A Caffè Lattè spotlight on:
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S
No. 1 SONG
of the Year
At the end of each year, Billboard Magazine reports on the top song of the year. These are the ones that have achieved this since The Rock Era began, spanning the years 1956-2024.
1956 DON’T BE CRUEL / HOUND DOG Elvis Presley
1957 ALL SHOOK UP Elvis Presley
1958 AT THE HOP Danny & The Juniors
1959 MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin
1960 THE THEME FROM ‘A SUMMER PLACE’
Percy Faith & His Orchestra
1961 TOSSIN’ & TURNIN’ Bobby Lewis
1962 I CAN’T STOP LOVIN’ YOU Ray Charles
1963 SUGAR SHACK Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
1964 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND The Beatles
1965 (I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION The Rolling Stones
1966 I’M A BELIEVER The Monkees
1967 TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu
1968 HEY JUDE The Beatles
1969 AQUARIUS / LET THE SUNSHINE IN
(THE FLESH FAILURES) The 5th Dimension
1970 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel
1971 JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night
1972 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack
1973 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack
1974 THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand
1975 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER Captain & Tennille
1976 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) Rod Stewart
1977 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Debby Boone
1978 NIGHT FEVER Bee Gees
1979 MY SHARONA The Knack
1980 LADY Kenny Rogers
1981 PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John
1982 I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
1983 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police
1984 LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna
1985 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
1986 THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends
1987 FAITH George Michael
1988 ROLL WITH IT Steve Winwood
1989 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE Phil Collins
1990 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (THE POSTMAN SONG) Stevie B
1991 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU Bryan Adams
1992 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Whitney Houston
1993 DREAMLOVER Mariah Carey
1994 I’LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU Boyz II Men
1995 ONE SWEET DAY Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
1996 MACARENA Bayside Boys Remix Los Del Rio
1997 CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 /
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
Elton John
1998 THE BOY IS MINE Brandy & Monica
1999 SMOOTH Santana ftg. Rob Thomas
2000 INDEPENDENT WOMEN Pt. 1 Destiny’s Child
2001 ALL FOR YOU Janet Jackson
2002 LOSE YOURSELF Eminem
2003 IN DA CLUB 50 Cent
2004 YEAH! Usher ftg. Lil Jon & Ludacris
2005 WE BELONG TOGETHER Mariah Carey
2006 BAD DAY Daniel Powter
2007 IRREPLACEABLE Beyoncé
2008 LOW Flo Rida ftg. T-Pain
2009 BOOM BOOM POW Black Eyed Peas
2010 TIK TOK Kesha
2011 ROLLING IN THE DEEP Adele
2012 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye ftg. Kimbra
2013 THRIFT SHOP Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ftg. Wanz
2014 HAPPY Pharrell Williams
2015 UPTOWN FUNK Mark Ronson ftg. Bruno Mars 2016
2016 LOVE YOURSELF Justin Bieber
2017 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran
2018 GOD’S PLAN Drake
2019 OLD TOWN ROAD Remix Lil Nas X ftg. Billy Ray Cyrus
2020 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd
2021 LEVITATING Dua Lipa
2022 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals
2023 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
2024 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
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