Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 2005 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Top 40 Mainstream number-ones of 2005.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 1 | "Over and Over Over and Over (Nelly song) "Over and Over" is the second single from American rapper Nelly's fourth album Suit. It features country singer Tim McGraw. The song, which was written by Cornell Haynes Jr, Jayson "KoKo" Bridges & James D... " |
Nelly Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album... featuring Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... |
| January 8 | "Over and Over" | Nelly featuring Tim McGraw |
| January 15 | "Over and Over" | Nelly featuring Tim McGraw |
| January 22 | "I Don't Want To Be I Don't Want to Be "I Don't Want to Be" is a song by Gavin DeGraw appearing on his 2003 debut album Chariot. It was released as a single in Australia in 2004, and in the UK in 2005.... " |
Gavin DeGraw Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" , "In Love with a Girl", and "Not Over You".-Early life:DeGraw grew up in the Catskills in South Fallsburg,... |
| January 29 | "Let Me Love You Let Me Love You "Let Me Love You" is an R&B song by American recording artist Mario, from his second studio album Turning Point . It was co-written by Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, and Scott Storch, who also produced it... " |
Mario |
| February 5 | "Let Me Love You" | Mario |
| February 12 | "Let Me Love You" | Mario |
| February 19 | "1, 2 Step 1, 2 Step "1, 2 Step" is a R&B/dance/hip hop song recorded by Ciara and Missy Elliott for Ciara's debut album Goodies . Written by Ciara and Missy Elliott and produced by Jazze Pha, it was released as the album's second single in October 2004 in the United States and the second quarter of 2005 ... " |
Ciara Ciara Ciara Princess Harris , known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer, Jazze Pha... featuring Missy Elliott Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one... |
| February 26 | "1, 2 Step" | Ciara featuring Missy Elliott |
| March 5 | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The song was written by Green Day, with lyrics by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong... " |
Green Day Green Day Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool... |
| March 12 | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | Green Day |
| March 19 | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | Green Day |
| March 26 | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | Green Day |
| April 2 | "Since U Been Gone Since U Been Gone "Since U Been Gone" is a song written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald for American singer Kelly Clarkson. The song was released as the second single from her second album, Breakaway in the US and Australia and was released as the first single in Europe... " |
Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,... |
| April 9 | "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson |
| April 16 | "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson |
| April 23 | "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson |
| April 30 | "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson |
| May 7 | "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson |
| May 14 | "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson |
| May 21 | "Hollaback Girl Hollaback Girl "Hollaback Girl" is a song by American recording artist Gwen Stefani from her debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. . As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly dance record", the song is influenced by 1980s dance and pop music... " |
Gwen Stefani Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over... |
| May 28 | "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani |
| June 4 | "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani |
| June 11 | "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani |
| June 18 | "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani |
| June 25 | "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani |
| July 2 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... |
| July 9 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| July 16 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| July 23 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| July 30 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| August 6 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| August 13 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| August 20 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| August 27 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| September 3 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| September 10 | "Listen To Your Heart" | DHT DHT (band) DHT is a Belgian duo, consisting of singer, Edmée Daenen and Flor Theeuwes . They had a hit in the US and in Australia in 2005, with their cover version of "Listen to Your Heart", originally recorded by Roxette. The track reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart in December of that year... |
| September 17 | "Listen To Your Heart" | DHT |
| September 24 | "Shake It Off Shake It Off "Shake It Off" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . It was written and produced by Carey along with Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Johntá Austin... " |
Mariah Carey |
| October 1 | "Shake It Off" | Mariah Carey |
| October 8 | "Shake It Off" | Mariah Carey |
| October 15 | "Shake It Off" | Mariah Carey |
| October 22 | "Shake It Off" | Mariah Carey |
| October 29 | "Because of You Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song) "Because of You" is a ballad written by pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson with David Hodges and Ben Moody, and produced by Hodges and Moody, both formerly of Evanescence. It is the fourth single from Clarkson's second album, Breakaway... " |
Kelly Clarkson |
| November 5 | "Gold Digger Gold Digger "Gold Digger" is a song recorded by American rapper Kanye West featuring guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. Released as the second single from West's second album, Late Registration, "Gold Digger" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 2005, becoming West's and Foxx's second... " |
Kanye West Kanye West Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and... featuring Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a... |
| November 12 | "Gold Digger" | Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx |
| November 19 | "Because of You" | Kelly Clarkson |
| November 26 | "Because of You" | Kelly Clarkson |
| December 3 | "Because of You" | Kelly Clarkson |
| December 10 | "Run It! Run It! "Run It!" is the debut single by American R&B singer Chris Brown, featuring American rapper Juelz Santana. It was written by Santana, Sean Garrett and Scott Storch, and produced by the latter. It was released in 2005 and is Brown's first career single, off his debut album Chris Brown... " |
Chris Brown |
| December 17 | "Run It!" | Chris Brown |
| December 24 | "Run It!" | Chris Brown |
| December 31 | "Run It!" | Chris Brown |