August 31
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent August 31, and then every August 31 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).
Your August 31
On August 31, 2025, “Golden” was #1.
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every other August 31, 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).
2022
Right behind “As It Was”: “About Damn Time” (Lizzo) and “Bad Habit” (Steve Lacy).
Un Verano Sin Ti is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2022
- Most read on Wikipedia
Mikhail Gorbachev, Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991died August 30
Right behind “Stay”: “Bad Habits” (Ed Sheeran) and “Good 4 U” (Olivia Rodrigo).
Right behind “Dynamite”: “WAP” (Cardi B Featuring Megan Thee Stallion) and “Laugh Now Cry Later” (Drake Featuring Lil Durk).
Folklore is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2020
- Most read on Wikipedia
Chadwick Boseman, American actor (1976–2020)died August 28
Right behind “Senorita”: “Bad Guy” (Billie Eilish) and “Truth Hurts” (Lizzo).
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B) and “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin).
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
- New games
- Life Is Strange: Before the Storm · Last Day of June
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
Wes Craven, American filmmaker (1939–2015)died August 30
2014
Right behind “Shake It Off”: “Anaconda” (Nicki Minaj) and “All About That Bass” (Meghan Trainor).
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
- Toki Tori
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
- Super Mario Bros. · Rock of Ages
Right behind “Love The Way You Lie”: “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz) and “Teenage Dream” (Katy Perry).
Recovery is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2010
- New games
- Metroid: Other M · Ace Combat: Joint Assault
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Party In The U.S.A.” (Miley Cyrus) and “Down” (Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne).
Keep on Loving You is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2009
- New games
- Canabalt
2008
Right behind “Whatever You Like”: “Disturbia” (Rihanna) and “Forever” (Chris Brown).
A Little Bit Longer is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
- New games
- Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
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
- Madden NFL 08 · Lair
Right behind “London Bridge”: “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley) and “Promiscuous” (Nelly Furtado Featuring Timbaland).
Back to Basics is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2006
- New games
- Phantasy Star Universe
Right behind “We Belong Together”: “Don't Cha” (The Pussycat Dolls Featuring Busta Rhymes) and “Pon de Replay” (Rihanna).
Most Wanted is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2005
- New games
- RFactor
Right behind “Lean Back”: “Sunshine” (Lil' Flip Featuring Lea) and “Goodies” (Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo).
Right behind “Shake Ya Tailfeather”: “Crazy In Love” (Beyonce Featuring Jay Z) and “Right Thurr” (Chingy).
The Neptunes Present... Clones is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2003
- New games
- No Man's Land
Right behind “Dilemma”: “Hot In Herre” (Nelly) and “Complicated” (Avril Lavigne).
Nellyville is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2002
- New games
- Ragnarok Online
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).
Country Grammar is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2000
- New games
- Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force
the 1990s
1999
Right behind “Bailamos”: “Genie In A Bottle” (Christina Aguilera) and “Summer Girls” (LFO).
Millennium is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1999
Right behind “I Don't Want To Miss A Thing”: “The First Night” (Monica) and “Crush” (Jennifer Paige).
Follow the Leader is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1998
- New games
- Dune 2000 · Future Cop: LAPD · C The Contra Adventure
Right behind “Mo Money Mo Problems”: “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” (Backstreet Boys) and “I'll Be Missing You” (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Featuring 112).
The Dance is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1997
- New games
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee · Hexen II · Dark Colony
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “I Love You Always Forever” (Donna Lewis) and “Hit Me Off” (New Edition).
Jagged Little Pill is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1996
- New games
- The Settlers II · Die Hard Trilogy · Monster Truck Madness
Right behind “You Are Not Alone”: “Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")” (Coolio Featuring L.V.) and “Kiss From A Rose” (Seal).
Dangerous Minds is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1995
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).
The Lion King is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1994
- New games
- The Need for Speed
Right behind “Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")”: “Dreamlover” (Mariah Carey) and “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team).
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).
Right behind “La Bamba”: “I Just Can't Stop Loving You” (Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett) and “Who's That Girl” (Madonna).
Right behind “Venus”: “Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")” (Berlin) and “Higher Love” (Steve Winwood).
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 “Abracadabra”: “Eye Of The Tiger” (Survivor) and “Hard To Say I'm Sorry” (Chicago).
1981
Right behind “Endless Love”: “Slow Hand” (The Pointer Sisters) and “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” (Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers).
1980
Right behind “Upside Down”: “Sailing” (Christopher Cross) and “Emotional Rescue” (The Rolling Stones).
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).
Right behind “You Should Be Dancing”: “You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” (Lou Rawls) and “Let 'em In” (Wings).
Right behind “Rhinestone Cowboy”: “Fallin' In Love” (Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds) and “Get Down Tonight” (KC And The Sunshine Band).
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 “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”: “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” (Bee Gees) and “Smiling Faces Sometimes” (The Undisputed Truth).
Right behind “War”: “Ain't No Mountain High Enough” (Diana Ross) and “Make It With You” (Bread).
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 “Help!”: “Like A Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan) and “California Girls” (The Beach Boys).
1964
Right behind “House Of The Rising Sun”: “Where Did Our Love Go” (The Supremes) 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 “Michael”: “Wooden Heart” (Joe Dowell) and “Tossin' And Turnin'” (Bobby Lewis).
Right behind “It's Now Or Never”: “The Twist” (Chubby Checker) and “Walk -- Don't Run” (The Ventures).
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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