The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales, and airplay. There were 18 number-one singles in 2000. The first of these, Santana's "Smooth", spent two weeks at the top in January, concluding a 12-week run that had begun in October 1999.
During the year, 10 acts each achieved a first U.S. number-one single, either as a lead artist or featured guest: Joe, 98 Degrees, Lonestar, The Product G&B, Aaliyah, Vertical Horizon, Matchbox Twenty, NSYNC, Sisqó, and Creed. Destiny's Child and Christina Aguilera were the only acts to have earned two number-one singles in this year. There were two collaboration singles that reached number-one on the chart: "Maria Maria" by Santana featuring The Product G&B, and "Thank God I Found You" by Mariah Carey featuring Joe and 98 Degrees. With the latter single, Carey set the record for most consecutive years charting a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 with 11 years from 1990 (beginning with "Vision of Love") through 2000, and became her 15th number-one single on the chart.
Destiny's Child's "Independent Women" is the second-longest-running single of 2000, topping the chart for 7 consecutive weeks, with another four consecutive weeks in the 2001 chart year. Santana's "Maria Maria" is the longest-running single, staying at number one for 10 straight weeks. Other singles with extended chart run include pop singer Madonna's "Music" and Christina Aguilera's "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)", each of which topped the chart for four weeks.
Chart history
+KeyThe #1 song of 2000, "Breathe" by Faith Hill, never reached #1 on the weekly charts. Issue dateSongArtist(s)850January 1"Smooth"Santana featuring Rob ThomasJanuary 8851January 15"What a Girl Wants"Christina AguileraJanuary 22852January 29"I Knew I Loved You"Savage GardenFebruary 5February 12853February 19"Thank God I Found You"Mariah Carey featuring Joe and 98 DegreesreFebruary 26"I Knew I Loved You"Savage Garden854March 4"Amazed"LonestarMarch 11855March 18"Say My Name"Destiny's ChildMarch 25April 1856April 8"Maria Maria"Santana featuring The Product G&BApril 15April 22April 29May 6May 13May 20May 27June 3June 10857June 17"Try Again"Aaliyah858June 24"Be with You"Enrique IglesiasJuly 1July 8859July 15"Everything You Want"Vertical Horizon860July 22"Bent"Matchbox Twenty861July 29"It's Gonna Be Me"NSYNCAugust 5862August 12"Incomplete"SisqóAugust 19863August 26"Doesn't Really Matter"JanetSeptember 2September 9864September 16"Music"MadonnaSeptember 23September 30October 7865October 14"Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"Christina AguileraOctober 21October 28November 4866November 11"With Arms Wide Open"Creed867November 18"Independent Women"Destiny's ChildNovember 25December 2December 9December 16December 23December 30
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Santana 12 2 Destiny's Child 10 The Product G&B 4 Christina Aguilera 6 5 Savage Garden 4 Madonna 7 Enrique Iglesias 3 Janet 9 Rob Thomas 2 Lonestar NSYNC Sisqó 13 Mariah Carey 1 Joe 98 Degrees Aaliyah Vertical Horizon Matchbox Twenty Creed
See also 2000 in music List of Billboard number-one singles List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2000s
References
Additional sources Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition () Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition () Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s () Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.