# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2013

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as airplay and streaming. In 2013, a total of 11 singles claimed the top spot in 52 issues of the magazine. One of which, "Locked Out of Heaven" by singer Bruno Mars started its peak position in late 2012.
Throughout 2013, eight acts achieved their first US number-one single, either as a lead artist or a featured guest: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wanz, Baauer, Ray Dalton, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and Lorde. Nate Ruess, already having hit number one with Fun, earns his first number one song as a solo act. Five collaboration singles topped the chart. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' debut single "Thrift Shop" featuring Wanz became the best-performing single of 2013, peaking atop the chart for six weeks, also topping the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. The duo's second hit "Can't Hold Us" also reached the chart's top spot, making the duo the first act to score number-one singles on the Hot 100 with their first two charting songs since Lady Gaga with her hits "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" in 2009. Baauer scored his first number-one hit with "Harlem Shake". Originally, it was released commercially in June 2012, yet it did not sell significantly until February due to viral videos on YouTube and later created a meme with the same name.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were the only act to have more than one number one song, with two.
"When I Was Your Man" was Bruno Mars' fifth single to top the chart. With the achievement, Mars became the fastest male artist to gain five number-one singles since Elvis Presley. It was also the second hit only featuring piano and vocals to peak atop the Hot 100 chart since Adele's "Someone like You" (2011). Singer Lorde's song "Royals" made her the youngest solo artist to achieve a number-one single in the US since Tiffany's "I Think We're Alone Now" (1988). "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna became the former's fifth number-one single in the country, tying him with P. Diddy and Ludacris as the rappers with the most number-one songs on the chart. Meanwhile, it also made Rihanna the artist with the third-most US number-one singles (13), alongside Michael Jackson.
"Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell was the longest-running single of the year at the top spot, peaking at number one for twelve consecutive weeks. With the combined chart run throughout June, July and August, "Blurred Lines" became Billboard's Song of the Summer 2013. Lorde's "Royals" became the second longest-running number-one single, claiming the top spot for a total of nine weeks. "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars and "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz both spent six weeks atop the Hot 100.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing single of 2013 |
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 1021 | January 5 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Bruno Mars |
| 1021 | January 12 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Bruno Mars |
| 1021 | January 19 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Bruno Mars |
| 1021 | January 26 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Bruno Mars |
| 1022 | February 2 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz |
| 1022 | February 9 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz |
| 1022 | February 16 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz |
| 1022 | February 23 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz |
| 1023 | March 2 | "Harlem Shake" | Baauer |
| 1023 | March 9 | "Harlem Shake" | Baauer |
| 1023 | March 16 | "Harlem Shake" | Baauer |
| 1023 | March 23 | "Harlem Shake" | Baauer |
| 1023 | March 30 | "Harlem Shake" | Baauer |
| re | April 6 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz |
| re | April 13 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz |
| 1024 | April 20 | "When I Was Your Man" | Bruno Mars |
| 1025 | April 27 | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Pink featuring Nate Ruess |
| 1025 | May 4 | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Pink featuring Nate Ruess |
| 1025 | May 11 | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Pink featuring Nate Ruess |
| 1026 | May 18 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton |
| 1026 | May 25 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton |
| 1026 | June 1 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton |
| 1026 | June 8 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton |
| 1026 | June 15 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton |
| 1027 | June 22 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | June 29 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | July 6 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | July 13 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | July 20 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | July 27 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | August 3 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | August 10 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | August 17 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | August 24 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | August 31 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1027 | September 7 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell |
| 1028 | September 14 | "Roar" | Katy Perry |
| 1028 | September 21 | "Roar" | Katy Perry |
| 1029 | September 28 | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus |
| 1029 | October 5 | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus |
| 1030 | October 12 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| 1030 | October 19 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| 1030 | October 26 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| 1030 | November 2 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| 1030 | November 9 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| 1030 | November 16 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| 1030 | November 23 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| 1030 | November 30 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| 1030 | December 7 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| re | December 14 | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus |
| 1031 | December 21 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna |
| 1031 | December 28 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Robin Thicke | 12 |
| 1 | T.I. | 12 |
| 1 | Pharrell | 12 |
| 4 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | 11 |
| 5 | Lorde | 9 |
| 6 | Wanz | 6 |
| 7 | Bruno Mars | 5 |
| 7 | Baauer | 5 |
| 7 | Ray Dalton | 5 |
| 10 | Pink | 3 |
| 10 | Nate Ruess | 3 |
| 10 | Miley Cyrus | 3 |
| 13 | Katy Perry | 2 |
| 13 | Eminem | 2 |
| 13 | Rihanna | 2 |