Canadian Hot 100

The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is the standard record chart in Canada; a new chart is compiled and released to the public by Billboard on Tuesdays, but post-dated to the following Saturday.

The chart is similar to Billboard's US-based Hot 100 in that it combines physical and digital sales (as measured by Nielsen SoundScan), radio play (as measured by Broadcast Data Systems), and streaming activity data (provided by online music sources) in Canada. Canada's radio airplay is the result of monitoring more than 100 stations representing rock, country, adult contemporary and Top 40 genres.

The first number-one song of the Canadian Hot 100 was "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne on March 31, 2007. As of the issue for the week ending March 30, 2024, the Canadian Hot 100 has had 202 different number-one songs. The current number-one song is "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone.

History

The chart was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007 and was made available for the first time via Billboard online services on June 7, 2007. With this launch, it marked the first time that Billboard created a Hot 100 chart for a country outside the United States.

Billboard charts manager Geoff Mayfield announced the premiere of the chart, explaining "the new Billboard Canadian Hot 100 will serve as the definitive measure of Canada's most popular songs, continuing our magazine's longstanding tradition of using the most comprehensive resources available to provide the world's most authoritative music charts."

The Billboard Canadian Hot 100 is managed by Paul Tuch, director of Canadian operations for Nielsen BDS, in consultation with Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard's associate director of charts and manager of the Billboard Hot 100.

Song achievements

Songs with most weeks at number one

19 weeks

• Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road" (2019)

18 weeks

• Harry Styles – "As It Was" (2022)

16 weeks

• The Black Eyed Peas – "I Gotta Feeling" (2009)
• Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" (2017)
• Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber – "Despacito" (2017)

15 weeks

• Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk" (2015)
• Miley Cyrus – "Flowers" (2023)

13 weeks

• Timbaland featuring OneRepublic – "Apologize" (2007–08)
• Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams – "Blurred Lines" (2013)
• The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – "Closer" (2016)

12 weeks

• The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – "Stay" (2021)
• Elton John and Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2022)

11 weeks

• Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris – "We Found Love" (2011–12)
• OMI – "Cheerleader" (2015)
• 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior – "Mood" (2020–21)

10 weeks

• Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera – "Moves like Jagger" (2011)
• Pharrell Williams – "Happy" (2014)
• Drake – "God's Plan" (2018)
• Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You" (2018)
• Roddy Ricch – "The Box" (2020)
• Mariah Carey – "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (2019–2024)

Number-one debuts

• Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent – "Crack a Bottle" (February 21, 2009)
• Taylor Swift – "Today Was a Fairytale" (February 20, 2010)
• Young Artists for Haiti – "Wavin' Flag" (March 27, 2010)
• Eminem – "Not Afraid" (May 22, 2010)
• Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – "California Gurls" (May 29, 2010)
• Britney Spears – "Hold It Against Me" (January 29, 2011)
• Lady Gaga – "Born This Way" (February 26, 2011)
• Katy Perry – "Part of Me" (March 3, 2012)
• Justin Bieber – "Boyfriend" (April 14, 2012)
• Taylor Swift – "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (September 1, 2012)
• Katy Perry – "Roar" (August 31, 2013)
• Eminem featuring Rihanna – "The Monster" (November 16, 2013)
• Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off" (September 6, 2014)
• Justin Bieber – "What Do You Mean?" (September 19, 2015)
• Adele – "Hello" (November 14, 2015)
• Zayn – "Pillowtalk" (February 20, 2016)
• Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ – "Cold Water" (August 13, 2016)
• Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" (January 28, 2017)
• DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne – "I'm the One" (May 20, 2017)
• Taylor Swift – "Look What You Made Me Do" (September 16, 2017)
• Post Malone featuring 21 Savage – "Rockstar" (October 7, 2017)
• Drake – "God's Plan" (February 3, 2018)
• The Weeknd – "Call Out My Name" (April 14, 2018)
• Drake – "Nice for What" (April 21, 2018)
• Childish Gambino – "This Is America" (May 19, 2018)
• Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You" (June 16, 2018)
• Drake – "Nonstop" (July 14, 2018)
• Kanye West and Lil Pump – "I Love It" (September 22, 2018)
• Eminem – "Killshot" (September 29, 2018)
• Kodak Black featuring Travis Scott and Offset – "Zeze" (October 27, 2018)
• Ariana Grande – "Thank U, Next" (November 17, 2018)
• Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" (February 2, 2019)
• Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" (March 16, 2019)
• Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" (April 13, 2019)
• Travis Scott – "Highest in the Room" (October 19, 2019)
• The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi – "The Scotts" (May 9, 2020)
• Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber – "Stuck with U" (May 23, 2020)
• Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande – "Rain on Me" (June 6, 2020)
• DJ Khaled featuring Drake – "Popstar" (August 1, 2020)
• Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion – "WAP" (August 22, 2020)
• Drake featuring Lil Durk – "Laugh Now Cry Later" (August 29, 2020)
• Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper – "Holy" (October 3, 2020)
• Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco – "Lonely" (October 31, 2020)
• Ariana Grande – "Positions" (November 7, 2020)
• Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber – "Monster" (December 5, 2020)
• Taylor Swift – "Willow" (December 26, 2020)
• Olivia Rodrigo – "Drivers License" (January 23, 2021)
• Lil Tjay featuring 6lack – "Calling My Phone" (February 27, 2021)
• Drake – "What's Next" (March 20, 2021)
• Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon – "Peaches" (April 3, 2021)
• Polo G – "Rapstar" (April 24, 2021)
• Olivia Rodrigo – "Good 4 U" (May 29, 2021)
• Ed Sheeran – "Bad Habits" (July 10, 2021)
• The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – "Stay" (July 24, 2021)
• Taylor Swift – "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" (November 27, 2021)
• Harry Styles – "As It Was" (April 16, 2022)
• Jack Harlow – "First Class" (April 23, 2022)
• Drake featuring 21 Savage – "Jimmy Cooks" (July 2, 2022)
• Sam Smith and Kim Petras – "Unholy" (October 8, 2022)
• Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" (November 5, 2022)
• Drake and 21 Savage – "Rich Flex" (November 19, 2022)
• Metro Boomin, the Weeknd and 21 Savage – "Creepin'" (December 17, 2022)
• Miley Cyrus – "Flowers" (January 28, 2023)
• Olivia Rodrigo – "Vampire" (July 15, 2023)
• Travis Scott featuring Drake – "Meltdown" (August 12, 2023)
• Drake featuring Yeat – "IDGAF" (October 21, 2023)
• Taylor Swift – "Is It Over Now?" (November 11, 2023)
• Ariana Grande – "Yes, And?" (January 27, 2024)

Artists with the most number-one hits

1. Justin Bieber – 13 (tie)
1. Drake – 13 (tie)
2. Rihanna – 11 (tie)
2. Taylor Swift – 11 (tie)
3. Katy Perry – 10
4. The Weeknd – 7 (tie)
4. Ariana Grande – 7 (tie)
5. Lady Gaga – 6

Artists with the most weeks at number-one

1. Justin Bieber – 56
2. Rihanna – 46
3. Drake – 41
4. Katy Perry – 34 (tie)
4. Maroon 5 – 34 (tie)
5. The Black Eyed Peas – 32

Self-replacement at number-one

• The Black Eyed Peas – "Boom Boom Pow" → "I Gotta Feeling" (July 4, 2009)
• Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off" → "Blank Space" (November 29, 2014)
• Justin Bieber – "I'm the One" (DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) → "Despacito" (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber) (May 27, 2017)
• Drake – "Nonstop" → "In My Feelings" (July 21, 2018)
• Taylor Swift – "Cruel Summer" → "Is It Over Now?" (November 11, 2023)
• Taylor Swift – "Is It Over Now?" → "Cruel Summer" (November 18, 2023)

Other achievements

• Justin Bieber and Drake hold the record as the artists with the most number-one debuts in Canadian Hot 100 history, with 10 each.
• Taylor Swift is the female artist with the most number-one debuts, with 8.
• Teenage Dream by Katy Perry and Scorpion by Drake are the albums with most number-one singles (4 each).
• "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals holds the record for the longest stay on the chart (94 weeks).
• "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals had the longest climb to number one taking 64 weeks to reach that peak.
• On the issue dated March 31, 2007, Avril Lavigne became the first Canadian act to top the Canadian Hot 100 with "Girlfriend".
• On the issue dated June 27, 2009, The Black Eyed Peas became the first act to simultaneously occupy the top two positions with "Boom Boom Pow" at number one and "I Gotta Feeling" at number two.
• On the issue dated October 24, 2009, "3" by Britney Spears broke the record for the biggest jump to number one, leaping from number 86 to number one.
• On the issue dated February 27, 2010, Nikki Yanofsky became the youngest artist to top the Canadian Hot 100 at 16 years, 19 days old with the song "I Believe".
• On the issue dated October 6, 2012, "Gangnam Style" by Psy became the first non-English single to top the Canadian Hot 100.
• On the issue dated October 31, 2015, The Weeknd's "The Hills" reached the top spot seven weeks after "Can't Feel My Face", becoming the first time in Canadian Hot 100 history that an album's lead single hit #1 after the second single did.
• In 2016, Justin Bieber became the first Canadian act to top the Year-End chart with "Sorry".
• On the issue dated January 28, 2017, Ed Sheeran became the first act to simultaneously debut at the top two positions with "Shape of You" at number one and "Castle on the Hill" at number two.
• On the issue dated January 12, 2019, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey had the biggest drop out of the Canadian Hot 100, dropping off from #1. On the issue dated January 14, 2023, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee would also achieve this record.
• On the issue dated May 25, 2019, "I Don't Care" by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber jumped 90 spots to number 2, becoming the biggest single-week jump on the Canadian Hot 100's history.
• "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey holds the record for largest gap between turns at #1, falling from the position on the week ending January 12, 2019 and returning the week ending January 4, 2020, a 51-week gap.
• On the issue dated November 5, 2022, Taylor Swift became the first artist to simultaneously occupy the Canadian Hot 100's entire top 10.
• On the issue dated January 7, 2023, Brenda Lee became the oldest artist to top the Canadian Hot 100 at 78 years, 27 days old with the song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." Originally released when on November 28, 1958, when Lee was 13 years, 11 months, and 13 days old, it makes her voice the youngest voice to reach the top spot on the chart, as well as the longest time between original release and date of reaching number one, 64 years, 1 month, and 10 days, or 3,345 weeks.
• On the issue dated March 18, 2023, Morgan Wallen became the artist with the most simultaneously charting songs in a single week (35) and the most chart debuts in a week (27) on the Canadian Hot 100.

See also

• Canadian Albums Chart
• List of artists who reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100
• List of number-one singles (Canada)
• List of Canadian Hot 100 top-ten singles

External links

• Current Canadian Hot 100