Founded in 1995, the Romanian Top 100 was the national music chart of Romania. It was compiled by broadcast monitoring services Body M Production A-V (1990s and 2000s) and by Media Forest (2010s), and measured the airplay of songs on radio stations throughout the country. [1] [2] [3] In 2005, the number of radio stations involved was 120. [4] Starting in 2004, the chart was announced during a two-hour radio show which initially emerged from a partnership with teen magazine Bravo . [5] The Romanian Top 100 was also featured in Billboard 's Music & Media magazine until 2003, [6] [7] and was—apart from a weekly Kiss FM podcast in the 2010s—announced on its own website. [3] [8] As of 2024, the Romanian Top 100 lacks usable archives, especially for the late 1990s and 2000s.
Over its 17 years of existence, around 150 documented singles reached the number-one position, the first being "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson in 1995. "I Follow Rivers" (2011) by Lykke Li spent 12 weeks at the summit, longer than any other song. The most successful artists were Madonna and Kylie Minogue with six documented number ones each. Multiple artists reached number one with several singles in a calendar year, including the Black Eyed Peas with "Where Is the Love?" and "Shut Up" in 2004. Cleopatra Stratan was four years old when she topped the chart in October 2006 with "Ghiță", making her the youngest artist ever to attain a number one in any country according to Guinness World Records . [9] The Romanian Top 100 ceased publication after its last broadcast on 19 February 2012, and was replaced with the Airplay 100. [10] [11]
† | Indicates number-one song of the year [12] [upper-alpha 1] |
Artist(s) | Title | Issue date | Ref. |
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Michael Jackson | "You Are Not Alone" | 1995 | |
Apollo 440 | "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" | 1997 | |
Backstreet Boys | "As Long as You Love Me" | ||
Backstreet Boys | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | ||
Toni Braxton | "Un-Break My Heart" | ||
C-Block | "Time Is Tickin' Away" | ||
Gina G | "Ti Amo" | ||
Robert Miles | "One and One" | ||
Nana | "He's Comin'" | ||
Nana | "Lonely" | ||
No Doubt | "Don't Speak" | ||
Puff Daddy | "I'll Be Missing You"† | ||
Sash! featuring Adrian Rodriguez | "Ecuador" | ||
Spice Girls | "Spice Up Your Life" | ||
Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion | "Tell Him" | ||
Artist(s) | Title | Issue date | Wks. [upper-alpha 2] | Ref. |
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Yolanda Be Cool | "We No Speak Americano" | 3 August 2010 | 1 | |
Lady Gaga | "Alejandro" | 7 August 2010 | 1 | |
DJ Sava featuring Raluka | "I Like (The Trumpet)" | 11 September 2010 | 2 | |
Elena Gheorghe | "Disco Romancing" | 3 October 2010 | 2 | |
Smiley featuring Pacha Man | "Love Is for Free" | 14 November 2010 | 4 | |
Alexandra Stan | "Mr. Saxobeat" | 12 December 2010 | ||
Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | "On the Floor" | April 2011 | 8 | |
Play & Win | "Ya BB" | 5 June 2011 | 6 | |
DJ Project featuring Giulia | "Mi-e dor de noi" | 17 July 2011 | 1 | |
Jeremih featuring 50 Cent | "Down on Me" | 24 July 2011 | 1 | |
Guess Who featuring deMoga | "Tot mai sus"† | 7 August 2011 | 6 | |
Smiley | "Dream Girl" | 18 September 2011 | 4 | |
DJ Antoine vs Timati featuring Kalenna | "Welcome to St. Tropez" | 16 October 2011 | 2 | |
Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony | "Rain Over Me" | 30 October 2011 | 2 | |
Lykke Li | "I Follow Rivers" | 13 November 2011 | 12 | |
Michel Teló | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" | 19 February 2012 | 1 | |
The Romanian Top 100 significantly lacks chart archives for the late 2000s. At that time, Nielsen Music Control and Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR) began publishing charts which reflected the most-broadcast songs on radio stations and television channels throughout Romania (see list of number ones below); they also gained coverage in local media. [136] However, it is unknown whether the two were affiliated with the Romanian Top 100, and whether their rankings can be used to substitute the lacking Romanian Top 100 archives. The same applies to Media Forest, who began publishing similar radio and television airplay charts starting with July 2009. [137] Media Forest would eventually handle compilation for the Romanian Top 100 beginning with 2011 at the latest. [3]
Artist(s) | Title | Issue date | Wks. [upper-alpha 2] | Ref. |
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Morandi featuring Helene | "Save Me" | 20 October 2008 | 1 | |
Akcent | "Stay with Me" | 24 November 2008 | ||
Inna | "Hot" | 8 December 2008 | 1 | |
Katy Perry | "Hot n Cold"† | 5 January 2009 | 6 | |
The Pussycat Dolls | "I Hate This Part" | 16 February 2009 | 1 | |
Katy Perry | "Hot n Cold"† | 2 March 2009 | 2 | |
The Pussycat Dolls | "I Hate This Part" | 16 March 2009 | 2 | |
Lady Gaga | "Poker Face" | 30 March 2009 | 1 | |
Elena Gheorghe | " The Balkan Girls " | 6 April 2009 | 2 | |
Oceana | "Cry Cry" | 20 April 2009 | 3 | |
Puya featuring George Hora | "Undeva-n Balkani" | 25 May 2009 | 1 | |
Oceana | "Cry Cry" | 8 June 2009 | 3 | |
David Deejay featuring Dony | "So Bizzare" | 6 July 2009 | 1 | |
Puya featuring George Hora | "Undeva-n Balkani" | 13 July 2009 | 1 | |
Neylini | "Muleina (DJ Andi Remix)" | 20 July 2009 | 1 | |
David Deejay featuring Dony | "So Bizzare" | 27 July 2009 | 4 | |
Neylini | "Muleina (DJ Andi Remix)" | 24 August 2009 | 1 | |
Neylini | "Muleina (DJ Andi Remix)" | 7 September 2009 | 1 | |
Pitbull | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" | 14 September 2009 | 1 | |
Pitbull | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" | 5 October 2009 | 1 | |
Inna | "Amazing" | 12 October 2009 | ||
The Black Eyed Peas | "I Gotta Feeling" | 4 January 2010 | 1 | |
Lady Gaga | "Bad Romance" | 1 February 2010 | 4 | |
Deepcentral | "In Love" | March 2010 | 4 | |
The Black Eyed Peas | "Meet Me Halfway" | 19 April 2010 | 1 | |
Deepcentral | "In Love" | 26 April 2010 | 1 | |
Cheryl Cole | "Parachute" | 6 September 2010 | 1 | |
Cheryl Cole | "Parachute" | 18 October 2010 | 1 | |
Smiley featuring Pacha Man | "Love is for Free" | 29 November 2010 | 4 | |
Smiley featuring Pacha Man | "Love is for Free" | 3 January 2011 | 1 | |
Smiley featuring Pacha Man | "Love is for Free" | 17 January 2011 | 1 | |
Caro Emerald | "A Night like This" | 31 January 2011 | 1 | |
Shakira featuring Dizzee Rascal | "Loca" | 7 February 2011 | 3 | |
Caro Emerald | "A Night like This" | 7 March 2011 | 1 | |
Shakira featuring Dizzee Rascal | "Loca" | 14 March 2011 | 1 | |
Caro Emerald | "A Night like This" | 28 March 2011 | 1 | |
Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | "On the Floor" | 4 April 2011 | 1 | |
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