September 11
on this day, year by year
Here is the most recent September 11, and then every September 11 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 “Tears” (Sabrina Carpenter).
Your September 11
On September 11, 2025, “Golden” was #1.
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every other September 11, back to 1958
Right behind “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”: “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen) and “Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter).
Right behind “Paint The Town Red”: “I Remember Everything” (Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves) and “Fast Car” (Luke Combs).
Zach Bryan is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2023
- Most read on Wikipedia
- Jawan, 2023 Indian film by Atlee
Right behind “As It Was”: “Bad Habit” (Steve Lacy) and “Late Night Talking” (Harry Styles).
Un Verano Sin Ti is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 2022
- Most read on Wikipedia
Charles III, King of the United Kingdom since 2022Charles III is proclaimed Lord of Mann by Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer at Government House, Isle of Man.
Right behind “Butter”: “Stay” (The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber) and “Bad Habits” (Ed Sheeran).
Donda is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2021
- Most read on Wikipedia
Emma Raducanu, British tennis player (born 2002)In tennis, Emma Raducanu of Great Britain defeats Leylah Fernandez of Canada, 6–4, 6–3, in the final of the women's singles to become the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title.
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
September 11 attacks, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
Right behind “Truth Hurts”: “Senorita” (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) and “Bad Guy” (Billie Eilish).
Fear Inoculum is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2019
- Most read on Wikipedia
- September 11 attacks, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
Right behind “In My Feelings”: “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B) and “I Like It” (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin).
Kamikaze is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2018
- Most read on Wikipedia
- September 11 attacks, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
- New games
- NBA 2K19
Right behind “Look What You Made Me Do”: “Despacito” (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber) and “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” (Cardi B).
Luv Is Rage 2 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2017
- Most read on Wikipedia
- It, 2017 supernatural horror film by Andy Muschietti
the 2010s
Right behind “Closer”: “Cold Water” (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO) and “Heathens” (twenty one pilots).
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2016
- Most read on Wikipedia
- September 11 attacks, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S.Hillary Clinton's doctor says she is being treated for pneumonia and dehydration after the Democratic Party presidential candidate fell ill and abruptly left a ceremony in New…
Right behind “Can't Feel My Face”: “Cheerleader” (OMI) and “Watch Me” (Silento).
Immortalized is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2015
- Most read on Wikipedia
- September 11 attacks, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
- New games
- Super Mario Maker · Etrian Mystery Dungeon
Right behind “Shake It Off”: “All About That Bass” (Meghan Trainor) and “Anaconda” (Nicki Minaj).
My Everything is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2014
- New games
- Dragon Quest
Right behind “Roar”: “Blurred Lines” (Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell) and “Berzerk” (Eminem).
Right behind “Whistle”: “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (Taylor Swift) and “One More Night” (Maroon 5).
Eye on It is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2012
- New games
- NHL 13
Right behind “Someone Like You”: “Moves Like Jagger” (Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera) and “Pumped Up Kicks” (Foster The People).
Right behind “Love The Way You Lie”: “Teenage Dream” (Katy Perry) and “Dynamite” (Taio Cruz).
the 2000s
Right behind “I Gotta Feeling”: “Down” (Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne) and “Party In The U.S.A.” (Miley Cyrus).
Breakthrough is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2009
Right behind “Whatever You Like”: “Disturbia” (Rihanna) and “So What” (P!nk).
All Hope Is Gone is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2008
- New games
- MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
Right behind “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”: “Stronger” (Kanye West) and “Big Girls Don't Cry” (Fergie).
High School Musical 2 is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “SexyBack”: “London Bridge” (Fergie) and “Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley).
Modern Times is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2006
Right behind “Gold Digger”: “Shake It Off” (Mariah Carey) and “Lose Control” (Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop).
Right behind “Goodies”: “Lean Back” (Terror Squad) and “Sunshine” (Lil' Flip Featuring Lea).
Live Like You Were Dying is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Shake Ya Tailfeather”: “Right Thurr” (Chingy) and “Crazy In Love” (Beyonce Featuring Jay Z).
Love & Life is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 2003
- New games
- Drakengard
Right behind “Dilemma”: “Gangsta Lovin'” (Eve Featuring Alicia Keys) and “Complicated” (Avril Lavigne).
Right behind “I'm Real”: “Fallin'” (Alicia Keys) and “Where The Party At” (Jagged Edge With Nelly).
Right behind “Music”: “Doesn't Really Matter” (Janet) and “Jumpin', Jumpin'” (Destiny's Child).
the 1990s
Right behind “Bailamos”: “Unpretty” (TLC) and “Summer Girls” (LFO).
Right behind “I Don't Want To Miss A Thing”: “The First Night” (Monica) and “Crush” (Jennifer Paige).
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Honey”: “Mo Money Mo Problems” (The Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Puff Daddy & Mase) and “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” (Backstreet Boys).
No Way Out is also on Spotify, YouTube.
more from 1997
- New games
- Breath of Fire III
Right behind “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”: “I Love You Always Forever” (Donna Lewis) and “Twisted” (Keith Sweat).
1995
Right behind “Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")”: “You Are Not Alone” (Michael Jackson) and “Kiss From A Rose” (Seal).
Right behind “I'll Make Love To You”: “Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")” (Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories) and “Stroke You Up” (Changing Faces).
Right behind “Dreamlover”: “Can't Help Falling In Love (From "Sliver")” (UB40) and “Whoomp! (There It Is)” (Tag Team).
Right behind “End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")”: “Baby-Baby-Baby” (TLC) and “Humpin' Around” (Bobby Brown).
Some Gave All is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1992
- New games
- Axelay
Right behind “The Promise Of A New Day”: “I Adore Mi Amor” (Color Me Badd) and “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” (Bryan Adams).
Right behind “Release Me”: “Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II")” (Jon Bon Jovi) and “Do Me!” (Bell Biv DeVoe).
the 1980s
Right behind “Don't Wanna Lose You”: “Girl I'm Gonna Miss You” (Milli Vanilli) and “Heaven” (Warrant).
Right behind “Sweet Child O' Mine”: “Simply Irresistible” (Robert Palmer) and “Perfect World” (Huey Lewis & The News).
Right behind “La Bamba”: “I Just Can't Stop Loving You” (Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett) and “Didn't We Almost Have It All” (Whitney Houston).
La Bamba is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
more from 1987
- New games
- Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Right behind “Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")”: “Dancing On The Ceiling” (Lionel Richie) and “Stuck With You” (Huey Lewis & The News).
1985
Right behind “St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)”: “We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” (Tina Turner) and “Money For Nothing” (Dire Straits).
Right behind “What's Love Got To Do With It”: “Missing You” (John Waite) and “She Bop” (Cyndi Lauper).
Right behind “Maniac”: “Tell Her About It” (Billy Joel) and “The Safety Dance” (Men Without Hats).
1982
Right behind “Hard To Say I'm Sorry”: “Eye Of The Tiger” (Survivor) and “Abracadabra” (The Steve Miller Band).
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”: “All Out Of Love” (Air Supply) and “Emotional Rescue” (The Rolling Stones).
the 1970s
Right behind “My Sharona”: “After The Love Has Gone” (Earth, Wind & Fire) and “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” (The Charlie Daniels Band).
In Through the Out Door is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Boogie Oogie Oogie”: “Three Times A Lady” (Commodores) and “Hot Blooded” (Foreigner).
1977
Right behind “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”: “Float On” (The Floaters) and “Best Of My Love” (The Emotions).
1976
Right behind “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”: “You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” (Lou Rawls) and “Play That Funky Music” (Wild Cherry).
Right behind “Rhinestone Cowboy”: “Fallin' In Love” (Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds) and “At Seventeen” (Janis Ian).
Right behind “I Shot The Sheriff”: “(You're) Having My Baby” (Paul Anka with Odia Coates) and “Rock Me Gently” (Andy Kim).
Fulfillingness' First Finale is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Delta Dawn”: “Let's Get It On” (Marvin Gaye) and “Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” (Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando).
Brothers and Sisters is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “Black & White”: “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me” (Mac Davis) and “Alone Again (Naturally)” (Gilbert O'Sullivan).
Right behind “Go Away Little Girl”: “Spanish Harlem” (Aretha Franklin) and “Smiling Faces Sometimes” (The Undisputed Truth).
Right behind “War”: “Ain't No Mountain High Enough” (Diana Ross) and “In The Summertime” (Mungo Jerry).
the 1960s
Right behind “Honky Tonk Women”: “Sugar, Sugar” (The Archies) and “A Boy Named Sue” (Johnny Cash).
Johnny Cash at San Quentin is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “People Got To Be Free”: “Harper Valley P.T.A.” (Jeannie C. Riley) and “Light My Fire” (Jose Feliciano).
1967
Right behind “Ode To Billie Joe”: “Reflections” (Diana Ross & The Supremes) and “Come Back When You Grow Up” (Bobby Vee And The Strangers).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also on Spotify, YouTube, Wikipedia.
Right behind “You Can't Hurry Love”: “Yellow Submarine” (The Beatles) and “Sunshine Superman” (Donovan).
Right behind “Help!”: “Like A Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan) and “Eve Of Destruction” (Barry McGuire).
1964
Right behind “House Of The Rising Sun”: “Where Did Our Love Go” (The Supremes) and “Because” (The Dave Clark Five).
Right behind “My Boyfriend's Back”: “Blue Velvet” (Bobby Vinton) and “If I Had A Hammer” (Trini Lopez).
Right behind “Sherry”: “Sheila” (Tommy Roe) and “Ramblin' Rose” (Nat King Cole).
1961
Right behind “Michael”: “Take Good Care Of My Baby” (Bobby Vee) and “My True Story” (The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra).
Right behind “It's Now Or Never”: “The Twist” (Chubby Checker) and “My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own” (Connie Francis).
the late 1950s
1959
Right behind “The Three Bells”: “Sleep Walk” (Santo & Johnny) and “I'm Gonna Get Married” (Lloyd Price).
1958
Right behind “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)”: “Bird Dog” (The Everly Brothers) and “Little Star” (The Elegants).
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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