Number One Song of the Year: 1950-2015

To have a song number hit number one song in the USA is a major accomplishment. But to have the number one song for that entire year is pretty spectacular. Here's a list showing the Number One song, ranked by Billboard magazine, of each year from 1946 to 2015:

1946 – Prisoner Of Love – Perry Como

1947 – Near You – Francis Craig

1948 – Twelfth Street Rag – Pee Wee Hunt

1949 – Riders In The Sky – Vaughn Monroe

1950 - Goodnight Irene, - Gordon Jenkins and the Weavers

1951 – Too Young - Nat King Cole

1952 – Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson

1953 – Song From Moulin Rouge - Percy Faith

1954 – Little Things Mean A Lot - Kitty Kallen

1955 – Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Pradow

1956 – Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley

1957 – All Shook Up - Elvis Presley

1958 – Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) - Domenico Modugno

1959 – The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

1960 – Theme From “A Summer Place” - Percy Faith

1961 – Tossin’ And Turnin’ - Bobby Lewis

1962 – Stranger on the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk

1963 – Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs

1964 – I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

1965 – Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs

1966 – The Ballad Of The Green Berets - Sgt. Barry Sadler

1967 – To Sir With Love - Lulu

1968 – Hey Jude - The Beatles

1969 – Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

1970 – Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkle

1971 – Joy To The World – Three Dog Night

1972 – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack

1973 – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree – Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974 – The Way We Were – Barbra Streisand

1975 – Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain and Tennille

1976 – Silly Love Songs - Wings

1977 – Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) – Rod Stewart

1978 – Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb

1979 – My Sharona – The Knack

1980 – Call Me - Blondie

1981 – Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes

1982 – Physical – Olivia Newton John

1983 – Every Breath You Take - Police

1984 – When Doves Cry - Prince

1985 – Careless Whisper – Wham!

1986 – That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne and Friends

1987 – Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles

1988 – Faith – George Michael

1989 – Look Away - Chicago

1990 – Hold On – Wilson Phillips

1991 – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams

1992 – End Of The Road – Boyz II Men

1993 – I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

1994 - The Sign – Ace Of Base

1995 – Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio

1996 – Macarena – Los Del Rio

1997 – Candle In The Wind / Something About The Way You Look Tonight – Elton John

1998 – Too Close - Next

1999 – Believe - Cher

2000 – Breathe – Faith Hill

2001 – Hanging By A Moment - Lifehouse

2002 – How You Remind Me - Nickleback

2003 – In Da Club – 50 Cent

2004 – Yeah! – Usher (featuring Lil John and Ludacris)

2005 – We Belong Together – Mariah Carey

2006 – Bad Day – Daniel Powter

2007 – Irreplaceable - Beyoncé

2008 – Low – Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain)

2009 – Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas

2010 – TiK ToK – Ke$ha

2011 – Rolling In The Deep - Adele

2012 – Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye (featuring Kimbra)

2013 – Thriftmore – Macklemore and Ryan (featuring Wanz)

2014 – Happy – Pharrell Williams

2015 – Uptown Funk! – Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars)

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