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that no song debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 40 years, until 1995 when it happened 4 times.

Jul 14, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: that no song debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 40 years, until 1995 – when it happened 4 times.

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