December 30
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent December 30, and then every December 30 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 “All I Want For Christmas Is You”: “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee) and “Jingle Bell Rock” (Bobby Helms).
The Life of a Showgirl is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2025
- Most read on Wikipedia
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Student-led demonstrations in China
Your December 30
On December 30, 2025, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” was #1.
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every other December 30, back to 1958
Right behind “All I Want For Christmas Is You”: “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee) and “Last Christmas” (Wham!).
SOS is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2024
- Most read on Wikipedia
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Right behind “All I Want For Christmas Is You”: “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee) and “Jingle Bell Rock” (Bobby Helms).
Pink Friday 2 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard, 2015 matricide in Missouri, U.S.
Right behind “All I Want For Christmas Is You”: “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee) and “Jingle Bell Rock” (Bobby Helms).
SOS is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2022
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Andrew Tate
Right behind “All I Want For Christmas Is You”: “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee) and “Jingle Bell Rock” (Bobby Helms).
Right behind “All I Want For Christmas Is You”: “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee) and “Jingle Bell Rock” (Bobby Helms).
Right behind “All I Want For Christmas Is You”: “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee) and “Jingle Bell Rock” (Bobby Helms).
Right behind “Thank U, Next”: “Without Me” (Halsey) and “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey).
I Am > I Was is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Bird Box, 2018 film directed by Susanne Bier
Right behind “Perfect”: “Rockstar” (Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage) and “Havana” (Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug).
What Makes You Country is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
the 2010s
Right behind “Black Beatles”: “Starboy” (The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk) and “Closer” (The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey).
4 Your Eyez Only is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2016
- Most read on Wikipedia
North Korea, Country in East Asia
Right behind “Hello”: “Sorry” (Justin Bieber) and “Hotline Bling” (Drake).
Right behind “Blank Space”: “Take Me To Church” (Hozier) and “Uptown Funk!” (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars).
1989 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2014
- New games
- No More Room in Hell
Right behind “The Monster”: “Timber” (Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha) and “Counting Stars” (OneRepublic).
Right behind “Locked Out Of Heaven”: “Diamonds” (Rihanna) and “Ho Hey” (The Lumineers).
Right behind “We Found Love”: “Sexy And I Know It” (LMFAO) and “It Will Rain” (Bruno Mars).
Right behind “Firework”: “Grenade” (Bruno Mars) and “What's My Name?” (Rihanna Featuring Drake).
the 2000s
Right behind “TiK ToK”: “Empire State Of Mind” (Jay-Z + Alicia Keys) and “Bad Romance” (Lady Gaga).
Right behind “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”: “Live Your Life” (T.I. Featuring Rihanna) and “Just Dance” (Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O'Donis).
Right behind “Low”: “No One” (Alicia Keys) and “Apologize” (Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic).
Right behind “Irreplaceable”: “I Wanna Love You” (Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg) and “Smack That” (Akon Featuring Eminem).
Right behind “Don't Forget About Us”: “Run It!” (Chris Brown) and “Grillz” (Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp).
Curtain Call: The Hits is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2005
- New games
- Shoot the Bullet · The House of the Dead 4
Right behind “Let Me Love You”: “Drop It Like It's Hot” (Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell) and “1, 2 Step” (Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott).
Loyal to the Game is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2004
- New games
- Immaterial and Missing Power
2003
Right behind “Hey Ya!”: “The Way You Move” (OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown) and “Milkshake” (Kelis).
The Diary of Alicia Keys is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2003
- New games
- Sonic Heroes · UFO: Alien Invasion
Right behind “Lose Yourself”: “Work It” (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) and “Air Force Ones” (Nelly Featuring Kyjuan, Ali & Murphy Lee).
2001
Right behind “How You Remind Me”: “U Got It Bad” (Usher) and “Family Affair” (Mary J. Blige).
Weathered is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2001
- New games
- Zwei: The Arges Adventure
Right behind “Independent Women Part I”: “He Loves U Not” (Dream) and “It Wasn't Me” (Shaggy Feat. Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent).
the 1990s
Right behind “Smooth”: “Back At One” (Brian McKnight) and “I Wanna Love You Forever” (Jessica Simpson).
All the Way... A Decade of Song is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I'm Your Angel”: “Nobody's Supposed To Be Here” (Deborah Cox) and “Lately” (Divine).
1997
Right behind “Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight”: “Been Around The World” (Puff Daddy & The Family (Feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase)) and “How Do I Live” (LeAnn Rimes).
Right behind “Un-Break My Heart”: “I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")” (R. Kelly) and “Don't Let Go (Love)” (En Vogue).
Right behind “One Sweet Day”: “Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (From "Waiting To Exhale")” (Whitney Houston) and “Hey Lover” (LL Cool J).
Right behind “On Bended Knee”: “Here Comes The Hotstepper (From "Ready To Wear")” (Ini Kamoze) and “Another Night” (Real McCoy).
Right behind “Hero”: “Again” (Janet Jackson) and “All That She Wants” (Ace Of Base).
Right behind “I Will Always Love You”: “Rump Shaker” (Wreckx-N-Effect) and “If I Ever Fall In Love” (Shai).
Right behind “Black Or White”: “It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday” (Boyz II Men) and “All 4 Love” (Color Me Badd).
Right behind “Justify My Love”: “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” (Stevie B) and “From A Distance” (Bette Midler).
the 1980s
Right behind “Another Day In Paradise”: “Don't Know Much” (Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville)) and “We Didn't Start The Fire” (Billy Joel).
Right behind “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”: “My Prerogative” (Bobby Brown) and “Look Away” (Chicago).
Giving You the Best That I Got is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Faith”: “So Emotional” (Whitney Houston) and “Is This Love” (Whitesnake).
Right behind “Walk Like An Egyptian”: “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” (Wang Chung) and “Notorious” (Duran Duran).
Right behind “Say You, Say Me”: “Party All The Time” (Eddie Murphy) and “Alive & Kicking” (Simple Minds).
Right behind “Like A Virgin”: “The Wild Boys” (Duran Duran) and “Sea Of Love” (The Honeydrippers).
Right behind “Say Say Say”: “Say It Isn't So” (Daryl Hall John Oates) and “Union Of The Snake” (Duran Duran).
Right behind “Maneater”: “Mickey” (Toni Basil) and “The Girl Is Mine” (Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney).
Right behind “Physical”: “Waiting For A Girl Like You” (Foreigner) and “Let's Groove” (Earth, Wind & Fire).
For Those About to Rock We Salute You is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
1980
Right behind “(Just Like) Starting Over”: “More Than I Can Say” (Leo Sayer) and “Love On The Rocks” (Neil Diamond).
the 1970s
1979
Right behind “Please Don't Go”: “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” (Rupert Holmes) and “Rock With You” (Michael Jackson).
On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Le Freak”: “Too Much Heaven” (Bee Gees) and “You Don't Bring Me Flowers” (Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond).
Right behind “How Deep Is Your Love”: “You Light Up My Life” (Debby Boone) and “Blue Bayou” (Linda Ronstadt).
Right behind “Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”: “You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)” (Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.) and “The Rubberband Man” (The Spinners).
Songs in the Key of Life is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Saturday Night”: “I Write The Songs” (Barry Manilow) and “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)” (Diana Ross).
Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”: “You're The First, The Last, My Everything” (Barry White) and “Kung Fu Fighting” (Carl Douglas).
Elton John's Greatest Hits is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Time In A Bottle”: “The Joker” (The Steve Miller Band) and “Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)” (Helen Reddy).
The Singles: 1969–1973 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Me And Mrs. Jones”: “Clair” (Gilbert O'Sullivan) and “You Ought To Be With Me” (Al Green).
Right behind “Brand New Key”: “American Pie (Parts I & II)” (Don McLean) and “Family Affair” (Sly & The Family Stone).
1970
Right behind “My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity”: “One Less Bell To Answer” (The 5th Dimension) and “Knock Three Times” (Dawn).
All Things Must Pass is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
the 1960s
Right behind “Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head”: “Leaving On A Jet Plane” (Peter, Paul & Mary) and “Someday We'll Be Together” (Diana Ross & The Supremes).
1968
Right behind “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”: “For Once In My Life” (Stevie Wonder) and “I'm Gonna Make You Love Me” (Diana Ross And The Supremes & The Temptations).
The Beatles (The White Album) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Hello Goodbye”: “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” (Gladys Knight And The Pips) and “Daydream Believer” (The Monkees).
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I'm A Believer”: “Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron” (The Royal Guardsmen) and “Winchester Cathedral” (The New Vaudeville Band).
1965
Right behind “The Sound Of Silence”: “We Can Work It Out” (The Beatles) and “I Got You (I Feel Good)” (James Brown And The Famous Flames).
Whipped Cream & Other Delights is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I Feel Fine”: “Come See About Me” (The Supremes) and “Mr. Lonely” (Bobby Vinton).
1963
Right behind “There! I've Said It Again”: “Louie Louie” (The Kingsmen) and “Dominique” (The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)).
Right behind “Telstar”: “Go Away Little Girl” (Steve Lawrence) and “Limbo Rock” (Chubby Checker).
Right behind “Are You Lonesome To-night?”: “Wonderland By Night” (Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra) and “Last Date” (Floyd Cramer).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “El Paso”: “Why” (Frankie Avalon) and “The Big Hurt” (Miss Toni Fisher).
1958
Right behind “The Chipmunk Song”: “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” (The Platters) and “To Know Him, Is To Love Him” (The Teddy Bears).
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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