A Caffè  Lattè spotlight on:

 

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S

LAST NEW #1

of the Years

1955-2024

 

These are the last new songs to reach #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100, spanning the years 1955-2024*.

*In later years where Mariah Carey has repeatedly ended the year at #1 with “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, the song has only been listed once. The songs that reached #1 prior to its return have been included instead. An asterisk indicates where Carey ended the year at the top.

 

1955 SIXTEEN TONS Tennessee Ernie Ford

1956 SINGIN’ THE BLUES Guy Mitchell

1957 APRIL LOVE Pat Boone

1958 THE CHIPMUNK SONG (CHRISTMAS DON’T BE LATE)

              Alvin & The Chipmunks & David Seville

1959 WHY Frankie Avalon

1960 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley

1961 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (WIMOWEH) The Tokens

1962 TELSTAR The Tornados

1963 DOMINIQUE The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

1964 I FEEL FINE The Beatles

1965 OVER AND OVER The Dave Clark Five

1966 I’M A BELIEVER The Monkees

1967 HELLO, GOODBYE The Beatles

1968 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye

1969 SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER

             Diana Ross & The Supremes

1970 MY SWEET LORD George Harrison

1971 BRAND NEW KEY Melanie

1972 ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul

1973 TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce

1974 ANGIE BABY Helen Reddy

1975 LET’S DO IT AGAIN The Staple Singers

1976 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) Rod Stewart

1977 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Bee Gees

1978 LE FREAK Chic

1979 ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) Rupert Holmes

1980 (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER John Lennon

1981 PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John

1982 MANEATER Hall & Oates

1983 SAY SAY SAY Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

1984 LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna

1985 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie

1986 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles      

1987 FAITH George Michael

1988 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN Poison

1989 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE Phil Collins

1990 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (THE POSTMAN SONG) Stevie B

1991 BLACK OR WHITE Michael Jackson

1992 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Whitney Houston

1993 HERO Mariah Carey

1994 HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER Ini Kamozi

1995 ONE SWEET DAY Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

1996 UN-BREAK MY HEART Toni Braxton

1997 CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 /

              SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT Elton John

1998 I’M YOUR ANGEL R. Kelly & Celine Dion

1999 SMOOTH Santana ftg. Rob Thomas

2000 INDEPENDENT WOMEN Pt. 1 Destiny’s Child

2001 HOW YOU REMIND ME Nickelback

2002 LOSE YOURSELF Eminem

2003 HEY YA! Outkast

2004 DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT Snoop Dogg ftg. Pharrell

2005 DON’T FORGET ABOUT US Mariah Carey

2006 IRREPLACEABLE Beyoncé

2007 NO ONE Alicia Keys

2008 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) Beyoncé

2009 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND Jay-Z ftg. Alicia Keys

2010 FIREWORK Katy Perry

2011 WE FOUND LOVE Rihanna ftg. Calvin Harris

2012 LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN Bruno Mars

2013 THE MONSTER Eminem ftg. Rihanna

2014 BLANK SPACE Taylor Swift

2015 HELLO Adele

2016 BLACK BEATLES Rae Sremmurd ftg. Gucci Mane

2017 PERFECT DUET Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé

2018 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande

2019 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey

2020 WILLOW Taylor Swift

2021 EASY ON ME Adele*

2022 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift*

2023 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Brenda Lee*

2024 SQUABBLE UP Kendrick Lamar*