The Most Popular Song The Year You Were Born

Here are the most popular songs from each year since 1940

1940

"I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (featuring Frank Sinatra)

1941

"Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (vocal by Tex Beneke and The Modernaires)

1942

"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby

1943

"Paper Doll" by The Mills Brothers

1944

"Swinging on a Star" by Bing Crosby

1945

"Rum and Coca-Cola" by The Andrews Sisters

1946

"The Gypsy" by The Ink Spots

1947

"Near You" by Francis Craig and His Orchestra

1948

"Twelfth Street Rag" by Pee Wee Hunt

1949

"Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)" by Vaughn Monroe

1950

"Goodnight, Irene" by Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers

1951

"Too Young" by Nat King Cole

1952

"Blue Tango" by Leroy Anderson

1953

"Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)" by Les Paul and Mary Ford

1954

"Little Things Mean a Lot" by Kitty Kallen

1955

"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets

1956

"Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley

1957

"All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley

1958

"Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)" by Domenico Modugno

1959

"The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton

1960

"Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith and His Orchestra

1961

"Tossin' and Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis

1962

"I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles

1963

"Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs

1964

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles

1965

"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs

1966

"The Ballad of the Green Berets" by SSgt. Barry Sadler

1967

"To Sir with Love" by Lulu

1968

"Hey Jude" by The Beatles

1969

"Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies

1970

"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel

1971

"Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night

1972

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack

1973

"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974

"The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand

1975

"Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille

1976

"Silly Love Songs" by Wings

1977

"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart

1978

"Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb

1979

"My Sharona" by The Knack

1980

"Call Me" by Blondie

1981

"Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes

1982

"Physical" by Olivia Newton-John

1983

"Every Breath You Take" by The Police

1984

"When Doves Cry" by Prince

1985

"Careless Whisper" by Wham! featuring George Michael

1986

"That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick and Friends

1987

"Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles

1988

"Faith" by George Michael

1989

"Look Away" by Chicago

1990

"Hold On" by Wilson Phillips

1991

"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams

1992

"End of the Road" by Boyz II Men

1993

"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

1994

"The Sign" by Ace of Base

1995

"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V.

1996

"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los del Río

1997

"Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John

1998

"Too Close" by Next

1999

"Believe" by Cher

2000

"Breathe" by Faith Hill

2001

"Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse

2002

"How You Remind Me" by Nickelback

2003

"In da Club" by 50 Cent

2004

"Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris

2005

"We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey

2006

"Bad Day" by Daniel Powter

2007

"Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé

2008

"Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

2009

"Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas

2010

"Tik Tok" by Kesha

2011

"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele

2012

"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra

2013

"Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

2014

"Happy" by Pharrell Williams

2015

"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

2016

"Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber

2017

"Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran

2018

"God's Plan" by Drake

2019

"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

2020

"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd

2021

"Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo

2022

"Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran

 

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