Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" 1,000 Number One Hit

From Billboard:

By storming the Billboard Hot 100 song chart at No. 1, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" makes history as the 1,000th leading song in the list's 52-year history...

The weekly survey launched in the pages of Billboard magazine in the issue dated Aug. 4, 1958, with Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" reigning over the inaugural listing.

Lady Gaga Claims 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 with 'Born This Way'
Gary Trust
February 16, 2011
http://www.billboard.com/news/lady-gaga-claims-1-000th-hot-100-no-1-with-1005036702.story