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 5^th 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