After more than a decade off the air, the show still has more entries than almost any other act in history.
Actor/singers Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Cory Monteith, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Amber Riley of Fox TV's 'Glee' perform at The Gibson Amphitheater on May 20, 2010, in Universal City, Calif. Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Gleeks: They walk among us. Even if you personally aren’t aware of it, there is an unquantifiable population of people whose first thought when they hear a top 40 song from the past 50 years or so is: “They sang this on Glee!“
That goes even 11 years after the show ended, which only speaks to its cultural significance. After all that time, the original Glee cast still has the fourth-most Billboard Hot 100 entries of any act at press time, surpassed only by Drake, Taylor Swift and Future. There was also a time where even those three musical titans hadn’t caught up to the Ryan Murphy-created juggernaut — and soon, they might have to start looking over their shoulders again.
That’s because on Oct. 21, 2026, Glee announced that Disney+ and Hulu had greenlit a reboot of the show, which first premiered in 2009 on Fox, featuring a fresh script by Murphy and an unspecified amount of O.G. cast members set to return (including Lea Michele). More theatrical covers of both contemporary hits and classics — some of which may not have earned the title of “classic” back when Glee was airing, but are now as nostalgic as the older smashes Glee sang back in the day were then — are sure to come.
But first, Billboard is taking a look back at the chart successes Glee achieved in its first run, narrowing down 50 of the show cast’s 207 total Hot 100 entries to date. Keep reading on for our rundown of the biggest Glee hits, featuring when they peaked and how high, listed from lowest to highest below.
Glee Cast’s Biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted to account for different chart turnover rates over various periods.
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“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”
Chart Peak Position: No. 38
Peak Date: 12/18/2010
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“Stop! In the Name of Love / Free Your Mind”
Chart Peak Position: No. 38
Peak Date: 11/27/2010
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“Listen”
Chart Peak Position: No. 38
Peak Date: 10/9/2010
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“Blackbird”
Chart Peak Position: No. 37
Peak Date: 4/2/2011
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“Faithfully”
Chart Peak Position: No. 37
Peak Date: 6/26/2010
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“One of Us”
Chart Peak Position: No. 37
Peak Date: 10/23/2010
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“I Want to Hold Your Hand”
Chart Peak Position: No. 36
Peak Date: 10/23/2010
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“Raise Your Glass”
Chart Peak Position: No. 36
Peak Date: 4/2/2011
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“Hello” (feat. Jonathan Groff)
Chart Peak Position: No. 35
Peak Date: 5/1/2010
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“Sweet Caroline”
Chart Peak Position: No. 34
Peak Date: 11/7/2009
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“Bills, Bills, Bills”
Chart Peak Position: No. 44
Peak Date: 2/26/2011
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“Light Up the World”
Chart Peak Position: No. 33
Peak Date: 6/11/2011
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“Start Me Up / Livin’ on a Prayer”
Chart Peak Position: No. 31
Peak Date: 11/27/2010
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“Halo / Walking on Sunshine”
Chart Peak Position: No. 40
Peak Date: 10/24/2009
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“Friday”
Chart Peak Position: No. 34
Peak Date: 5/28/2011
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“Firework”
Chart Peak Position: No. 34
Peak Date: 2/26/2011
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“Hey, Soul Sister”
Chart Peak Position: No. 29
Peak Date: 12/18/2010
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“Thriller / Heads Will Roll”
Chart Peak Position: No. 38
Peak Date: 2/26/2011
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“Gives You Hell”
Chart Peak Position: No. 32
Peak Date: 5/1/2010
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“I Dreamed a Dream” (feat. Idina Menzel)
Chart Peak Position: No. 31
Peak Date: 6/5/2010
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“Without You”
Chart Peak Position: No. 28
Peak Date: 2/4/2012
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“Billionaire”
Chart Peak Position: No. 28
Peak Date: 10/9/2010
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“Lucky”
Chart Peak Position: No. 27
Peak Date: 10/30/2010
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“Rolling in the Deep” (feat. Jonathan Groff)
Chart Peak Position: No. 29
Peak Date: 5/28/2011
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“The Only Exception”
Chart Peak Position: No. 26
Peak Date: 10/16/2010
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“It’s My Life / Confessions Part II”
Chart Peak Position: No. 30
Peak Date: 10/24/2009
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“Like a Prayer” (feat. Jonathan Groff)
Chart Peak Position: No. 27
Peak Date: 5/8/2010
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“Somebody That I Used to Know”
Chart Peak Position: No. 26
Peak Date: 4/28/2012
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“Defying Gravity”
Chart Peak Position: No. 31
Peak Date: 11/28/2009
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“Smooth Criminal” (feat. 2Cellos)
Chart Peak Position: No. 26
Peak Date: 2/18/2012
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“Dream On” (feat. Neil Patrick Harris)
Chart Peak Position: No. 26
Peak Date: 6/5/2010
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“Telephone”
Chart Peak Position: No. 23
Peak Date: 10/9/2010
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“Marry You”
Chart Peak Position: No. 32
Peak Date: 12/11/2010
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“Dog Days Are Over”
Chart Peak Position: No. 22
Peak Date: 12/18/2010
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“Somebody to Love”
Chart Peak Position: No. 28
Peak Date: 10/17/2009
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“I Feel Pretty / Unpretty”
Chart Peak Position: No. 22
Peak Date: 5/14/2011
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“Empire State of Mind”
Chart Peak Position: No. 21
Peak Date: 10/9/2010
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“Landslide” (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)
Chart Peak Position: No. 23
Peak Date: 3/26/2011
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“Jessie’s Girl”
Chart Peak Position: No. 23
Peak Date: 5/29/2010
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“Toxic”
Chart Peak Position: No. 16
Peak Date: 10/16/2010
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“Poker Face”
Chart Peak Position: No. 20
Peak Date: 6/12/2010
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“Get It Right”
Chart Peak Position: No. 16
Peak Date: 4/2/2011
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“Total Eclipse of the Heart” (feat. Jonathan Groff)
Chart Peak Position: No. 16
Peak Date: 5/22/2010
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“Singing in the Rain / Umbrella” (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)
Chart Peak Position: No. 18
Peak Date: 12/4/2010
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“We Are Young”
Chart Peak Position: No. 12
Peak Date: 12/24/2011
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“Rumour Has It / Someone Like You”
Chart Peak Position: No. 11
Peak Date: 12/3/2011
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“Forget You” (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)
Chart Peak Position: No. 11
Peak Date: 12/4/2010
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“Teenage Dream”
Chart Peak Position: No. 8
Peak Date: 11/27/2010
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“Loser Like Me”
Chart Peak Position: No. 6
Peak Date: 4/2/2011
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“Don’t Stop Believin'”
Chart Peak Position: No. 4
Peak Date: 6/6/2009