This list contains all Brazilian entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The chart, compiled and published by Billboard magazine, tracks the most listened-to songs each week in the United States and is a measure of popularity. It gathers data from streams on various platforms, around 1,000 radio stations in the country, as well as digital and physical sales. [1]
The first time a Brazilian artist appeared on the chart was in 1964, with Astrud Gilberto and her interpretation of the song "The Girl from Ipanema", Norman Gimbel's English version of "Garota de Ipanema" by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. However, musician Sérgio Mendes is the Brazilian with the most entries on the chart, with 14 songs throughout his career. [2] [3] Anitta is the Brazilian female singer with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100, and she has also become the Brazilian artist with the highest peak on the Hot 100 in the 21st century. [4] [5] [6] Brazilian singer Pabllo Vittar became the second drag queen ever to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, joining American drag star RuPaul, and securing the title of the first Brazilian drag queen to enter the chart. [7] [8] [9]
# | Music | Brazilian artist | Best position (peak) | Date (edition) of best position | Weeks on the chart | Ref. |
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1 | “The Girl from Ipanema” | Astrud Gilberto | 5th | July 18, 1964 | 12 | [10] |
2 | “Mas que Nada” | Sérgio Mendes | 47th | October 29, 1966 | 8 | [11] |
3 | “Constant Rain (Chove Chuva)” | Sérgio Mendes | 71st | January 28, 1967 | 6 | [12] |
4 | “For Me” | Sérgio Mendes | 98th | April 1, 1967 | 2 | [13] |
5 | “Night and Day” | Sérgio Mendes | 82nd | July 1, 1967 | 5 | [14] |
6 | “The Look of Love” | Sérgio Mendes | 4th | July 6, 1968 | 14 | [15] |
7 | “The Fool on the Hill” | Sérgio Mendes | 6th | September 28, 1968 | 12 | [16] |
8 | “Scarborough Fair” | Sérgio Mendes | 16th | December 14, 1968 | 9 | [17] |
9 | “Pretty World” | Sérgio Mendes | 62nd | May 31, 1969 | 6 | [18] |
10 | “(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay” | Sérgio Mendes | 66th | July 19, 1969 | 5 | [19] |
11 | “Wichita Lineman” | Sérgio Mendes | 95th | December 6, 1969 | 2 | [20] |
12 | "Also Sprach Zarathustra" | Eumir Deodato | 2nd | March 31, 1973 | 12 | [21] |
13 | "Rhapsody in Blue" | Eumir Deodato | 41st | September 29, 1973 | 8 | [21] |
14 | “Feelings” | Morris Albert | 6th | October 25, 1975 | 32 | [22] |
15 | “Sweet Loving Man” | Morris Albert | 93rd | February 7, 1976 | 2 | [23] |
16 | "Peter Gunn" | Eumir Deodato | 84th | November 27, 1976 | 6 | [21] |
17 | "Happy Hour" | Eumir Deodato | 70th | July 3, 1982 | 5 | [21] |
18 | “Never Gonna Let You Go” | Sérgio Mendes | 4th | July 9, 1983 | 23 | [24] |
19 | “Rainbow's End” | Sérgio Mendes | 53rd | September 10, 1983 | 8 | [25] |
20 | “Olympia” | Sérgio Mendes | 58th | April 28, 1984 | 7 | [26] |
21 | “Alibis” | Sérgio Mendes | 29th | August 11, 1984 | 19 | [27] |
22 | “Music Is My Hot Hot Sex” | Cansei de Ser Sexy | 63rd | December 1, 2007 | 3 | [28] |
23 | “Ai, Se Eu Te Pego” | Michel Teló | 81st | May 12, 2012 | 12 | [29] [30] |
24 | “We Are One (Ole Ola)” | Claudia Leitte | 59th | June 28, 2014 | 6 | [31] |
25 | “Corazón” | Nego do Borel | 87th | January 27, 2018 | 9 | [32] [33] |
26 | “Me Gusta” | Anitta | 91st | October 3, 2020 | 1 | [34] |
27 | “Envolver” | Anitta | 70th | April 16, 2022 | 6 | [34] |
28 | “Bellakeo” | Anitta | 53rd | February 3, 2024 | 14 | [34] |
29 | “Alibi” | Pabllo Vittar | 95th | August 3, 2024 | 4 | [35] |
30 | "São Paulo" | Anitta | 77th | November 16, 2024 | 1 | [34] |
Position | Artist | Total entries |
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1 | Sérgio Mendes | 14 |
2 | Anitta | 4 |
Eumir Deodato | ||
4 | Morris Albert | 2 |
5–10 | Astrud Gilberto | 1 |
Cansei de Ser Sexy | ||
Claudia Leitte | ||
Michel Teló | ||
Nego do Borel | ||
Pabllo Vittar |
Position | Artist | Total weeks |
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1 | Sérgio Mendes | 126 |
2 | Morris Albert | 34 |
3 | Eumir Deodato | 31 |
4 | Anitta | 22 |
5–6 | Astrud Gilberto | 12 |
Michel Teló | ||
7 | Nego do Borel | 9 |
8 | Claudia Leitte | 6 |
9 | Pabllo Vittar | 4 |
10 | Cansei de Ser Sexy | 3 |
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