In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

The early 2010s were a great time for dance-pop. During this period, Kesha, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga ruled the charts. “Call Me Maybe” is one of the most memorable dance-pop songs of the era.

For me, I think of Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber’s now infamous lip sync video to the hit song, made at the peak of their tween coupledom and a signifier to me — an obsessive fan — that true love was ...