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List Of Number-one Digital Songs Of 2005 (U.S.) ...
The highest-selling digital singles in the United States are ranked in the Hot Digital Songs chart, published by ''Billboard'' magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each single's weekly digital sales, which combines sales of different versions of a single for a summarized figure. Chart history See also *2005 in music *Hot Digital Songs References {{Hot 100 component charts United States Digital Songs 2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. According to the RIAA, music downloads peaked at 43% of industry revenue in the US in 2012, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American musical group formed in Los Angeles in 1995, composed of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo (rapper), Taboo. Fergie (singer), Fergie was a member during the height of their popularity in the 2000s, and left the group in 2018. They have sold an estimated 80 million records, making them one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling musical acts of all time, and were ranked 12th on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s 2000s Decade-End Artist of the Decade Chart and 7th on the Hot 100 Artists of the Decade. Originally forming as an Alternative hip-hop, alternative hip hop trio, they signed with Interscope Records to release two albums—''Behind the Front'' (1998) and ''Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album), Bridging the Gap'' (2000)—before rebranding to a more marketable pop-rap act; their third album, ''Elephunk'' (2003), yielded the group's mainstream breakthrough. Its lead single, "Where Is the Love?" (featuring Justi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 17, 2005. Written and produced by Madonna in collaboration with Stuart Price, "Hung Up" prominently features a Sampling (music), sample from an instrumental section of ABBA's single "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", for which Madonna personally sought permission from its songwriters, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. This is one of the few times Andersson and Ulvaeus have given permission to sample one of their songs, following "Rumble in the Jungle (song), Rumble in the Jungle" by the Fugees and "Fly With Me" by 98 Degrees. Musically, the song is influenced by pop music from the 1980s, with a chugging groove and chorus and a background element of a ticking clock that suggests the fear of wasting time. Lyrically the song is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Humps
"My Humps" is a song by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas, released on September 20, 2005 by A&M Records and Interscope Records. It was originally written by will.i.am for the American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, but was ultimately recorded for the Black Eyed Peas' fourth studio album, '' Monkey Business''. A hip hop and dance song structured as a duet between will.i.am and Fergie, its lyrics center on Fergie using her breasts and buttocks to accomplish her goals. The title and lyrics of "My Humps" sparked controversy. Music critics deemed the song a repetitive and puerile form of sexual titillation, though some praised its production. In spite of negative reviews, "My Humps" became the Black Eyed Peas' second single to reach the top three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and sold over two million digital downloads, becoming one of their best-selling singles. It won Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta, Hanna, Alberta. Throughout its history, it has consisted of lead guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, and bassist Mike Kroeger. It went through several drummer changes between 1995 and 2005 before Daniel Adair joined. The band signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999 and reached a mainstream breakthrough in 2002 with the single "How You Remind Me", which reached number one in the United States and Canada. Its parent album, ''Silver Side Up'', would go on to be certified 8× Platinum in Canada. Nickelback's fourth album, ''The Long Road'', was released in 2003 and spawned five singles, including Canadian number one "Someday (Nickelback song), Someday", which also reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2005, the band's best-selling album to date, ''All the Right Reasons'', produced three top-10 and five top- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photograph (Nickelback Song)
"Photograph" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on August 8, 2005, as the first single from their fifth studio album, '' All the Right Reasons''. The ballad reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United States. Background "Photograph", a post-grunge, alternative rock, soft rock and country song, is mostly autobiographical. Singer Chad Kroeger said, "It's just nostalgia, growing up in a small town, and you can't go back to your childhood. Saying goodbye to friends that you've drifted away from, where you grew up, where you went to school, who you hung out with and the dumb stuff you used to do as a kid, the first love — all of those things. Everyone has one or two of those memories that they are fond of, so this song is really just the bridge for all that." Kroeger said the photograph he holds up in the music video of himself and his friend Joey Moi with a champagne chiller on Joey's head is the same one he refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Foxx's breakthrough was in the early 1990s as a featured player in the sketch comedy show '' In Living Color'' (19911994). Following this success, he co-created, produced and starred in his own titular sitcom, '' The Jamie Foxx Show'' (19962001). After a series of successful early film roles, Foxx received acclaim and dual Academy Award nominations for his performances in the biopic '' Ray'' and the crime thriller '' Collateral'' (both 2004); the only black actor to do so. He won Best Actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the former. Foxx also received recognition that year for his portrayal of the titular gangster in the television film '' Redemption: The Stan Tookie Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After dropping out of college to pursue a career in music, West began producing for regional artists in the Chicago area. As an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, he co-produced albums such as Jay-Z's ''The Blueprint'' (2001) before signing with the label as a recording artist. West's debut studio album, ''The College Dropout'' (2004), was met with critical acclaim and yielded the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single "Slow Jamz". He topped the chart on four other occasions with the singles "Gold Digger (Kanye West song), Gold Digger" (2005), "Stronger (Kanye West song), Stronger" (2007), "E.T. (song), E.T." (2011, as a featured artist), and "Carnival (¥$ song), Carnival" (2024). ''The College Dropout'', and five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Digger (Kanye West Song)
"Gold Digger" is a song by the American rapper Kanye West featuring the American singer Jamie Foxx, from West's second studio album, ''Late Registration'' (2005). The song includes additional vocals from Plain Pat and Don C. West created the beat in Atlanta. He and Jon Brion produced the song. It was originally set to be recorded for Shawnna's debut studio album, '' Worth Tha Weight'' (2004), but the song was later passed on to West. On July 5, 2005, it was released to American rhythmic contemporary radio stations by Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam as the second single from West's album. The song set a record for the most digital downloads in a week, selling over 80,000. A pop rap song, "Gold Digger" samples Ray Charles's " I Got a Woman" (1954), mainly the line "she give me money when I'm in need". Lyrically, Foxx sets the stage by detailing how he was taken by a ''gold digger'' and West raps in each verse about the behaviors and characteristics of one, alluding to a woman who tricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Click Five
The Click Five (often abbreviated as TC5) is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2004, and played in various local venues. They then quickly got the attention of talent scout Wayne Sharp (who had worked with the power pop group Candy). The Click Five made their first recording, a two-song demo session, in early 2004 after successful local touring. They released their debut studio album '' Greetings from Imrie House'' in 2005. After vocalist Eric Dill left the group, he was replaced by Kyle Patrick who debuted on their second studio album '' Modern Minds and Pastimes'' in 2007. Their third studio album, '' TCV'', was released in Asia in 2010 and to the rest of the world in early 2011. The group broke up in 2013. The band returned in 2025, embarking on the Click 2025 tour and performing at the Playback Music Festival. The band was initially known for its power pop son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just The Girl
"Just the Girl" is a song by American rock band the Click Five. It was released on May 31, 2005, as the first single from their debut studio album, '' Greetings from Imrie House'' (2005). The band formed in Boston and were managed by talent scout Wayne Sharp, who assisted in signing the band to Lava Records. "Just the Girl" was composed by songwriter Adam Schlesinger, best-known for his work with Fountains of Wayne, as well as his career in film and television. The single was the band's biggest mainstream hit, achieving heavy airplay on top 40 radio in the United States. It reached number 11 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. For Schlesinger, it was his highest-charting effort. The song received positive reviews from critics. In 2018, the song was ranked fifty-fifth by ''Billboard'' in their compilation of the 100 Greatest Boyband Songs of All Time. Background The pop-rock quintet the Click Five emerged from Boston in the early 2000s. Their manager was Wayne Sharp, a talent scout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. One of the List of music artists by net worth, wealthiest musicians in the world, List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna, her various accolades include nine Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Award, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and thirteen American Music Awards. Rihanna is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling recording artists of all time, with sales estimated at 250 million units globally. Rihanna signed with Def Jam Recordings in 2005 and found mainstream recognition following the release of her first two studio albums, ''Music of the Sun'' (2005) and ''A Girl like Me (Rihanna album), A Girl Like Me'' (2006). Both influenced by Caribbean music, the albums peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with the latter spawning the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single "SOS (Rihanna song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
