List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2004

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This is a list of songs which reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart in 2004.

Contents

During 2004, a total of 12 singles hit number-one on the charts.

Chart history

Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
January 3"Hey Ya!" OutKast [1]
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14"The Way You Move"OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown
February 21
February 28
March 6"With You" Jessica Simpson
March 13
March 20"Toxic" Britney Spears
March 27
April 3
April 10
April 17"Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
April 24
May 1
May 8"This Love" Maroon 5
May 15
May 22
May 29"The Reason" Hoobastank
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 17
July 24"Leave (Get Out)" JoJo
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28"Pieces of Me" Ashlee Simpson
September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2"She Will Be Loved"Maroon 5
October 9
October 16"My Happy Ending" Avril Lavigne
October 23"She Will Be Loved"Maroon 5
October 30
November 6"Over and Over" Nelly featuring Tim McGraw
November 13
November 20
November 27
December 4
December 11
December 18
December 25

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References

  1. "Pop Songs - 2004 Archive". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 19, 2015.

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