It was 50 years ago this week that the most successful group in Billboard Hot 100 history enjoyed what was essentially their chart swan song.
The Beatles, band behind a still-record 20 No. 1 singles on the chart, topped the Hot 100 on June 13, 1970 for what would be the final time, with the Phil Spector-produced megaballad "The Long and Winding Road." That inspired some of us here at Billboard to get to thinking about the greatest final No.
1 singles of all-time: the Hot 100 toppers that stand as the final statement in the chart history books from some of our most successful artists ever.
Of course, to even have a "final No. 1," you need to have a number of them to begin with, and it has to have been a while since your last one.
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