Eurochart Hot 100 Singles

European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by "Billboard" and "Music & Media" magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in eighteen European countries: Austria, Belgium (separately for Flanders and Wallonia), Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.

As of the issue dated/week ending September 27, 2008, the Eurochart Hot 100 has had 345 number one hits. The current number-one song is "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry.

History

The first Eurochart began as the "Europarade", which was started in early 1976 by TROS Radio in the Netherlands. The chart consisted of only six countries (the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain). The compilers collected the top 15 records from each country and then awarded corresponding points, depending which positions between 1 and 15 each record stood at. Italy and Denmark were added in 1979 and during 1980, Austria and Switzerland were included. Ireland was added as the 11th country in October 1983.

In March 1984, "Music & Media" in Amsterdam started their own Eurochart, "The Eurochart Hot 100", which they published as a Euro Tip sheet for the first two years. This chart was accumulated by taking the chart positions in each country combined with the national sales percentage of records in that particular country. In 1986-87, the official Eurochart also became a music TV show on Music Box with Dutch presenter. Erik de Zwart.

The Eurochart quickly gained momentum, as it started to include more countries and Music & Media became a "Billboard" publication in January 1986. From 1982 to 1986 the "Europarade", as published in "Music Week" and the Dutch magazine Hitkrant, was used.

Since November 1986, the Music & Media's Eurochart Top 100 was used as source, as "Billboard" started publishing European Hot 100 Singles chart until today.

Chart achievements and trivia

Artists achievements

Artists with the most number-one singles

*Madonna (17)
*ABBA (12)
*Michael Jackson (10)
*Eminem (7)
*Boney M (6)
*Justin Timberlake (6)
*Elton John (5)
*Whitney Houston (5)
*Britney Spears (5)

Artists who replaced themselves at number-one

* Madonna"True Blue" replaced "Papa Don't Preach" (October 1986)
* Michael Jackson"Bad" replaced "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (October 1987)
* Spice Girls"Say You'll Be There" replaced "Wannabe" (November 1996)

ongs achievements

ongs with the most weeks at number-one

*18 weeks:"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams (1991)

*17 weeks:"My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion (1998):"The Ketchup Song" by Las Ketchup (2002)

*16 weeks:"Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue (2001)

*15 weeks:"Lambada" by Kaoma (1989):"Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap! (1992):"Without Me" by Eminem (2002):"Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (2006):"Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic (2007)

*14 weeks:"I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder (1984):"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V. (1995):"Believe" by Cher (1999)

*13 weeks:"Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" by Boney M (1978):"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (1993):"Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet (1994):"Children" by Robert Miles (1996):"Whenever, Wherever" by Shakira (2002):"Shut Up" by Black Eyed Peas (2003)

*12 weeks:"Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club (1983):"Like a Prayer" by Madonna (1989):"Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone (2004):"Hung Up" by Madonna (2005)

Non-English number-one songs

*"99 Luftballons" by Nena (German - April 2 1983 for 5 weeks)
*"Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco (German - July 27 1985 for 2 weeks)
*"Yeké Yeké" by Mory Kanté (Mandinka - June 18 1988 for 3 weeks)
*"Im Nin'Alu" by Ofra Haza (Hebrew - August 6 1988 for 2 weeks)
*"Lambada" by Kaoma (Portuguese - September 23 1989 for 15 weeks)
*"Sadeness Part I" by Enigma (French/Latin - January 12 1991 for 9 weeks)
*"Macarena" by Los Del Rio (Spanish/English - June 22 1996 for 4 weeks)
*"Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman (Italian/English - June 7 1997 for 1 week)
*"La Copa de la Vida" by Ricky Martin (Spanish - June 20 1998 for 5 weeks)
*"Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone (Romanian - June 26 2004 for 12 weeks)
*"Obsesión" by Aventura (Spanish - September 18 2004 for 6 weeks)

ee also

*List of number-one hits in Europe

Notes

External links

* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=European+Hot+100+Singles "Billboard" European Hot 100 Singles]