied for the second longest-running number-one single in the entire Hot 100 era behind Boyz II Men's and Carey's 1995 single "One Sweet Day", which spent sixteen weeks at number one.^{[5] [6]} Despite being surpassed by three other songs during the years, "We Belong Together" still is one of the songs with the most weeks spent at number one in the entire Hot 100 history.^{[7] [8] [9]} West's "Gold Digger" is the second longest-running, having peaked the chart for 10 consecutive weeks. Other singles with extended chart runs include R&B singer Mario's "Let Me Love You", his best-performing song to date,^[10] and rapper 50 Cent's "Candy Shop", each spent nine straight weeks at number one.

Carey is the only artist to have earned two number-one singles in 2005 after "Don't Forget About Us" topped the chart in the final calendar issue of Billboard Hot 100. "Don't Forget About Us" is Carey's 17th number-one single, placing her third in the list of acts with most number ones in the United States at the time,^[3] behind only The Beatles and Elvis Presley. "We Belong Together" is the best-performing single of the chart year, topping the Top Hot 100 Hits of 2005; this gave Carey her first number-one single in the year-end chart.^[11]

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing single of 2005

width=31		Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference(s)
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=9	911	January 1	"Let Me Love You"	Mario	^[12] ^[13]
January 8	^[14] ^[15]
January 15	^[16] ^[17]
January 22	^[18] ^[19]
January 29	^[20] ^[21]
February 5	^[22] ^[23]
February 12	^[24] ^[25]
February 19	^[26] ^[27]
February 26	^[28] ^[29]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=9	912	March 5	"Candy Shop"	50 Cent featuring Olivia	^[30] ^[31]
March 12	^[32] ^[33]
March 19	^[34] ^[35]
March 26	^[36] ^[37]
April 2	^[38] ^[39]
April 9	^[40] ^[41]
April 16	^[42] ^[43]
April 23	^[44] ^[45]
April 30	^[46] ^[47]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4	913	May 7	"Hollaback Girl"	Gwen Stefani	^[48] ^[49]
May 14	^[50] ^[51]
May 21	^[52] ^[53]
May 28	^[54] ^[55]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4	914	June 4	bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="4"	"We Belong Together"	Mariah Carey	^[56] ^[57]
June 11	^[58] ^[59]
June 18	^[60] ^[61]
June 25	^[62] ^[63]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	915	July 2	"Inside Your Heaven"	Carrie Underwood	^[64] ^[65]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=10	re	July 9	bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="10"	"We Belong Together"	Mariah Carey	^[66] ^[67]
July 16	^[68] ^[69]
July 23	^[70] ^[71]
July 30	^[72] ^[73]
August 6	^[74] ^[75]
August 13	^[76] ^[77]
August 20	^[78] ^[79]
August 27	^[80] ^[81]
September 3	^[82] ^[83]
September 10	^[84] ^[85]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=10	916	September 17	"Gold Digger"	Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx	^[86] ^[87]
September 24	^[88] ^[89]
October 1	^[90] ^[91]
October 8	^[92] ^[93]
October 15	^[94] ^[95]
October 22	^[96] ^[97]
October 29	^[98] ^[99]
November 5	^[100] ^[101]
November 12	^[102] ^[103]
November 19	^[104] ^[105]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=5	917	November 26	"Run It!"	Chris Brown	^[106] ^[107]
December 3	^[108] ^[109]
December 10	^[110] ^[111]
December 17	^[112] ^[113]
December 24	^[114] ^[115]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	918	December 31	"Don't Forget About Us"	Mariah Carey	^[116] ^[117]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one! Position! Artist! Weeks at No. 1

1	Mariah Carey	15
2	Kanye West	10
	Jamie Foxx
4	Mario	9
	50 Cent
	Olivia
7	Chris Brown	5
8	Gwen Stefani	4
9	Carrie Underwood	1

See also

• 2005 in music
• List of Billboard number-one singles
• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2005
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2000s

Additional sources

• Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.

Notes and References

1. Twista Ends OutKast's No. 1 Singles Run. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2010-01-25.
2. Chart Beat: Still Cranked After All This Year. Bonson. Fred. 2007-10-25. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-16.
3. News: Mariah Carey Outguns 50 Cent On Year-End LP Sales Chart. https://web.archive.org/web/20060102222031/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1519469/20051229/carey_mariah.jhtml. dead. January 2, 2006. Kaufman. Gil. 2005-12-29. MTV. 2009-03-03.
4. Chart Beat Chart: Still Together. Bonson. Fred. 2005-08-26. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-02-05.
5. Songs With the Most Weeks at No. 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080830232034/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/most-weeks-no1.shtml. dead. August 30, 2008. 2008. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-16.
6. Hot 100 Anniversary: Most No. 1s By Artist. 2008-08-06. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-16.
7. News: The Longest-Leading Hot 100 No. 1s. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. April 2, 2018. April 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405073449/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6077132/longest-leading-hot-100-no-1s. April 5, 2018. live.
8. Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Leads Billboard Hot 100 for 19th Week, Ariana Grande & Social House's 'Boyfriend' Debuts in Top 10. Gary. Trust. August 12, 2019. Billboard. August 28, 2019. August 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812170053/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8527171/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-number-one-hot-100-19-weeks. live.
9. Trust. Gary. September 26, 2022. Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Tops Hot 100 for 15th Week – Longest Reign Ever for a British Act. September 26, 2022. Billboard. September 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927081652/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-tops-hot-100-15th-week-longest-british-reign-1235144665/. live.
10. The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs. https://web.archive.org/web/20080913210007/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-50.shtml. dead. September 13, 2008. 2008. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-16.
11. Best Of The 2000s: Part 1. Trust. Gary. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2010-01-25.
12. Web site: January 1, 2005. .
13. Mario Trumps Snoop For Hot 100 No. 1. Whitmire. Margo. 2004-12-23. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
14. Web site: January 8, 2005. .
15. Mario's 'Love' Rules Singles Charts Again. Whitmire. Margo. 2004-12-30. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
16. Web site: January 15, 2005. .
17. Mario 'Loves' His Stay At No. 1. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-01-06. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
18. Web site: January 22, 2005. .
19. Mario's 'Love' Still No. 1 On Hot 100. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-01-13. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
20. Web site: January 29, 2005. .
21. Mario's 'Love' Extends Chart Domination. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-01-20. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
22. Web site: February 5, 2005. .
23. Mario's 'Love' Endures At No. 1. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-01-27. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
24. Web site: February 12, 2005. .
25. Mario Adds Another Billboard No. 1. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-02-03. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
26. Web site: February 19, 2005. .
27. Mario's Valentine: 'Love' Still Rules. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-02-10. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
28. Web site: February 26, 2005. .
29. Hot 100 Still In 'Love' With Mario. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-02-17. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
30. Web site: March 5, 2005. .
31. 50 Cent's 'Candy Shop' Sweetens Hot 100. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-02-24. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
32. Web site: March 12, 2005. .
33. 50 Cent Nets Hot 100 Top 5 Trifecta. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-03-03. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
34. Web site: March 19, 2005. .
35. 50 Cent Extends Singles Chart Reign. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-03-10. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
36. Web site: March 26, 2005. .
37. 50 Cent's 'Candy' Continues Chart Domination. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-03-17. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
38. Web site: April 2, 2005. .
39. 50 Cent Nets A Fourth Top 10 Hit. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-03-24. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
40. Web site: April 9, 2005. .
41. 'Candy Shop' Spends 6th Sweet Week At No. 1. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-03-31. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
42. Web site: April 16, 2005. .
43. 50's Game: 'Candy' Holds 'Hate' From No. 1. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-04-07. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
44. Web site: April 23, 2005. .
45. 50 Cent Has 'Candy' Everybody Wants. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-04-14. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
46. Web site: April 30, 2005. .
47. 50 Cent's 'Candy' Enters Ninth Week At No. 1. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-04-21. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
48. Web site: May 7, 2005. .
49. Stefani Single Ousts 50 Cent From No. 1. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-04-28. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
50. Web site: May 14, 2005. .
51. Stefani Holds Hot 100 Lead As Ciara Surges. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-05-05. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
52. Web site: May 21, 2005. .
53. 'Hollaback' Holds Off 'Oh' At No. 1. Whitmire. Margo. 2005-05-12. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
54. Web site: May 28, 2005. .
55. 'Hollaback' Has Singles Chart Staying Power. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-05-19. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
56. Web site: June 4, 2005. .
57. Mariah Nets 16th Hot 100 No. 1. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-05-26. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
58. Web site: June 11, 2005. .
59. Carey Keeps It 'Together' At No. 1. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-06-02. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
60. Web site: June 18, 2005. .
61. Carey Still 'Belongs' At No. 1. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-06-09. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
62. Web site: June 25, 2005. .
63. Carey Single Nets 4th Week On Top. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-06-16. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
64. Web site: July 2, 2005. .
65. 'Idol' Underwood Shoots Straight To No. 1. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-06-23. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
66. Web site: July 9, 2005. .
67. Carey Rebound Keeps Bice From Hot 100 No. 1. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-06-30. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
68. Web site: July 16, 2005. .
69. Mariah Still No. 1 As 'Idols' Fade. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-07-07. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
70. Web site: July 23, 2005. .
71. Carey, Stefani, Peas Maintain Singles Lead. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-07-14. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
72. Web site: July 30, 2005. .
73. Mariah's 'Together' Holds Off 'Replay' Charge. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-07-21. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-11.
74. Web site: August 6, 2005. .
75. Mariah & No. 1: 'Together' Again. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-07-28. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
76. Web site: August 13, 2005. .
77. Carey's 'Together' Continues Chart Domination. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-08-04. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
78. Web site: August 20, 2005. .
79. Carey Still No. 1 As 'Together' Goes To 11. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-08-11. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
80. Web site: August 27, 2005. .
81. Carey's 'Together' Notches 12 No. 1 Weeks. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-08-18. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
82. Web site: September 3, 2005. .
83. No Budging Mariah's 'Together' At No. 1. Cohen. Jonathan. 2005-08-25. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
84. Web site: September 10, 2005. .
85. Mariah Matches Hot 100 Milestone. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-09-01. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
86. Web site: September 17, 2005. .
87. Hot 100 Shocker: Kanye Dethrones Mariah. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-09-08. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
88. Web site: September 24, 2005. .
89. West Mines More No. 1s With 'Gold Digger'. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-09-15. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
90. Web site: October 1, 2005. .
91. Kanye Keeps Digging No. 1 Single. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-09-22. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
92. Web site: October 8, 2005. .
93. West's 'Gold Digger' Extends Chart Domination. Jeckell. Barry. 2005-09-29. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
94. Web site: October 15, 2005. .
95. Kanye's 'Gold Digger' Still Strong On Billboard Charts. Hasty. Katie. 2005-10-06. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
96. Web site: October 22, 2005. .
97. Kanye's 'Gold' Streak Continues On Billboard Charts. Hasty. Katie. 2005-10-13. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
98. Web site: October 29, 2005. .
99. 'Gold Digger' Mines Another Week On Top. Hasty. Katie. 2005-10-20. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
100. Web site: November 5, 2005. .
101. Kanye's 'Gold' Begins Eighth Week At No. 1. Hasty. Katie. 2005-10-27. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
102. Web site: November 12, 2005. .
103. Kanye's 'Gold' Continues Hot 100 Dominance. Hasty. Katie. 2005-11-03. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
104. Web site: November 19, 2005. .
105. 'Gold Digger' Notches 10th Week At No. 1. Hasty. Katie. 2005-11-10. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
106. Web site: November 26, 2005. .
107. Brown's 'Run It!' Sprints To No. 1. Hope. Clover. 2005-11-17. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
108. Web site: December 3, 2005. .
109. Brown's 'Run It!' Holds Pace At No. 1. Hope. Clover. 2005-11-24. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
110. Web site: December 10, 2005. .
111. Brown's 'Run' Begins Third Week At No. 1. Hope. Clover. 2005-12-01. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
112. Web site: December 17, 2005. .
113. Brown Single Extends Chart-Topping 'Run'. Hope. Clover. 2005-12-08. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
114. Web site: December 24, 2005. .
115. No Dislodging Brown's 'Run It' From No. 1. Hope. Clover. 2005-12-15. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.
116. Web site: December 31, 2005. .
117. Mariah Notches 17th Hot 100 Chart-Topper. Cohen. Jonathan. 2005-12-22. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-10.