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THE 2010s

2011 We Found Love Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2010 Raise Your Glass Pink YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 2000s

2009 Empire State of Mind Jay-Z + Alicia Keys YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2008 Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Beyoncé YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2007 No One Alicia Keys YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2006 I Wanna Love You Akon featuring Snoop Dogg YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2005 Run It! Chris Brown YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2004 Drop It Like It's Hot Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2003 Hey Ya! OutKast YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2002 Lose Yourself Eminem YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2001 Family Affair Mary J. Blige YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2000 Independent Women Part I Destiny's Child YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1990s

1999 Smooth Santana featuring Rob Thomas YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1998 I'm Your Angel R. Kelly & Celine Dion YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1997 Something About the Way You Look Tonight/
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1996 Un-Break My Heart Toni Braxton YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1995 One Sweet Day Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1994 On Bended Knee Boyz II Men YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1993 Again Janet Jackson YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1992 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1991 Black or White Michael Jackson YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1990 Because I Love You (The Postman Song) Stevie B YouTube Amazon  

THE 1980s

1989 We Didn't Start the Fire Billy Joel YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1988 Look Away Chicago YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1987 Faith George Michael YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1986 The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby & the Range YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1985 Broken Wings Mr. Mister YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1984 Out of Touch Daryl Hall & John Oates YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1983 Say, Say, Say Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1982 Mickey Toni Basil YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1981 Physical Olivia Newton-John YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1980 Lady Kenny Rogers YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1970s

1979 Babe Styx Rhapsody iTunes
1978 Le Freak Chic Rhapsody iTunes
1977 You Light Up My Life Debby Boone Rhapsody iTunes
1976 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart Rhapsody iTunes
1975 Fly, Robin, Fly Silver Convention Rhapsody iTunes
1974 Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas   iTunes
1973 Top of the World The Carpenters Rhapsody iTunes
1972 I Am Woman Helen Reddy Rhapsody iTunes
1971 Family Affair Sly & the Family Stone Rhapsody iTunes
1970 The Tears of a Clown Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1960s

1969 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam Rhapsody iTunes
1968 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye Rhapsody iTunes
1967 Daydream Believer The Monkees Rhapsody iTunes
1966 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys Rhapsody iTunes
1965 Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds Rhapsody iTunes
1964 Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton Rhapsody iTunes
1963 Dominique The Singing Nun Amazon  
1962 Big Girls Don't Cry The Four Seasons Rhapsody iTunes
1961 Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes Rhapsody iTunes
1960 Are You Lonesome Tonight Elvis Presley Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1950s

1959 Heartaches by the Number Guy Mitchell Rhapsody iTunes
1958 To Know Him Is to Love Him The Teddy Bears   iTunes
1957 You Send Me Sam Cooke Rhapsody iTunes
1956 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell Rhapsody iTunes
1955 Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford Rhapsody iTunes
1954 Mr. Sandman The Chordettes Rhapsody iTunes
1953 Rags to Riches Tony Bennett Rhapsody iTunes
1952 Why Don't You Believe Me Joni James Amazon  
1951 Cold, Cold Heart Tony Bennett Rhapsody iTunes
1950 The Thing Phil Harris Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1940s

1949 Mule Train Frankie Laine Rhapsody iTunes
1948 Buttons and Bows Dinah Shore Rhapsody iTunes
1947 Ballerina Vaughn Monroe Rhapsody iTunes
1946 Ole Buttermilk Sky Kay Kyser Rhapsody iTunes
1945 It's Been a Long, Long Time Bing Crosby with Les Paul Rhapsody iTunes
1944 I'm Making Believe The Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald Rhapsody iTunes
1943 Paper Doll The Mills Brothers Rhapsody iTunes
1942 White Christmas Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes
1941 Chattanooga Choo Choo Glenn Miller Rhapsody iTunes
1940 Only Forever Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1930s

1939 Scatter-Brain Frankie Masters Rhapsody iTunes
1938 Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw Rhapsody iTunes
1937 Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell Rhapsody iTunes
1936 In the Chapel in the Moonlight Shep Fields Rhapsody iTunes
1935 Red Sails in the Sunset Guy Lombardo Rhapsody iTunes
1934 June in January Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes
1933 The Last Round-Up George Olsen YouTube  
1932 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Rudy Vallee Rhapsody iTunes
1931 Good Night, Sweetheart Guy Lombardo Rhapsody iTunes
1930 Three Little Words Duke Ellington Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1920s

1929 Tip Toe Through the Tulips Nick Lucas Rhapsody iTunes
1928 There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder Al Jolson Rhapsody iTunes
1927 Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider Red Nichols Rhapsody iTunes
1926 The Birth of the Blues Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1925 Manhattan The Knickerbockers [Ben Selvin] Rhapsody iTunes
1924 Somebody Loves Me Paul Whiteman   iTunes
1923 That Old Gang of Mine Billy Murray & Ed Smalle YouTube  
1922 My Buddy Henry Burr Rhapsody iTunes
1921 Say It with Music Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1920 The Japanese Sandman Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1910s

1919 ... "Oh! What a Pal Was Mary" by Henry Burr
1918 ... "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" by Charles Harrison
1917 ... "Over There" by Nora Bayes
1916 ... "Turn Back the Universe and Give Me Yester Day" by Harry MacDonough & Orpheus Quartet
1915 ... "They Didn't Believe Me" by Harry MacDonough & Olive Kline
1914 ... "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" by American Quartet
1913 ... "Peg O' My Heart" by Charles Harrison
1912 ... "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray
1911 ... "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" by Columbia Male Quartet (Peerless Quartet)
1910 ... "Meet Me To-Night in Dreamland" by Henry Burr

THE 1900s

1909 ... "I've Got Rings on My Fingers" by Ada Jones
1908 ... "Sunbonnet Sue" by Harry MacDonough & Haydn Quartet
1907 ... "Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray
1906 ... "Love Me and the World Is Mine" by Henry Burr
1905 ... "Where the Morning Glories Twine Around the Door" by Byron G. Harlan
1904 ... "Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart)" by Haydn Quartet
1903 ... "Any Rags?" by Arthur Collins
1902 ... "In the Good Old Summer Time" by J.W. Myers
1901 ... "Good Evening, Carrie" by Dan Quinn
1900 ... "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" by George J. Gaskin

THE 1890s

1899 ... "Curse of the Dreamer" by Dan Quinn
1898 ... "My Old New Hampshire Home" by George J. Gaskin
1897 ... "On the Banks of the Wabash" by George J. Gaskin
1896 ... "A Hot Time in the Old Town" by Dan Quinn
1895 ... "The Little Lost Child" by Dan Quinn
1894 ... "And Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back" by Dan Quinn
1893 ... "The Fatal Wedding" by George J. Gaskin
1892 ... "Love's Old Sweet Song" by Thomas Bott
1891 ... "Drill, Ye Terriers, Drill" by George J. Gaskin