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THE 2010s

2011 We Found Love Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2010 Only Girl (in the World) Rihanna YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 2000s

2009 Empire State of Mind Jay-Z + Alicia Keys YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2008 Live Your Life T.I. featuring Rihanna 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 My Boo Usher and Alicia Keys YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2003 Stand Up Ludacris featuring Shawnna 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 No Diggity BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre 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 I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) Meat Loaf YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1992 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1991 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss P.M. Dawn YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1990 I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1980s

1989 Blame It on the Rain Milli Vanilli YouTube    
1988 Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley Will to Power YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1987 Heaven Is a Place on Earth Belinda Carlisle YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1986 The Next Time I Fall Peter Cetera & Amy Grant YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1985 Separate Lives Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1984 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1983 All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1982 Truly Lionel Richie YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1981 Physical Olivia Newton-John YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1980 Lady Kenny Rogers YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1970s

1979 No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer Rhapsody iTunes
1978 You Don't Bring Me Flowers Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond 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 I Can Help Billy Swan Rhapsody iTunes
1973 Top of the World The Carpenters Rhapsody iTunes
1972 Papa Was a Rollin' Stone The Temptations Rhapsody iTunes
1971 Family Affair Sly & the Family Stone Rhapsody iTunes
1970 I Think I Love You The Partridge Family Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1960s

1969 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam Rhapsody iTunes
1968 Love Child Diana Ross & the Supremes Rhapsody iTunes
1967 Daydream Believer The Monkees Rhapsody iTunes
1966 Winchester Cathedral The New Vaudeville Band Rhapsody iTunes
1965 Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds Rhapsody iTunes
1964 Ringo Lorne Greene Rhapsody iTunes
1963 I'm Leaving It Up to You Dale & Grace   iTunes
1962 Big Girls Don't Cry The Four Seasons Rhapsody iTunes
1961 Big Bad John Jimmy Dean Rhapsody iTunes
1960 Are You Lonesome Tonight Elvis Presley Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1950s

1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin Rhapsody iTunes
1958 To Know Him Is to Love Him The Teddy Bears   iTunes
1957 You Send Me Sam Cooke Rhapsody iTunes
1956 Love Me Tender Elvis Presley 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 Near You Francis Craig Rhapsody iTunes
1946 Rumors Are Flying Frankie Carle   iTunes
1945 It's Been a Long, Long Time Harry James Rhapsody iTunes
1944 You Always Hurt the One You Love The Mills Brothers 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 Once in a While Tommy Dorsey Rhapsody iTunes
1936 I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs Eddy Duchin Rhapsody iTunes
1935 Red Sails in the Sunset Guy Lombardo Rhapsody iTunes
1934 Stars Fell on Alabama Guy Lombardo Rhapsody iTunes
1933 The Last Round-Up George Olsen YouTube  
1932 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Bing Crosby 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 Breezin' Along with the Breeze Johnny Marvin 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 Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean Gallagher & Shean Rhapsody iTunes
1921 Say It with Music Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1920 Whispering Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1910s

1919 ... "Oh! What a Pal Was Mary" by Henry Burr
1918 ... "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" by Arthur Fields
1917 ... "Over There" by Nora Bayes
1916 ... "Oh How She Could Yacki Hacki Wicki Wachi Woo (That's Love in Hawaii)" by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
1915 ... "They Didn't Believe Me" by Harry MacDonough & Olive Kline
1914 ... "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" by American Quartet
1913 ... "You Made Me Love You, I Didn't Want to Do It" by Al Jolson
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 ... "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" 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 ... "At a Georgia Camp Meeting" by Dan Quinn
1897 ... "On the Banks of the Wabash" by George J. Gaskin
1896 ... "In the Baggage Coach Ahead" 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