December 5
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent December 5, and then every December 5 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 “The Fate Of Ophelia”: “Golden” (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI) and “Ordinary” (Alex Warren).
Your December 5
On December 5, 2025, “The Fate Of Ophelia” was #1.
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every other December 5, back to 1958
Right behind “Squabble Up”: “TV Off” (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay) and “Luther” (Kendrick Lamar & SZA).
GNX is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2024
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Pushpa 2: The Rule, 2024 Indian film by Sukumar
- New games
- UFL · Delta Force · The Thing
Right behind “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree”: “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey) and “Lovin On Me” (Jack Harlow).
For All the Dogs is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2023
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Animal, Topics referred to by the same term
- New games
- Stray · Sonic Dream Team
Right behind “Anti-Hero”: “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey) and “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” (Brenda Lee).
Midnights is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2022
- Most read on Wikipedia
- 2022 FIFA World Cup, Association football tournament in Qatar
Right behind “Easy On Me”: “Stay” (The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber) and “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey).
Right behind “Life Goes On”: “Mood” (24kGoldn Featuring iann dior) and “Dynamite” (BTS).
Be is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2020
- Most read on Wikipedia
European Union, Supranational political and economic union
Right behind “Circles”: “Someone You Loved” (Lewis Capaldi) and “Good As Hell” (Lizzo).
A Love Letter to You 4 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2019
- New games
- Red Dead Redemption 2 · Alien: Isolation · AI Dungeon
Right behind “Sicko Mode”: “Thank U, Next” (Ariana Grande) and “Happier” (Marshmello & Bastille).
Astroworld is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2018
- Most read on Wikipedia
George H. W. Bush, President of the United States from 1989 to 1993The casket for former U.S. President George H. W. Bush arrives at the National Cathedral.- New games
- Rebel Inc.
Right behind “Rockstar”: “Havana” (Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug) and “Gucci Gang” (Lil Pump).
Reputation is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- Most read on Wikipedia
Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer (1938–2017)died December 4
the 2010s
Right behind “Black Beatles”: “Closer” (The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey) and “Starboy” (The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk).
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2016
- Most read on Wikipedia
Jayalalithaa, Indian actress and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016)The chief minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa, dies of cardiac arrest after being hospitalized since 22 September 2016.
Right behind “Hello”: “Sorry” (Justin Bieber) and “Hotline Bling” (Drake).
Purpose is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- New games
- Final Fantasy VII · Xenoblade Chronicles X · Nuclear Throne
Right behind “Blank Space”: “All About That Bass” (Meghan Trainor) and “Take Me To Church” (Hozier).
Four is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2014
- New games
- Limbo · Five Nights at Freddy's 2 · Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
Right behind “Royals”: “The Monster” (Eminem Featuring Rihanna) and “Wrecking Ball” (Miley Cyrus).
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2013
- New games
- Gran Turismo 6 · Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy · Marvel Puzzle Quest
Right behind “Diamonds”: “Die Young” (Ke$ha) and “One More Night” (Maroon 5).
Unapologetic is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- Lego The Lord of the Rings
Right behind “We Found Love”: “Sexy And I Know It” (LMFAO) and “It Will Rain” (Bruno Mars).
Right behind “Raise Your Glass”: “Firework” (Katy Perry) and “Only Girl (In The World)” (Rihanna).
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
the 2000s
Right behind “Empire State Of Mind”: “Bad Romance” (Lady Gaga) and “Fireflies” (Owl City).
Battle Studies is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2009
- New games
- PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
Right behind “Live Your Life”: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” (Beyonce) and “If I Were A Boy” (Beyonce).
I Am… Sasha Fierce is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
Right behind “No One”: “Apologize” (Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic) and “Kiss Kiss” (Chris Brown Featuring T-Pain).
Noël is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
Right behind “I Wanna Love You”: “Irreplaceable” (Beyonce) and “Smack That” (Akon Featuring Eminem).
Kingdom Come is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2006
- New games
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops · Star Trek: Legacy · The Ant Bully
Right behind “Run It!”: “Gold Digger” (Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx) and “My Humps” (The Black Eyed Peas).
Hypnotize is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2005
- New games
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
Right behind “Drop It Like It's Hot”: “My Boo” (Usher And Alicia Keys) and “Let Me Love You” (Mario).
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Stand Up”: “Hey Ya!” (OutKast) and “Baby Boy” (Beyonce Featuring Sean Paul).
In the Zone is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2003
Right behind “Lose Yourself”: “Work It” (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) and “Jenny From The Block” (Jennifer Lopez Featuring Styles & Jadakiss).
Up! is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2002
- New games
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter · Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
Right behind “Family Affair”: “U Got It Bad” (Usher) and “How You Remind Me” (Nickelback).
2000
Right behind “Independent Women Part I”: “Case Of The Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)” (Mya) and “With Arms Wide Open” (Creed).
Black & Blue is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2000
- New games
- American McGee's Alice
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).
Right behind “Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight”: “You Make Me Wanna...” (Usher) and “How Do I Live” (LeAnn Rimes).
ReLoad is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1997
- New games
- The Last Blade · Beast Wars: Transformers
Right behind “Un-Break My Heart”: “No Diggity” (BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre)) and “Nobody” (Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage).
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).
Miracles: The Holiday Album is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1994
- New games
- Tails and the Music Maker
Right behind “Again”: “I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)” (Meat Loaf) and “All That She Wants” (Ace Of Base).
Right behind “I Will Always Love You”: “If I Ever Fall In Love” (Shai) and “Rump Shaker” (Wreckx-N-Effect).
Right behind “Black Or White”: “When A Man Loves A Woman” (Michael Bolton) and “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss” (P.M. Dawn).
Right behind “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)”: “I'm Your Baby Tonight” (Whitney Houston) and “From A Distance” (Bette Midler).
the 1980s
Right behind “We Didn't Start The Fire”: “Another Day In Paradise” (Phil Collins) and “Blame It On The Rain” (Milli Vanilli).
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
1988
Right behind “Look Away”: “Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley” (Will To Power) and “How Can I Fall?” (Breathe).
Right behind “Heaven Is A Place On Earth”: “(I've Had) The Time Of My Life” (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes) and “Faith” (George Michael).
Right behind “The Next Time I Fall”: “You Give Love A Bad Name” (Bon Jovi) and “Hip To Be Square” (Huey Lewis & The News).
Live/1975–85 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1986
- New games
- Transformers: Mystery of Convoy · Silpheed · Tiger-Heli
Right behind “Broken Wings”: “Separate Lives” (Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin) and “We Built This City” (Starship).
Miami Vice is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1985
- New games
- Lunar Pool
1984
Right behind “Out Of Touch”: “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” (Wham!) and “I Feel For You” (Chaka Khan).
Right behind “Say Say Say”: “All Night Long (All Night)” (Lionel Richie) and “Uptown Girl” (Billy Joel).
Right behind “Mickey”: “Gloria” (Laura Branigan) and “Maneater” (Daryl Hall John Oates).
Right behind “Physical”: “Waiting For A Girl Like You” (Foreigner) and “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” (The Police).
Right behind “Lady”: “More Than I Can Say” (Leo Sayer) and “Another One Bites The Dust” (Queen).
the 1970s
Right behind “Babe”: “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” (Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer) and “Still” (Commodores).
Right behind “Le Freak”: “MacArthur Park” (Donna Summer) and “You Don't Bring Me Flowers” (Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond).
1977
Right behind “You Light Up My Life”: “Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” (Crystal Gayle) and “How Deep Is Your Love” (Bee Gees).
1976
Right behind “Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”: “The Rubberband Man” (The Spinners) and “Love So Right” (Bee Gees).
Songs in the Key of Life is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Fly, Robin, Fly”: “That's The Way (I Like It)” (KC And The Sunshine Band) and “Sky High” (Jigsaw).
Still Crazy After All These Years is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Kung Fu Fighting”: “I Can Help” (Billy Swan) and “When Will I See You Again” (The Three Degrees).
Elton John's Greatest Hits is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Top Of The World”: “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (Elton John) and “The Most Beautiful Girl” (Charlie Rich).
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I Am Woman”: “Papa Was A Rollin' Stone” (The Temptations) and “If You Don't Know Me By Now” (Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes).
Right behind “Family Affair”: “Theme From Shaft” (Isaac Hayes) and “Have You Seen Her” (The Chi-lites).
1970
Right behind “I Think I Love You”: “The Tears Of A Clown” (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) and “Gypsy Woman” (Brian Hyland).
the 1960s
Right behind “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”: “Leaving On A Jet Plane” (Peter, Paul & Mary) and “Come Together/Something” (The Beatles).
1968
Right behind “Love Child”: “Hey Jude” (The Beatles) and “For Once In My Life” (Stevie Wonder).
1967
Right behind “Daydream Believer”: “The Rain, The Park & Other Things” (The Cowsills) and “Incense And Peppermints” (Strawberry Alarm Clock).
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Good Vibrations”: “Mellow Yellow” (Donovan) and “Winchester Cathedral” (The New Vaudeville Band).
1965
Right behind “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)”: “I Hear A Symphony” (The Supremes) and “Let's Hang On!” (The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli").
Whipped Cream & Other Delights is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Ringo”: “Mr. Lonely” (Bobby Vinton) and “Leader Of The Pack” (The Shangri-Las).
1963
Right behind “Dominique”: “I'm Leaving It Up To You” (Dale & Grace) and “Everybody” (Tommy Roe).
Right behind “Big Girls Don't Cry”: “Return To Sender” (Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires) and “Bobby's Girl” (Marcie Blane).
1961
Right behind “Please Mr. Postman”: “Big Bad John” (Jimmy Dean) and “Goodbye Cruel World” (James Darren).
Right behind “Are You Lonesome To-night?”: “Last Date” (Floyd Cramer) and “Poetry In Motion” (Johnny Tillotson).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “Mack The Knife”: “Heartaches By The Number” (Guy Mitchell) and “Mr. Blue” (The Fleetwoods).
1958
Right behind “To Know Him, Is To Love Him”: “Tom Dooley” (The Kingston Trio) and “It's Only Make Believe” (Conway Twitty).
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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