On March 13, 1999, Cher was 52 when her smash-hit 1998 single "Believe" hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, making her the oldest female artist at the time to ever reach the top of the chart.
The history-making feat was just the start of Cher's 4-week run at No. 1 with "Believe," which she first released in October 1998 as a single from her album of the same name.
The beloved pop track—famously featuring the lyrics "Do you believe in life after love?" in the chorus—was one of the first mainstream songs to employ the use of Auto-Tune, for a unique vocal sound that became known as the "Cher effect."
View this post on InstagramCher would hold the female record for almost 25 years, before being dethroned by Brenda Lee, who was 78 when her holiday classic, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," topped the Hot 100 in December 2023. Lee also broke Armstrong's record, becoming the oldest person to ever top the chart.
In the '60s, Cher got her first No. 1 on the Hot 100 with the duet "I Got You Babe" in 1965, followed by four No.1's throughout the '70s: "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" in 1971, "Half-Breed" in 1973and "Dark Lady" in 1974 on the Hot 100. "All Ever Need Is You," with Sonny, also hit No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary airplay chart in 1971.
During the '2000s, "Song for the Lonely," and "A Different Kind of Love Song" hit No. 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart in 2002, followed by "When the Money’s Gone" in 2003.
For her seventh straight decade, Cher's holiday track "DJ Play a Christmas Song" topped the Dance/Electronic Song Sales chart in 2023.
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