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#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 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. The Weeknd
2. Pop Smoke
3. Dua Lipa

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• Lil Uzi Vert (33)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 28.5 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #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. Selena Gomez – Lose You to Love Me (November ’19, 1 wk)
2. Post Malone – Circles (November ’19, 3 wks)
3. The Weeknd – Heartless (December ’19, 1 wk)
4. Roddy Ricch – The Box (January, 11 wks)
5. The Weeknd – Blinding Lights (April, 4 wks)
6. Drake – Toosie Slide (April, 1 wk)
7. THE SCOTTS, Travis Scott & Kid Cudi – The Scotts (May, 1 wk)
8. Doja Cat feat. Nicki Minaj – Say So (May, 1 wk)
9. Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – Stuck with U (May, 1 wk)
10. Megan Thee Stallion – Savage (May, 1 wk)
11. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande – Rain on Me (June, 1 wk)
12. DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch – Rockstar (June, 7 wks)
13. 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj – Trollz (June, 1 wk)
14. Taylor Swift – Cardigan (August, 1 wk)
15. Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar (August, 1 wk)
16. Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – WAP (August, 4 wks)
17. BTS – Dynamite (September, 3 wks)
18. Travis Scott feat. Young Thug & M.I.A. – Franchise (October, 1 wk)
19. Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo – Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) (October, 1 wk)
20. BTS – Life Goes On (December, 1 wk)
21. Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You (December, 2 wks)

Metal continues its surge as Guns n’ Roses swaps glam for grit and Poison scores with an acoustic Power Ballad. Three of the year’s top hits are ’60s vets, but George Michael and Bobby Brown are now mature Solo Acts, Tiffany graduates from the mall, Rick Astley owns the dancefloor and INXS follows U2 out of the New Wave and onto Pop’s main stage.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 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. George Michael
2. INXS
3. Def Leppard

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• Michael Jackson (5)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 29.6 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #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. George Harrison – Got My Mind Set on You (January, 1 wk)
2. Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel (January, 1 wk)
3. INXS – Need You Tonight (January, 1 wk)
4. Tiffany – Could’ve Been (February, 2 wks)
5. Exposé – Seasons Change (February, 1 wk)
6. George Michael – Father Figure (February, 2 wks)
7. Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up (March, 2 wks)
8. Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror (March, 2 wks)
9. Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car (April, 2 wks)
10. Whitney Houston – Where Do Broken Hearts Go (April, 2 wks)
11. Terence Trent D’Arby – Wishing Well (May, 1 wk)
12. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – Anything for You (May, 2 wks)
13. George Michael – One More Try (May, 3 wks)
14. Rick Astley – Together Forever (Remix) (June, 1 wk)
15. Debbie Gibson – Foolish Beat (June, 1 wk)
16. Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana (July, 1 wk)
17. Cheap Trick – The Flame (July, 2 wks)
18. Richard Marx – Hold on to the Nights (July, 1 wk)
19. Steve Winwood – Roll with It (July, 4 wks)
20. George Michael – Monkey (August, 2 wks)
21. Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine (September, 2 wks)
22. Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy (Edit) (September, 2 wks)
23. Def Leppard – Love Bites (October, 1 wk)
24. UB40 – Red Red Wine (October, 1 wk)
25. Phil Collins – Groovy Kind of Love (October, 2 wks)
26. The Beach Boys – Kokomo (November, 1 wk)
27. The Escape Club – Wild, Wild West (November, 1 wk)
28. Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine (November, 2 wks)
29. Will to Power – Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (December, 1 wk)
30. Chicago – Look Away (December, 2 wks)
31. Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn (December, 3 wks)
32. Bobby Brown – My Prerogative (January ’89, 1 wk)

The curtain falls on the Album Era as CD sales collapse and the à la carte song download becomes Pop’s new basic unit. Meanwhile it’s peak American Idol, Hip-Hop’s Bling Era yields to Timbaland’s sleek futurism on the new Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado hits, Chris Brown bursts in as R&B’s new Teen Sensation and ringtones reshape songwriting and production now that cell phones can blare actual song clips!

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 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. Chris Brown
2. Pussycat Dolls
3. Rascal Flatts

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• Hannah Montana (7)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 28.4 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #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. Chris Brown – Run It! (November ’05, 5 wks)
2. D4L – Laffy Taffy (January, 1 wk)
3. Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp – Grillz (January, 2 wks)
4. Beyonce feat. Slim Thug – Check on It (February, 5 wks)
5. James Blunt – You’re Beautiful (March, 1 wk)
6. Ne-Yo – So Sick (March, 2 wks)
7. Sean Paul – Temperature (April, 1 wk)
8. Daniel Powter – Bad Day (April, 5 wks)
9. Rihanna – SOS (May, 3 wks)
10. Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone – Ridin’ (June, 2 wks)
11. Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean – Hips Don’t Lie (June, 2 wks)
12. Taylor Hicks – Do I Make You Proud (July, 1 wk)
13. Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland – Promiscuous (July, 6 wks)
14. Fergie – London Bridge (August, 3 wks)
15. Justin Timberlake – SexyBack (September, 7 wks)
16. Ludacris feat. Pharrell – Money Maker (October, 2 wks)
17. Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. – My Love (November, 3 wks)

It’s lightsabers, mirror balls, and “malaise” as Star Wars conquers the box office, Disco digs in, and everything else circles the drain. With a sputtering economy and grim headlines, Pop turns inward—soft Ballads, mellow vibes and confessional lyrics offering gentler, more comforting escapes from reality. Meanwhile, TV abandons gritty realism for Nostalgia and Fantasy while radio embraces crossover hits to hold it all together—but just barely.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 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. Fleetwood Mac
2. The Steve Miller Band
3. Leo Sayer

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 12-WAY TIE: Fleetwood Mac/Leo Sayer/Steve Miller Band/Stevie Wonder/KC & The Sunshine Band/Linda Ronstadt/Rose Royce/KISS/Bay City Rollers/Hall & Oates/Heart/Atlanta Rhythm Section (4)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 29.3 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #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. Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel like Dancing (January, 1 wk)
2. Stevie Wonder – I Wish (January, 1 wk)
3. Rose Royce – Car Wash (January, 1 wk)
4. Mary MacGregor – Torn Between Two Lovers (February, 2 wks)
5. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded by the Light (February, 1 wk)
6. Eagles – New Kid in Town (February, 1 wk)
7. Barbra Streisand – Love Theme from a Star Is Born (Evergreen) (March, 3 wks)
8. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Rich Girl (March, 2 wks)
9. ABBA – Dancing Queen (April, 1 wk)
10. David Soul – Don’t Give Up on Us (April, 1 wk)
11. Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way (April, 1 wk)
12. Glen Campbell – Southern Nights (April, 1 wk)
13. Eagles – Hotel California (May, 1 wk)
14. Leo Sayer – When I Need You (May, 1 wk)
15. Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke (May, 3 wks)
16. KC & The Sunshine Band – I’m Your Boogie Man (June, 1 wk)
17. Fleetwood Mac – Dreams (June, 1 wk)
18. Marvin Gaye – Got to Give It Up (Part 1) (June, 1 wk)
19. Bill Conti – Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) (July, 1 wk)
20. Alan O’Day – Undercover Angel (July, 1 wk)
21. Shaun Cassidy – Da Doo Ron Ron (July, 1 wk)
22. Barry Manilow – Looks like We Made It (July, 1 wk)
23. Andy Gibb – I Just Want to Be Your Everything (July, 4 wks)
24. The Emotions – Best of My Love (August, 5 wks)
25. Meco – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (Medley) (October, 2 wks)
26. Debby Boone – You Light Up My Life (October, 10 wks)

America is coming apart at the seams—Tet, MLK and RFK assassinated, a street brawl in downtown Chicago as cops crack down hard on Hippie Protesters at the DNC. But the over 30 Easy Listening set starts embracing youth sounds and culture, The Beatles and Supremes are back on top, Otis Redding scores the first posthumous #1 after perishing in a plane crash, and a tearjerker is one of the year’s top hits. Is it really “the worst song of all time?”

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 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. Aretha Franklin
2. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
3. The Beatles

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• Aretha Franklin (10)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 27.7 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #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. The Beatles – Hello Goodbye (December ’67, 3 wks)
2. John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) (January, 2 wks)
3. The Lemon Pipers – Green Tambourine (February, 1 wk)
4. Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra – Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) (February, 5 wks)
5. Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay (March, 4 wks)
6. Bobby Goldsboro – Honey (April, 5 wks)
7. Archie Bell & the Drells – Tighten Up (May, 2 wks)
8. Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson (June, 3 wks)
9. Herb Alpert – This Guy’s in Love with You (June, 4 wks)
10. Hugh Masekela – Grazing in the Grass (July, 2 wks)
11. The Doors – Hello, I Love You (August, 2 wks)
12. The Rascals – People Got to Be Free (August, 5 wks)
13. Jeannie C. Riley – Harper Valley P.T.A. (September, 1 wk)
14. The Beatles – Hey Jude (September, 9 wks)
15. Diana Ross & The Supremes – Love Child (November, 2 wks)

EDM-Pop’s “definitive anthem” starts the year squaring off against the genre’s goofy self-parody, but mid-year, Billboard incorporates on-demand streaming into the Hot100 and the internet becomes Pop’s main stage, with oddball viral hits ruling all Summer in “The Year of the Newcomer.” Meanwhile, Gen-Z flexes on the charts with British Boy Bands and Glee, and Maroon 5 cracks the code on radio.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 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. Rihanna
2. Flo Rida
3. Maroon 5

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• Glee Cast (26)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 28.9 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #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. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – We Found Love (November ’11, 10 wks)
2. LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It (January, 2 wks)
3. Adele – Set Fire to the Rain (February, 2 wks)
4. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) (February, 3 wks)
5. Katy Perry – Part of Me (March, 1 wk)
6. Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – We Are Young (March, 6 wks)
7. Gotye feat. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know (April, 8 wks)
8. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (June, 9 wks)
9. Flo Rida – Whistle (August, 2 wks)
10. Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (September, 3 wks)
11. Maroon 5 – One More Night (September, 9 wks)

Country and Folk crash the Pop charts and two versions of a film noir theme hit #1 as Nostalgia digs in, suburbia sprawls, Korea ignites, Joe McCarthy hunts Reds and spy scandals dominate the headlines. Meanwhile, it’s Bing Crosby’s swan song in the top ten, the two top Female Singers of the ’50s notch their first #1s, and the year’s top hit is by a Black Singer.

#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 that spent most of their chart runs in the year

1. Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
2. Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye
3. The Ames Brothers

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

• Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (12)

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

• 32.9

#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. The Ames Brothers – Rag Mop (February, 1 wk)
2. Red Foley – Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (February, 5 wks)
3. Teresa Brewer with The Dixieland All Stars – (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! (March, 4 wks)
4. Eileen Barton with The New Yorkers – If I Knew You Were Comin’ (I’d’ve Baked a Cake) (April, 5 wks)
5. Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians – The 3rd Man Theme (May, 2 wks)
6. Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, vocal Don Cornell – It Isn’t Fair (May, 2 wks)
7. The Ames Brothers – Sentimental Me (June, 1 wk)
8. Anton Karas – “The Third Man” Theme (June, 1 wk)
9. The Andrews Sisters – I Wanna Be Loved (June, 2 wks)
10. Nat King Cole – Mona Lisa (July, 9 wks)
11. Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra & The Weavers – Goodnight Irene (August, 10 wks)
12. Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, vocal Tony Alamo & The Kaydets – Harbor Lights (November, 4 wks)
13. Patti Page – All My Love (Bolero) (November, 1 wk)

The Iraq War ratchets up the tension and Hip-Hop is there for fist-pumping and blissed-out escape while Rock’s top hits offer a shoulder to cry on. Meanwhile, Beyonce goes solo and scores two #1s, 50 Cent conquers the charts with “In da Club” and Sean Paul injects Dancehall riddims into Pop’s mainstream with “Get Busy.” And it’s all there for just 99¢ an mp3 on the 100% legal iTunes Store launched by Apple in March!

#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. 50 Cent
2. R. Kelly
3. Christina Aguilera

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

• Tie: 50 Cent/R. Kelly

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

• 26.3 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. B2K feat. P. Diddy – Bump, Bump, Bump (February, 1 wk)
2. Jennifer Lopez feat. LL Cool J – All I Have (February, 4 wks)
3. 50 Cent – In Da Club (March, 9 wks)
4. Sean Paul – Get Busy (May, 3 wks)
5. 50 Cent feat. Nate Dogg – 21 Questions (May, 4 wks)
6. Clay Aiken – This Is the Night (June, 2 wks)
7. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – Crazy in Love (July, 8 wks)
8. Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee – Shake Ya Tailfeather (September, 4 wks)
9. Beyoncé feat. Sean Paul – Baby Boy (October, 9 wks)
10. Ludacris feat. Shawnna – Stand Up (December, 1 wk)

#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 that spent most of their chart runs in the year

1. Dick Haymes
2. Art Mooney & His Orchestra
3. Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra

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

• The Andrews Sisters (7)

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

• 35.7

#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. Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra, vocal Vaughn Monroe & The Moon Maids – Ballerina (December ’47, 8 wks)
2. Art Mooney & His Orchestra – I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (February, 4 wks)
3. Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour & The Brazilians – Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me) (March, 9 wks)
4. Ken Griffin at the Organ, vocal Jerry Wayne – You Can’t Be True Dear (May, 1 wk)
5. King Cole – Nature Boy (May, 6 wks)
6. Kay Kyser & His Orchestra, vocal Gloria Wood – Woody Wood-Pecker (July, 7 wks)
7. Al Trace & His New Orchestra, vocal Bob Vincent – You Call Everybody Darlin’ (August, 6 wks)
8. Pee Wee Hunt & His Orchestra – Twelfth Street Rag (August, 6 wks)
9. Margaret Whiting – A Tree in the Meadow (October, 1 wk)
10. Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys – Buttons and Bows (November, 10 wks)

Post-Grunge and Smooth R&B Slow Jams hang on as Millennial Teen Pop ramps up, Total Request Live debuts on MTV, Apple ships the iMac and Drudge breaks the Clinton-Lewinski scandal, the first online news coup. Meanwhile, Retro Kitch conquers radio, matchbox 20 gets sued by their old Band and Titanic breaks box office records while supplying ’90s Pop Divadom’s spectacular chart finale.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Billboard Radio Songs entries 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 (on the Billboard Radio Songs chart) during the calendar year

1. Matchbox Twenty
2. Backstreet Boys
3. Usher

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

• 4-WAY TIE: Backstreet Boys/Usher/Janet/Madonna (3)

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

• 27.4 years

#1 Songs   List of Billboard Radio Songs #1's 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. Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (January, 10 wks)
2. Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply (April, 5 wks)
3. Natalie Imbruglia – Torn (May, 11 wks)
4. Goo Goo Dolls – Iris (August, 18 wks)
5. Aerosmith – I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (October, 1 wk)