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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