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THE 2010s

2011 Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2010 Teenage Dream Katy Perry YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 2000s

2009 I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2008 So What Pink YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2007 Stronger Kanye West YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2006 SexyBack Justin Timberlake YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2005 Gold Digger Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2004 Goodies Ciara featuring Petey Pablo YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2003 Shake Ya Tailfeather Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2002 Dilemma Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2001 Fallin' Alicia Keys YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2000 Music Madonna YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1990s

1999 Unpretty TLC YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1998 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Aerosmith YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1997 Honey Mariah Carey YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1996 Macarena [Bayside Boys Mix] Los Del Rio YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1995 Gangsta's Paradise Coolio featuring L.V. YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1994 I'll Make Love to You Boyz II Men YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1993 Dreamlover Mariah Carey YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1992 End of the Road Boyz II Men YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1991 I Adore Mi Amor Color Me Badd YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1990 Release Me Wilson Phillips YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1980s

1989 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You Milli Vanilli YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1988 Don't Worry, Be Happy Bobby McFerrin YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1987 Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1986 Stuck with You Huey Lewis & the News YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1985 Money for Nothing Dire Straits YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1984 Let's Go Crazy Prince & the Revolution YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1983 Tell Her About It Billy Joel YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1982 Hard to Say I'm Sorry Chicago YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1981 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1980 Upside Down Diana Ross YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1970s

1979 My Sharona The Knack Rhapsody iTunes
1978 Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste of Honey Rhapsody iTunes
1977 Best of My Love The Emotions Rhapsody iTunes
1976 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry Rhapsody iTunes
1975 I'm Sorry/ Calypso John Denver Rhapsody/
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1974 Rock Me Gently Andy Kim Rhapsody iTunes
1973 We're an American Band Grand Funk Rhapsody iTunes
1972 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me Mac Davis Rhapsody iTunes
1971 Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond Rhapsody iTunes
1970 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1960s

1969 Sugar, Sugar The Archies Rhapsody iTunes
1968 Hey Jude The Beatles Amazon  
1967 The Letter The Box Tops Rhapsody iTunes
1966 Cherish The Association Rhapsody iTunes
1965 Eve of Destruction Barry McGuire Rhapsody iTunes
1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison Rhapsody iTunes
1963 Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton Rhapsody iTunes
1962 Sherry The Four Seasons Rhapsody iTunes
1961 Take Good Care of My Baby Bobby Vee Rhapsody iTunes
1960 My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own Connie Francis Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1950s

1959 Sleep Walk Santo & Johnny Amazon  
1958 It's All in the Game Tommy Edwards Rhapsody iTunes
1957 That'll Be the Day The Crickets Rhapsody iTunes
1956 Don't Be Cruel/
Hound Dog		 Elvis Presley Rhapsody/
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iTunes
1955 The Yellow Rose of Texas Mitch Miller Rhapsody iTunes
1954 Hey There Rosemary Clooney Rhapsody iTunes
1953 Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You) Les Paul & Mary Ford Rhapsody iTunes
1952 You Belong to Me Jo Stafford Rhapsody iTunes
1951 Because of You Tony Bennett Rhapsody iTunes
1950 Goodnight Irene Gordon Jenkins & the Weavers Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1940s

1949 You're Breaking My Heart Vic Damone Rhapsody iTunes
1948 Twelfth Street Rag Pee Wee Hunt   iTunes
1947 Near You Francis Craig Rhapsody iTunes
1946 Five Minutes More Frank Sinatra Rhapsody iTunes
1945 Till the End of Time Perry Como Rhapsody iTunes
1944 Swinging on a Star Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes
1943 Sunday, Monday or Always Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes
1942 (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo Glenn Miller Rhapsody iTunes
1941 Blue Champagne Jimmy Dorsey Amazon  
1940 I'll Never Smile Again Tommy Dorsey Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1930s

1939 The Man with the Mandolin Glenn Miller Rhapsody iTunes
1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell Rhapsody iTunes
1937 The Moon Got in My Eyes Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes
1936 A Fine Romance Fred Astaire Rhapsody iTunes
1935 Cheek to Cheek Fred Astaire Amazon  
1934 I Saw Stars Freddy Martin Rhapsody iTunes
1933 The Last Round-Up George Olsen YouTube  
1932 We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye Guy Lombardo Rhapsody iTunes
1931 Sweet and Lovely Gus Arnheim YouTube  
1930 If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight McKinney's Cotton Pickers   iTunes

THE 1920s

1929 Little Pal Al Jolson Rhapsody iTunes
1928 Jeannine (I Dream of Lilac Time) Gene Austin   iTunes
1927 Russian Lullaby Roger Wolfe Kahn Rhapsody iTunes
1926 Valencia Paul Whiteman   iTunes
1925 Yes Sir! That's My Baby Gene Austin Rhapsody iTunes
1924 It Had to Be You Isham Jones YouTube  
1923 Yes! We Have No Bananas Billy Jones Rhapsody iTunes
1922 Hot Lips Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1921 Song of India Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1920 St. Louis Blues Marion Harris Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1910s

1919 ... "It's Nobody's Business But My Own" by Bert Williams
1918 ... "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" by Al Jolson
1917 ... "Till the Clouds Roll By" by Anna Wheaton & James Harrod
1916 ... "I Sent My Wife to the Thousand Isles" by Al Jolson
1915 ... "Hello, Frisco!" by Olive Kline & Reinald Werrenrath
1914 ... "By the Beautiful Sea" by Ada Jones & Billy Watkins
1913 ... "Last Night Was the End of the World" by Henry Burr
1912 ... "I Love You Truly" by Elsie Baker
1911 ... "Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
1910 ... "Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon" by Ada Jones, Billy Murray & American Quartet

THE 1900s

1909 ... "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" by Henry Burr
1908 ... "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray
1907 ... "Harrigan" by Billy Murray
1906 ... "The Good Old U.S.A." by Byron G. Harlan
1905 ... "The Preacher and the Bear" by Arthur Collins
1904 ... "All Aboard for Dreamland" by Byron G. Harlan
1903 ... "Harrah for Baffin's Bay" by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
1902 ... "The Mansion of Aching Hearts" by Byron G. Harlan
1901 ... "Uncle Josh's Huskin' Bee Dance" by Cal Stewart
1900 ... "Ma Tiger Lily" by Arthur Collins

THE 1890s

1899 ... "Gypsy Love Song" by William F. Hooley
1898 ... "I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough (Laughing Song)" by Cal Stewart
1897 ... "There's a Little Star Shining for You" by Dan Quinn
1896 ... "Down in Poverty Row" by George J. Gaskin
1895 ... "The Band Played On" by Dan Quinn
1894 ... "Lindley, Does You Love Me?" by Dan Quinn
1893 ... "Daisy Bell" by Dan Quinn
1892 ... "The Pretty Red Rose" by Will Denny
1891 ... "Pat Kelly as a Police Justice" by Dan Kelly
1890 ... "Washington Post" by U.S. Marine Band