November 21
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent November 21, and then every November 21 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).
The Life of a Showgirl is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2025
- Most read on Wikipedia
Miss Universe 2025, 74th Miss Universe beauty pageant- New games
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
Your November 21
On November 21, 2025, “The Fate Of Ophelia” was #1.
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every other November 21, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “Die With A Smile” (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars) and “Birds Of A Feather” (Billie Eilish).
Right behind “Cruel Summer”: “Lovin On Me” (Jack Harlow) and “Paint The Town Red” (Doja Cat).
Rock-Star is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Victor Chang, Australian cardiac surgeon (1936–1991)
Right behind “Anti-Hero”: “Rich Flex” (Drake & 21 Savage) and “Unholy” (Sam Smith & Kim Petras).
Midnights is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2022
- Most read on Wikipedia
- 2022 FIFA World Cup, Association football tournament in QatarThe Iranian team chooses not to sing the Iranian national anthem prior to a match against England amid ongoing civil unrest in Iran.
Right behind “All Too Well (Taylor's Version)”: “Easy On Me” (Adele) and “Stay” (The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber).
Red (Taylor's Version) is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Mood”: “Positions” (Ariana Grande) and “I Hope” (Gabby Barrett Featuring Charlie Puth).
Right behind “Someone You Loved”: “Circles” (Post Malone) and “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello).
What You See Is What You Get is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2019
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Internet protocol used for relaying e-mails
Right behind “Thank U, Next”: “Sicko Mode” (Travis Scott) and “Happier” (Marshmello & Bastille).
Right behind “Rockstar”: “Havana” (Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug) and “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” (Cardi B).
The Thrill of It All is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- Most read on Wikipedia
Charles Manson, American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)died November 19- New games
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
the 2010s
Right behind “Black Beatles”: “Closer” (The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey) and “Starboy” (The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk).
This House Is Not for Sale is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2016
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Survivor Series, WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
Right behind “Hello”: “Hotline Bling” (Drake) and “The Hills” (The Weeknd).
Traveller is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Jessica Jones, Comic book superheroine
- New games
- Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival
Right behind “Shake It Off”: “All About That Bass” (Meghan Trainor) and “Animals” (Maroon 5).
1989 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2014
- New games
- Watch Dogs
Right behind “Royals”: “The Monster” (Eminem Featuring Rihanna) and “Wrecking Ball” (Miley Cyrus).
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2013
Right behind “One More Night”: “Diamonds” (Rihanna) and “Die Young” (Ke$ha).
Red is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Right behind “We Found Love”: “Sexy And I Know It” (LMFAO) and “Someone Like You” (Adele).
2010
Right behind “Like A G6”: “Only Girl (In The World)” (Rihanna) and “Just The Way You Are” (Bruno Mars).
The Gift is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2010
- New games
- Donkey Kong Country Returns
the 2000s
Right behind “Fireflies”: “Empire State Of Mind” (Jay-Z + Alicia Keys) and “Whatcha Say” (Jason Derulo).
Right behind “Live Your Life”: “Whatever You Like” (T.I.) and “Hot N Cold” (Katy Perry).
Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
Right behind “Kiss Kiss”: “No One” (Alicia Keys) and “Apologize” (Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic).
American Gangster is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2007
- New games
- Assassin's Creed
Right behind “My Love”: “Smack That” (Akon Featuring Eminem) and “Fergalicious” (Fergie).
Now 23 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2006
- New games
- Age of Empires III · Sonic the Hedgehog · Bible Black
Right behind “Run It!”: “Gold Digger” (Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx) and “My Humps” (The Black Eyed Peas).
The Road and the Radio is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “My Boo”: “Drop It Like It's Hot” (Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell) and “Lose My Breath” (Destiny's Child).
Encore is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2004
- New games
- Super Mario 64 DS · Alien Hominid
Right behind “Baby Boy”: “Stand Up” (Ludacris Featuring Shawnna) and “Holidae In” (Chingy Featuring Ludacris & Snoop Dogg).
Shock'n Y'all is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2003
Right behind “Lose Yourself”: “Work It” (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) and “Underneath It All” (No Doubt Featuring Lady Saw).
Right behind “Family Affair”: “U Got It Bad” (Usher) and “Hero” (Enrique Iglesias).
Right behind “Independent Women Part I”: “With Arms Wide Open” (Creed) and “Kryptonite” (3 Doors Down).
TP-2.com is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2000
- New games
- WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role · Sin and Punishment
the 1990s
Right behind “Smooth”: “Back At One” (Brian McKnight) and “I Need To Know” (Marc Anthony).
Right behind “Doo Wop (That Thing)”: “Lately” (Divine) and “Because Of You” (98 Degrees).
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1998
- New games
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time · Tomb Raider III
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).
Harlem World is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1997
- New games
- Diddy Kong Racing
Right behind “No Diggity”: “It's All Coming Back To Me Now” (Celine Dion) and “Un-Break My Heart” (Toni Braxton).
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1996
- New games
- Waku Waku 7
Right behind “Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (From "Waiting To Exhale")”: “Fantasy” (Mariah Carey) and “Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")” (Coolio Featuring L.V.).
Alice in Chains is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1995
- New games
- Donkey Kong Country 2
Right behind “I'll Make Love To You”: “Here Comes The Hotstepper (From "Ready To Wear")” (Ini Kamoze) and “On Bended Knee” (Boyz II Men).
Hell Freezes Over is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1994
- New games
- Doom · Donkey Kong Country
Right behind “I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)”: “Again” (Janet Jackson) and “All That She Wants” (Ace Of Base).
Right behind “How Do You Talk To An Angel”: “If I Ever Fall In Love” (Shai) and “I'd Die Without You (From "Boomerang")” (P.M. Dawn).
Timeless: The Classics is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1992
- New games
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 · Yoshi's Cookie
Right behind “When A Man Loves A Woman”: “Cream” (Prince And The N.P.G.) and “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss” (P.M. Dawn).
Use Your Illusion II is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1991
- New games
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past · Fantasia
Right behind “Love Takes Time”: “More Than Words Can Say” (Alias) and “I'm Your Baby Tonight” (Whitney Houston).
To the Extreme is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1990
- New games
- Super Mario World · F-Zero
the 1980s
Right behind “Blame It On The Rain”: “When I See You Smile” (Bad English) and “Love Shack” (The B-52s).
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Bad Medicine”: “Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley” (Will To Power) and “Desire” (U2).
Right behind “Mony Mony”: “(I've Had) The Time Of My Life” (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes) and “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” (Belinda Carlisle).
Dirty Dancing is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1987
- New games
- Punch-Out!!
Right behind “Human”: “Amanda” (Boston) and “True Blue” (Madonna).
Third Stage is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1986
- New games
- Stinger
Right behind “We Built This City”: “You Belong To The City” (Glenn Frey) and “Separate Lives” (Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin).
Miami Vice is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1985
- New games
- Pac-Land · Mach Rider
Right behind “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”: “Purple Rain” (Prince And The Revolution) and “I Feel For You” (Chaka Khan).
Right behind “All Night Long (All Night)”: “Say Say Say” (Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson) and “Uptown Girl” (Billy Joel).
1982
Right behind “Truly”: “Gloria” (Laura Branigan) and “Heart Attack” (Olivia Newton-John).
Right behind “Physical”: “Private Eyes” (Daryl Hall John Oates) and “Waiting For A Girl Like You” (Foreigner).
Right behind “Lady”: “Woman In Love” (Barbra Streisand) and “The Wanderer” (Donna Summer).
the 1970s
1979
Right behind “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)”: “Babe” (Styx) and “Still” (Commodores).
Right behind “MacArthur Park”: “Double Vision” (Foreigner) and “How Much I Feel” (Ambrosia).
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 Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” (Gordon Lightfoot) and “Love So Right” (Bee Gees).
Songs in the Key of Life is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
1975
Right behind “That's The Way (I Like It)”: “Fly, Robin, Fly” (Silver Convention) and “Who Loves You” (The 4 Seasons).
Right behind “I Can Help”: “Do It ('til You're Satisfied)” (B.T. Express) and “My Melody Of Love” (Bobby Vinton).
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Photograph”: “Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)” (Eddie Kendricks) and “Top Of The World” (Carpenters).
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “I Can See Clearly Now”: “I'd Love You To Want Me” (Lobo) and “I'll Be Around” (The Spinners).
Right behind “Theme From Shaft”: “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” (Cher) and “Baby I'm - A Want You” (Bread).
1970
Right behind “I Think I Love You”: “We've Only Just Begun” (Carpenters) and “I'll Be There” (Jackson 5).
the 1960s
Right behind “Wedding Bell Blues”: “Take A Letter Maria” (R.B. Greaves) and “Something” (The Beatles).
Right behind “Hey Jude”: “Love Child” (Diana Ross & The Supremes) and “Those Were The Days” (Mary Hopkin).
1967
Right behind “Incense And Peppermints”: “To Sir With Love” (Lulu) and “The Rain, The Park & Other Things” (The Cowsills).
Diana Ross & the Supremes: Greatest Hits is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “You Keep Me Hangin' On”: “Good Vibrations” (The Beach Boys) and “Winchester Cathedral” (The New Vaudeville Band).
1965
Right behind “I Hear A Symphony”: “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)” (The Byrds) and “1-2-3” (Len Barry).
Whipped Cream & Other Delights is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Baby Love”: “Leader Of The Pack” (The Shangri-Las) and “Come A Little Bit Closer” (Jay & The Americans).
Right behind “I'm Leaving It Up To You”: “Washington Square” (The Village Stompers) and “Deep Purple” (Nino Tempo & April Stevens).
Right behind “Big Girls Don't Cry”: “Return To Sender” (Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires) and “All Alone Am I” (Brenda Lee).
1961
Right behind “Big Bad John”: “Runaround Sue” (Dion) and “Please Mr. Postman” (The Marvelettes).
1960
Right behind “Stay”: “Are You Lonesome To-night?” (Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires) and “Poetry In Motion” (Johnny Tillotson).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “Mack The Knife”: “Mr. Blue” (The Fleetwoods) and “Don't You Know” (Della Reese).
1958
Right behind “It's Only Make Believe”: “Tom Dooley” (The Kingston Trio) 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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