List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2015 explained

This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2015.

During 2015, a total of 19 singles hit number-one on the charts.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing single of 2015[1]
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
January 3"Blank Space"Taylor Swift[2]
January 10[3]
January 17[4]
January 24[5]
January 31[6]
February 7bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="6""Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars[7]
February 14[8]
February 21[9]
February 28[10]
March 7[11]
March 14[12]
March 21"Thinking Out Loud"Ed Sheeran[13]
March 28"Style"Taylor Swift[14]
April 4[15]
April 11[16]
April 18"Sugar"Maroon 5[17]
April 25[18]
May 2"Love Me Like You Do"Ellie Goulding[19]
May 9[20]
May 16[21]
May 23"Earned It"The Weeknd[22]
May 30"See You Again"Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth[23]
June 6[24]
June 13[25]
June 20[26]
June 27"Want to Want Me"Jason Derulo[27]
July 4"Bad Blood"Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar[28]
July 11[29]
July 18[30]
July 25[31]
August 1[32]
August 8"Cheerleader" (Felix Jaehn Remix)OMI[33]
August 15[34]
August 22"Can't Feel My Face"The Weeknd[35]
August 29[36]
September 5[37]
September 12[38]
September 19"Lean On"Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ[39]
September 26"Good for You"Selena Gomez featuring A$AP Rocky[40]
October 3[41]
October 10"Locked Away"R. City featuring Adam Levine[42]
October 17[43]
October 24"What Do You Mean?"Justin Bieber[44]
October 31[45]
November 7"Wildest Dreams"Taylor Swift[46]
November 14[47]
November 21"Stitches"Shawn Mendes[48]
November 28[49]
December 5"Hello"Adele[50]
December 12[51]
December 19[52]
December 26[53]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Pop Songs: Year End 2015. .
  2. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: Aretha Franklin Tops Dance Club Songs for First Time in 16 Years. Gary. Trust. December 22, 2014.
  3. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: Top 40 Clicks 'Like' on New 5 Seconds of Summer Remake. Gary. Trust. January 5, 2015.
  4. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: U2 Debuts Biggest AC Hit Since 1992 With 'Every Breaking Wave'. Gary. Trust. January 5, 2015.
  5. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift's Likely-Next-Single 'Style' Debuts on Pop Songs. Gary. Trust. January 17, 2015.
  6. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson Debut; Cage the Elephant Tops Alternative Songs. Gary. Trust. January 20, 2015.
  7. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars Top Pop Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay. Gary. Trust. January 27, 2015.
  8. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: New No. 1s for Maroon 5, Hozier, Beyonce, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, the Decemberists & More. Gary. Trust. February 2, 2015.
  9. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran & More Score New No. 1s. Gary. Trust. February 9, 2015.
  10. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: Mana, Shakira Debut at No. 1 on Latin Airplay. Gary. Trust. February 19, 2015.
  11. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Chart Highlights: Madonna's 'Living for Love' Debuts on Pop Songs, Leads Dance Club Songs. Gary. Trust. February 23, 2015.
  12. Chart Highlights: Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars Top Adult Pop Songs, Nate Ruess Debuts Solo. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. March 3, 2015.
  13. Chart Highlights: 'Loud' & Proud, Ed Sheeran Tops All Three Pop, Adult Airplay Charts. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. March 10, 2015.
  14. Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift's 'Style' Fashionably Flies to No. 1 on Pop Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. March 17, 2015.
  15. Chart Highlights: Madonna's 'Ghosttown' Debuts on Adult Contemporary. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. March 23, 2015.
  16. Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift's 'Style' Hits No. 1 on Adult Pop Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. March 30, 2015.
  17. Chart Highlights: Maroon 5 Rides 'Sugar' High, Hits No. 1 on Pop Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. April 6, 2015.
  18. Chart Highlights: Wiz Khalifa Motors Onto Pop Songs With 'See You Again'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. April 13, 2015.
  19. Chart Highlights: Ellie Goulding Tops Pop Songs With 'Love Me Like You Do'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. April 21, 2015.
  20. Chart Highlights: Kelly Clarkson Crowns Dance Club Songs With 'Heartbeat Song'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. April 27, 2015.
  21. Chart Highlights: Ellie Goulding's 'Love Me Like You Do' Tops Another Tally. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. May 5, 2015.
  22. Chart Highlights: The Weeknd Earns First No. 1 on Pop Songs Chart. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. May 12, 2015.
  23. Chart Highlights: Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth Top Pop Songs With 'See You Again'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. May 18, 2015.
  24. Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift Blasts Onto Pop Songs With 'Bad Blood'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. May 25, 2015.
  25. Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift Ties Record as 'Bad Blood' Hits Pop Songs Top 10. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. June 1, 2015.
  26. Chart Highlights: Shawn Mendes Sews Up First Pop Songs Airplay Hit With 'Stitches'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. June 8, 2015.
  27. Chart Highlights: Jason Derulo Jumps to No. 1 on Pop Songs With 'Want to Want Me'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. June 15, 2015.
  28. Chart Highlights: Andy Grammer Gets 'Good' Marks Atop Adult Pop Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. June 24, 2015.
  29. Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift Adds Another No. 1, With 'Style'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. June 30, 2015.
  30. Chart Highlights: Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea's 'Pretty Girls' Tops Dance Club Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. July 6, 2015.
  31. Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Tops Another Tally & Breaks Weekly Plays Record. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. July 13, 2015.
  32. Pop Songs: Week of August 1, 2015. .
  33. Pop Songs: Week of August 8, 2015. .
  34. Pop Songs: Week of August 15, 2015. .
  35. The Weeknd Tops Hot 100 With 'Can't Feel My Face,' One Direction Debuts at No. 3. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. August 10, 2015.
  36. Pop Songs: Week of August 29, 2015. .
  37. Pop Songs: Week of September 5, 2015. .
  38. Pop Songs: Week of September 12, 2015. .
  39. Pop Songs: Week of September 19, 2015. .
  40. Selena Gomez Scores First Pop Songs No. 1 With 'Good for You'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. September 14, 2015.
  41. Pop Songs: Week of October 3, 2015. .
  42. R. City & Adam Levine's 'Locked Away' Leads Pop Songs Chart. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. September 29, 2015.
  43. Pop Songs: Week of October 17, 2015. .
  44. Justin Bieber Scores First Pop Songs No. 1 With 'What Do You Mean?'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. October 12, 2015.
  45. The Weeknd's 'The Hills' No. 1 on Hot 100 for Fifth Week. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. October 19, 2015.
  46. Taylor Swift Scores Fifth No. 1 From '1989' on Pop Songs Chart. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Gary. Trust. October 26, 2015.
  47. Pop Songs: Week of November 14, 2015. .
  48. Pop Songs: Week of November 21, 2015. .
  49. Pop Songs: Week of November 28, 2015. .
  50. Pop Songs: Week of December 5, 2015. .
  51. Pop Songs: Week of December 12, 2015. .
  52. Pop Songs: Week of December 19, 2015. .
  53. Pop Songs: Week of December 26, 2015. .

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