![]() ![]() Soulja Slim’s sole entry on the Hot 100 debuted nine months after his shooting death on Nov. Soulja Slim – “Slow Motion” (Juvenile feat. He nearly earned a third, as Puff Daddy’s “Been Around the World,” featuring Biggie and Mase, reached No. After his shooting death on March 9, 1997, Biggie posted his first two leaders, “Hypnotize,” that May, and “Mo Money Mo Problems,” in August. holds the distinction of being the only artist with two posthumous Hot 100 No. – “Hypnotize,” (three weeks) “Mo Money Mo Problems,” featuring Puff Daddy & Mase, Aug. (“Imagine,” perhaps his signature song, peaked at No. 1s by The Beatles, the icon previously reigned with “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night,” in November 1974. 1, and biggest solo hit, “(Just Like) Starting Over.” Not counting the record 20 No. 8, 1980, Lennon added his second solo No. 27, 1980 (five weeks)Īfter his murder on Dec. ![]() John Lennon – “(Just Like) Starting Over,” Dec. 10 in November 1973, and “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song,” which reached No. The revered folk singer earned two additional posthumous top 10s: “I Got a Name,” which hit No. 1 hit three months later with the ballad “Time in a Bottle.” He previously led the Hot 100 with “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” for two weeks in July 1973. 29, 1973 (two weeks)Ĭroce passed away in a plane crash on Sept. 41, 1969), plus three as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company, but logged four posthumous entries, led by “McGee.” 1 with “Me and Bobby McGee.” Joplin charted just one solo Hot 100 entry in her lifetime (“Kozmic Blues” No. 4, 1970, at age 27, and five months later, the rock pioneer earned her first No. Janis Joplin – “Me and Bobby McGee,” Ma(two weeks) The song spent four weeks on top and has since been covered by dozens of artists, from Michael Bolton to Sammy Hagar. 1 after 19 prior entries (in which he rose no higher than No. 10, 1967, at age 26, Redding’s classic debuted on the Hot 100 in January 1968 and reached the summit two months later, earning him his first No. 1 Ma(and led for four weeks)Īfter passing away in a plane crash on Dec. ![]() Otis Redding – “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” hit No. In chronological order, here is a recap of all the solo artists who have led the Hot 100 posthumously. 1s after they died, whereas the other two (Jim Croce and John Lennon) had previously reached the summit. Notably, six of the eight artists below earned their first No. XXXTentacion is the first soloist in a lead role to top the Hot 100 after passing away since The Notorious B.I.G., with “Mo Money Mo Problems,” featuring Puff Daddy and Mase, in 1997. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's… ![]()
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