The European Hot 100 Singles was compiled by '' Billboard'' and '' Music & Media'' magazine from March 1984 until December 2010. The chart was based on national singles sales charts in 17 European countries:

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

(two charts separately for

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...

and

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

, Sweden, Switzerland, and the

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. , the European Hot 100 had accumulated 400 number one hits. The final chart was published on December 11, 2010, following the news of ''Billboard'' closing their London office and letting their UK-based staff go. The final number one single on the chart was "

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" by Rihanna.

History

Europarade Top 30

The first attempt at a Europe-wide chart was the Europarade, which was started in early 1976 by the Dutch

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radio network. The chart initially consisted of only six countries: the Netherlands, UK, France, Germany, Belgium and Spain. In 1979 Italy and Denmark were added and during 1980, Austria and Switzerland were included. Ireland was added as the eleventh country in October 1983. 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. The "Europarade" was published in ''

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'' and the Dutch magazine ''Hitkrant''. 1983 was also the year in which the length of the chart was increased from a top 30 to a top 40.

Euro Hot 100

In March 1984, '' Music & Media'' magazine in

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started their own singles chart, "European Top 100 Singles", which they published as a Eurotip sheet for the first two years. The chart was based on national singles sales charts in seventeen European countries: Austria, Belgium (separately for Flanders and Wallonia), Denmark, Finland, France, West Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. 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

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with Dutch presenter

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. A syndicated radio show, 'The Coca-Cola Eurochart Hot 100' was also introduced on UK commercial radio and was definitely being broadcast in summer-autumn 1989 and January to April 1991; however, its precise start and end dates are not known. Hosted by

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, it was broadcast on a number of stations including

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and

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. A TV version was broadcast on Super Channel during 1989 and 1990, and it was hosted by Dutch presenter

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. The Eurochart quickly gained momentum, as it started to include more countries. On April 26, 1986, Music & Media appears as the new name of the magazine in partnership with Billboard.

Chart achievements

Artists achievements

Most number-one singles

* Madonna (17) *

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(13) *

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

(10) * Eminem (8) * Britney Spears (6) *

Boney M. Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's o ...

(6) * Elton John (5) * Rihanna (5) *

Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed " The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston i ...

(5) * Beyoncé (4) * Kylie Minogue (4) *

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

(4) *

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is n ...

(4)

Self-replacement at number-one

:" Bad" replaced "

I Just Can't Stop Loving You "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" is a 1987 duet ballad by Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett, and was the first single released from his seventh album, '' Bad''. The song was written by Jackson, and co-produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. The pre ...

" (October 1987) * Spice Girls :"

Say You'll Be There "Say You'll Be There" is a song recorded by the English girl group Spice Girls for their debut studio album ''Spice'' (1996). The Spice Girls co-wrote the song with Eliot Kennedy after the group left Heart Management in 1995. Later, Jonathan ...

" replaced "

Wannabe "Wannabe" is the debut single by English girl group the Spice Girls. Written and composed by the group members in collaboration with Matt Rowe and Richard "Biff" Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produ ...

" (November 1996) *

The Black Eyed Peas Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo. The group's line-up during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie, who replaced Kim Hi ...

Meet Me Halfway "Meet Me Halfway" is the third single from the Black Eyed Peas' fifth studio album, ''The E.N.D.'' It is a dance-pop song that combines futuristic electro hop beats with vintage 1980s in music#Pop, 1980s pop stylings. Released in September 2009, ...

" replaced "

I Gotta Feeling "I Gotta Feeling" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fifth studio album '' The E.N.D.'' (2009). It was written by the group members with the song's producers David Guetta and Frédéric Riesterer. The song was re ...

" (December 2009) * Rihanna :"

Only Girl (In the World) "Only Girl (In the World)" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her fifth album, ''Loud (Rihanna album), Loud'' (2010). Serving as the album's lead single, it was released on September 10, 2010. Crystal Nicole, Crystal Johnson wrote the so ...

" replaced " Love the Way You Lie" (November 2010)

Simultaneously occupying the top of the singles and albums charts

Madonna is the artist which has scored the most simultaneous number-ones with seven singles and six albums, followed by

with five singles and three albums and

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with three singles and one album. ;More than 2 number-ones * Madonna :"

Papa Don't Preach "Papa Don't Preach" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Madonna for her third studio album ''True Blue (Madonna album), True Blue'' (1986). The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna, who produced it alo ...

" and '' True Blue'' (August 1986) :" True Blue" and '' True Blue'' (October 1986) :" Like a Prayer" and '' Like a Prayer'' (April 1989) :"

Don't Cry for Me Argentina "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" is a song recorded by Julie Covington for the 1976 concept album '' Evita'', later included in the 1978 musical of the same name. The song was written and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they wer ...

" and '' Evita OST'' (February 1997) :"

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" and ''

'' (October 2000) :"

Hung Up "Hung Up" is a song by American singer Madonna from her tenth studio album ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' (2005). Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was released as the album's lead single on October ...

" and ''

Confessions on a Dance Floor ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' is the tenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on November 9, 2005, by Warner Bros. Records. A complete departure from her previous studio album '' American Life'' (2003), ...

'' (November 2005) :" 4 Minutes" and ''

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'' (May 2008) *

:" Bad" and '' Bad'' (October 1987) :"

Dirty Diana "Dirty Diana" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It is the ninth track on Jackson's seventh studio album, '' Bad'' (1987). The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988, as the fifth single from the album. It pre ...

" and ''Bad'' (July 1988) :"

Black or White "Black or White" is a single by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on November 11, 1991, as the first single from Jackson's eighth studio album, '' Dangerous'' (1991). Jackson wrote, composed, and produced it w ...

" and ''

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'' (December 1991) :"

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" and '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' (June 1995) :"

You Are Not Alone "You Are Not Alone" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album, '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' (1995). It was released on August 15, 1995, as the second single from the album. An R&B ballad, "You ...

" and ''HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' (September 1995) *

:" Poker Face" and ''

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'' (May 2009) :"

Bad Romance "Bad Romance" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play (EP), ''The Fame Monster'' (2009)—the reissue of her debut studio album, ''The Fame'' (2008). Gaga wrote and produced the song with RedOne. Following an illegal ...

" and ''The Fame'' (January 2010) :"

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" and ''The Fame'' (April 2010) ;2 number-one singles and albums *

:" I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and ''

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'' (August 1987) :" I Will Always Love You" and '' The Bodyguard OST'' (January 1993) *

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(Everything I Do) I Do It for You "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Written by Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the power ballad was the lead single for both the soundtrack album from the 1991 film '' Rob ...

" and ''

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'' (November 1991) :" All for Love" and '' So Far So Good'' (January 1994) * Bon Jovi :"

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" and '' Cross Road'' (November 1994) :" It's My Life" and '' Crush'' (June 2000) * Britney Spears :" Oops!... I Did It Again" and '' Oops!... I Did It Again'' (June 2000) :"

Womanizer Womanizer may refer to: * "Womanizer" (term), a promiscuous heterosexual man * "Womanizer" (song), a 2008 song by Britney Spears * "Womanizer", a 1977 song by Blood, Sweat & Tears from '' Brand New Day'' * ''Womanizer'', a 2004 album by Absolute ...

" and ''

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'' (December 2008) *

Somethin' Stupid "Somethin' Stupid", or "Something Stupid", is a song written by C. Carson Parks. It was originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as Carson and Gaile. A 1967 version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra became ...

" and ''

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'' (January 2002) :"

Do They Know It's Christmas? "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a charity song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded by Band Aid, a supergroup assembled by Geldof and Ure consisting of pop ...

" and ''Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams album), Greatest Hits'' (November 2004) * Nelly Furtado :"All Good Things (Come to an End)" and ''Loose (Nelly Furtado album), Loose'' (January 2007) :"Give It to Me (Timbaland song), Give It to Me" and ''Loose'' (April 2007) ;1 number-one single and album * U2 :"With or Without You" and ''The Joshua Tree'' (May 1987) * George Michael :"Faith (George Michael song), Faith" and ''Faith (George Michael album), Faith'' (December 1987) * Phil Collins :"Another Day in Paradise" and ''...But Seriously'' (January 1990) * 2 Unlimited :"No Limit (2 Unlimited song), No Limit" and ''No Limits (2 Unlimited album), No Limits'' (May 1993) * 4 Non Blondes :"What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song), What's Up?" and ''Bigger, Better, Faster, More!'' (October 1993) * Meat Loaf :"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" and ''Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'' (November 1993) * Wet Wet Wet :"Love Is All Around (The Troggs song), Love is All Around" and ''End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits'' (September 1994) * Take That :"Back for Good (song), Back for Good" and ''Nobody Else'' (May 1995) * The Fugees :"Killing Me Softly with His Song, Killing Me Softly" and ''The Score (Fugees album), The Score'' (July 1996) * Elton John :"Candle in the Wind 1997" and ''The Big Picture (Elton John album), The Big Picture'' (October 1997) * Cher :"Believe (Cher song), Believe" and ''Believe (Cher album), Believe'' (February 1999) * Backstreet Boys :"I Want It That Way" and ''Millennium (Backstreet Boys album), Millennium'' (June 1999) * Santana (band), Santana :"Maria Maria" and ''Supernatural (Santana album), Supernatural'' (May 2000) * Dido (singer), Dido :"Stan (song), Stan" and ''No Angel (album), No Angel'' (February 2001) * Shaggy (singer), Shaggy :"Angel (Shaggy song), Angel" and ''Hot Shot (Shaggy album), Hot Shot'' (August 2001) * Kylie Minogue :"Can't Get You Out of My Head" and ''Fever (Kylie Minogue album), Fever'' (October 2001) *

:"Whenever, Wherever" and ''Laundry Service'' (March 2002) * Eminem :"Without Me (Eminem song), Without Me" and ''The Eminem Show'' (June 2002) * Beyoncé Knowles, Beyoncé :"Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song), Crazy in Love" and ''Dangerously in Love'' (July 2003) * Evanescence :"Bring Me to Life" and ''Fallen (Evanescence album), Fallen'' (August 2003) * Jennifer Lopez :"Get Right (Jennifer Lopez song), Get Right" and ''Rebirth (Jennifer Lopez album), Rebirth'' (March 2005) * Justin Timberlake :"SexyBack" and ''FutureSex/LoveSounds'' (September 2006) * Scissor Sisters :"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" and ''Ta-Dah'' (October 2006) * James Blunt :"1973 (song), 1973" and ''All the Lost Souls'' (October 2007) * Duffy (singer), Duffy :"Mercy (Duffy song), Mercy" and ''Rockferry'' (April 2008) * David Guetta :"Sexy Bitch" and ''One Love (David Guetta album), One Love'' (September 2009) * Rihanna :"

" and ''Loud (Rihanna album), Loud'' (December 2010)

Songs achievements

Entered at number-one

* "No Limit (2 Unlimited song), No Limit" by 2 Unlimited (February 11, 1993) * "Tribal Dance" by 2 Unlimited (May 12, 1993) * "The Real Thing (2 Unlimited song), The Real Thing" by 2 Unlimited (May 18, 1994) * "

" by Madonna (September 8, 2000) * "Beautiful Day" by U2 (October 28, 2000) * "One More Time (Daft Punk song), One More Time" by Daft Punk (December 2, 2000) * "Stan (song), Stan" by Eminem (featuring Dido (singer), Dido) (December 23, 2000) * "Angel (Shaggy song), Angel" by Shaggy (musician), Shaggy (featuring Rayvon) (July 16, 2001) * "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue (October 6, 2001) * "Without Me (Eminem song), Without Me" by Eminem (June 8, 2002) * "Me Against The Music" by Britney Spears (featuring Madonna) (November 29, 2003) * "Toxic (song), Toxic" by Britney Spears (March 20, 2004) * "Yeah! (Usher song), Yeah!" by Usher (entertainer), Usher (featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris) (April 3, 2004) * "Radio (Robbie Williams song), Radio" by

(October 23, 2004) * "Just Lose It" by Eminem (November 20, 2004) * "Get Right (Jennifer Lopez song), Get Right" by Jennifer Lopez (March 5, 2005) * "Let Me Love You (Mario song), Let Me Love You" by Mario (entertainer), Mario (April 9, 2005) * "Tripping (song), Tripping" by Robbie Williams (October 22, 2005) * "Run It!" by Chris Brown (American singer), Chris Brown (February 18, 2006) * "Sorry (Madonna song), Sorry" by Madonna (March 11, 2006) * "Bodies (Robbie Williams song), Bodies" by Robbie Williams (October 31, 2009)

Most weeks at number-one

*18 weeks :"

" by

(1991) *17 weeks :"My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion (1998) :"The Ketchup Song, The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" by Las Ketchup (2002) *16 weeks :"Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue (2001) :"Poker Face (Lady GaGa song), Poker Face" by

(2009), non-consecutive *15 weeks :"Lambada (Kaoma song), Lambada" by Kaoma (1989) :"Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap! (1992), non-consecutive :"Without Me (Eminem song), Without Me" by Eminem (2002) :"Hips Don't Lie" by

(featuring Wyclef Jean) (2006), non-consecutive :"Apologize (OneRepublic song), Apologize" by Timbaland (featuring OneRepublic) (2007), non-consecutive *14 weeks :"I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder (1984) :"Gangsta's Paradise (song), Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio (featuring L.V. (singer), L.V.) (1995), non-consecutive :"Believe (Cher song), Believe" by Cher (1999) *13 weeks :"Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring (song), Brown Girl in the Ring" by Boney M. (1978) :" I Will Always Love You" by

(1993) :"No Limit (2 Unlimited song), No Limit" by 2 Unlimited (1993) :"Love Is All Around (The Troggs song), Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet (1994) :"Children (Robert Miles song), Children" by Robert Miles (1996) :"Whenever, Wherever" by

(2002) :"Shut Up (The Black Eyed Peas song), Shut Up" by

(2003)

Non-English language number-ones

*"99 Luftballons" by Nena (band), Nena (German – April 2, 1983 for 5 weeks) *"Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco (musician), Falco (German – July 27, 1985 for 2 weeks) *"Yé ké yé ké" by Mory Kanté (Mandinka language, Mandinka – June 18, 1988 for 3 weeks) *"Im Nin'Alu" by Ofra Haza (Hebrew language, Hebrew – August 6, 1988 for 2 weeks) *"Lambada (Kaoma song), Lambada" by Kaoma (Portuguese language, Portuguese – September 23, 1989 for 15 weeks) *"Sadeness Part I" by Enigma (German band), Enigma (French language, French/Latin language, Latin – January 12, 1991 for 9 weeks) *"The Cup of Life, La Copa de la Vida" by Ricky Martin (Spanish – June 20, 1998 for 5 weeks) *"Dragostea din tei" by O-Zone (Romanian language, Romanian – June 26, 2004 for 12 weeks) *"Obsesión (Aventura song), Obsesión" by Aventura (band), Aventura (Spanish – September 18, 2004 for 6 weeks) *"Alors on danse" by Stromae (French – March 20, 2010 for 10 weeks) These songs are partly in English, but also partly another language. *"Macarena (song), Macarena" by Los Del Rio (Spanish language, Spanish/English – June 22, 1996 for 4 weeks) *"Con te partirò, Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman (Italian language, Italian/English – June 7, 1997 for 1 week) *"The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" by Las Ketchup (Spanish/English – September 21, 2002 for 17 weeks) *"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" by Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull (Spanish/English – August 1, 2009 for 6 weeks) *"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" by

(featuring Freshlyground) (Fang language, Fang/Xhosa language, Xhosa/English – August 7, 2010 for 6 weeks) *"We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP (Neapolitan language, Neapolitan/English – September 18, 2010 for 3 weeks)

References

External links

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