Yesterday marked the 53rd anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. Launched in 1958, the chart combined statistics gleaned from both radio airplay and sales of individual singles to determine a single's popularity.
Today, the Hot 100 chart is topped by LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" -- proof positive that the Billboard Hot 100 is, after all, a pop chart, for better or worse. After Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" became the first No. 1 ever, the coveted The Number One spot has been occupied by such oddball masterpieces as "Disco Duck" and Snow's "Informer." So, fear not: LMFAO's position atop the charts is not a sign of the coming apocalypse. The Hot 100 has indeed been a bastion of dubiousness for longer than many of us have been alive.
But, due to the rising popularity of digital downloading and free music, the Hot 100 has slipped further in relevancy. These days, the Hot 100 tracks digital sales, but is rarely all that comparable with the iTunes charts -- because of radio airplay, we imagine, which may or may not be an adequate litmus test these days. No matter: The Hot 100 soldiers on, and continues to provide a snapshot of what we're supposedly listening to at any given moment, one week at a time.
And, in honor of the Hot 100's 53rd anniversary, we've collected a list of Dallas musicians who have made it onto the infamous chart. The list is pretty exhaustive -- if you think we missed any, though, feel free to post them in the comments. Keep in mind, though, that the Hot 100 is a composite of several other charts, including sales, airplay, and digital sales. Songs like Toadies' "Possum Kingdom", which made it to No. 40 on the Billboard Airplay chart, didn't make it into the Hot 100. Meaning? It got on the radio, but its sales didn't match its radio domination.
Click on the jump for the list.
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
"What I Am" (reached #7 in 1988)
"Circle" (#48 in 1988)
Erykah Badu
"On and On" (#12 in 1996)
"Tyrone" (#62 in 1997)
"Southern Gul" (#76 in 1999)
"Bag Lady" (#6 in 2000)
"Love of My Life" (#9 in 2002)
"Danger" (#82 in 2003)
"Honey" (#88 in 2007)
"Window Seat" (#95 in 2010)
Dixie Chicks
"I Can Love You Better" (#77 in 1997)
"There's Your Trouble" (#36 in 1998)
"Wide Open Spaces" (#41 in 1998)
"You Were Mine" (#34 in 1999)
"Tonight the Heartache's On Me" (#46 in 1999)
"Ready to Run" (#39 in 1999)
"Cowboy Take Me Away" (#27 in 1999)
"Goodbye Earl" (#19 in 2000)
"Cold Day in July" (#65 in 2000)
"Without You" (#31 in 2000)
"If I Fall You're Going Down With Me" (#38 in 2001)
"Some Days You Gotta Dance" (#55 in 2001)
"Long Time Gone" (#7 in 2002)
"Landslide" (#7 in 2002)
"Travelin' Soldier" (#25 in 2002)
"Not Ready to Make Nice" (#4 in 2006)
"The Neighbor" (#74 in 2007)
Deep Blue Something
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" (#5 in 1995)
Norah Jones
"Don't Know Why" (#30 in 2002)
"Thinking About You" (#82 in 2006)
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"Wooly Bully" (#2 in 1965)
"Little Red Riding Hood" (#2 in 1966)
Vanilla Ice
"Ice Ice Baby" (#1 in 1990)
"Play That Funky Music" (#4 in 1991)
"Cool as Ice" (#81 in 1991)
Michael Martin Murphey
"Geronimo's Cadillac" (#37 in 1972)
"Wildfire" (#3 in 1975)
"California in the Pines" (#21 in 1975)
"Renegade" (#39 in 1976)
"What's Forever For" (#19 in 1982)
"Still Taking Chances" (#76 in 1982)
Kelly Clarkson
"A Moment Like This" (#1 in 2002)
"Miss Independent" (#9 in 2003)
"Low" (#58 in 2003)
"Breakaway" (#6 in 2004)
"Since U Been Gone" (#2 in 2004)
"Behind These Hazel Eyes" (#6 in 2005)
"Because of You" (#7 in 2005)
"Walk Away" (#12 in 2006)
"Never Again" (#8 in 2007)
"My Life Would Suck Without You" (#1 in 2009)
"I Do Not Hook Up" (#20 in 2009)
"Already Gone" (#13 in 2009)
"All I Ever Wanted" (#96 in 2010)
Leann Rimes
"Blue" (#26 in 1996)
"How Do I Live" (#2 in 1997)
"You Light Up My Life" (#34 in 1997)
"Looking Through Your Eyes" (#18 in 1998)
"Big Deal" (#23 in 1999)
"I Need You" (#11 in 2000)
"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (#11 in 2000)
"Nothin Bout Love Makes Sense" (#52 in 2004)
"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" (#54 in 2005)
"Something's Gotta Give" (#51 in 2005)
"Nothin' Better to Do" (#73 in 2007)
Bowling for Soup
"Girl All the Bad Guys Want" (#64 in 2002)
"1985" (#23 in 2004)
"Almost" (#46 in 2005)
"High School Never Ends" (#97 in 2006)
Lisa Loeb
"Stay (I Missed You)" (#1 in 1994)
"Do You Sleep" (#18 in 1995)
"Waiting for Wednesday" (#83 in 1996)
"I Do" (#17 in 1997)
"Let's Forget About It" (#71 in 1998)
Meat Loaf
"What You See is What You Get" (#71 in 1971)
"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" (#39 in 1978)
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (#39 in 1978)
"Two out of Three Ain't Bad" (#11 in 1978)
"I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" (#84 in 1981)
"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (#1 in 1993)
"Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" (#13 in 1994)
"Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" (#38 in 1994)
"I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)" (#13 in 1995)
"Not a Dry Eye in the House" (#83 in 1996)
Trini Lopez
"If I Had a Hammer" (#3 in 1963)
"Kansas City" (#23 in 1963)
"Jailer, Bring Me Water" (#94 in 1964)
"What Have I Got of My Own" (#43 in 1964)
"Michael" (#42 in 1964)
"Lemon Tree" (#20 in 1965)
"Sad Tomorrows" (#94 in 1965)
"Are You Sincere" (#85 in 1965)
"Sinner Man" (#54 in 1965)
"I'm Comin' Home, Cindy" (#39 in 1966)
"La Bamba Pt. 1" (#86 in 1966)
"Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" (#93 in 1967)
"Sally Was a Good Old Girl" (#99 in 1968)
Jessica Simpson
"I Wanna Love You Forever" (#3 in 1999)
"Where You Are" (#62 in 2000)
"I Think I'm In Love With You" (#21 in 2000)
"Irresistible" (#15 in 2001)
"With You" (#14 in 2003)
"Take My Breath Away" (#20 in 2004)
"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" (#14 in 2005)
"A Public Affair" (#14 in 2006)
"Come On Over" (#65 in 2008)
Ashlee Simpson
"Pieces of Me" (#5 in 2004)
"Boyfriend" (#19 in 2005)
"L.O.V.E." (#22 in 2006)
"Shadow" (#57 in 2004)
"La La" (#86 in 2005)
"Little Miss Obsessive" (#96 in 2008)
"Invisible" (#21 in 2006)
Don Henley
"Johnny Can't Read" (#42 in 1982)
"Dirty Laundry" (#3 in 1982)
"I Can't Stand Still" (#48 in 1983)
"The Boys of Summer" (#5 in 1984)
"All She Wants to Do Is Dance" (#9 in 1985)
"Not Enough Love In The World" (#34 in 1985)
"Sunset Grill" (#22 in 1985)
"The End of the Innocence" (#8 in 1989)
"The Last Worthless Evening" (#21 in 1989)
"The Heart of the Matter" (#21 in 1990)
"How Bad Do You Want It?" (#48 in 1990)
"New York Minute" (#48 in 1990)
Demi Lovato
"This Is Me" (#9 in 2008)
"Get Back" (#43 in 2008)
"La La Land" (#52 in 2008)
"Don't Forget" (#41 in 2009)
"Here We Go Again" (#15 in 2009)
"Skyscraper" (#10 in 2011)
Selena Gomez
"Tell Me Something I Don't Know" (#58 in 2008)
"Magic" (#61 in 2009)
Eli Young Band
"Always the Love Songs" (#69 in 2008)
"Crazy Girl" (#46 in 2011)
Michelle Shocked
"Anchorage" (#66 in 1988)
Freddie King
"Hide Away" (#29, 1960)
Ryan Cabrera
"On the Way Down" (#15 in 2004)
"True" (#18 in 2004)
"Shine On" (#86 in 2005)
