In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. It's-a him!

Ne-Yo wrote the R&B track before he was a household name, and it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine weeks. By Mesfin Fekadu Before Ne-Yo became a household name, the budding performer was ...

Before Ne-Yo became a household name, the budding performer was working tirelessly as a songwriter behind the scenes, and his breakthrough came in the form of then-16-year-old singer Mario. Released ...