Looking back at the biggest hit singles of every year, dating to the Hot 100's 1958 launch. By Xander Zellner Billboard has been publishing weekly rankings in one form or another for over a century.

It did only peak at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ... Released late in 1979, the single hit the charts in January 1980. It is regarded as a crucial step in bringing hip-hop to a huge ...