<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Taylor Swift, Jimin, and Jack Harlow.Beth Garrabrant/UMG; HYBE LABELS/Jack Harlow/YouTube</p><ul class="summary-list"><li><strong>18 different songs hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023.</strong></li><li><strong>"All I Want for Christmas Is You" kicked off the year at No. 1, </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/every-number-one-song-this-year-billboard-hot-100-chart-2022-12"><strong>just like last year</strong></a><strong>.</strong></li></ul><p>The <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/"><u>Billboard Hot 100</u></a> is widely considered to be the definitive all-genre chart for songs in the US.</p><p>Although it's only one way to measure popularity, earning Billboard's highest rank is a huge achievement for an artist, whether it's a <a target="_blank" rel href="https://www.insider.com/every-no-1-song-debut-billboard-hot-100"><u>No. 1 debut like "Flowers"</u></a> or a slow-burn climb to the summit like "Cruel Summer."</p><p>Indeed, artists like Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and <a target="_blank" rel href="https://www.insider.com/drake-life-career-timeline-2018-10"><u>Drake</u></a> defined pop music this year, dominating the Hot 100 for several weeks at a time. Country artists like Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan also enjoyed an upswing in chart success.</p><p>Every song that took the top spot in 2023 is listed below, in chronological order of its original peak date.</p>