| Year |
Pop |
R&B/Soul/Hip-hop |
Country |
| Song |
Album |
Song |
Album |
Song |
Album |
| 1946 |
"Prisoner of Love" [1]
Perry Como |
— |
"Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop" [2]
Lionel Hampton |
— |
"New Spanish Two Step" [3]
Bob Wills |
— |
| 1947 |
"Near You" [4]
Francis Craig |
— |
"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" [5]
Louis Jordan |
— |
"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" [6]
Tex Williams Western Caravan |
— |
| 1948 |
"Twelfth Street Rag" [7]
Pee Wee Hunt |
— |
"Long Gone" [8]
Sonny Thompson |
— |
"Bouquet of Roses" [9]
Eddy Arnold |
— |
| 1949 |
"Riders in the Sky" [10]
Vaughn Monroe Orchestra |
— |
"Hucklebuck" [11]
Paul Williams |
— |
"Lovesick Blues" [12]
Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys |
— |
| 1950 |
"Goodnight, Irene" [13]
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers |
— |
"Pink Champagne" [14]
Joe Liggins |
— |
"I'm Movin' On" [15]
Hank Snow |
— |
| 1951 |
"Too Young" [16]
Nat King Cole |
— |
"Sixty Minute Man" [17]
The Dominoes |
— |
"Cold, Cold Heart" [18]
Hank Williams |
— |
| 1952 |
"Blue Tango" [19]
Leroy Anderson |
— |
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" [20]
Lloyd Price |
— |
"Wild Side of Life" [21]
Hank Thompson |
— |
| 1953 |
"Song from Moulin Rouge" [22]
Percy Faith |
— |
"(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" [23]
Ruth Brown |
— |
"Kaw-Liga" [24]
Hank Williams |
— |
| 1954 |
"Little Things Mean a Lot" [25]
Kitty Kallen |
— |
"Work With Me, Annie" [26]
Midnighters |
— |
"I Don't Hurt Anymore" [27]
Hank Snow |
— |
| 1955 |
"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" [28]
Perez Prado |
— |
"Pledging My Love" [29]
Johnny Ace |
— |
"In the Jailhouse Now" [30]
Webb Pierce |
— |
| 1956 |
"Heartbreak Hotel" [31]
Elvis Presley |
Calypso [32]
Harry Belafonte |
"Honky Tonk" [33]
Bill Doggett |
— |
"Crazy Arms" [34]
Ray Price |
— |
| 1957 |
"All Shook Up" [35]
Elvis Presley |
My Fair Lady [36]
Original Cast |
Jailhouse Rock"/"Treat Me Nice" [37]
Elvis Presley |
— |
"Gone" [38]
Ferlin Husky |
— |
| 1958 |
"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" [39]
Domenico Modugno |
My Fair Lady [40]
Soundtrack |
"What Am I Loving For"/"Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes" [41]
Chuck Willis |
— |
"Oh Lonesome Me"/"I Can't Stop Loving You" [42]
Don Gibson |
— |
| 1959 |
"The Battle of New Orleans" [43]
Johnny Horton |
Music from Peter Gunn [44]
Henry Mancini |
"Stagger Lee" [45]
Lloyd Price |
— |
"Battle of New Orleans" [46]
Johnny Horton |
— |
| 1960 |
Theme from "A Summer Place" [47]
Percy Faith |
The Sound of Music [48]
Original Cast |
"Kiddio" [49]
Brook Benton |
— |
"Please Help Me I'm Falling" [50]
Hank Locklin |
— |
| 1961 |
"Tossin' and Turnin'" [51]
Bobby Lewis |
Camelot [52]
Original Cast |
"Tossin' and Turnin'" [53]
Bobby Lewis |
— |
"I Fall to Pieces" [54]
Patsy Cline |
— |
| 1962 |
"Stranger on the Shore" [55]
Mr. Acker Bilk |
West Side Story [56]
Soundtrack |
"Soul Twist" [57]
King Curtis |
— |
"Wolverton Mountain" [58]
Claude King |
— |
| 1963 |
"Sugar Shack" [59]
Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs |
West Side Story [60]
Soundtrack |
"Part Time Love" [61]
Little Johnny Taylor |
— |
"Still" [62]
Bill Anderson |
— |
| 1964 |
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" [63]
The Beatles |
Hello, Dolly! [64]
Original Cast |
— |
— |
"My Heart Skips a Beat" [65]
Buck Owens |
— |
| 1965 |
"Wooly Bully" [66]
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs |
Mary Poppins [67]
Soundtrack |
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" [68]
Four Tops |
— |
"What's He Doing in My World" [69]
Eddy Arnold |
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail [70]
Buck Owens |
| 1966 |
"Ballad of the Green Berets" [71]
S/Sgt. Barry Sadler |
Whipped Cream and Other Delights [72]
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
"Hold On! I'm Comin'" [73]
Sam & Dave |
Lou Rawls Live! [74]
Lou Rawls |
"Almost Persuaded" [75]
David Houston |
My World [76]
Eddy Arnold |
| 1967 |
"To Sir with Love" [77]
Lulu |
More of The Monkees [78]
The Monkees |
"Respect" [79]
Aretha Franklin |
Greatest Hits [80]
The Temptations |
"All the Time" [81]
Jack Greene |
There Goes My Everything [82]
Jack Greene |
| 1968 |
"Hey Jude" [83]
The Beatles |
Are You Experienced [84]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
"Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud" [85]
James Brown |
Lady Soul [86]
Aretha Franklin |
"Folsom Prison Blues" [87]
Johnny Cash |
By the Time I Get to Phoenix [88]
Glen Campbell |
| 1969 |
"Sugar, Sugar" [89]
The Archies |
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida [90]
Iron Butterfly |
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" [91]
Jr. Walker and the All Stars |
Cloud Nine [92]
The Temptations |
"My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" [93]
Bill Anderson |
Wichita Lineman [94]
Glen Campbell |
| 1970 |
"Bridge over Troubled Water" [95]
Simon & Garfunkel |
Bridge over Troubled Water [96]
Simon & Garfunkel |
"I'll Be There" [97]
Jackson 5 |
The Isaac Hayes Movement [98]
Isaac Hayes |
"Hello Darlin'" [99]
Conway Twitty |
The Best of Charley Pride [100]
Charley Pride |
| 1971 |
"Joy to the World" [101]
Three Dog Night |
Jesus Christ Superstar [102]
Soundtrack |
"Mr. Big Stuff" [103]
Jean Knight |
...To Be Continued [104]
Isaac Hayes |
"Easy Loving" [105]
Freddie Hart |
Rose Garden [106]
Lynn Anderson |
| 1972 |
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" [107]
Roberta Flack |
Harvest [108]
Neil Young |
"Let's Stay Together" [109]
Al Green |
Revolution of the Mind: Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. III [110]
James Brown |
"My Hang-Up Is You" [111]
Freddie Hart |
The Best of Charley Pride, Vol. 2 [112]
Charley Pride |
| 1973 |
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree" [113]
Tony Orlando and Dawn |
The World Is a Ghetto [114]
War |
"Let's Get It On" [115]
Marvin Gaye |
I'm Still in Love with You [116]
Al Green |
"You've Never Been This Far Before" [117]
Conway Twitty |
Behind Closed Doors [118]
Charlie Rich |
| 1974 |
"The Way We Were" [119]
Barbra Streisand |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [120]
Elton John |
"Feel Like Makin' Love" [121]
Roberta Flack |
Ship Ahoy [122]
O'Jays |
"There Won't Be Anymore" [123]
Charlie Rich |
Behind Closed Doors [124]
Charlie Rich |
| 1975 |
"Love Will Keep Us Together" [125]
Captain & Tennille |
Elton John's Greatest Hits [126]
Elton John |
"Fight the Power Pt. 1" [127]
Isley Brothers |
That's the Way of the World [128]
Earth, Wind & Fire |
"Rhinestone Cowboy" [129]
Glen Campbell |
Back Home Again [130]
John Denver |
| 1976 |
"Silly Love Songs" [131]
Wings |
Frampton Comes Alive [132]
Peter Frampton |
"Disco Lady" [133]
Johnnie Taylor |
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan [134]
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan |
"Convoy" [135]
C.W. McCall |
The Sound in Your Mind [136]
Willie Nelson |
| 1977 |
"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" [137]
Rod Stewart |
Rumours [138]
Fleetwood Mac |
"Float On" [139]
The Floaters |
Songs in the Key of Life [140]
Stevie Wonder |
"Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" [141]
Waylon Jennings |
Ol' Waylon [142]
Waylon Jennings |
| 1978 |
"Shadow Dancing" [143]
Andy Gibb |
Saturday Night Fever [144]
Soundtrack |
"Serpentine Fire" [145]
Earth, Wind & Fire |
All 'N All [146]
Earth, Wind & Fire |
"Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"/"I Can Get Off on You" [147]
Waylon & Willie |
Stardust [148]
Willie Nelson |
| 1979 |
"My Sharona" [149]
The Knack |
52nd Street [150]
Billy Joel |
"Good Times" [151]
Chic |
C'est Chic [152]
Chic |
"I Just Fall in Love Again" [153]
Anne Murray |
The Gambler [154]
Kenny Rogers |
| 1980 |
"Call Me" [155]
Blondie |
The Wall [156]
Pink Floyd |
"Let's Get Serious" [157]
Jermaine Jackson |
Off the Wall [158]
Michael Jackson |
"My Heart"/"Silent Night (After the Fight)" [159]
Ronnie Milsap |
Kenny [160]
Kenny Rogers |
| 1981 |
"Bette Davis Eyes" [161]
Kim Carnes |
Hi Infidelity [162]
REO Speedwagon |
"Endless Love" [163]
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie |
Street Songs [164]
Rick James |
"Fire and Smoke" [165]
Earl Thomas Conley |
9 to 5 and Odd Jobs [166]
Dolly Parton |
| 1982 |
"Physical" [167]
Olivia Newton-John |
Asia [168]
Asia |
"That Girl" [169]
Stevie Wonder |
Raise! [170]
Earth, Wind & Fire |
"Always on My Mind" [171]
Willie Nelson |
Always on My Mind [172]
Willie Nelson |
| 1983 |
"Every Breath You Take" [173]
The Police |
Thriller [174]
Michael Jackson |
"Sexual Healing" [175]
Marvin Gaye |
Thriller [176]
Michael Jackson |
"José Cuervo" [177]
Shelly West |
Mountain Music [178]
Alabama |
| 1984 |
"When Doves Cry" [179]
Prince |
Thriller [180]
Michael Jackson |
"When Doves Cry" [181]
Prince |
Can't Slow Down [182]
Lionel Richie |
"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" [183]
Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson |
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown [184]
Ricky Skaggs |
| 1985 |
"Careless Whisper" [185]
Wham! featuring George Michael |
Born in the U.S.A. [186]
Bruce Springsteen |
"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" [187]
Freddie Jackson |
Emergency [188]
Kool & the Gang |
"Lost in the Fifties Tonight" [189]
Ronnie Milsap |
40-Hour Week [190]
Alabama |
| 1986 |
"That's What Friends Are For" [191]
Dionne & Friends |
Whitney Houston [192]
Whitney Houston |
"On My Own" [193]
Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald |
Whitney Houston [194]
Whitney Houston |
"Never Be You" [195]
Rosanne Cash |
Rockin' with the Rhythm [196]
The Judds |
| 1987 |
"Walk Like an Egyptian" [197]
The Bangles |
Slippery When Wet [198]
Bon Jovi |
"Stop to Love" [199]
Luther Vandross |
Just Like the First Time [200]
Freddie Jackson |
"Give Me Wings" [201]
Michael Johnson |
Storms of Life [202]
Randy Travis |
| 1988 |
"Faith" [203]
George Michael |
Faith [204]
George Michael |
"I Want Her" [205]
Keith Sweat |
Make It Last Forever [206]
Keith Sweat |
"Don't Close Your Eyes" [207]
Keith Whitley |
Always & Forever [208]
Randy Travis |
| 1989 |
"Look Away" [209]
Chicago |
Don't Be Cruel [210]
Bobby Brown |
"Superwoman" [211]
Karyn White |
Guy [212]
Guy |
"A Better Man" [213]
Clint Black |
Loving Proof [214]
Ricky Van Shelton |
| 1990 |
"Hold On" [215]
Wilson Phillips |
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 [216]
Janet Jackson |
"Hold On" [217]
En Vogue |
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 [218]
Janet Jackson |
"Nobody's Home" [219]
Clint Black |
Killin' Time [220]
Clint Black |
| 1991 |
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" [221]
Bryan Adams |
Mariah Carey [222]
Mariah Carey |
"Written All Over Your Face" [223]
Rude Boys |
I'm Your Baby Tonight [224]
Whitney Houston |
"Don't Rock the Jukebox" [225]
Alan Jackson |
No Fences [226]
Garth Brooks |
| 1992 |
"End of the Road" [227]
Boyz II Men |
Ropin' the Wind [228]
Garth Brooks |
"Come and Talk to Me" [229]
Jodeci |
Forever My Lady [230]
Jodeci |
"I Saw the Light" [231]
Wynonna |
Ropin' the Wind [232]
Garth Brooks |
| 1993 |
"I Will Always Love You" [233]
Whitney Houston |
The Bodyguard [234]
Soundtrack |
"I Will Always Love You" [235]
Whitney Houston |
The Bodyguard [236]
Soundtrack |
"Chattahoochee" [237]
Alan Jackson |
Some Gave All [238]
Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 1994 |
"The Sign"[239]
Ace of Base |
The Sign [240]
Ace of Base |
"Bump n' Grind" [241]
R. Kelly |
Doggy Style [242]
Snoop Doggy Dogg |
"I Swear" [243]
John Michael Montgomery |
Not a Moment Too Soon [244]
Tim McGraw |
| 1995 |
"Gangsta's Paradise" [245]
Coolio featuring L.V. |
Cracked Rear View [246]
Hootie & the Blowfish |
"Creep" [247]
TLC |
My Life [248]
Mary J. Blige |
"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" [249]
John Michael Montgomery |
The Hits [250]
Garth Brooks |
| 1996 |
"Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) [251]
Los del Río |
Jagged Little Pill [252]
Alanis Morissette |
"You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow" [253]
Toni Braxton |
The Score [254]
Fugees |
"My Maria" [255]
Brooks & Dunn |
The Woman in Me [256]
Shania Twain |
| 1997 |
"Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" [257]
Elton John |
Spice [258]
Spice Girls |
"In My Bed" [259]
Dru Hill |
Life After Death [260]
The Notorious B.I.G. |
"It's Your Love" [261]
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill |
Blue [262]
LeAnn Rimes |
| 1998 |
"Too Close" [263]
Next |
Titanic [264]
Soundtrack |
"Too Close" [265]
Next |
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill [266]
Lauryn Hill |
"Just to See You Smile" [267]
Tim McGraw |
Sevens [268]
Garth Brooks |
| 1999 |
"Believe" [269]
Cher |
Millennium [270]
Backstreet Boys |
"Fortunate" [271]
Maxwell |
400 Degreez [272]
Juvenile |
"Amazed" [273]
Lonestar |
Come On Over [274]
Shania Twain |
| 2000 |
"Breathe" [275]
Faith Hill |
No Strings Attached [276]
'N Sync |
"Let's Get Married" [277]
Jagged Edge |
Dr. Dre - 2001 [278]
Dr. Dre |
How Do You Like Me Now?! [279]
Toby Keith |
Fly [280]
Dixie Chicks |
| 2001 |
"Hanging by a Moment" [281]
Lifehouse |
1 [282]
The Beatles |
"Fiesta" [283]
R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z |
TP-2.Com [284]
R. Kelly |
"Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" [285]
Brooks & Dunn |
Greatest Hits [286]
Tim McGraw |
| 2002 |
"How You Remind Me" [287]
Nickelback |
The Eminem Show [288]
Eminem |
"Foolish" [289]
Ashanti |
The Eminem Show [290]
Eminem |
"The Good Stuff" [291]
Kenny Chesney |
O Brother, Where Are Thou? [292]
Soundtrack |
| 2003 |
"In da Club" [293]
50 Cent |
Get Rich or Die Tryin' [294]
50 Cent |
"In Da Club" [295]
50 Cent |
Get Rich or Die Tryin' [296]
50 Cent |
"My Front Porch Looking In" [297]
Lonestar |
Up! [298]
Shania Twain |
| 2004 |
"Yeah!" [299]
Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris |
Confessions [300]
Usher |
"If I Ain't Got You" [301]
Alicia Keys |
Confessions [302]
Usher |
"Live Like You Were Dying" [303]
Tim McGraw |
Shock'n Y'all [304]
Toby Keith |
| 2005 |
"We Belong Together" [305]
Mariah Carey |
The Massacre [306]
50 Cent |
"Let Me Love You" [307]
Mario |
The Massacre [308]
50 Cent |
"That's What I Love About Sunday" [309]
Craig Morgan |
Greatest Hits [310]
Shania Twain |
| 2006 |
"Bad Day" [311]
Daniel Powter |
Some Hearts [312]
Carrie Underwood |
"Be Without You" [313]
Mary J. Blige |
The Breakthrough [313]
Mary J. Blige |
"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" [314]
Rodney Atkins |
Some Hearts [315]
Carrie Underwood |
| 2007 |
"Irreplaceable" [316]
Beyoncé |
Daughtry [316]
Daughtry |
"Lost Without U" [317]
Robin Thicke |
Kingdom Come [318]
Jay-Z |
"Watching You" [319]
Rodney Atkins |
Some Hearts [315]
Carrie Underwood |
| 2008 |
"Low" [320]
Flo Rida featuring T-Pain |
As I Am [321]
Alicia Keys |
"Like You'll Never See Me Again" [322]
Alicia Keys |
As I Am [323]
Alicia Keys |
"Just Got Started Lovin' You" [324]
James Otto |
Long Road out of Eden [325]
Eagles |
| 2009 |
"Boom Boom Pow" [326]
The Black Eyed Peas |
Fearless [327]
Taylor Swift |
"Blame It" [328]
Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain |
I Am... Sasha Fierce [329]
Beyoncé |
"I Run to You" [330]
Lady Antebellum |
Fearless [331]
Taylor Swift |
| 2010 |
"Tik Tok" [332]
Kesha |
I Dreamed a Dream [333]
Susan Boyle |
"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" [334]
Alicia Keys |
Recovery [335]
Eminem |
"Love Like Crazy" [336]
Lee Brice |
Need You Now [337]
Lady Antebellum |
| 2011 |
"Rolling in the Deep" [338]
Adele |
21 [339]
Adele |
"Sure Thing" [340]
Miguel |
Tha Carter IV [341]
Lil Wayne |
"Crazy Girl" [342]
Eli Young Band |
Speak Now [343]
Taylor Swift |
| 2012 |
"Somebody That I Used to Know" [344]
Gotye featuring Kimbra |
21 [345]
Adele |
"Love on Top" [346]
Beyoncé |
Take Care [347]
Drake |
"Time Is Love" [348]
Josh Turner |
Red [349]
Taylor Swift |