August 9
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent August 9, and then every August 9 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).
Don't Tap the Glass is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2025
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Weapons, 2025 American film by Zach Cregger
Your August 9
On August 9, 2025, “Ordinary” was #1.
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every other August 9, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar).
Right behind “Last Night”: “Fast Car” (Luke Combs) and “Meltdown” (Travis Scott Featuring Drake).
Right behind “Break My Soul”: “About Damn Time” (Lizzo) and “As It Was” (Harry Styles).
Renaissance is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2022
- Most read on Wikipedia
Olivia Newton-John, British–Australian singer (1948–2022)died August 8- New games
- Two Point Campus
Right behind “Stay”: “Good 4 U” (Olivia Rodrigo) and “Levitating” (Dua Lipa).
Right behind “Watermelon Sugar”: “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).
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin) and “FEFE” (6ix9ine Featuring Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz).
Scorpion is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- New games
- Fortnite Battle Royale · Layton's Mystery Journey · Minit
Right behind “Despacito”: “Wild Thoughts” (DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) and “That's What I Like” (Bruno Mars).
Lust for Life is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Death of Nicole van den Hurk, 1995 murder case in North Brabant, Netherlands
- New games
- Sonic Runners Adventure
the 2010s
Right behind “Cheap Thrills”: “Cold Water” (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO) and “One Dance” (Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla).
Views is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2016
- New games
- No Man's Sky · Dungeon Fighter Online
Right behind “Cheerleader”: “Can't Feel My Face” (The Weeknd) and “Watch Me” (Silento).
Woman is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- Most read on Wikipedia
Frank Gifford, American football player and television commentator (1930–2015)NFL player and sportscaster Frank Gifford dies at the age of 84.
Right behind “Rude”: “Fancy” (Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX) and “Stay With Me” (Sam Smith).
Right behind “Blurred Lines”: “Best Song Ever” (One Direction) and “We Can't Stop” (Miley Cyrus).
Right behind “Call Me Maybe”: “Wide Awake” (Katy Perry) and “Payphone” (Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa).
Uncaged is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2012
- New games
- Racer
Right behind “Party Rock Anthem”: “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” (Katy Perry) and “Super Bass” (Nicki Minaj).
Chief is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2011
- New games
- The Sims Social
Right behind “Love The Way You Lie”: “California Gurls” (Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg) and “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz).
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Best I Ever Had” (Drake) and “You Belong With Me” (Taylor Swift).
Right behind “I Kissed A Girl”: “Take A Bow” (Rihanna) and “Forever” (Chris Brown).
Right behind “Beautiful Girls”: “Hey There Delilah” (Plain White T's) and “Big Girls Don't Cry” (Fergie).
Now 25 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
- New games
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary · Ratatouille · Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber
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”: “Lean Back” (Terror Squad) and “Confessions Part II” (Usher).
Now 16 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2004
- New games
- Madden NFL 2005
Right behind “Crazy In Love”: “Right Thurr” (Chingy) and “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)” (Ashanti).
Right behind “Hot In Herre”: “Dilemma” (Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland) and “Complicated” (Avril Lavigne).
Unleashed is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2002
Right behind “Bootylicious”: “Loverboy” (Mariah Carey Featuring Cameo) and “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” (Eve Featuring Gwen Stefani).
Celebrity is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2001
- New games
- Comic Party
Right behind “Incomplete”: “Bent” (matchbox twenty) and “It's Gonna Be Me” ('N Sync).
Now 4 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2000
- New games
- Seaman
the 1990s
Right behind “Genie In A Bottle”: “Tell Me It's Real” (K-Ci & JoJo) and “Bills, Bills, Bills” (Destiny's Child).
Right behind “The Boy Is Mine”: “My Way” (Usher) and “You're Still The One” (Shania Twain).
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).
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
- Harvest Moon · Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean
Right behind “Waterfalls”: “Kiss From A Rose” (Seal) and “Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)” (Monica).
Right behind “Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")”: “I Swear” (All-4-One) and “Fantastic Voyage” (Coolio).
Right behind “Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")”: “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team) and “Weak” (SWV).
Right behind “End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")”: “Baby-Baby-Baby” (TLC) and “This Used To Be My Playground” (Madonna).
Right behind “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”: “P.A.S.S.I.O.N.” (Rhythm Syndicate) and “Every Heartbeat” (Amy Grant).
Unforgettable... with Love is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Vision Of Love”: “The Power” (Snap!) and “Rub You The Right Way” (Johnny Gill).
Step by Step is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1990
- New games
- Super Monaco GP
the 1980s
Right behind “Right Here Waiting”: “On Our Own (From "Ghostbusters II")” (Bobby Brown) and “Batdance (From "Batman")” (Prince).
Right behind “Roll With It”: “Hands To Heaven” (Breathe) and “Make Me Lose Control” (Eric Carmen).
Right behind “I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For”: “Who's That Girl” (Madonna) and “I Want Your Sex (From "Beverly Hills Cop II")” (George Michael).
Right behind “Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II")”: “Papa Don't Preach” (Madonna) and “Mad About You” (Belinda Carlisle).
Right behind “Shout”: “Everytime You Go Away” (Paul Young) and “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” (Sting).
Right behind “Ghostbusters”: “When Doves Cry” (Prince) 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).
1981
Right behind “Endless Love”: “Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)” (Joey Scarbury) and “I Don't Need You” (Kenny Rogers).
1980
Right behind “Magic”: “It's Still Rock And Roll To Me” (Billy Joel) and “Little Jeannie” (Elton John).
the 1970s
1979
Right behind “Bad Girls”: “Good Times” (Chic) and “The Main Event/Fight” (Barbra Streisand).
Right behind “Three Times A Lady”: “Grease” (Frankie Valli) and “Last Dance” (Donna Summer).
1977
Right behind “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”: “I'm In You” (Peter Frampton) and “Best Of My Love” (The Emotions).
1976
Right behind “Don't Go Breaking My Heart”: “You Should Be Dancing” (Bee Gees) and “Let 'em In” (Wings).
Right behind “Jive Talkin'”: “I'm Not In Love” (10cc) and “Please Mr. Please” (Olivia Newton-John).
Right behind “Feel Like Makin' Love”: “The Night Chicago Died” (Paper Lace) and “ANNIE's SONG” (John Denver).
Right behind “The Morning After”: “Live And Let Die” (Wings) and “Brother Louie” (Stories).
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”: “Mr. Big Stuff” (Jean Knight) and “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (John Denver).
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 “Honky Tonk Women” (The Rolling Stones).
Right behind “Hello, I Love You”: “Classical Gas” (Mason Williams) and “Stoned Soul Picnic” (The 5th Dimension).
Right behind “Light My Fire”: “All You Need Is Love” (The Beatles) and “I Was Made To Love Her” (Stevie Wonder).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Summer In The City”: “Lil' Red Riding Hood” (Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs) and “They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” (Napoleon XIV).
Right behind “I Got You Babe”: “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction” (The Rolling Stones) and “Save Your Heart For Me” (Gary Lewis And The Playboys).
1964
Right behind “Everybody Loves Somebody”: “Where Did Our Love Go” (The Supremes) and “A Hard Day's Night” (The Beatles).
Right behind “Fingertips - Pt 2”: “Wipe Out” (The Surfaris) and “(You're the) Devil In Disguise” (Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires).
1962
Right behind “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”: “Roses Are Red (My Love)” (Bobby Vinton) and “The Wah Watusi” (The Orlons).
1961
Right behind “Tossin' And Turnin'”: “I Like It Like That, Part 1” (Chris Kenner) and “Last Night” (Mar-Keys).
Right behind “It's Now Or Never”: “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” (Brian Hyland) and “I'm Sorry” (Brenda Lee).
the late 1950s
Right behind “A Big Hunk O' Love”: “Lonely Boy” (Paul Anka) and “My Heart Is An Open Book” (Carl Dobkins, Jr.).
1958
Right behind “Poor Little Fool”: “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)” (Domenico Modugno) and “Patricia” (Perez Prado And His Orchestra).
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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