New Musical Express (NME):

Songs of the Year, 1953-2022

New Musical Express (NME) is a British music magazine first published in 1952. The magazine was responsible for the first UK singles chart that same year and has gone on to publish multiple best-of lists (links at bottom of page) throughout its history. Based on those lists are the top songs of each year from 1952 to 2008. From 2009 on, the top songs are determined by year-end lists.

Check out other “songs of the year” lists here.

2022: Beyoncé “Cuff It”
2021: Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U”
2020: Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion “WAP”
2019: Mura Masa with Slowthai “Deal Wiv It”
2018: Ariana Grande “No Tears Left to Cry”
2017: Lorde “Green Light”
2016: Rihanna with Drake “Work”
2015: Skepta “Shutdown”
2014: Future Islands “Seasons (Waiting on You)”
2013: Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky”
2012: Palma Violets “Best of Friends”
2011: Lana Del Rey “Video Games”
2010: Foals “Spanish Sahara”
2009: Bat Lashes “Daniel”
2008: M.I.A. “Paper Planes”
2007: The Gossip “Standing in the Way of Control”
2006: Hot Chip “Over and Over”
2005: Arctic Monkeys “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor”
2004: The Killers “Mr. Brightside”
2003: The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army”
2002: The Libertines “Time for Heroes”
2001: The Strokes “Last Nite”
2000: Eminem “The Real Slim Shady”
1999: Aphex Twin “Windowlicker”
1998: Beastie Boys “Intergalactic”
1997: The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
1996: Manic Street Preachers “A Design for Life”
1995: Pulp “Common People”
1994: Oasis “Live Forever”
1993: Rage Against the Machine “Killing in the Name”
1992: Radiohead “Creep”
1991: Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
1990: Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U”
1989: The Stone Roses “Fools Gold”
1988: The La’s “There She Goes”
1987: Sugarcubes “Birthday”
1986: The Smiths “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”
1985: Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)”
1984: The Smiths “How Soon Is Now?”
1983: The Smiths “This Charming Man”
1982: This Mortal Coil “Song to the Siren”
1981: The Specials “Ghost Town”
1980: Joy Division “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
1979: The Clash “London Calling”
1978: The Undertones “Teenage Kicks”
1977: David Bowie “Heroes”
1976: Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the U.K.”
1975: Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody”
1974: Bob Marley & the Wailers “No Woman, No Cry”
1973: T-Rex “20th Century Boy”
1972: Lou Reed “Walk on the Wild Side”
1971: Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On”
1970: Derek & the Dominos “Layla”
1969: David Bowie “Space Oddity”
1968: The Rolling Stones “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
1967: The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever”
1966: The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations”
1965: Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone”
1964: The Kinks “You Really Got Me”
1963: The Ronettes “Be My Baby”
1962: Booker T. & the MG’s “Green Onions”
1961: Ben E. King “Stand by Me”
1960: The Shirelles “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”
1959: Ray Charles “What’d I Say”
1958: Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode”
1957: Buddy Holly & the Crickets “That’ll Be the Day”
1956: Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel”
1955: Little Richard “Tutti Frutti”
1954: Bill Haley & His Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock”
1953: The Orioles “Crying in the Chapel”

Resources/Related Links:

Dave’s Music Database: “‘Songs of the Year’ lists”
Readers’ All-Time Top 10 Singles (2/76)
Top 100 Singles All Time (1976)
Top 150 Singles All Time (2/28/87)
40 Records That Captured the Moment (songs and albums, 5/9/92)
100 Best Indie Singles Ever (7/25/92)
Top 100 Singles All Time (11/02)
Top Cover Versions of All TIme (5/05)
The Greatest Tracks of the Decade 1996-2006 (9/06)
The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever (5/5/07)
The 25 Greatest Alternative Love Songs (2/14/09)
Tracks of the Decade (2000-2009) (11/09)
Users Top 150 Tracks) (10/11)
30 Beautiful Song Lyrics (5/24/12)
Readers’ Best Tracks of the Last 60 Years (7/28/12)
Greatest No. 1 Singles in History (12/29/12)
100 Greatest Songs of NME’s Lifetime (2012)
500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2/8/14)
Tracks of the Decade (2010’s)…So Far (6/15)

First posted 4/12/2019; last updated 12/5/2022.

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Monday, December 5, 2022

New Musical Express (NME): Songs of the Year, 1953-2022

New Musical Express (NME):

Songs of the Year, 1953-2022

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