APRIL 16
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THE 2010s

2011 E.T. Katy Perry featuring Kanye West YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2010 Rude Boy Rihanna YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 2000s

2009 Boom Boom Pow The Black Eyed Peas YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2008 Touch My Body Mariah Carey YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2007 Give It to Me Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2006 Bad Day Daniel Powter YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2005 Candy Shop 50 Cent featuring Olivia YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2004 Yeah! Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2003 In Da Club 50 Cent YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2002 Foolish Ashanti YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2001 All for You Janet YouTube   iTunes
2000 Maria Maria Santana featuring The Product G&B YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1990s

1999 No Scrubs TLC YouTube   iTunes
1998 All My Life K-Ci & JoJo YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1997 Can't Nobody Hold Me Down Puff Daddy featuring Ma$e YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1996 Because You Loved Me Celine Dion YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1995 This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1994 Bump N' Grind R. Kelly YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1993 Informer Snow YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1992 Save the Best for Last Vanessa Williams YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1991 You're in Love Wilson Phillips YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1990 Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O'Connor YouTube   iTunes

THE 1980s

1989 Like a Prayer Madonna YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1988 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean YouTube   iTunes
1987 I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1986 Kiss Prince & the Revolution not available   iTunes
1985 We Are the World USA for Africa YouTube   iTunes
1984 Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins YouTube   iTunes
1983 Billie Jean Michael Jackson YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1982 I Love Rock 'n Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts YouTube   iTunes
1981 Kiss on My List Daryl Hall & John Oates YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1980 Call Me Blondie YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1970s

1979 Knock on Wood Amii Stewart Amazon  
1978 Night Fever The Bee Gees Rhapsody iTunes
1977 Don't Give Up on Us David Soul Rhapsody iTunes
1976 Disco Lady Johnnie Taylor Rhapsody iTunes
1975 Philadelphia Freedom The Elton John Band Rhapsody iTunes
1974 TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) MFSB & the Three Degrees Rhapsody iTunes
1973 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree Tony Orlando & Dawn Rhapsody iTunes
1972 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack Rhapsody iTunes
1971 Joy to the World Three Dog Night Rhapsody iTunes
1970 Let It Be The Beatles Amazon  

THE 1960s

1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The Fifth Dimension   iTunes
1968 Honey Bobby Goldsboro Rhapsody[not original hit version] iTunes [not original hit version]
1967 Somethin' Stupid Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra Rhapsody iTunes
1966 (You're My) Soul and Inspiration The Righteous Brothers Rhapsody iTunes
1965 I'm Telling You Now Freddie & the Dreamers Rhapsody [not original hit version] iTunes [not original hit version]
1964 Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles Amazon  
1963 He's So Fine The Chiffons Rhapsody iTunes
1962 Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley Rhapsody iTunes
1961 Blue Moon The Marcels Rhapsody iTunes
1960 Theme from 'A Summer Place' Percy Faith Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1950s

1959 Come Softly to Me The Fleetwoods   iTunes
1958 Twilight Time The Platters Rhapsody iTunes
1957 All Shook Up Elvis Presley Rhapsody iTunes
1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley Rhapsody iTunes
1955 The Ballad of Davy Crockett Bill Hayes Amazon  
1954 Wanted Perry Como Rhapsody iTunes
1953 The Doggie in the Window Patti Page Rhapsody iTunes
1952 Wheel of Fortune Kay Starr Rhapsody iTunes
1951 How High the Moon Les Paul & Mary Ford   iTunes
1950 If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked a Cake) Eileen Barton 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 My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time Les Brown Rhapsody iTunes
1944 It's Love-Love-Love Guy Lombardo Rhapsody 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 Heaven Can Wait Glen Gray Amazon  
1938 Don't Be That Way Benny Goodman Rhapsody iTunes
1937 Sweet Leilani Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes
1936 It's Been So Long Benny Goodman Rhapsody iTunes
1935 Soon Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes
1934 Little Dutch Mill Bing Crosby iLike  
1933 Stormy Weather Leo Reisman featuring Harold Arlen Rhapsody iTunes
1932 Paradise Leo Reisman YouTube  
1931 Star Dust Isham Jones Rhapsody iTunes
1930 Stein Song (University of Maine) Rudy Vallee Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1920s

1929 Honey Rudy Vallee Rhapsody iTunes
1928 Together Paul Whiteman   iTunes
1927 Tonight You Belong to Me Gene Austin YouTube  
1926 I'm Sitting on Top of the World Al Jolson Rhapsody iTunes
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 Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Paul Whiteman   iTunes
1922 April Showers Al Jolson Rhapsody iTunes
1921 O-H-I-O (O-My! O!) Al Jolson   iTunes
1920 Dardanella Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1910s

1919 ... "Till We Meet Again" by Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
1918 ... "I'm All Bound Round with the Mason Dixon Line" by Al Jolson
1917 ... "Hush-A-Bye Ma Baby (The Missouri Waltz)" by Elsie Baker
1916 ... "Hello, Hawaii, How Are You?" by Prince's Orchestra
1915 ... "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" by Alma Gluck
1914 ... "Rebecca of Sunny-brook Farm" by American Quartet
1913 ... "When I Lost You" by Henry Burr
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 ... "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Harry MacDonough & "Miss Watson" (Elise Stevenson)
1908 ... "As Long as the World Rolls On" by Alan Turner
1907 ... "I Just Can't Make My Eyes Behave" by Ada Jones
1906 ... "So Long, Mary" by Corrine Morgan
1905 ... "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" by Henry Burr
1904 ... "Navajo" by Billy Murray
1903 ... "In the Good Old Summer Time" by Haydn Quartet
1902 ... "Arkansaw Traveler" by Len Spencer
1901 ... "Good-Bye, Dolly Gray" by Big Four Quartet
1900 ... "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" by Jere Mahoney

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 Mother Was a Lady" by Dan Quinn
1896 ... "My Best Girl's a New Yorker" by Edward M. Favor
1895 ... "The Sidewalks of New York" by J.W. Myers
1894 ... "Say Au Revoir, But Not Goodbye" by Edward M. Favor
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