JANUARY 20
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THE 2010s

2010 TiK ToK Ke$ha Rhapsody iTunes

THE 2000s

2009 Just Dance Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis Rhapsody iTunes
2008 Low Flo Rida featuring T-Pain Rhapsody iTunes
2007 Irreplaceable Beyoncé Rhapsody iTunes
2006 Grillz Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp Rhapsody iTunes
2005 Let Me Love You Mario Rhapsody iTunes
2004 Hey Ya! OutKast Rhapsody iTunes
2003 Lose Yourself Eminem Rhapsody iTunes
2002 U Got It Bad Usher Rhapsody iTunes
2001 Independent Women Part I Destiny's Child Rhapsody iTunes
2000 What a Girl Wants Christina Aguilera Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1990s

1999 Have You Ever? Brandy Rhapsody iTunes
1998 Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden Rhapsody iTunes
1997 Un-Break My Heart Toni Braxton Rhapsody iTunes
1996 One Sweet Day Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men Rhapsody iTunes
1995 On Bended Knee Boyz II Men Rhapsody iTunes
1994 All for Love Bryan Adams/ Rod Stewart/ Sting Rhapsody iTunes
1993 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston Rhapsody iTunes
1992 All 4 Love Color Me Badd Rhapsody iTunes
1991 The First Time Surface Rhapsody iTunes
1990 How Am I Supposed to Live Without You Michael Bolton Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1980s

1989 Two Hearts Phil Collins Rhapsody iTunes
1988 The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson Rhapsody iTunes
1987 At This Moment Billy Vera & the Beaters Rhapsody iTunes
1986 That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends Rhapsody iTunes
1985 Like a Virgin Madonna Rhapsody iTunes
1984 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes Rhapsody iTunes
1983 Down Under Men at Work Rhapsody iTunes
1982 Physical Olivia Newton-John Rhapsody iTunes
1981 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon   iTunes
1980 Rock with You Michael Jackson Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1970s

1979 Le Freak Chic Rhapsody iTunes
1978 Baby Come Back Player Rhapsody iTunes
1977 I Wish Stevie Wonder Rhapsody iTunes
1976 Theme from 'Mahogany' (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Diana Ross Rhapsody iTunes
1975 Please Mr. Postman The Carpenters Rhapsody iTunes
1974 You're Sixteen Ringo Starr   iTunes
1973 You're So Vain Carly Simon Rhapsody iTunes
1972 American Pie Don McLean Rhapsody iTunes
1971 Knock Three Times Dawn Rhapsody iTunes
1970 Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head B.J. Thomas Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1960s

1969 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye Rhapsody iTunes
1968 Judy in Disguise (with Glasses) John Fred & His Playboy Band Rhapsody iTunes
1967 I'm a Believer The Monkees   iTunes
1966 The Sounds of Silence Simon & Garfunkel   iTunes
1965 Downtown Petula Clark Rhapsody iTunes
1964 There! I've Said It Again Bobby Vinton Rhapsody iTunes
1963 Walk Right In The Rooftop Singers Rhapsody iTunes
1962 The Twist Chubby Checker Rhapsody iTunes
1961 Wonderland by Night Bert Kaempfert Amazon  
1960 Running Bear Johnny Preston Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1950s

1959 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes The Platters Rhapsody iTunes
1958 At the Hop Danny & the Juniors Amazon  
1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell Rhapsody iTunes
1956 Memories Are Made of This Dean Martin Rhapsody iTunes
1955 Let Me Go, Lover Joan Weber Rhapsody iTunes
1954 Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) Eddie Fisher Rhapsody iTunes
1953 Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes Perry Como Rhapsody iTunes
1952 Cry Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads Rhapsody iTunes
1951 The Tennessee Waltz Patti Page Rhapsody iTunes
1950 I Can Dream, Can't I? The Andrews Sisters Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1940s

1949 A Little Bird Told Me Evelyn Knight Rhapsody iTunes
1948 Ballerina Vaughn Monroe Rhapsody iTunes
1947 The Old Lamp-Lighter Sammy Kaye   iTunes
1946 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Vaughn Monroe Rhapsody iTunes
1945 Don't Fence Me In Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters Rhapsody iTunes
1944 Paper Doll The Mills Brothers Rhapsody iTunes
1943 There Are Such Things Tommy Dorsey Rhapsody iTunes
1942 Chattanooga Choo Choo Glenn Miller Rhapsody iTunes
1941 Frenesi Artie Shaw Rhapsody iTunes
1940 Scatter-Brain Frankie Masters Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1930s

1939 Jeepers Creepers Al Donohue Wikipedia  
1938 Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen The Andrews Sisters Rhapsody iTunes
1937 Pennies from Heaven Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes
1936 The Music Goes Round and Round The Reilly-Farley Orchestra Wikipedia  
1935 The Object of My Affection The Boswell Sisters Rhapsody iTunes
1934 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1933 Night and Day Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman Rhapsody iTunes
1932 River, Stay 'Way from My Door Kate Smith with Guy Lombardo Rhapsody iTunes
1931 The Peanut Vendor Don Azpiazu Rhapsody iTunes
1930 Chant of the Jungle Roy Ingraham    

THE 1920s

1929 Sweethearts on Parade Guy Lombardo Rhapsody iTunes
1928 My Blue Heaven Gene Austin Rhapsody iTunes
1927 In a Little Spanish Town Paul Whiteman Download  
1926 The Prisoner's Song Vernon Dalhart Rhapsody iTunes
1925 All Alone Al Jolson Download  
1924 Charleston Arthur Gibbs   iTunes
1923 Toot Toot Tootsie (Goo'bye) Al Jolson   iTunes
1922 Wabash Blues Isham Jones Amazon  
1921 Whispering Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1920 I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now Al Jolson Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1910s

1919 ... "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?" by Bert Williams
1918 ... "Send Me Away with a Smile" by John McCormack
1917 ... "The Sunshine of Your Smile" by John McCormack
1916 ... "There's a Long, Long Trail" by James F. Harrison & James Reed
1915 ... "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" by John McCormack
1914 ... "Peg O' My Heart" by Charles Harrison
1913 ... "Row! Row! Row!" by Ada Jones
1912 ... "Down by the Old Mill Stream" by Harry MacDonough
1911 ... "Play That Barber-Shop Chord" by Bert Williams
1910 ... "Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet" by Haydn Quartet

THE 1900s

1909 ... "Good Evening, Caroline" by Frank Stanley & Elise Stevenson
1908 ... "My Dear" by Harry MacDonough
1907 ... "He's a Cousin of Mine" by Bert Williams
1906 ... "Everybody Works But Father" by Billy Murray
1905 ... "Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart)" by Haydn Quartet
1904 ... "Bedelia" by Harry MacDonough & Haydn Quartet
1903 ... "Down Where the Wurzburger Flows" by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
1902 ... "Good Morning, Carrie" by Bert Williams & George Walker
1901 ... "Ma Blushin' Rosie" by Albert Campbell
1900 ... "I'd Leave My Happy Home for You" by Arthur Collins

THE 1890s

1899 ... "My Old New Hampshire Home" by George J. Gaskin
1898 ... "On the Banks of the Wabash" by Steve Porter
1897 ... "A Hot Time in the Old Town" by Dan Quinn
1896 ... "The Sunshine of Paradise Alley" by George J. Gaskin
1895 ... "Little Alabama Coon" by Len Spencer
1894 ... "Casey as Insurance Agent" by Russell Hunting
1893 ... "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow" by Dan Quinn
1892 ... "Slide, Kelly, Slide" by George J. Gaskin