August 2
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent August 2, and then every August 2 back to 1958: the song at #1 that week, the album everyone was playing, and the movie leading the box office.
the most recent one
Right behind “Ordinary”: “Golden” (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI) and “Daisies” (Justin Bieber).
Your August 2
On August 2, 2025, “Ordinary” was #1.
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- Dear Diary
In the App Store since 2011
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every other August 2, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar).
Ate is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2024
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Imane Khelif
Right behind “Try That In A Small Town”: “Last Night” (Morgan Wallen) and “Fast Car” (Luke Combs).
Right behind “About Damn Time”: “As It Was” (Harry Styles) and “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” (Kate Bush).
Right behind “Butter”: “Industry Baby” (Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow) and “Good 4 U” (Olivia Rodrigo).
Right behind “Cardigan”: “Rockstar” (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch) and “Whats Poppin” (Jack Harlow Featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne).
Right behind “Old Town Road”: “Bad Guy” (Billie Eilish) and “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello).
No.6 Collaborations Project is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin) and “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B).
Scorpion is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Infinite product, Mathematical concept
- New games
- WarioWare Gold
Right behind “Despacito”: “Wild Thoughts” (DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) and “That's What I Like” (Bruno Mars).
4:44 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- Most read on Wikipedia
Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBTQ advocate (born 1972)
the 2010s
Right behind “Cheap Thrills”: “One Dance” (Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla) and “This Is What You Came For” (Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna).
Views is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2016
- New games
- Abzû · This Is the Police · Batman: The Telltale Series
Right behind “Cheerleader”: “Can't Feel My Face” (The Weeknd) and “Watch Me” (Silento).
DS2 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- Most read on Wikipedia
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Laboratory technique
Right behind “Rude”: “Fancy” (Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX) and “Stay With Me” (Sam Smith).
Right behind “Blurred Lines”: “We Can't Stop” (Miley Cyrus) and “Radioactive” (Imagine Dragons).
Magna Carta Holy Grail is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Call Me Maybe”: “Payphone” (Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa) and “Wide Awake” (Katy Perry).
Life Is Good is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- Clash of Clans · Dragon Quest X · Toki Tori
Right behind “Party Rock Anthem”: “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” (Katy Perry) and “Give Me Everything” (Pitbull Featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer).
21 is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2011
- New games
- Limbo
Right behind “Love The Way You Lie”: “California Gurls” (Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg) and “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz).
Recovery is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2010
- New games
- Fable III
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Best I Ever Had” (Drake) and “Knock You Down” (Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo).
Right behind “I Kissed A Girl”: “Take A Bow” (Rihanna) and “Forever” (Chris Brown).
Right behind “Hey There Delilah”: “Big Girls Don't Cry” (Fergie) and “Umbrella” (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z).
Now 25 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
Right behind “Promiscuous”: “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley) and “Me & U” (Cassie).
Right behind “We Belong Together”: “Pon de Replay” (Rihanna) and “Don't Cha” (The Pussycat Dolls Featuring Busta Rhymes).
Right behind “Slow Motion”: “Confessions Part II” (Usher) and “Lean Back” (Terror Squad).
Autobiography is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2004
- New games
- Army Men: Sarge's War
Right behind “Crazy In Love”: “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)” (Ashanti) and “Right Thurr” (Chingy).
Right behind “Hot In Herre”: “Complicated” (Avril Lavigne) and “Dilemma” (Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland).
Right behind “Bootylicious”: “Loverboy” (Mariah Carey Featuring Cameo) and “Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)” (Blu Cantrell).
Right behind “It's Gonna Be Me”: “Incomplete” (Sisqo) and “Bent” (matchbox twenty).
the 1990s
Right behind “Genie In A Bottle”: “Bills, Bills, Bills” (Destiny's Child) and “Tell Me It's Real” (K-Ci & JoJo).
Right behind “The Boy Is Mine”: “You're Still The One” (Shania Twain) and “My Way” (Usher).
Right behind “I'll Be Missing You”: “Bitch” (Meredith Brooks) and “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” (Backstreet Boys).
Men in Black: The Album is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow” (Toni Braxton) and “How Do U Want It/California Love” (2Pac Featuring K-Ci And JoJo).
It Was Written is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1996
- New games
- Tobal No. 1
Right behind “Waterfalls”: “Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)” (Monica) and “One More Chance/Stay With Me” (The Notorious B.I.G.).
Right behind “Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")”: “I Swear” (All-4-One) and “Fantastic Voyage” (Coolio).
The Lion King is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1994
- New games
- Earthworm Jim
Right behind “Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")”: “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team) and “Weak” (SWV).
Right behind “This Used To Be My Playground”: “Baby Got Back” (Sir Mix-A-Lot) and “Baby-Baby-Baby” (TLC).
Right behind “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”: “P.A.S.S.I.O.N.” (Rhythm Syndicate) and “Right Here, Right Now” (Jesus Jones).
Unforgettable... with Love is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1991
- New games
- Streets of Rage
Right behind “Vision Of Love”: “Cradle Of Love (From "Ford Fairlane")” (Billy Idol) and “Rub You The Right Way” (Johnny Gill).
the 1980s
Right behind “Batdance (From "Batman")”: “On Our Own (From "Ghostbusters II")” (Bobby Brown) and “So Alive” (Love And Rockets).
Right behind “Roll With It”: “Hands To Heaven” (Breathe) and “Hold On To The Nights” (Richard Marx).
Appetite for Destruction is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For”: “I Want Your Sex (From "Beverly Hills Cop II")” (George Michael) and “Shakedown (From "Beverly Hills Cop II")” (Bob Seger).
Right behind “Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II")”: “Sledgehammer” (Peter Gabriel) and “Danger Zone” (Kenny Loggins).
1985
Right behind “Shout”: “Everytime You Go Away” (Paul Young) and “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” (Sting).
Songs from the Big Chair is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “When Doves Cry”: “Ghostbusters” (Ray Parker Jr.) and “State of Shock” (The Jacksons).
Right behind “Every Breath You Take”: “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” (Eurythmics) and “She Works Hard For The Money” (Donna Summer).
1982
Right behind “Eye Of The Tiger”: “Hurts So Good” (John Cougar) and “Abracadabra” (The Steve Miller Band).
Right behind “Jessie's Girl”: “Endless Love” (Diana Ross & Lionel Richie) and “Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)” (Joey Scarbury).
Long Distance Voyager is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Magic”: “It's Still Rock And Roll To Me” (Billy Joel) and “Little Jeannie” (Elton John).
the 1970s
Right behind “Bad Girls”: “Good Times” (Chic) and “Ring My Bell” (Anita Ward).
Right behind “Miss You”: “Three Times A Lady” (Commodores) and “Grease” (Frankie Valli).
1977
Right behind “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”: “I'm In You” (Peter Frampton) and “Best Of My Love” (The Emotions).
Right behind “Don't Go Breaking My Heart”: “Love Is Alive” (Gary Wright) and “Moonlight Feels Right” (Starbuck).
Right behind “One Of These Nights”: “I'm Not In Love” (10cc) and “Jive Talkin'” (Bee Gees).
Right behind “ANNIE's SONG”: “Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me” (Elton John) and “Feel Like Makin' Love” (Roberta Flack).
Right behind “The Morning After”: “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” (Jim Croce) and “Live And Let Die” (Wings).
Right behind “Alone Again (Naturally)”: “Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)” (Looking Glass) and “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right” (Luther Ingram).
Right behind “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”: “Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)” (The Raiders) and “You've Got A Friend” (James Taylor).
1970
Right behind “(They Long To Be) Close To You”: “Make It With You” (Bread) and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours” (Stevie Wonder).
Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
the 1960s
Right behind “In The Year 2525”: “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (Tommy James And The Shondells) and “Spinning Wheel” (Blood, Sweat & Tears).
1968
Right behind “Hello, I Love You”: “Classical Gas” (Mason Williams) and “Stoned Soul Picnic” (The 5th Dimension).
The Beat of the Brass is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Light My Fire”: “I Was Made To Love Her” (Stevie Wonder) and “All You Need Is Love” (The Beatles).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Wild Thing”: “Lil' Red Riding Hood” (Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs) and “Summer In The City” (The Lovin' Spoonful).
Right behind “I'm Henry VIII, I Am”: “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction” (The Rolling Stones) and “What's New Pussycat?” (Tom Jones).
Right behind “A Hard Day's Night”: “Everybody Loves Somebody” (Dean Martin) and “Where Did Our Love Go” (The Supremes).
Right behind “So Much In Love”: “Fingertips - Pt 2” (Little Stevie Wonder) and “Surf City” (Jan & Dean).
1962
Right behind “Roses Are Red (My Love)”: “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” (Neil Sedaka) and “Sealed With A Kiss” (Brian Hyland).
1961
Right behind “Tossin' And Turnin'”: “I Like It Like That, Part 1” (Chris Kenner) and “Last Night” (Mar-Keys).
Right behind “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini”: “I'm Sorry” (Brenda Lee) and “It's Now Or Never” (Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “Lonely Boy”: “A Big Hunk O' Love” (Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires) and “My Heart Is An Open Book” (Carl Dobkins, Jr.).
1958
Right behind “Poor Little Fool”: “Patricia” (Perez Prado And His Orchestra) and “Splish Splash” (Bobby Darin).
Sources
Songs and albums are the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 for the week; films are the weekend box office leader; shows are Netflix’s weekly Top 10; “most read” is the page everyone turned to on Wikipedia that day. Song links search YouTube; films and shows link to IMDb.
- Weekly charts: the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200, as archived in Wikipedia’s number-one lists.
- Weekend box office: Box Office Mojo, via Wikipedia’s number-one film lists.
- Streaming: the official Netflix Top 10.
- News stories: the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
- Game release dates: Wikidata.
- Album artwork and album links: Apple Music.
- News photos: freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons; each links to its file page and credits.
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