Atlanta, Hip-Hop and Crunk ‘n B rule in a year when every #1 is by a Black artist. Filesharing and mixtapes skew the charts, but along with reality TV and social media, Usher’s Confessions quenches Millennials’ thirst for deeper connections, sells a million its first week and scores three #1s. And Maroon 5 breaks out with two songs on the chart for 40+ weeks while everyone shakes it like a Polaroid picture listening to Outkast!

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Usher
2. Alicia Keys
3. Maroon 5

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 4-WAY TIE: Usher/Twista/Kenny Chesney/Nelly (4)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 27.0 years

#1 Songs   List of #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. OutKast – Hey Ya! (December ’03, 9 wks)
2. OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown – The Way You Move (February, 1 wk)
3. Twista feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx – Slow Jamz (February, 1 wk)
4. Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris – Yeah! (February, 12 wks)
5. Usher – Burn (May, 8 wks)
6. Fantasia – I Believe (July, 1 wk)
7. Usher – Confessions Part II (July, 2 wks)
8. Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim – Slow Motion (August, 2 wks)
9. Terror Squad – Lean Back (August, 3 wks)
10. Ciara feat. Petey Pablo – Goodies (September, 7 wks)
11. Usher & Alicia Keys, Beyonce & JD – My Boo (October, 6 wks)