Other artists with at least four number-one singles were Rihanna (five) and Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Nelly and Justin Timberlake (four each), and other musicians who spent more than 20 weeks on the chart include The Black Eyed Peas (26), Nelly (23), 50 Cent (23) and Alicia Keys (22). Beyoncé followed with five number ones and 36 weeks atop the chart, the most among female musicians. ĭuring the ten-year period, Usher was the most successful artist, accumulating seven number-one entries and spending 41 weeks on the top spot, more than any other act. While the first half of the 2000s saw the continued relevance of physical sales, the second half welcomed the dominance of digital sales performance thanks to advancements of the internet, through which music was widely distributed. Overall, the decade saw the dominance of hip hop and R&B releases with dance beats and pop crossover, replacing the 1990s's trend of sentimental ballads. While Santana's ' Smooth' featuring Rob Thomas topped the chart in the first two weeks of 2000, it was not counted as a number-one single of the 2000s decade by Billboard because it had topped the chart in October 1999, and thus was counted as a number-one single of the 1990s decade only. Throughout the decade, a total of 129 singles claimed the top spot of the Hot 100. On August 4, 2007, Billboard added online streaming to its methodology. While Nielsen had begun tracking digital sales since 2003 for the component chart Digital Songs, it was not until the chart dated Februthat digital performance was officially recognized as a performance indicator on the Hot 100, in the wake of decreasing traditional physical sales. Only songs released as physical singles were counted prior to 1998, when Billboard magazine allowed airplay-only singles to chart. The data were compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical ( CD, vinyl and cassette) and digital sales, airplay, and streaming. In the 2000s, each chart's 'week ending' date was the Saturday of the following two weeks. The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine.

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