1956
#1: Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley
Explore 1956 →Year Library: 1956–2024
Every page contains the complete Year-End Top 20, an overview of the musical era, data-derived observations, listening guidance and links to neighbouring years.
1950s
1950s chart years
1957
#1: All Shook Up
Elvis Presley
Explore 1957 →1958
#1: Volare
Domenico Modugno
Explore 1958 →1959
#1: The Battle of New Orleans
Johnny Horton
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1960s chart years
1960
#1: Theme from A Summer Place
Percy Faith
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#1: Tossin and Turnin
Bobby Lewis
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#1: Stranger on the Shore
Mr Acker Bilk
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#1: Sugar Shack
Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
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#1: I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles
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#1: Wooly Bully
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
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#1: The Ballad of the Green Berets
SSgt Barry Sadler
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#1: To Sir with Love
Lulu
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#1: Hey Jude
The Beatles
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#1: Sugar Sugar
The Archies
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1970s chart years
1970
#1: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon and Garfunkel
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#1: Joy to the World
Three Dog Night
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#1: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack
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#1: Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Tony Orlando and Dawn
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#1: The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand
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#1: Love Will Keep Us Together
Captain and Tennille
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#1: Silly Love Songs
Wings
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#1: Tonights the Night
Rod Stewart
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#1: Shadow Dancing
Andy Gibb
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#1: My Sharona
The Knack
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1980s chart years
1980
#1: Call Me
Blondie
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#1: Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
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#1: Physical
Olivia Newton-John
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#1: Every Breath You Take
The Police
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#1: When Doves Cry
Prince
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#1: Careless Whisper
Wham featuring George Michael
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#1: Thats What Friends Are For
Dionne and Friends
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#1: Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles
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#1: Faith
George Michael
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#1: Look Away
Chicago
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1990s chart years
1990
#1: Hold On
Wilson Phillips
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#1: I Do It for You
Bryan Adams
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#1: End of the Road
Boyz II Men
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#1: I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston
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#1: The Sign
Ace of Base
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#1: Gangstas Paradise
Coolio
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#1: Macarena
Los Del Rio
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#1: Candle in the Wind 1997
Elton John
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#1: Too Close
Next
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#1: Believe
Cher
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2000s chart years
2000
#1: Breathe
Faith Hill
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#1: Hanging by a Moment
Lifehouse
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#1: How You Remind Me
Nickelback
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#1: In da Club
50 Cent
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#1: Yeah
Usher
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#1: We Belong Together
Mariah Carey
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#1: Bad Day
Daniel Powter
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#1: Irreplaceable
Beyonce
Explore 2007 →2008
#1: Low
Flo Rida
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#1: Boom Boom Pow
The Black Eyed Peas
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2010s chart years
2010
#1: Tik Tok
Kesha
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#1: Rolling in the Deep
Adele
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#1: Somebody That I Used to Know
Gotye
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#1: Thrift Shop
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
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#1: Happy
Pharrell Williams
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#1: Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson
Explore 2015 →2016
#1: Love Yourself
Justin Bieber
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#1: Shape of You
Ed Sheeran
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#1: Gods Plan
Drake
Explore 2018 →2019
#1: Old Town Road
Lil Nas X
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2020s chart years
2020
#1: Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
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#1: Levitating
Dua Lipa
Explore 2021 →2022
#1: Heat Waves
Glass Animals
Explore 2022 →2023
#1: Last Night
Morgan Wallen
Explore 2023 →2024
#1: Lose Control
Teddy Swims
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