JANUARY 26
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THE 2010s

2012 We Found Love Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2011 Hold It Against Me Britney Spears YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2010 TiK ToK Ke$ha YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 2000s

2009 Just Dance Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2008 Low Flo Rida featuring T-Pain YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2007 Irreplaceable Beyoncé YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2006 Grillz Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2005 Let Me Love You Mario YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2004 Hey Ya! OutKast YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2003 Bump, Bump, Bump B2K & P. Diddy YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2002 U Got It Bad Usher YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2001 Independent Women Part I Destiny's Child YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2000 I Knew I Loved You Savage Garden YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1990s

1999 ... Baby One More Time Britney Spears YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1998 Together Again Janet YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1997 Un-Break My Heart Toni Braxton YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1996 One Sweet Day Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1995 Creep TLC YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1994 All for Love Bryan Adams/ Rod Stewart/ Sting YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1993 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1992 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me George Michael & Elton John YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1991 The First Time Surface YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1990 How Am I Supposed to Live Without You Michael Bolton YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1980s

1989 Two Hearts Phil Collins YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1988 Need You Tonight INXS YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1987 At This Moment Billy Vera & the Beaters YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1986 That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1985 Like a Virgin Madonna YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1984 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1983 Down Under Men at Work YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1982 I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) Daryl Hall & John Oates YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1981 The Tide Is High Blondie YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1980 Rock with You Michael Jackson YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1970s

1979 Le Freak Chic Rhapsody iTunes
1978 Baby Come Back Player Rhapsody iTunes
1977 Car Wash Rose Royce Rhapsody iTunes
1976 Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players Rhapsody iTunes
1975 Laughter in the Rain Neil Sedaka Rhapsody iTunes
1974 You're Sixteen Ringo Starr   iTunes
1973 Superstition Stevie Wonder Rhapsody iTunes
1972 American Pie Don McLean Rhapsody iTunes
1971 Knock Three Times Dawn Rhapsody iTunes
1970 I Want You Back The Jackson 5 Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1960s

1969 Crimson & Clover Tommy James & the Shondells Rhapsody iTunes
1968 Judy in Disguise (with Glasses) John Fred & His Playboy Band Rhapsody iTunes
1967 I'm a Believer The Monkees   iTunes
1966 We Can Work It Out The Beatles Amazon  
1965 Downtown Petula Clark Rhapsody iTunes
1964 I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles Amazon  
1963 Walk Right In The Rooftop Singers Rhapsody iTunes
1962 Peppermint Twist Joey Dee & the Starliters   iTunes
1961 (Will You Love Me) Tomorrow The Shirelles   iTunes
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 My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) Glen Gray Amazon  
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 You're a Sweetheart Dolly Dawn Rhapsody iTunes
1937 Pennies from Heaven Bing Crosby Rhapsody iTunes
1936 Moon Over Miami Eddy Duchin Amazon  
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 Dinah Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers Rhapsody iTunes
1931 The Peanut Vendor Don Azpiazu Rhapsody iTunes
1930 The Man from the South Ted Weems Rhapsody iTunes

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 Wang Wang Blues Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1920 Dardanella Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1910s

1919 ... "After You've Gone" by Marion Harris
1918 ... "Send Me Away with a Smile" by John McCormack
1917 ... "My Own Iona" by Horace Wright & Rene Dietrich
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 ... "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" by Chauncey Olcott
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 ... "How'd You Like to Spoon with Me?" by Corrine Morgan & Haydn Quartet
1905 ... "Come Take a Trip in My Air-Ship" by Billy Murray
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 Len Spencer
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 ... "The Bowery" by Dan Quinn
1892 ... "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom Der E" by Len Spencer