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The people most looked up on this day.
Jamaican journalist and political activist (1896–1973)
died 1973
Scottish/American YouTuber who makes videos usually focusing on space
Bengali Writer, Indologist, and pundit of Pali and Buddhism (1888-1948)
died 1948
Norwegian journalist and media personality (1924-2015)
died 2015
French artist (1869–1954)
died 1954
Welsh–American actor and director (born 1937)
Egyptian singer and actress (1904–1975)
died 1975
American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)
died 1959
King of Saudi Arabia since 2015
South Korean singer (born 1977)
Every year from 1959 to 2025, from the chart week that December 31 fell in.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Brenda Lee
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
Thank U, Next
Ariana Grande
Perfect
Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé
Black Beatles
Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane
Hello
Adele
Blank Space
Taylor Swift
The Monster
Eminem featuring Rihanna
Locked Out of Heaven
Bruno Mars
We Found Love
Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
Firework
Katy Perry
Tik Tok
Kesha
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Beyoncé
Low
Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
Irreplaceable
Beyoncé
Don't Forget About Us
Mariah Carey
Let Me Love You
Mario
Hey Ya!
OutKast
Lose Yourself
Eminem
How You Remind Me
Nickelback
Independent Women
Destiny's Child
Smooth
Santana featuring Rob Thomas
I'm Your Angel
R. Kelly and Céline Dion
Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John
Un-Break My Heart
Toni Braxton
One Sweet Day
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
On Bended Knee
Boyz II Men
Hero
Mariah Carey
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston
Black or White
Michael Jackson
Justify My Love
Madonna
Another Day in Paradise
Phil Collins
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison
Faith
George Michael
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles
Say You, Say Me
Lionel Richie
Like a Virgin
Madonna
Say Say Say
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
Maneater
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Physical
Olivia Newton-John
(Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon
Please Don't Go
KC and the Sunshine Band
Too Much Heaven
Bee Gees
How Deep Is Your Love
Bee Gees
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart
Saturday Night
Bay City Rollers
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Elton John
Time in a Bottle
Jim Croce
You're So Vain
Carly Simon
Brand New Key
Melanie
My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity
George Harrison
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
B. J. Thomas
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye
Hello, Goodbye
The Beatles
I'm a Believer
The Monkees
The Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
I Feel Fine
The Beatles
There! I've Said It Again
Bobby Vinton
Telstar
The Tornados
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
El Paso
Marty Robbins
Chart positions are from the Billboard Hot 100, compiled by Wikipedia and released under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike. Birthed is not affiliated with Billboard or Wikipedia.
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