August 28
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent August 28, and then every August 28 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 “Golden”: “Ordinary” (Alex Warren) and “What I Want” (Morgan Wallen Featuring Tate McRae).
Don't Tap the Glass is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2025
- New games
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater · High on Life
Your August 28
On August 28, 2025, “Golden” was #1.
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every other August 28, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Die With A Smile” (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars).
Right behind “Rich Men North Of Richmond”: “Fast Car” (Luke Combs) and “Last Night” (Morgan Wallen).
Right behind “As It Was”: “About Damn Time” (Lizzo) and “Bad Habit” (Steve Lacy).
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).
Folklore is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2020
- New games
- Wasteland 3 · Project CARS 3 · Punishing: Gray Raven
Right behind “Senorita”: “Bad Guy” (Billie Eilish) and “Truth Hurts” (Lizzo).
So Much Fun is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2019
- New games
- Dead Cells
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B) and “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin).
Sweetener is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- New games
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 · Yakuza Kiwami 2 · Donut County
Right behind “Despacito”: “Wild Thoughts” (DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) and “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” (Cardi B).
Rainbow is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Game of Thrones, Season of television series
the 2010s
Right behind “Closer”: “Cheap Thrills” (Sia Featuring Sean Paul) and “Cold Water” (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO).
Suicide Squad: The Album is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
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
Galapagos shark, Species of shark- First aired
- Narcos premieres
- New games
- Until Dawn
2014
Right behind “Rude”: “All About That Bass” (Meghan Trainor) and “Stay With Me” (Sam Smith).
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2014
Right behind “Blurred Lines”: “Roar” (Katy Perry) and “We Can't Stop” (Miley Cyrus).
Right behind “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”: “Whistle” (Flo Rida) and “Lights” (Ellie Goulding).
Based on a T.R.U. Story is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- Guild Wars 2 · Psychonauts
Right behind “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”: “Party Rock Anthem” (LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock) and “She Will” (Lil Wayne Featuring Drake).
Watch the Throne is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2011
- New games
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
Right behind “Love The Way You Lie”: “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz) and “California Gurls” (Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg).
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Party In The U.S.A.” (Miley Cyrus) and “Run This Town” (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West).
Twang is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2009
- New games
- The Whispered World · Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!
Right behind “Disturbia”: “Crush” (David Archuleta) and “Forever” (Chris Brown).
A Little Bit Longer is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
- New games
- Obscure II · Soulcalibur Legends · Gravity Bone
Right behind “Beautiful Girls”: “Big Girls Don't Cry” (Fergie) and “The Way I Are” (Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson).
High School Musical 2 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
- New games
- Warhawk · ESWAT: City Under Siege · Brunswick Pro Bowling
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).
Right behind “Lean Back”: “Sunshine” (Lil' Flip Featuring Lea) and “Goodies” (Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo).
2003
Right behind “Crazy In Love”: “Right Thurr” (Chingy) and “Shake Ya Tailfeather” (Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee).
Greatest Hits Volume II and Some Other Stuff is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2003
- New games
- Runaway: A Road Adventure
Right behind “Dilemma”: “Hot In Herre” (Nelly) and “Complicated” (Avril Lavigne).
Right behind “Fallin'”: “I'm Real” (Jennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule) and “Someone To Call My Lover” (Janet).
Now That's What I Call Music! 7 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Doesn't Really Matter”: “Incomplete” (Sisqo) and “Jumpin', Jumpin'” (Destiny's Child).
the 1990s
1999
Right behind “Genie In A Bottle”: “Bailamos” (Enrique Iglesias) and “Summer Girls” (LFO).
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
- New games
- Tomba!
Right behind “Mo Money Mo Problems”: “I'll Be Missing You” (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Featuring 112) and “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” (Backstreet Boys).
No Way Out is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1997
- New games
- Quake · Gradius Gaiden
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “I Love You Always Forever” (Donna Lewis) and “Hit Me Off” (New Edition).
Right behind “You Are Not Alone”: “Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")” (Coolio Featuring L.V.) and “Kiss From A Rose” (Seal).
Right behind “I'll Make Love To You”: “Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")” (Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories) and “Wild Night” (John Mellencamp With Me'Shell Ndegeocello).
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”: “Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)” (Roxette) and “It Ain't Over 'til It's Over” (Lenny Kravitz).
Right behind “If Wishes Came True”: “Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II")” (Jon Bon Jovi) and “Unskinny Bop” (Poison).
the 1980s
Right behind “Cold Hearted”: “Right Here Waiting” (Richard Marx) and “Hangin' Tough” (New Kids On The Block).
1988
Right behind “Monkey”: “Sweet Child O' Mine” (Guns N' Roses) and “Simply Irresistible” (Robert Palmer).
Hysteria is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1988
- New games
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Right behind “La Bamba”: “Who's That Girl” (Madonna) and “Don't Mean Nothing” (Richard Marx).
Whitney is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1987
- New games
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Right behind “Higher Love”: “Venus” (Bananarama) and “Papa Don't Preach” (Madonna).
1985
Right behind “The Power Of Love”: “St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)” (John Parr) and “Freeway Of Love” (Aretha Franklin).
Right behind “What's Love Got To Do With It”: “Missing You” (John Waite) and “Stuck On You” (Lionel Richie).
Right behind “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”: “Maniac” (Michael Sembello) and “Every Breath You Take” (The Police).
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).
1980
Right behind “Sailing”: “Upside Down” (Diana Ross) and “Magic” (Olivia Newton-John).
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 “Boogie Oogie Oogie” (A Taste Of Honey).
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).
1975
Right behind “Get Down Tonight”: “Fallin' In Love” (Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds) and “Rhinestone Cowboy” (Glen Campbell).
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is also on Spotify, YouTube.
1974
Right behind “(You're) Having My Baby”: “I Shot The Sheriff” (Eric Clapton) and “Tell Me Something Good” (Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan).
Right behind “Brother Louie”: “Let's Get It On” (Marvin Gaye) and “Delta Dawn” (Helen Reddy).
Right behind “Alone Again (Naturally)”: “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” (The Hollies) and “I'm Still In Love With You” (Al Green).
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 “Sugar, Sugar” (The Archies).
Johnny Cash at San Quentin is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “People Got To Be Free”: “Born To Be Wild” (Steppenwolf) and “Light My Fire” (Jose Feliciano).
1967
Right behind “Ode To Billie Joe”: “All You Need Is Love” (The Beatles) and “Reflections” (Diana Ross & The Supremes).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Sunshine Superman”: “Summer In The City” (The Lovin' Spoonful) 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).
Right behind “My Boyfriend's Back”: “Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)” (Allan Sherman) and “Fingertips - Pt 2” (Little Stevie Wonder).
1962
Right behind “Sheila”: “The Loco-Motion” (Little Eva) and “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” (Neil Sedaka).
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 “Sleep Walk” (Santo & Johnny).
1958
Right behind “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)”: “Little Star” (The Elegants) 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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