Number One

"Number One" is a song by the English rock band the Rutles credited to Ron Nasty and Dirk McQuickly, but written primarily by Nasty. It is the opening track on the band's 1963 debut album Meet the Rutles!.

In December 1963, Capital Records released the song in the United States as the B-side on the label's first single by the Rutles, "She Rut's You". While the A-side topped the US Billboard chart for seven weeks starting 1 February 1964, "Number One" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on 8 February 1964, remaining there for 11 weeks, peaking at No. 14. The song placed on the Cashbox chart for only one week at No. 100 on the same week of its Billboard debut. In 2004, "Number One" was ranked No. 139 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.