Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
September 11, 1993
With its breezy, hot air balloon-themed video, Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" floated to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for its first of eight weeks on top. It became her seventh of 18 No. 1s to date, the most among soloists.
September 12, 2015
Sam Hunt scored his third career-opening Country Airplay No. 1, as "House Party" was cause for celebration, climbing 2-1.
September 13, 1997
More Mariah Carey: 20 years ago, she coated the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in "Honey", her 12th No. 1 on the list.
September 14, 1974
Forty-three years later, he's still a free man. But, on this date in 1974, Eric Clapton topped the Billboard Hot 100 with his damning confession, "I Shot the Sheriff". Reggae icon Bob Marley wrote the song.
September 15, 1990
Following their debut Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Hold On", Wilson Phillips returned to the top with "Release Me".
September 16, 2000
Madonna achieved her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 since 1995, and her 12th and most recent leader, as "Music" shimmied to the summit.
September 17, 2011
Adele's "Someone Like You" became the first piano-and-vocals only No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100's history.
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