Top Songs Listed by Year

The music history of the United States includes many styles of folk, popular and classical music. Some of the best-known genres of American music are blues, rock and roll, and country. The history began with the Native Americans, the first people to populate North America.

Scott Joplin — The Entertainer
Jonah Jones — Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)
George Evans — Moments
Louis Armstrong — New Orleans Function
George M. Cohan — Over There

Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra Minnie the Moocher 1931
Fred Astaire & Leo Reisman "Night & Day" 1932
Ethel Waters Stormy Weather 1933
Benny Goodman Moon Glow 1934
Fred Astaire Cheek to Cheek 1935
Bing Crosby Pennies From Heaven 1936
Benny Goodman Sing, Sing, Sing 1937
Artie Shaw Begin the Beguine 1938
Judy Garland Over the Rainbow 1939

1940 Star Dust - Artie Shaw
1941 Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington
1942 House of the Rising Sun - Lead Belly
1943 (Goodnight) Irene - Lead Belly
1944 I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday
1945 Salt Peanuts - Dizzy Gillespie
1946 Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan
1947 Move It On Over - Hank Williams
1948 Boogie Chillen' - John Lee Hooker
1949 Lost Highway - Hank Williams

1950 Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
1951 Because of You - Tony Bennett
1952 Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer
1953 Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett
1954 Hey There - Rosemary Clooney
1955 Maybellene - Chuck Berry
1956 16 Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
1957 Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone
1958 Yakety Yak - The Coasters
1959 Venus - Frankie Avalon

1960 Will YoU still love Me Tomorrow - Shirelles
1961 Stand By Me - Ben E. King
1962 Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's
1963 Louie Louie - Kingsmen
1964 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling-Righteous Brothers
1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
1966 Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
1967 Respect - Aretha Franklin
1968 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
1969 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

1970 Layla - Derek And The Dominos
1971 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
1972 Superstition - Stevie Wonder
1973 Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
1974 No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley and the Wailers
1975 Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
1976 Hotel California - Eagles
1977 Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
1978 I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
1979 Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd

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 Warwick
1987 Walk Like An Egyptian - 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 (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio
1997 Candle In The Wind - Elton John
1998 Too Close - Next
1999 Believe - Cher

2000 Breathe - Faith Hill
2001 Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera & Lil' Kim
2002 A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
2003 Crazy In Love - Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z
2004 The Reason - Hoobastank
2005 We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
2006 Bad Day - Daniel Powter
2007 Irreplaceable - Beyonce
2008 Low Poe Boy - FLO RIDA featuring / T-PAIN
2009 Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas
2010 Telephone - Lady Gaga