Best number one singles since 2000

23 ELO points separate Madonna – Hung Up (#1 2006) from LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (#1 2011) at the top of the Top Singles Since 2000 ranking, after 3558 duels.

Daft Punk – Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams) (#1 2013) commands the podium with 1329 ELO points and wins 63% of its duels across 59 head-to-head matchups. Major Lazer & DJ Snake – Lean On (feat. MØ) (#1 2015) sits just behind at 1312 ELO after 60 duels, with Madonna securing third place at 1300 ELO through 72 confrontations. The widest gap in the top ranks stretches between Madonna and LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (#1 2011), the fourth contender at 1277 ELO points after 64 duels. O-Zone – Dragostea Din Tei (#1 2004) rounds out the top 5 at 1259 ELO. At the bottom, Enrique Iglesias – Tired Of Being Sorry (feat. Nâdiya) (#1 2008) struggles at 1080 ELO with a 32% win rate over 47 duels, suggesting the community draws a sharp line between certified classics and more polarizing chart-toppers.

This ranking draws from 3558 duels cast by 55 players across 22 contenders, updated 12 October 2026. Each duel asks voters to choose their favorite number one single, building a hierarchy from direct confrontations rather than isolated ratings. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your vote and reshape the leaderboard.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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