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THE 2000s

2009 Right Round Flo Rida Rhapsody iTunes
2008 Love in This Club Usher featuring Young Jeezy Rhapsody iTunes
2007 Glamorous Fergie featuring Ludacris Rhapsody iTunes
2006 Temperature Sean Paul Rhapsody iTunes
2005 Candy Shop 50 Cent featuring Olivia Rhapsody iTunes
2004 Yeah! Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon Rhapsody iTunes
2003 In Da Club 50 Cent Rhapsody iTunes
2002 Ain't It Funny [Murder Remix] Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule Rhapsody iTunes
2001 Angel Shaggy featuring Rayvon Rhapsody iTunes
2000 Say My Name Destiny's Child Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1990s

1999 Believe Cher Rhapsody iTunes
1998 All My Life K-Ci & JoJo Rhapsody iTunes
1997 Can't Nobody Hold Me Down Puff Daddy featuring Ma$e Rhapsody iTunes
1996 Because You Loved Me Celine Dion Rhapsody iTunes
1995 Take a Bow Madonna Rhapsody iTunes
1994 The Sign Ace of Base Rhapsody iTunes
1993 Informer Snow Rhapsody iTunes
1992 Save the Best for Last Vanessa Williams Rhapsody iTunes
1991 Coming Out of the Dark Gloria Estefan Rhapsody iTunes
1990 Black Velvet Alannah Myles Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1980s

1989 Eternal Flame The Bangles Rhapsody iTunes
1988 Man in the Mirror Michael Jackson Rhapsody iTunes
1987 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship Rhapsody iTunes
1986 Rock Me Amadeus Falco Rhapsody [not original hit recording] Amazon
[original hit recording]
1985 One More Night Phil Collins Rhapsody iTunes
1984 Footloose Kenny Loggins Rhapsody iTunes
1983 Billie Jean Michael Jackson Rhapsody iTunes
1982 I Love Rock 'n Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts   iTunes
1981 Rapture Blondie Rhapsody iTunes
1980 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1970s

1979 Tragedy The Bee Gees Rhapsody iTunes
1978 Night Fever The Bee Gees Rhapsody iTunes
1977 Rich Girl Daryl Hall & John Oates Rhapsody iTunes
1976 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor Rhapsody iTunes
1975 Lady Marmalade LaBelle Rhapsody iTunes
1974 Sunshine on My Shoulders John Denver Rhapsody iTunes
1973 Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack Rhapsody iTunes
1972 A Horse with No Name America Rhapsody iTunes
1971 Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) The Temptations Rhapsody iTunes
1970 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1960s

1969 Dizzy Tommy Roe Rhapsody iTunes
1968 (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay Otis Redding Rhapsody iTunes
1967 Happy Together The Turtles Rhapsody iTunes
1966 The Ballad of the Green Berets S/Sgt. Barry Sadler Rhapsody iTunes
1965 Stop! In the Name of Love The Supremes Rhapsody iTunes
1964 Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles Amazon  
1963 He's So Fine The Chiffons Rhapsody iTunes
1962 Don't Break the Heart That Loves You Connie Francis Rhapsody iTunes
1961 Blue Moon The Marcels Rhapsody iTunes
1960 Theme from 'A Summer Place' Percy Faith Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1950s

1959 Venus Frankie Avalon Rhapsody iTunes
1958 Tequila The Champs   iTunes
1957 Party Doll Buddy Knox Rhapsody iTunes
1956 Poor People of Paris Les Baxter Rhapsody iTunes
1955 The Ballad of Davy Crockett Bill Hayes Amazon  
1954 Make Love to Me! Jo Stafford Rhapsody iTunes
1953 The Doggie in the Window Patti Page Rhapsody iTunes
1952 Wheel of Fortune Kay Starr Rhapsody iTunes
1951 If Perry Como Rhapsody iTunes
1950 Music! Music! Music! Teresa Brewer Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1940s

1949 Cruising Down the River Russ Morgan Rhapsody iTunes
1948 Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me) Peggy Lee Rhapsody iTunes
1947 Heartaches Ted Weems Rhapsody iTunes
1946 Oh! What It Seemed to Be Frankie Carle   iTunes
1945 Rum and Coca-Cola The Andrews Sisters Rhapsody iTunes
1944 Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) Jimmy Dorsey   iTunes
1943 I've Heard That Song Before Harry James Rhapsody iTunes
1942 Moonlight Cocktail Glenn Miller Rhapsody iTunes
1941 Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) Jimmy Dorsey Rhapsody iTunes
1940 In the Mood Glenn Miller Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1930s

1939 Deep Purple Larry Clinton Rhapsody iTunes
1938 Ti-Pi-Tin Horace Heidt Amazon  
1937 Boo Hoo Guy Lombardo Rhapsody iTunes
1936 I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket Fred Astaire Rhapsody iTunes
1935 Lovely to Look At Eddy Duchin   iTunes
1934 The Carioca Enric Madriguera Rhapsody iTunes
1933 Forty-Second Street Don Bestor Lyrics  
1932 Paradise Leo Reisman YouTube  
1931 Minnie the Moocher Cab Calloway Rhapsody iTunes
1930 Stein Song (University of Maine) Rudy Vallee Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1920s

1929 A Precious Little Thing Called Love George Olsen Amazon  
1928 Among My Souvenirs Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1927 Some of These Days Sophie Tucker with Ted Lewis & His Band Rhapsody iTunes
1926 Sleepy Time Gal Ben Bernie Daily Motion  
1925 I'll See You in My Dreams Isham Jones with Ray Miller's Orchestra Rhapsody iTunes
1924 Somebody Stole My Gal Ted Weems Rhapsody iTunes
1923 Carolina in the Morning Van & Schenck Amazon  
1922 April Showers Al Jolson Rhapsody iTunes
1921 Margie Eddie Cantor   iTunes
1920 Dardanella Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1910s

1919 ... "Till We Meet Again" by Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
1918 ... "Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here" by Irving Kaufman & Columbia Quartet
1917 ... "Poor Butterfly" by Victor Military Band
1916 ... "M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World to Me)" by Henry Burr
1915 ... "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" by Alma Gluck
1914 ... "I'm on My Way to Mandalay" by Henry Burr, Albert Campbell & Will Oakland
1913 ... "Sympathy" by Walter Van Brunt & Helen Clark
1912 ... "Moonlight Bay" by American Quartet
1911 ... "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey" by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
1910 ... "Where the River Shannon Flows" by Harry MacDonough

THE 1900s

1909 ... "The Right Church, but the Wrong Pew" by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
1908 ... "As Long as the World Rolls On" by Alan Turner
1907 ... "My Gal Sal" by Byron G. Harlan
1906 ... "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" by Byron G. Harlan
1905 ... "Yankee Doodle Boy" by Billy Murray
1904 ... "Silver Threads Among the Gold" by Richard Jose
1903 ... "In the Good Old Summer Time" by Haydn Quartet
1902 ... "Arkansaw Traveler" by Len Spencer
1901 ... "When Reuben Comes to Town" by S.H. Dudley
1900 ... "When Cloe Sings a Song" by George J. Gaskin

THE 1890s

1899 ... "I Guess I'll Have to Telegraph My Baby" by Arthur Collins
1898 ... "Break the News to Mother" by George J. Gaskin
1897 ... "My Gal Is a Highborn Lady" by Len Spencer
1896 ... "My Best Girl's a New Yorker" by Edward M. Favor
1895 ... "The Sidewalks of New York" by Dan Quinn
1894 ... "The Liberty Bell" by U.S. Marine Band
1893 ... "O Promise Me" by George J. Gaskin
1892 ... "The Picture Turned Toward the Wall" by Manhansett Quartette
1891 ... "The Laughing Song" by George Washington Johnson