August 23
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent August 23, and then every August 23 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 “What I Want” (Morgan Wallen Featuring Tate McRae).
Your August 23
On August 23, 2025, “Ordinary” was #1.
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every other August 23, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar).
The Tortured Poets Department is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2024
- Most read on Wikipedia
Donald J. Harris, Jamaican-American economist (born 1938)- New games
- Concord
Right behind “Rich Men North Of Richmond”: “Fast Car” (Luke Combs) and “Last Night” (Morgan Wallen).
Utopia is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- Most read on Wikipedia
Chandrayaan-3, Indian lunar mission (2023–Present)Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft landing near the Moon's South Pole, marking India's first landing on the Moon and the first soft landing of a spacecraft near the lunar South Pole.
Right behind “Super Freaky Girl”: “As It Was” (Harry Styles) and “About Damn Time” (Lizzo).
Right behind “Stay”: “Bad Habits” (Ed Sheeran) and “Good 4 U” (Olivia Rodrigo).
Right behind “WAP”: “Laugh Now Cry Later” (Drake Featuring Lil Durk) and “Rockstar” (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch).
Right behind “Bad Guy”: “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) and “Old Town Road” (Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus).
We Are Not Your Kind is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2019
- New games
- Telling Lies
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B) and “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin).
Astroworld is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- New games
- 7 Billion Humans
Right behind “Despacito”: “Wild Thoughts” (DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) and “Unforgettable” (French Montana Featuring Swae Lee).
the 2010s
Right behind “Cheap Thrills”: “Cold Water” (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO) and “This Is What You Came For” (Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna).
Suicide Squad: The Album is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2016
- New games
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided · Inside · Worms W.M.D
Right behind “Cheerleader”: “Can't Feel My Face” (The Weeknd) and “Watch Me” (Silento).
Kill the Lights is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Café Coffee Day, Coffeehouse chain
2014
Right behind “Rude”: “Stay With Me” (Sam Smith) and “Fancy” (Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX).
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Blurred Lines”: “We Can't Stop” (Miley Cyrus) and “Radioactive” (Imagine Dragons).
The Civil Wars is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2013
Right behind “Whistle”: “Lights” (Ellie Goulding) and “Call Me Maybe” (Carly Rae Jepsen).
Now 43 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- Ultima IX: Ascension
Right behind “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”: “Party Rock Anthem” (LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock) and “Moves Like Jagger” (Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera).
Watch the Throne is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2011
- New games
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Right behind “Love The Way You Lie”: “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz) and “California Gurls” (Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg).
Recovery is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2010
- New games
- Ufouria: The Saga
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Party In The U.S.A.” (Miley Cyrus) and “Run This Town” (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West).
Right behind “Disturbia”: “Forever” (Chris Brown) and “I Kissed A Girl” (Katy Perry).
Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Beautiful Girls”: “Big Girls Don't Cry” (Fergie) and “The Way I Are” (Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson).
UGK (Underground Kingz) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
Right behind “London Bridge”: “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley) and “Promiscuous” (Nelly Furtado Featuring Timbaland).
Right behind “We Belong Together”: “Don't Cha” (The Pussycat Dolls Featuring Busta Rhymes) and “Pon de Replay” (Rihanna).
Chapter V is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2005
Right behind “Lean Back”: “Sunshine” (Lil' Flip Featuring Lea) and “Goodies” (Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo).
Right behind “Crazy In Love”: “Right Thurr” (Chingy) and “P.I.M.P.” (50 Cent).
Right behind “Dilemma”: “Hot In Herre” (Nelly) and “Complicated” (Avril Lavigne).
The Rising is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2002
- First aired
- Transformers: Armada premieres
- New games
- TOCA Race Driver
Right behind “Fallin'”: “I'm Real” (Jennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule) and “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” (Eve Featuring Gwen Stefani).
Now That's What I Call Music! 7 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2001
- New games
- Devil May Cry
Right behind “Doesn't Really Matter”: “Incomplete” (Sisqo) and “Bent” (matchbox twenty).
Country Grammar is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2000
- New games
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
the 1990s
Right behind “Genie In A Bottle”: “Bailamos” (Enrique Iglesias) and “Summer Girls” (LFO).
Millennium is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1999
- Launched
- Blogger
Right behind “The Boy Is Mine”: “My Way” (Usher) and “The First Night” (Monica).
Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1998
- First aired
- That '70s Show premieres
Right behind “I'll Be Missing You”: “Mo Money Mo Problems” (The Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Puff Daddy & Mase) and “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” (Backstreet Boys).
No Way Out is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1997
- New games
- GoldenEye 007
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “I Love You Always Forever” (Donna Lewis) and “Loungin” (LL Cool J).
Right behind “Kiss From A Rose”: “Waterfalls” (TLC) and “Boombastic/In The Summertime” (Shaggy).
Right behind “I'll Make Love To You”: “Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")” (Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories) and “Fantastic Voyage” (Coolio).
Right behind “Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")”: “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team) and “Dreamlover” (Mariah Carey).
Right behind “End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")”: “Baby-Baby-Baby” (TLC) and “November Rain” (Guns N' Roses).
Right behind “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”: “It Ain't Over 'til It's Over” (Lenny Kravitz) and “Every Heartbeat” (Amy Grant).
Unforgettable... with Love is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1991
- New games
- F-Zero
Right behind “Vision Of Love”: “Come Back To Me” (Janet Jackson) and “If Wishes Came True” (Sweet Sensation).
the 1980s
Right behind “Right Here Waiting”: “Cold Hearted” (Paula Abdul) and “Hangin' Tough” (New Kids On The Block).
1988
Right behind “Monkey”: “I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That” (Elton John) and “I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love” (Chicago).
Right behind “La Bamba”: “Who's That Girl” (Madonna) and “Don't Mean Nothing” (Richard Marx).
Right behind “Papa Don't Preach”: “Higher Love” (Steve Winwood) and “Venus” (Bananarama).
1985
Right behind “The Power Of Love”: “Shout” (Tears For Fears) and “Never Surrender” (Corey Hart).
Right behind “Ghostbusters”: “What's Love Got To Do With It” (Tina Turner) and “Stuck On You” (Lionel Richie).
Right behind “Every Breath You Take”: “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” (Eurythmics) and “Maniac” (Michael Sembello).
1982
Right behind “Eye Of The Tiger”: “Hurts So Good” (John Cougar) and “Abracadabra” (The Steve Miller Band).
1981
Right behind “Endless Love”: “Slow Hand” (The Pointer Sisters) and “Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)” (Joey Scarbury).
Right behind “Magic”: “Sailing” (Christopher Cross) and “Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1” (The S.O.S. Band).
the 1970s
Right behind “My Sharona”: “Good Times” (Chic) and “The Main Event/Fight” (Barbra Streisand).
Right behind “Grease”: “Three Times A Lady” (Commodores) and “Miss You” (The Rolling Stones).
Right behind “Best Of My Love”: “I Just Want To Be Your Everything” (Andy Gibb) and “(your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher” (Rita Coolidge).
1976
Right behind “Don't Go Breaking My Heart”: “You Should Be Dancing” (Bee Gees) and “Let 'em In” (Wings).
Right behind “Fallin' In Love”: “One Of These Nights” (Eagles) and “Get Down Tonight” (KC And The Sunshine Band).
1974
Right behind “(You're) Having My Baby”: “The Night Chicago Died” (Paper Lace) and “Tell Me Something Good” (Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan).
Right behind “Brother Louie”: “Live And Let Die” (Wings) and “Touch Me In The Morning” (Diana Ross).
Right behind “Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)”: “Alone Again (Naturally)” (Gilbert O'Sullivan) and “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” (The Hollies).
Right behind “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”: “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (John Denver) and “Signs” (Five Man Electrical Band).
Right behind “War”: “Make It With You” (Bread) and “(They Long To Be) Close To You” (Carpenters).
the 1960s
Right behind “Honky Tonk Women”: “A Boy Named Sue” (Johnny Cash) and “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (Tommy James And The Shondells).
Johnny Cash at San Quentin is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “People Got To Be Free”: “Born To Be Wild” (Steppenwolf) and “Hello, I Love You” (The Doors).
1967
Right behind “Ode To Billie Joe”: “All You Need Is Love” (The Beatles) and “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (The Monkees).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Summer In The City”: “Sunny” (Bobby Hebb) and “See You In September” (The Happenings).
Right behind “I Got You Babe”: “Help!” (The Beatles) and “California Girls” (The Beach Boys).
Right behind “Where Did Our Love Go”: “House Of The Rising Sun” (The Animals) and “Everybody Loves Somebody” (Dean Martin).
1963
Right behind “Fingertips - Pt 2”: “Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)” (Allan Sherman) and “Candy Girl” (The 4 Seasons).
Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
1962
Right behind “The Loco-Motion”: “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” (Neil Sedaka) and “Things” (Bobby Darin).
1961
Right behind “Wooden Heart”: “Tossin' And Turnin'” (Bobby Lewis) and “Michael” (The Highwaymen).
Right behind “It's Now Or Never”: “Walk -- Don't Run” (The Ventures) and “The Twist” (Chubby Checker).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “The Three Bells”: “Sea Of Love” (Phil Phillips With The Twilights) and “Lavender-Blue” (Sammy Turner).
1958
Right behind “Little Star”: “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)” (Domenico Modugno) and “Bird Dog” (The Everly Brothers).
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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