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THE 2010s

2011 Born This Way Lady Gaga YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2010 TiK ToK Ke$ha YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 2000s

2009 Crack a Bottle Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2008 Low Flo Rida featuring T-Pain YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2007 Say It Right Nelly Furtado YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2006 Check On It Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2005 Let Me Love You Mario YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2004 Slow Jamz Twista featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2003 All I Have Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2002 Always on Time Ja Rule featuring Ashanti YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
2001 Stutter [Double Take Remix] Joe featuring Mystikal YouTube   iTunes
2000 Thank God I Found You Mariah Carey featuring Joe & 98° YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1990s

1999 Angel of Mine Monica YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1998 Nice & Slow Usher YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1997 Wannabe Spice Girls YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1996 One Sweet Day Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1995 Take a Bow Madonna YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1994 The Power of Love Celine Dion YouTube   iTunes
1993 I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1992 I'm Too Sexy Right Said Fred YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1991 All the Man That I Need Whitney Houston YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1990 Opposites Attract Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1980s

1989 Straight Up Paula Abdul YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1988 Seasons Change Exposé YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1987 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1986 How Will I Know Whitney Houston YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1985 Careless Whisper Wham! featuring George Michael YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1984 Jump Van Halen YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1983 Billie Jean Michael Jackson YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1982 Centerfold J. Geils Band YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1981 9 to 5 Dolly Parton YouTube Rhapsody iTunes
1980 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen YouTube Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1970s

1979 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Rod Stewart Rhapsody iTunes
1978 Stayin' Alive The Bee Gees Rhapsody iTunes
1977 New Kid in Town The Eagles Rhapsody iTunes
1976 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Paul Simon   iTunes
1975 Pick Up the Pieces The Average White Band Rhapsody iTunes
1974 The Way We Were Barbra Streisand Rhapsody iTunes
1973 Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack Rhapsody iTunes
1972 Without You Nilsson Rhapsody iTunes
1971 One Bad Apple The Osmonds Rhapsody iTunes
1970 Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)/ Everybody Is a Star Sly & the Family Stone Rhapsody/
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iTunes

THE 1960s

1969 Everyday People Sly & the Family Stone Rhapsody iTunes
1968 Love Is Blue Paul Mauriat   iTunes
1967 Kind of a Drag The Buckinghams Rhapsody iTunes
1966 These Boots Are Made for Walkin' Nancy Sinatra Rhapsody iTunes
1965 This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis & the Playboys Rhapsody iTunes
1964 I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles Amazon  
1963 Hey Paula Paul & Paula Rhapsody iTunes
1962 Duke of Earl Gene Chandler   iTunes
1961 Calcutta Lawrence Welk   iTunes
1960 Theme from 'A Summer Place' Percy Faith Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1950s

1959 Stagger Lee Lloyd Price Rhapsody iTunes
1958 Don't/
I Beg of You		 Elvis Presley Rhapsody/
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iTunes
1957 Too Much Elvis Presley Rhapsody iTunes
1956 Lisbon Antigua Nelson Riddle Amazon  
1955 Sincerely The McGuire Sisters Rhapsody iTunes
1954 Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) Eddie Fisher Rhapsody iTunes
1953 Till I Waltz Again with You Teresa Brewer Rhapsody iTunes
1952 Cry Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads Rhapsody iTunes
1951 The Tennessee Waltz Patti Page Rhapsody iTunes
1950 Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy Red Foley Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1940s

1949 A Little Bird Told Me Evelyn Knight Rhapsody iTunes
1948 I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Art Mooney Rhapsody  
1947 Open the Door, Richard! Count Basie Amazon  
1946 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Vaughn Monroe Rhapsody iTunes
1945 Rum and Coca-Cola The Andrews Sisters Rhapsody iTunes
1944 My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) Glen Gray Amazon  
1943 I Had the Craziest Dream Harry James Rhapsody iTunes
1942 A String of Pearls Glenn Miller Rhapsody iTunes
1941 Frenesi Artie Shaw Rhapsody iTunes
1940 In the Mood Glenn Miller Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1930s

1939 Deep Purple Larry Clinton Rhapsody iTunes
1938 Thanks for the Memory Shep Fields Amazon  
1937 With Plenty of Money and You Henry Busse Lyrics  
1936 Alone Tommy Dorsey Rhapsody iTunes
1935 Isle of Capri Ray Noble   iTunes
1934 Let's Fall in Love Eddy Duchin   iTunes
1933 Night and Day Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman Rhapsody iTunes
1932 All of Me Paul Whiteman   iTunes
1931 Just a Gigolo Ted Lewis YouTube  
1930 Happy Days Are Here Again Benny Meroff Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1920s

1929 Carolina Moon Gene Austin Amazon  
1928 My Blue Heaven Gene Austin Rhapsody iTunes
1927 In a Little Spanish Town Paul Whiteman Download  
1926 Who? George Olsen Rhapsody iTunes
1925 All Alone Paul Whiteman    
1924 It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' Wendell Hall Rhapsody iTunes
1923 Three O'Clock in the Morning Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1922 April Showers Al Jolson Rhapsody iTunes
1921 Wang Wang Blues Paul Whiteman Rhapsody iTunes
1920 Dardanella Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra Rhapsody iTunes

THE 1910s

1919 ... "Till We Meet Again" by Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
1918 ... "I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm on My Way" by Peerless Quartet
1917 ... "Poor Butterfly" by Victor Military Band
1916 ... "M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World to Me)" by Henry Burr
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 ... "When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam'" by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
1912 ... "Down by the Old Mill Stream" by Harry MacDonough
1911 ... "Under the Yum Yum Tree" by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
1910 ... "Carrie (Carrie Marry Harry)" by Billy Murray

THE 1900s

1909 ... "Good Evening, Caroline" by Frank Stanley & Elise Stevenson
1908 ... "Under Any Old Flag at All" by Billy Murray
1907 ... "My Gal Sal" by Byron G. Harlan
1906 ... "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" by Harry Tally
1905 ... "Yankee Doodle Boy" by Billy Murray
1904 ... "Bedelia" by Harry MacDonough & Haydn Quartet
1903 ... "Come Down, Ma Evening Star" by Mina Hickman
1902 ... "Good Morning, Carrie" by Bert Williams & George Walker
1901 ... "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by Sousa's Band
1900 ... "Mandy Lee" by Arthur Collins

THE 1890s

1899 ... "Kiss Me, Honey, Do" by Arthur Collins
1898 ... "My Old Kentucky Home" by Edison Male Quartette
1897 ... "Oh, Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose" by Len Spencer
1896 ... "She May Have Seen Better Days" by George J. Gaskin
1895 ... "The Sidewalks of New York" by Dan Quinn
1894 ... "Sweet Marie" by George J. Gaskin
1893 ... "The Bowery" by Dan Quinn
1892 ... "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom Der E" by Len Spencer