The almanac
The 2023 Edition
Limited to about 132 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2023. About 128 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2023
- Flowers debuted at No. 1Miley Cyrus' self-love anthem entered the Billboard Hot 100 at the top.January 28 · Source: Billboard
- Apple unveiled the Vision Pro headsetApple called its mixed reality goggles its first spatial computer.June 5 · Source: Apple Newsroom
- Barbie opened in theatersMargot Robbie played the famous doll in Greta Gerwig's pink comedy.July 21 · Source: The Numbers
- Spain won the Women's World CupOlga Carmona scored the only goal against England in Sydney.August 20 · Source: RSSSF
- Asteroid dust landed in UtahOSIRIS-REx dropped a capsule carrying grains of asteroid Bennu back to Earth.September 24 · Source: NASA
- Minecraft passed 300 million salesIt became the first video game to sell that many copies.October 15 · Source: Guinness World Records
No. 1 songs of 2023
- All I Want For Christmas Is YouMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: January 7, 2023
- Anti-HeroTaylor Swift · first week at No. 1: January 14, 2023
- FlowersMiley Cyrus · first week at No. 1: January 28, 2023
- Die For YouThe Weeknd & Ariana Grande · first week at No. 1: March 11, 2023
- Last NightMorgan Wallen · first week at No. 1: March 18, 2023
- Like CrazyJimin · first week at No. 1: April 8, 2023
- Kill BillSZA · first week at No. 1: April 29, 2023
- VampireOlivia Rodrigo · first week at No. 1: July 15, 2023
- SevenJung Kook Featuring Latto · first week at No. 1: July 29, 2023
- Try That In A Small TownJason Aldean · first week at No. 1: August 5, 2023
- Rich Men North Of RichmondOliver Anthony Music · first week at No. 1: August 26, 2023
- I Remember EverythingZach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves · first week at No. 1: September 9, 2023
- Paint The Town RedDoja Cat · first week at No. 1: September 16, 2023
- Slime You OutDrake Featuring SZA · first week at No. 1: September 30, 2023
- First Person ShooterDrake Featuring J. Cole · first week at No. 1: October 21, 2023
- Cruel SummerTaylor Swift · first week at No. 1: October 28, 2023
- Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]Taylor Swift · first week at No. 1: November 11, 2023
- Lovin On MeJack Harlow · first week at No. 1: December 2, 2023
- Rockin' Around The Christmas TreeBrenda Lee · first week at No. 1: December 9, 2023
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2023. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2023
- Older than the 2024 eclipseA total solar eclipse crossed Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8, 2024.
- Younger than the Webb telescopeThe James Webb Space Telescope was launched on December 25, 2021.
- Younger than the first flight on MarsNASA's Ingenuity helicopter made the first powered flight on another planet on April 19, 2021.
- Younger than the Perseverance roverNASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021.