In music

In a 1968 song by Harry

Nilsson and recorded by
Three Dog Night, the number
one is identified as "the
loneliest number".
We Are Number One is a 2014
song from the children's TV
show LazyTown, which
gained popularity as a meme.
1 (Beatles album), a
compilation album by the
Beatles.
One, a 1991 song by Irish
rock band U2.
In comics
A character in the Italian
comic book Alan Ford
(authors Max Bunker and
Magnus), very old disabled
man, the supreme leader of
the group TNT.
A character in the Italian
comic series PKNA and its
sequels, an artificial
intelligence as an ally of the
protagonist Paperinik

In sports
In baseball scoring, the
number 1 is assigned to the
pitcher.
In association football
(soccer) the number 1 is often
given to the goalkeeper.
In most competitions of rugby
league (though not the Super
League, which uses static
squad numbering), the
starting fullback wears jersey
number 1.
In rugby union, the starting
loosehead prop wears the
jersey number 1.
1 is the lowest number