Adult Alternative Songs, Top 250+: 1990-2021

First posted 2/26/2021.

Adult Alternative: Top 250+ Songs, 1990-2021

In 1996, Billboard magazine lanched the adult album alternative (AAA) chart. The radio format is a spinoff of the album-oriented radio stations focused on classic rock from the ‘60s and ‘70s. While artists like Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen are staples of classic rock, their current material was largely neglected by those stations. Alongside these heritage acts, AAA played mainstream-rock-oriented alternative acts like the Gin Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls, Hootie & the Blowfish, Matchbox 20, Dave Matthews Band, and Alanis Morissette. In 2017, the DMDB compiled a chart of the top 100 adult alternative songs based on the most weeks at #1, which has since been updated. The ranking includes all songs which spent at least 5 weeks atop the chart. In 2020, the DMDB created a second top 100 list, this time focusing on songs from 1990 to 1996 which preceded the adult alternative chart, but which fit the format. In 2021, in honor of the adult alternative chart’s 25th anniversary, Billboard published its list of the top 100 adult alternative songs based on chart performance. The list on this page combines those three lists, ranking the songs based on their overall Dave’s Music Database status. 1. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010) 2. Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011) 3. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991) 4. Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” (2006) 5. Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999) 6. Coldplay “Viva La Vida” (2008) 7. Lorde “Royals” (2013) 8. U2 “One” (1992) 9. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995) 10. Jason Mraz “I’m Yours” (2008) 11. Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” (1998) 12. No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1995) 13. Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004) 14. Radiohead “Creep” (1993) 15. Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” (1992) 16. Sam Smith “Stay with Me” (2014) 17. Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994) 18. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995) 19. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge” (1991) 20. U2 “Beautiful Day” (2000) 21. Beck “Loser” (1993) 22. Pearl Jam “Jeremy” (1991) 23. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1995) 24. Coldplay “Clocks” (2002) 25. R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts’ (1992) 26. Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” (2008) 27. Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” (1994) 28. Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994) 29. Oasis “Live Forever” (1994) 30. Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” (2006) 31. Train “Hey, Soul Sister” (2009) 32. The Lumineers “Ho Hey” (2012) 33. Train “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” (2001) 34. Eric Clapton “Change the World” (1996) 35. Jewel “You Were Meant for Me” (1995) 36. Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun” (1994) 37. U2 “Vertigo” (2004) 38. Oasis “Don’t Look Back in Anger” (1995) 39. Smashing Pumpkins “1979” (1995) 40. The Wallflowers “One Headlight” (1996) 41. Portugal, the Man “Feel It Still” (2017) 42. Pearl Jam “Alive” (1991) 43. Alanis Morissette “You Learn” (1995) 44. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories “Stay (I Missed You)” (1994) 45. Oasis “Champagne Supernova” (1995) 46. Matchbox 20 “Bent” (2000) 47. Collective Soul “Shine” (1993) 48. Live “Lightning Crashes” (1994) 49. Silverchair “Tomorrow” (1994) 50. Tracy Chapman “Give Me One Reason” (1995) 51. Shawn Colvin “Sunny Came Home” (1996) 52. Green Day “Basket Case” (1994) 53. The Rembrandts “I’ll Be There for You” (1995) 54. Pearl Jam “Daughter” (1993) 55. Stone Temple Pilots “Interstate Love Song” (1994) 56. Joan Osborne “One of Us” (1995) 57. Jewel “Foolish Games” (1995) 58. Mumford & Sons “I Will Wait” (2012) 59. The Fray “You Found Me” (2008) 60. The Cranberries “Zombie” (1994) 61. Weezer “Buddy Holly” (1994) 62. Radiohead “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995) 63. Alanis Morissette “Head Over Feet” (1995) 64. Sting “Fields of Gold” (1993) 65. Stone Temple Pilot “Plush” (1992) 66. Counting Crows “Mr. Jones” (1993) 67. Eric Clapton “Layla” (Unplugged version, 1992) 68. U2 “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” (2004) 69. Phillip Phillips “Home” (2012) 70. Soul Asylum “Runaway Train” (1992) 71. The Black Keys “Lonely Boy” (2011) 72. Coldplay “Paradise” (2011) 73. Hootie & the Blowfish “Only Wanna Be with You” (1994) 74. Green Day “Longview” (1994) 75. KT Tunstall “Black Horse & the Cherry Tree” (2004) 76. Sarah McLachlan “Building a Mystery” (1997) 77. X Ambassadors “Renegades” (2015) 78. Collective Soul “December” (1995) 79. Coldplay “Speed of Sound” (2005) 80. U2 “Night and Day” (1990) 81. U2 “Mysterious Ways” (1991) 82. New Radicals “You Get What You Give” (1998) 83. Smashing Pumpkins “Disarm” (1993) 84. Sheryl Crow “Soak Up the Sun” (2002) 85. Pearl Jam “Better Man” (1994) 86. John Mayer “Waiting on the World to Change” (2006) 87. Sting “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” (1993) 88. The Cranberries “Linger” (1993) 89. Goo Goo Dolls “Name” (1995) 90. Matchbox 20 “3 A.M.” (1996) 91. Primitive Radio Gods “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” (1996) 92. Lorde “Team” (2013) 93. Pearl Jam “Black” (1991) 94. The Black Crowes “Hard to Handle” (1990) 95. Green Day “When I Come Around” (1994) 96. R.E.M. “Man on the Moon” (1992) 97. Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (1991) 98. The Verve Pipe “The Freshmen” (1996) 99. Milky Chance “Stolen Dance” (2013) 100. Smashing Pumpkins “Tonight Tonight” (1995) 101. David Gray “Babylon” (1998) 102. Seal “Crazy” (1990) 103. Florence + the Machine “Dog Days Are Over” (2008) 104. Live “Selling the Drama” (1994) 105. Beck “Where It’s At” (1996) 106. Crowded House “Weather with You” (1991) 107. Bonnie Raitt “Something to Talk About” (1991) 108. Goo Goo Dolls “Slide” (1998) 109. Sting “All This Time” (1990) 110. R.E.M. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” (1994) 111. Imagine Dragons “It’s Time” (2011) 112. Smashing Pumpkins “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” (1995) 113. Elle King “Ex’s and Oh’s” (2014) 114. Lenny Kravitz “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” (1993) 115. Dave Matthews Band “Crash into Me” (1996) 116. INXS “Suicide Blonde” (1990) 117. Train “Calling All Angels” (2003) 118. Spin Doctors “Two Princes” (1991) 119. Fastball “The Way” (1998) 120. Alanis Morissette “Hand in My Pocket” (1995) 121. Eric Clapton “My Father’s Eyes” (1998) 122. R.E.M. “Drive” (1992) 123. Blues Traveler “Run Around” (1994) 124. Sheryl Crow “Everyday Is a Winding Road” (1996) 125. Collective Soul “The World I Know” (1995) 126. Sting with Cheb Mami “Desert Rose” (1999) 127. George Ezra “Budapest” (2013) 128. Bruce Springsteen “Human Touch” (1992) 129. Hootie & the Blowfish “Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)” (1996) 130. Gin Blossoms “‘Til I Hear It from You” (1995) 131. Bonnie Raitt “Love Sneakin’ Up on You” (1994) 132. U2 “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” (1995) 133. Death Cab for Cutie “I Will Possess Your Heart” (2008) 134. Smashing Pumpkins “Today” (1993) 135. Hootie & the Blowfish “Let Her Cry” (1994) 136. Pearl Jam “Just Breathe” (2009) 137. Jack Johnson “Upside Down” (2006) 138. U2 “Even Better Than the Real Thing” (1991) 139. Paula Cole “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” (1996) 140. John Mellencamp & Me’Shell Ndegeocello “Wild Night” (1994) 141. Coldplay “Adventure of a Lifetime” (2015) 142. R.E.M. “Shiny Happy People” (1991) 143. U2 “Staring at the Sun” (1997) 144. Radiohead “High and Dry” (1995) 145. The Black Keys “Fever” (2014) 146. Sarah McLachlan “I Will Remember You” (1995) 147. Sheryl Crow “If It Makes You Happy” (1996) 148. Hootie & the Blowfish “Time” (1994) 149. The Cranberries “Dreams” (1992) 150. Jewel “Who Will Save Your Soul?” (1995) 151. Melissa Etheridge “I’m the Only One” (1993) 152. Rag ‘n’ Bone Man “Human” (2016) 153. Paula Cole “I Don’t Want to Wait” (1996) 154. Gin Blossoms “Follow You Down” (1996) 155. R.E.M. “The Great Beyond” (1999) 156. Bruce Springsteen “Secret Garden” (1995) 157. Sheryl Crow “Strong Enough” (1993) 158. Mumford & Sons “Believe” (2015) 159. John Mayer “No Such Thing” (2001) 160. John Mellencamp “Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)” (1996) 161. Beck “Dreams” (2015) 162. Death Cab for Cutie “Soul Meets Body” (2005) 163. Hootie & the Blowfish “Hold My Hand” (1994) 164. Matchbox 20 “Push” (1996) 165. Sheryl Crow “My Favorite Mistake” (1998) 166. The Black Keys “Lo/Hi” (2019) 167. U2 “Window in the Skies” (2006) 168. U2 “Electrical Storm” (2002) 169. The Lumineers “Ophelia” (2016) 170. Sheryl Crow “A Change Would Do You Good” (1996) 171. Coldplay “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” (2011) 172. Beck “Up All Night” (2017) 173. Counting Crows “Accidentally in Love” (2004) 174. Alice Merton “No Roots” (2016) 175. The Killers “Read My Mind” (2006) 176. Kings of Leon “Radioactive” (2010) 177. Kings of Leon “Waste a Moment” (2016) 178. Vampire Weekend “Harmony Hall” (2019) 179. U2 “You’re the Best Thing About Me” (2017) 180. Dave Matthews Band “Stay (Wasting Time)” (1998) 181. Michael Franti & Spearhead “The Sound of Sunshine” (2010) 182. Jack Johnson “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” (2005) 183. Arcade Fire “Everything Now” (2017) 184. Sarah McLachlan “Fallen” (2003) 185. Dave Matthews Band “Where Are You Going?” (2002) 186. Collective Soul “Run” (1999) 187. Mumford & Sons “Guiding Light” (2018) 188. Counting Crows “Hanginaround” (1999) 189. Duncan Sheik “Barely Breathing” (1996) 190. Natalie Merchant “Kind and Generous” (1998) 191. The Lumineers “Gloria” (2019) 192. Jack Johnson “If I Had Eyes” (2007) 193. The Black Keys “Go” (2019) 194. John Mellencamp with India.Arie “Peaceful World” (2001) 195. The Wallflowers “6th Avenue Heartache” (1996) 196. O.A.R. “Shattered (Turn the Car Around)” (2008) 197. Dave Matthews Band “Everyday” (2001) 198. R.E.M. “Supernatural Superserious” (2008) 199. Sheryl Crow “Anything But Down” (1998) 200. The Lumineers “Stubborn Love” (2012) 201. Dave Matthews Band “I Did It” (2001) 202. Jack Johnson “You and Your Heart” (2010) 203. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats “You Worry Me” (2018) 204. John Mayer “Bigger Than My Body” (2003) 205. Jack Johnson “Good People” (2005) 206. Jack Johnson “Flake” (2001) 207. Of Monsters and Men “Mountain Sound” (2011) 208. The Head and the Heart “All We Ever Knew” (2016) 209. Norah Jones “Sunrise” (2004) 210. Dave Matthews Band “Funny the Way It Is” (2009) 211. K.T. Tunstall “Hold On” (2007) 212. Blues Traveler “Most Precarious” (1997) 213. Tracy Chapman “Telling Stories (There Is Friction in the Space Between)” (2000) 214. The Avett Brothers “Ain’t No Man” (2016) 215. Spoon “Hot Thoughts” (2017) 216. Beck “Uneventful Days” (2019) 217. The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You” (2016) 218. Paolo Nutini “New Shoes” (2006) 219. Bruce Hornsby “Gonna Be Some Changes Made” (2004) 220. Death Cab for Cutie “You Are a Tourist” (2011) 221. Death Cab for Cutie “Gold Rush” (2018) 222. Fitz & the Tantrums “Out of My League” (2013) 223. Norah Jones “Chasing Pirates” (2009) 224. David Gray “The One I Love” (2005) 225. The Strokes “Bad Decisions” (2020) 226. David Gray “Fugitive” (2009) 227. John Mayer “Who Says” (2009) 228. David Gray “You’re the World to Me” (2007) 229. Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs “Beg, Steal or Borrow” (2010) 230. Leon Bridges “Bad Bad News” (2018) 231. The Lumineers “Life in the City” (2019) 232. Serena Ryder “Stompa” (2013) 233. Nathaniel Rateliff “And It’s Still Alright” (2020) 234. Snow Patrol “Crack the Shutters” (2008) 235. White Reaper “Might Be Right” (2019) 236. Pete Yorn “Life on a Chain” (2001) 237. Norah Jones “Thinking About You” (2006) 238. John Butler Trio “Better Than” (2007) 239. Bakar “Hell N Back” (2019) 240. Family of the Year “Hero” (2012) 241. Snow Patrol “Just Say Yes” (2009) 242. Dave Matthews Band “You and Me” (2009) 243. George Ezra “Blame It on Me” (2014) 244. Ray LaMontagne “Strong Enough” (2020) 245. One Eskimo “Kandi” (2009) 246. Milky Chance with Jack Johnson “Don’t Let Me Down” (2020) 247. Dave Matthews Band “Oh” (2003) 248. Gomez “See the World” (2006) 249. The Head and the Heart “Lost in My Mind” (2011) 250. Snow Patrol “Shut Your Eyes” (2006) 251. James Morrison “Nothing Ever Hurt Like You” (2008) Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Genre/Category Song Lists Dave’s Music Database: “Adult Alternative, 1996-2020” (top 100+ list) Dave’s Music Database: “Adult Alternative, 1990-1996” (top 100 list) Billboard: “Greatest of All Time: Adult Alternative Songs” (top 100 list, 1996-2021)

USA: #1 Pop Songs, 1890-2021

First posted 2/24/2021; updated 2/25/2021.

USA’s #1 Pop Songs: 1890-2021

These are the #1 pop songs in the history of the United States pop charts from 1890 to present. Songs could have hit #1 on any of the following charts: the pre-Hot 100 pop charts, 1890-1955 (BB) Billboard Hot 100 chart, 1955-present (BB) Billboard Best Sellers chart, 1940-1958 (BS) Billboard Disc Jockey Hits, 1944-1958 (DJ) Billboard Juke Box Hits, 1940-1957 (JB) Billboard pop airplay chart, 1984-present (BA) Billboard digital chart, 2005-present (DG) Billboard streaming chart, 2013-present (ST) Hit Parade, 1935-1955 (HP) Cashbox, 1950-1996 (CB) Hit Records, 1954-1982 (HR) Radio & Records/Mediabase, 1973-present (RR)

Because this list includes more than 3000 songs, it has been broken up into pages by decades:

Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “United States: Biggest #1 Songs” Dave’s Music Database: “Top 100 Songs for Each Decade” Joel Whitburn (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, WI; Record Research, Inc. Pages 642-657. Joel Whitburn (2016). Billboard Top Pop Singles 1955-2015 Record Research: Menomonee Falls, WI. Pages 1161-1170. Joel Whitburn (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996 Record Research: Menomonee Falls, WI. Pages 514-522. Joel Whitburn (2012). Hit Records 1954-1982 Record Research: Menomonee Falls, WI. Pages 406-411. Wikipedia: “List of Billboard Number-One Singles” (1940s – present) Wikipedia: “List of Billboard Hot 100 Airplay/Radio Songs Number-One Singles” (1984 – present) Wikipedia: “List of Radio & Records/Mediabase Number-One Singles” (1973 – present)

USA: #1 Pop Songs, 1890-1899

First posted 2/24/2021.

USA’s #1 Pop Songs: 1890-1899

These are the #1 pop songs in the history of the United States pop charts from 1890 to 1899. These songs topped the pre-Hot 100 pop charts, which ran from 1890-1955. Click here to access a full list of #1 songs from 1890 to present. 1890: 8/2: U.S. Marine Band “Semper Fidelis” (2 weeks) 9/13: U.S. Marine Band “The Washington Post March” (6) 10/25: U.S. Marine Band “The Thunderer” (4) 1891: 3/7: Len Spencer “Little ‘Liza Loves You” (4) 4/4: George Washington Johnson “The Laughing Song” (10) 6/13: Russell Hunting “Michael Casey As a Physician” (4) 7;11: George Washington Johnson “The Whistling Coon” (5) 8/22: John Yorke Atlee “Listen to the Mocking Bird (aka ‘The Mocking Bird’)” (6) 9/19: Dan Kelly “Pat Kelly As a Police Justice” (4) 10/17: Billy Golden “Turkey in the Straw” (7) 12/5: George J. Gaskin “Drill, Ye Terriers, Drill” (5) 1892: 1/9: George J. Gaskin “Slide Kelly Slide” (3) 1/30: Len Spencer “Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay” (8) 3/26: Manhansett Quartette “The Picture Turned to the Wall” (6) 5/7: Manhansett Quartette “Sally in Our Alley” (3) 5/28: Joe Natus “The Song That Reached My Heart” (3) 6/18: Charles Marsh “Throw Him Down, McCloskey” (3) 7/9: Russell Hunting “Michael Casey at the Telephone” (5) 8/13: Len Spencer “The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)” (6) 9/24: Will Denny “The Pretty Red Rose” (2) 10/8: Russell Hunting “Michael Casey Taking the Census” (6) 11/19: Len Spencer “Near It” (2) 12/3: Thomas Bott “Love’s Old Sweet Song” (4) 12/31: Dan Quinn “Daddy Wouldn’t Buy Me a Bow Wow” (4) 1893: 1/28: Dan Quinn “The Bowery” (5) 3/4: George J. Gaskin “Oh Promise Me” (8) 4/29: George J. Gaskin “After the Ball” (10) 7/8: Jules Levy “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” (3) 7/29: Len Spencer “Mamie Come and Kiss Your Honey Boy” (3) 8/19: J.W. Myers “Two Little Girls in Blue” (4) 9/16: Dan Quinn “Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two)” (9) 11/18: George J. Gaskin “The Fatal Wedding” (8) 1894: 1/13: Russell Hunting “Casey As Insurance Agent” (3) 2/3: George J. Gaskin “Sweet Marie” (5) 3/10: U.S. Marine Band “The Liberty Bell” (5) 4/14: Edward M. Favor “Say Au Revoir, But Not Goodbye” (7) 6/2: Vess Ossman “Yankee Doodle” (4) 6/30: Silas Leachman “Dem Golden Slippers” (4) 7/28: George J. Gaskin “We Were Sweethearts, Nell and I” (3) 8/18: Dan Quinn “Lindley, Does You Love Me?” (3) 10/6: Dan Quinn “My Pearl Is a Bowery Girl” (4) 11/3: Russell Hunting “Casey at Denny Murphy’s Wake” (3) 11/24: Dan Quinn “And Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back” (6) 1895: 1/5: Len Spencer “Little Alabama Coon” (5) 2/9: Dan Quinn “The Sidewalks of New York” (9) 3/21: Edward M. Favor “My Best Girl’s a New Yorker” (5) 4/13: J.W. Myers “The Sidewalks of New York” (4) 4/25: Len Spencer “The Bully (aka ‘Dat New Bully’)” (5) 5/30: Vess Ossman “Cocoanut Dance” (3) 6/15: Sousa’s Band “El Capitan March” (7) 8/1: J.W. Myers “Just Tell Them That You Saw Me” (6) 8/3: Sousa’s Band “The Washington Post March” (3) 8/24: Dan Quinn “The Band Played On” (10) 11/2: Dan Quinn “Little Lost Child” (5) 1896: 1/4: George J. Gaskin “The Sunshine of Paradise Alley” (6) 2/15: George J. Gaskin “She May Have Seen Better Days” (5) 6/20: Len Spencer with Vess Ossman “A Hot Time on the Levee” (3) 9/12: George J. Gaskin “Down in Poverty Roy” (4) 10/10: George J. Gaskin “On the Benches in the Park” (4) 11/7: Dan Quinn “In the Baggage Coach Ahead” (5) 12/12: Dan Quinn “A Hot Time in the Old Town” (7) 1897: 1/30: Len Spencer “A Hot Time in the Old Town” (3) 2/20: Len Spencer “Oh, Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose” (4) 3/20: Len Spencer “My Gal Is a Highborn Lady” (4) 4/17: Dan Quinn “My Mother Was a Lady” (5) 5/22: George J. Gaskin “Sweet Rosie O’Grady” (8) 7/17: Sousa’s Band “The Stars and Stripes Forever” (8) 9/11: Dan Quinn “There’s a Little Star Shining for You” (4) 11/6: George J. Gaskin “On the Banks of the Wabash” (10) 1898: 1/15: Steve Porter “On the Banks of the Wabash” (4) 2/12: Edison Male Quartette “My Old Kentucky Home” (3) 4/2: George J. Gaskin “Break the News to Mother” (7) 5/21: Cal Stewart “Uncle Josh’s Arriva in New York” (5) 6/25: Len Spencer “I Don’t Like No Cheap Man” (3) 7/16: George J. Gaskin “She Was Bred in Old Kentucky” (6) 8/27: Steve Porter “She’s More to Be Pitied Than Censured” (4) 9/24: Cal Stewart “I’m Old But I’m Awfully Tough (Laughing Song)” (3) 10/15: Dan Quinn “She Was Happy Till She Met You” (4) 11/12: Dan Quinn “At a Georgia Camp Meeting” (4) 12/10: George J. Gaskin “My Old New Hampshire Home” (10) 1899: 2/18: Arthur Collins “Kiss Me, Honey, Do” (4) 3/18: Arthur Collins “When you Ain’t Go No More Money, Well, You Needn’t Come Around” (2) 4/1: Arthur Collins “I Guess I’ll Have to Telegraph My Baby” (4) 4/29: Arthur Collins “Hello, Ma Baby” (4) 5/27: Len Spencer “Hello! Ma Baby” (6) 7/8: George J. Gaskin “My Wild Irish Rose” (3) 7/29: George J. Gaskin “My Wild Irish Rose” (6) 9/9: William F. Hooley “Gypsy Love Song” (5) 10/14: Steve Porter “A Picture No Artist Can Paint” (2) 10/28: Dan Quinn “Curse of the Dreamer” (7) 12/16: Arthur Collins “I’d Leave My Happy Home for You” (7) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “USA: #1 Pop Songs, 1890-Present” Dave’s Music Database: “United States: Biggest #1 Songs” Dave’s Music Database: “Top 100 Songs for Each Decade” Joel Whitburn (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, WI; Record Research, Inc. Pages 642-657.

USA: #1 Pop Songs, 2020-2029

First posted 2/24/2021.

USA’s #1 Pop Songs: 2020-2029

These are the #1 pop songs in the history of the United States pop charts from 2020 to 2029. Songs could have hit #1 on any of the following charts: Billboard Hot 100 chart, 1955-present (BB) Billboard pop airplay chart, 1984-present (BA) Billboard digital chart, 2005-present (DG) Billboard streaming chart, 2013-present (ST) Radio & Records/Mediabase, 1973-present (RR) Click here to access a full list of #1 songs from 1890 to present. 2020: 1/11: Roddy Ricch “The Box” (BB: 11 weeks, ST: 13) 1/18: Justin Bieber “Yummy” (DG: 1) 1/25: Future & Drake “Life Is Good” (DG: 1) 2/15: Taylor Swift “Only the Young” (DG: 1) 2/23: Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now” (BA: 4, RR: 6) 2/29: Billie Eilish “No Time to Die” (DG: 1) 3/7: BTS “On” (DG: 1) 3/14: Lady Gaga “Stupid Love” (DG: 1) 3/21: Demi Lovato “I Love Me” (DG: 1) 3/28: The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (BB: 4, BA: 26, DG: 4, ST: 1, RR: 7) 4/4: Kenny Rogers “The Gambler” (DG: 1) 4/5: Hary Styles “Adore You” (RR: 1) 4/18: Drake “Toosie Slide” (BB: 1, ST: 3) 5/3: Camila Cabello with DaBaby “My Oh My” (RR: 1) 5/9: Travis Scott with Kid Cudi as the Scotts “The Scotts” (BB: 1, DG: 1, ST: 1) 5/10: Doja Cat “Say So” (BB: 1, DG: 1, RR: 5) 5/16: Megan Thee Stallion with Beyoncé “Savage” (BB: 1, DG: 3, ST: 1) 5/23: Ariana Grande with Justin Bieber “Stuck with U” (BB: 1, DG: 1) 5/23: 6ix9ine “Gooba” (ST: 1) 5/30: DaBaby with Roddy Ricch “Rockstar” (BB: 7, ST: 10) 6/6: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande “Rain on Me” (BB: 1, DG: 1) 6/21: Justin Bieber with Quavo “Intentions” (RR: 1) 6/27: 6ix9ine with Nicki Minaj “Trollz” (BB: 1, DG: 1) 7/4: Beyoncé “Black Parade” (DG: 1) 7/11: Kanye West with Travis Scott “Wash Us in the Blood” (DG: 1) 7/18: Lee Greenwood “God Bless the U.S.A.” (DG: 1) 7/19: Trevor Daniel “Falling” (RR: 1) 7/25: Juice Wrld with Marshmello “Come & Go” (ST: 1) 7/25: Kid Cudi with Eminem “The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady” (DG: 1) 7/26: Dua Lipa “Break My Heart” (RR: 1) 8/1: DJ Khaled with Drake “Popstar” (DG: 1) 8/2: Harry Styles “Watermelon Sugar” (BB: 1, DG: 1, RR: 7) 8/8: Taylor Swift “Cardigan” (BB: 1, DG: 1, ST: 1) 8/22: Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” (BB: 4, DG: 2, ST: 10) 8/29: Drake with Lil Durk “Laugh Now Cry Later” (ST: 1) 9/5: BTS “Dynamite” (B: 3, DG: 12) 9/20: Lewis Capaldi “Before You Go” (BA: 1, RR: 2) 10/4: Jawsh 685 with Jason Derulo “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” (BB: 1, RR: 3) 10/10: Travis Scott with Young Thug & M.I.A. “Franchise” (BB: 1) 10/24: 24K Goldn with Iann Dior “Mood” (BB: 8, BA: 11, ST: 2, RR: 8) 10/31: Gabby Barrett with Charlie Puth “I Hope” (BA: 1) 11/7: Ariana Grande “Positions” (BB: 1, ST: 2, RR: 5) 11/7: Luke Combs “Forever After All” (DG: 1) 11/21: Mike Will Made It with Nicki Minaj & YoungBoy Never Broke Again “What That Speed Bout!?” (DG: 1) 11/28: Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am” (ST: 1) 11/28: Phoebe Bridgers & Maggie Rogers “Iris” (DG: 1) 12/5: BTS “Life Goes On” (BB: 1, DG: 3) 12/5: Megan Thee Stallion “Body” (ST: 1) 12/26: Taylor Swift “Willow” (BB: 1, DG: 1) 2021: 1/16: Justin Bieber “Anyone” (DG: 1 week) 1/23: Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” (BB: 6, DG: 3, ST: 4) 1/23: Chris Brown with Young Thug “Go Crazy” (BA: 4) 2/7: Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco “Lonely” (RR: 1) 2/13: Tom MacDonald “Fake Woke” (DG: 1) 2/20: Cardi B “Up” (DG: 1, ST: 1) 2/21: Ariana Grande “34+35” (RR: 2) 2/27: Taylor Swift “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” (DG: 1) 2/27: Lil Tjay & 6lack “Calling My Phone” (ST: 1) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “USA: #1 Pop Songs, 1890-Present” Dave’s Music Database: “United States: Biggest #1 Songs” Dave’s Music Database: “Top 100 Songs for Each Decade”

Adult Top 40: Top 100+

First posted 4/28/2019; updated 2/20/2021.

Adult Top 40, 1996-2021: Top 100+ Songs

In 2016, Billboard magazine celebrated its 20th anniversary of the Adult Pop Songs chart, a chart which it referred to as “Top 40 for people over 25.” They published a list of the top 50 “Greatest Of All Time Adult Pop Songs.” Dave’s Music Database has reworked the list to rank the songs based on most weeks at #1 and then, for ties, by overall points in Dave’s Music Database. All songs which spent at least 5 weeks at #1 are in the list below, pushing this a few notches past a top 100 list. 25 weeks: Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999) 23 weeks: The Calling “Wherever You Will Go” (2001) 20 weeks: The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (2019) 18 weeks: Nickelback “Photograph” (2005) Matchbox 20 “Unwell” (2002) 17 weeks: Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” (1998) 16 weeks: Avril Lavigne “Complicated” (2002) 15 weeks: The Fray “How to Save a Life” (2005) Panic! At the Disco “High Hopes” (2018) 14 weeks: No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1995) Maroon 5 with Cardi B “Girls Like You” (2017) Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” (1997) Train “Drops of Jupiter” (2001) Maroon 5 “Memories” (2019) Vertical Horizon “Everything You Want’ (1999) 13 weeks: Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010) Maroon 5 “This Love” (2002) Maroon 5 “She Will Be Loved” (2002) Matchbox 20 “Bent” (2000) 3 Doors Down “Here Without You” (2002) Colbie Caillat “Bubbly” (2007) Matchbox 20 “If You’re Gone” (2000) Santana with Michelle Branch “The Game of Love” (2002) 12 weeks: Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017) Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me” (1996) Daniel Powter “Bad Day” (2005) 11 weeks: Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004) Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” (2008) Pink with Nate Ruess “Just Give Me a Reason” (2012) 10 weeks: Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” (2007) Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (1995) Hoobastank “The Reason” (2003) Sugar Ray “Every Morning” (1998) Avirl Lavigne “I’m with You” (2002) Rob Thomas “Lonely No More” (2005) KT Tunstall “Black Horse & the Cherry Tree” (2004) Matchbox 20 “3 A.M.” (1996) Daughtry “Home” (2007) 9 weeks: Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé “Perfect” (2017) Adele “Someone Like You (2011) Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” (2009) Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (2016) Katy Perry with Snoop Dogg “California Gurls” (2010) Sara Bareilles “Love Song” (2007) Kelly Clarkson “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” (2011) Jonas Brothers “Sucker” (2019) The Fray “You Found Me” (2008) Smash Mouth “All Star” (1999) Maroon 5 with Kendrick Lamar “Don’t Wanna Know” (2016) Dido “Thank You” (2000) Lifehouse “You and Me” (2005) Sheryl Crow “Soak Up the Sun” (2002) Daughtry “It’s Not Over” (2006) Santana with Chad Kroeger or Alex Band “Why Don’t You and I?” (2002) 8 weeks: Jason Mraz “I’m Yours” (2008) Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (2014) The Lumineers “Ho Hey” (2012) Donna Lewis “I Love You Always Forever” (1996) Maroon 5 “One More Night” (2012) Creed “With Arms Wide Open” (1999) Walk the Moon “Shut Up and Dance” (2014) Tracy Chapman “Give Me One Reason” (1995) Shawn Mullins “Lullaby (Rock-a-Bye)” (1998) Ava Max “Kings & Queens” (2020) Kelly Clarkson “Already Gone” (2009) Goo Goo Dolls “Give a Little Bit” (2004) 7 weeks: Adele “Hello” (2015) One Republic “Counting Stars” (2013) Sia with Sean Paul “Cheap Thrills” (2016) Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)” (2006) The Chainsmokers with Coldplay “Something Just Like This” (2017) Eric Clapton “Change the World” (1996) Imagine Dragons “Thunder” (2017) Shawn Colvin “Sunny Came Home” (1996) Zedd with Meren Morris & Grey “The Middle” (2018) Pink “Raise Your Glass” (2010) Sarah McLachlan “Angel” (1997) Shinedown “Second Chance” (2008) Pink “Fuckin’ Perfect” (2010) The Script “Breakeven” (2008) Sister Hazel “All for You” (1997) Sophie B. Hawkins “As I Lay Me Down” (1995) 6 weeks: Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011) Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013) Robin Thicke with T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” (2013) Coldplay “Viva La Vida” (2008) Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (2014) Taylor Swift “Blank Space” (2014) One Republic with Timbaland “Apologize” (2006) Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (1994) Ricky Martin “Livin’ La Vida Loca” (1999) Train “Hey, Soul Sister” (2009) Maroon 5 with Wiz Khalifa “Payphone” (2012) Jewel “You Were Meant for Me” (1995) Imagine Dragons “Believer” (2017) Ed Sheeran “Photograph” (2014) Shawn Mendes “Treat You Better” (2016) Paula Cole “I Don’t Want to Wait” (1996) Nickelback “If Everyone Cared” (2005) Kelly Clarkson “Mr. Know It All” (2011) 5 weeks: Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are (Amazing)” (2010) Katy Perry “Roar” (2013) Justin Bieber “Love Yourself” (2015) Katy Perry “Firework” (2010) James Blunt “You’re Beautiful” (2004) Magic! “Rude” (2013) Chumbawamba “Tubthumping” (1997) Lifehouse “Hanging by a Moment” (2000) The Wallflowers “One Headlight” (1996) Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now” (2019) Jewel “Foolish Games” (1995) Shawn Mendes “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” (2016) Benny Blanco with Halsey & Khalid “Eastside” (2018) Pink “Blow Me One Last Kiss” (2012) Nickelback “Far Away” (2005) Kelly Clarkson “Behind These Hazel Eyes” (2004) Train “Calling All Angels” (2003) Nickelback “Gotta Be Somebody” (2008) Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Genre/Category Song Lists” Wikipedia: “Billboard Top 40 #1 Songs”

Dave's Music Database: Song of the Year (1890-2020)

First posted 3/31/2019; updated 2/19/2021.

DMDB Song of the Year: 1890-2020

These are the best songs for each year from 1900 to present, according to Dave’s Music Database. Rankings are determined by aggregating multiple best-of lists along with chart data, sales figures, radio and video airplay, and streams. Check out other “songs of the year” lists here. 2020: Da Baby with Roddy Ricch “Rockstar” 2019: Billie Eilish “Bad Guy” 2018: Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” 2017: Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” 2016: The Chainsmokers with Halsey “Closer” 2015: Adele “Hello” 2014: Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” 2013: Pharrell Williams “Happy” 2012: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop” 2011: Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” 2010: Adele “Rolling in the Deep” 2009: Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” 2008: Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” 2007: Rihanna with Jay-Z “Umbrella” 2006: Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” 2005: Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” 2004: Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” 2003: OutKast “Hey Ya!” 2002: Eminem “Lose Yourself” 2001: Nickelback “How You Remind Me” 2000: Madonna “Music” 1999: Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” 1998: Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” 1997: Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” 1996: Spice Girls “Wannabe” 1995: Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” 1994: Boyz II Men “I’ll Make Love to You” 1993: Beck “Loser” 1992: Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” 1991: Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” 1990: Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” 1989: Madonna “Like a Prayer” 1988: Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” 1987: Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” 1986: Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” 1985: USA for Africa “We Are the World” 1984: Prince “When Doves Cry” 1983: The Police “Every Breath You Take” 1982: Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 1981: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” 1980: Blondie “Call Me” 1979: Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” 1978: Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” 1977: Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” 1976: Eagles “Hotel California” 1975: Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” 1974: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama” 1973: Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song” 1972: Stevie Wonder “Superstition” 1971: John Lennon “Imagine” 1970: Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” 1969: Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds” 1968: The Beatles “Hey Jude” 1967: Aretha Franklin “Respect” 1966: The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” 1965: The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” 1964: The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” 1963: The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” 1962: Ray Charles “I Can’t Stop Loving You” 1961: Ben E. King “Stand by Me” 1960: Chubby Checker “The Twist” 1959: Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” 1958: Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” 1957: Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” 1956: Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” 1955: Little Richard “Tutti Frutti” 1954: Bill Haley & His Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” 1953: Les Paul & Mary Ford “Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)” 1952: Jo Stafford “You Belong to Me” 1951: Les Paul & Mary Ford “How High the Moon” 1950: Patti Page “Tennessee Waltz” 1949: Gene Autry & the Pinafores “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” 1948: Dinah Shore & Her Harper Valley Boys “Buttons and Bows” 1947: : Francis Craig with Bob Lamm “Near You” 1946: Nat “King” Cole “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” 1945: Les Brown with Doris Day “Sentimental Journey” 1944: Bing Crosby “Swinging on a Star” 1943: Harry James with Helen Forrest “I’ve Heard That Song Before” 1942: Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers & the John Scott Trotter Orchestra “White Christmas” 1941: Artie Shaw “Stardust” 1940: Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra “I’ll Never Smile Again” 1939: Judy Garland “Over the Rainbow” 1938: Artie Shaw Begin the Beguine 1937: Fred Astaire “They Can't Take That Away from Me” 1936: Fred Astaire “The Way You Look Tonight” 1935: Fred Astaire “Cheek to Cheek” 1934: Guy Lombardo “Winter Wonderland” 1933: Ethel Waters “Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)” 1932: Fred Astaire “Night and Day” 1931: Duke Ellington “Mood Indigo” 1930: Ben Selvin “Happy Days Are Here Again” 1929: Fats Waller “Ain’t Misbehavin’” 1928: Cliff Edwards “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” 1927: Gene Austin “My Blue Heaven” 1926: George Olsen with Fran Frey, Bob Rice, & Edward Joyce “Always” 1925: Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong “St. Louis Blues” 1924: Isham Jones “It Had to Be You” 1923: Van & Schenck “Carolina in the Morning” 1922: Al Jolson “April Showers” 1921: Van & Schenck “Ain’t We Got Fun?” 1920: Al Jolson “Swanee” 1919: Henry Burr with Albert Campbell “Till We Meet Again” 1918: Al Jolson “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody” 1917: American Quartet “Over There” 1916: Henry Burr “M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World to Me)” 1915: John McCormack “It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary” 1914: Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan “The Aba Daba Honeymoon” 1913: Al Jolson “You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)” 1912: American Quartet “Moonlight Bay” 1911: Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” 1910: Billy Murray with the Haydn Quartet “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” 1909: Harry MacDonough with Elise Stevenson (as Miss Walton) “Shine on, Harvest Moon” 1908: Billy Murray with the Haydn Quartet “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” 1907: Byron Harlan “School Days (When We Were a Couple of Kids)” 1906: Billy Murray “You’re a Grand Old Flag (aka “The Grand Old Rag”)” 1905: Billy Murray “Give My Regards to Broadway” 1904: Haydn Quartet “Sweet Adeline (You’re the Flower of My Heart)” 1903: Haydn Quartet “In the Good Old Summertime” 1902: Arthur Collins “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home” 1901: Harry MacDonough & Grace Spencer “Tell Me Pretty Maiden” 1900: Vess Ossman “The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)” 1899: Arthur Collins “Hello Ma Baby” 1898: Edison Male Quartette “My Old Kentucky Home” 1897: John Philip Sousa “The Stars and Stripes Forever” 1896: George J. Gaskin “The Sunshine of Paradise Alley” 1895: Dan Quinn “The Band Played On” 1894: U.S. Marine Band “The Liberty Bell” 1893: George J. Gaskin “After the Ball” 1892: Thomas Bott “Love’s Old Sweet Song” 1891: John Yorke Atlee “Listen to the Mocking Bird (aka ‘The Mocking Bird’)” 1890: U.S. Marine Band “Washington Post March” Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Song-of-the-Year Lists

United States: Biggest #1 Songs

First posted 10/29/2017; updated 2/15/2021.

USA’s Biggest #1 Pop Songs: 1890-2020

These are the biggest #1 pop songs in the history of the United States pop charts from 1890 to present. Songs could have hit #1 on any of the following charts: the pre-Hot 100 pop charts, 1890-1955 (BB) Billboard Hot 100 chart, 1955-present (BB) Billboard Best Sellers chart, 1940-1958 (BS) Billboard Disc Jockey Hits, 1944-1958 (DJ) Billboard Juke Box Hits, 1940-1957 (JB) Billboard pop airplay chart, 1984-present (BA) Billboard digital chart, 2005-present (DG) Billboard streaming chart, 2013-present (ST) Hit Parade, 1935-1955 (HP) Cashbox, 1950-1996 (CB) Hit Records, 1954-1982 (HR) Radio & Records/Mediabase, 1973-2015 (RR) All songs with 10 or more weeks on any of these charts are listed. If a song hit #1 on more than chart, only the chart where the song had the most weeks is noted. However, at times Hit Parade and Cashbox did not designate a specific artist with the #1 song. For example, “Some Enchanted Evening” was a #1 song on Hit Parade in 1949, but because there were multiple versions of the song out at the time, it wasn’t credited to any specific artist. In such cases, this list attributes the song only to an artist if that artist also hit #1 on another of the noted charts. One last note – in the event of ties, songs are ranked according to most overall points in Dave’s Music Database. For songs which hit #1 multiple times, the version which accumulated the most points is used. See other chart-based lists here. 26 weeks: The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (BA: 2020) 20 weeks: Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (ST: 2018) 18 weeks: Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” (BA, 1998) 17 weeks: Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber “Despacito” (DG: 2017) Francis Craig with Bob Lamm “Near You” (BB: 1947) 16 weeks: Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” (BA: 2005) Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (BB: 1995) No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (BA: 1996) Maroon 5 with Cardi B “Girls Like You” (BA: 2017) 14 weeks: Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers “White Christmas” (BB: 1942) Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (BB: 1992) Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (BB: 1997) Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” (BB: 2009) Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (BB: 2014) Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” (BB: 1995) Boyz II Men “I’ll Make Love to You” (BB: 1994) Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me” (BA: 1996) Alicia Keys “No One” (BA: 2001) Post Malone with 21 Savage “Rockstar” (ST: 2017) Iggy Azalea with Charli XCX “Fancy” (ST: 2014) Panic! At the Disco “High Hopes” (BA: 2018) Desiigner “Panda” (ST: 2015) 13 weeks: Glenn Miller “In the Mood” (BB: 1939) Gene Austin “My Blue Heaven” (BB: 1927) Patti Page “Tennessee Waltz” (BB: 1950) The Chainsmokers with Halsey “Closer” (DG: 2016) Ben Selvin “Dardanella” (BB: 1920) Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” (HR: 1977) The Weavers with Gordon Jenkins’ Orchestra “Goodnight Irene” (BB: 1950) Artie Shaw “Frenesi” (BB: 1940) The Ink Spots “The Gypsy” (BB: 1946) Boyz II Men “End of the Road” (BB: 1992) Harry James with Helen Forrest “I’ve Heard That Song Before” (BB: 1943) Ace of Base “The Sign” (BA: 1994) Ted Weems with Elmo Tanner “Heartaches” (BB: 1947) Brandy with Monica “The Boy Is Mine” (BB: 1998) TLC “No Scrubs” (BA: 1999) Donna Lewis “I Love You Always Forever” (BA: 1996) Miley Cyrus” Wrecking Ball” (ST: 2013) Roddy Rich “The Box” (ST: 2019) 12 weeks: Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (BB: Ed 2017) Eminem “Lose Yourself” (BB: 2002) Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” (BB: 2004) Robin Thicke with T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” (BB: 2013) Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth “See You Again” (BB:, 2015) Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (BB: 1999) The Mills Brothers “Paper Doll” (BB: 1943) Vernon Dalhart “The Prisoner’s Song” (BB: 1925) Rihanna with Calvin Harris “We Found Love” (BA: 2011) Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” (BB: 2009) Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers “I’ll Never Smile Again” (BB: 1940) Vaughn Monroe “Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)” (BB:1949) Jo Stafford “You Belong to Me” (BB: 1952) Al Jolson “Sonny Boy” (BB: 1928) Nelly with Kelly Rowland “Dilemma” (BA: 2002) Nat “King” Cole “Too Young” (HP: 1951) BTS “Dynamite” (DG: 2020) 11 weeks: Elvis Presley “Don’t Be Cruel” (BB: 1956) / Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” (BB: 1956) Leo Reisman & His Orchestra with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers “Cheek to Cheek” (BB: 1935) Pharrell Williams “Happy” (DG: 2013) Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra “Whispering” (BB: 1920) Adele “Hello” (BA: 2015) Al Jolson “April Showers” (BB: 1922) Byron Harlan “School Days (When We Were a Couple of Kids)” (BB: 1907) Drake “God’s Plan” (BB: 2018) Beyoncé “Irreplaceable” (BA: 2006) American Quartet with Billy Murray “Casey Jones” (BB: 1910) Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (BB: 1997) Justin Bieber “Love Yourself” (BA: 2015) Haydn Quartet “Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet” (BB: 1909) Toni Braxton “Un-Break My Heart” (BB: 1996) Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” (BA: 1997) All-4-One “I Swear” (BB: 1994) Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads “Cry” (BB: 1951) Arthur Collins “The Preacher and the Bear” (BB: 1905) Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra with Franklyn Baur “Valencia (A Song of Spain)” (BB: 1926) Henry Burr “Just a Baby’s Prayer at Twilight (For Her Daddy Over There)” (BB: 1918) Les Paul with Mary Ford “Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)” (BB: 1953) Destiny’s Child “Independent Women” (BB: 2000) Anton Karas “The Third Man Theme” (BB: 1950) Mariah Carey “Dreamlover” (BB: 1993) Tony Bennett “Because of You” (HP: 1951) Len Spencer “Arkansaw Traveler” (BB: 1902) Frankie Carle & Marjorie Hughes “Oh What It Seemed to Be” (BB: 1946) Mario “Let Me Love You” (BA: 2004) Post Malone “Circles” (BA: 2019) Boyz II Men “On Bended Knee” (BA: 1994) Khalid “Talk” (BA: 2019) Guy Lombardo “The Third Man Theme” (BB: 1950) Miley Cyrus “We Can’t Stop” (ST: 2013) 24K Goldn with Iann Dior “Mood” (BA: 2020) 10 weeks: Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” (BB: 1911) Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (BA: 1997) Leo Reisman’s Orchestra with Fred Astaire “Night and Day” (BB: 1932) Billy Murray “You’re a Grand Old Flag (aka “The Grand Old Rag”)” (BB: 1906) Haydn Quartet “Sweet Adeline (You’re the Flower of My Heart)” (BB: 1904) Bing Crosby with George Stoll’s Orchestra “Pennies from Heaven” (BB: 1936) Flo Rida with T-Pain “Low” (BB: 2007) Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & His Orchestra “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” (BB: 1938) Kanye West with Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger” (BB: 2005) Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” (RR: 2007) Dinah Shore & Her Harper Valley Boys “Buttons and Bows” (BB/HP: 1948) Olivia Newton-John “Physical” (BB: 1981) The Harmonicats “Peg O’ My Heart” (HP: 1947) Drake “One Dance” (BB: 2016) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop” (DG: 2012) Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter’s Orchestra “I’ll Be Seeing You” (HP: 1944) Byron Harlan “My Gal Sal” (BB: 1907) Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass” (ST: 2014) Perry Como “Some Enchanted Evening” (HP: 1949) Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (DG: 2016) Nick Lucas “Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips with Me” (BB: 1929) George J. Gaskin “After the Ball” (BB: 1893) Seal “Kiss from a Rose” (BA: 1994) Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper “Shallow” (DG: 2018) Perry Como “Till the End of Time” (BB: 1945) Bing Crosby with Lani McIntire & His Hawaiians “Sweet Leilani” (BB: 1937) Guy Mitchell “Singing the Blues” (BB: 1956) Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees “Stein Song (University of Maine)” (BB: 1930) The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen’s Orchestra “Rum and Coca-Cola” (BB: 1945) Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell “Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)” (BB: 1941) Ted Lewis & His Band “In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town” (BB: 1932) Drake “In My Feelings” (BB: 2018) Pat Boone “Love Letters in the Sand” (HP: 1957) Janet Jackson “That’s the Way Love Goes” (BA: 1993) Percy Faith with Felicia Sanders “Where Is Your Heart (Song from “Moulin Rouge”)” (BB: 1953) Vaughn Monroe’s Orchestra “Ballerina” (BB: 1947) Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (ST: 1994) Dan Quinn “The Band Played On” (BB: 1895) The McGuire Sisters “Sincerely” (BB: 1955) Mariah Carey “Hero” (BA: 1993) Glenn Miller Orchestra with Ray Eberle & The Modernaires “Moonlight Cocktail” (BB: 1942) Perez “Prez” Prado “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” (BB: 1955) George J. Gaskin “On the Banks of the Wabash” (BB: 1897) N Sync “Bye Bye Bye” (RR: 2000) Kay Starr “Wheel of Fortune” (BB: 1952) Lil Wayne with Static Major “Lollipop” (BA: 2008) Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers “Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)” (HP: 1948) Ashanti with Ja Rule “Foolish” (BB: 2002) Silentó “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” (ST: 2015) George W. Johnson “The Laughing Song” (BB: 1891) Margaret Whiting “A Tree in the Meadow” (HP: 1948) Rosemary Clooney “Hey There” (HP: 1954) Santana with the Product G&B “Maria Maria” (BB: 2000) George J. Gaskin “My Old New Hampshire Home” (BB: 1898) Debbie Reynolds “Tammy” (HP: 1957) Perry Como “If (They Made Me a King)” (HP: 1951) Patti Page “I Went to Your Wedding” (BB: 1952) Eileen Barton “If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake” (BB: 1950) Mariah Carey “Someday” (BA: 1990) Usher “U Got It Bad” (BA: 2001) Migos with Lil Uzi Vert “Bad and Boujee” (ST: 2016) DaBaby with Roddy Rich “Rockstar” (ST: 2020) Jimmy Dorsey with Bob Eberly “I Hear a Rhapsody” (HP: 1941) Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra “I’ll Be Seeing You” (HP: 1944) Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” (ST: 2020) Charlie Barnet with Bob Carroll “I Hear a Rhapsody” (HP: 1941)

YouTube: Billion Airs Club

First posted 11/22/2018; updated 2/14/2021.

YouTube: Billion Airs Club

YouTube has become the 21st century’s version of MTV; that is, it is the go-to place for music videos. On December 1, 2012, “Gangnam Style” by Psy became the first music video to surpass one billion views. Since then, more than a hundred music videos have passed that mark. This page captures those videos in a ranked list based on most views. The numbers listed after the song titles indicate the number of views in billions. Note: if there are multiple versions of a song (such as an official video, a lyric video, or live performances) the numbers have been consolidated into one figure as long as all the versions are the same song by the same performer. Also, since I have yet to find an official list of videos crossing the billion mark, it is quite possible there are videos not included in this list. If you know of such a video, feel free to let me know in the comments section. Click here to see other genre-specific song lists. 1. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee “Despacito” (2017) 7.740 2. Marc Ronson & Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014) 5.743 3. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017) 5.421 4. Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth “See You Again” (2015) 5.014 5. Psy “Gangnam Style” (2012) 4.143 6. Pinkfong! Kids’ Songs “Baby Shark Dance” (2016) 4.100 7. Maroon 5 with Cardi B “Girls Like You” (2017) 3.654 8. Justin Bieber “Sorry” (2015) 3.614 9. Maroon 5 “Sugar” (2014) 3.300 10. Katy Perry “Roar” (2013) 3.254 11. Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (2014) 3.199 12. Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé “Perfect” (2017) 3.065 13. Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (2014) 3.057 14. Chainsmokers & Halsey “Closer” (2016) 2.972 15. Katy Perry & Juicy J “Dark Horse” (2013) 2.924 16. Major Lazer, DJ Snake & MO “Lean On” (2015) 2.915 17. Camila Cabello with Young Thug “Havana” (2017) 2.902 18. Adele “Hello” (2015) 2.883 19. One Republic “Counting Stars” (2013) 2.880 20. Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno, & Gente de Zona “Bailando” (2014) 2.790 21. Taylor Swft “Blank Space” (2014) 2.761 22. Alan Walker “Faded” (2015) 2.590 23. Twenty One Pilots “Stressed Out” (2015) 2.577 24. Passenger “Let Her Go” (2012) 2.570 25. J. Balvin & Willy Williams “Mi Gente” (2017) 2.570 26. Shakira & Maluma “Chantaje” (2016) 2.480 27. LooLoo Kids “Johny Johny Yes Papa” (2016) 2.420 28. Justin Bieber & Ludacris “Baby” (2010) 2.400 29. Shakira & Freshlyground “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” (2010) 2.370 30. Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass” (2014) 2.340 31. Ellie Goulding “Love Me Like You Do” (2015) 2.308 32. Calvin Harris & Rihanna “This Is What You Came For” (2016) 2.290 33. Clean Bandit, Sean Paul, & Anne-Marie “Rockabye” (2016) 2.250 34. Charlie Puth & Selena Gomez “We Don’t Talk Anymore” (2016) 2.240 35. Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean?” (2015) 2.225 36. Fifth Harmony “Work from Home” (2016) 2.219 37. Little Baby Bum “Wheels on the Bus” (2014) 2.210 38. Cocomelon “Bath Song” (2018) 2.190 39. Sia “Chandelier” (2014) 2.173 40. Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013) 2.109 41. The Weeknd & Daft Punk “Starboy” (2016) 2.042 42. Sia & Sean Paul “Cheap Thrills” (2016) 2.032 43. Nio Garcia with Darrell & Casper Magico, Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam, & Ozuna “Te Boté (Remix)” (2018) 2.000 44. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010) 1.984 45. Justin Bieber “Love Yourself” (2015) 1.975 46. Magic! “Rude” (2013) 1.971 47. Dua Lipa “New Rules” (2017) 1.970 48. Natti Natasha with Ozuna “Criminal” (2017) 1.918 49. Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie” (2010) 1.900 50. Idina Menzel “Let It Go” (2013) 1.893 51. Cocomelon “Yes Yes Vegetables Song” (2018) 1.890 52. Crazy Frog “Axel F” (2005) 1.890 53. Avicii & Aloe Blacc “Wake Me Up” (2013) 1.880 54. Luis Fonsi with Demi Lovato “Échame La Culpa” (2017) 1.870 55. Icanrockyourworld “The Gummy Bear Song” (2007) 1.850 56. The Chainsmokers with Coldplay “Something Just Like This” (2017) 1.836 57. Fifth Harmony & Kid Ink “Worth It” (2015) 1.783 58. Nicky Jam with J. Balvin “X” (2018) 1.770 59. Bruno Mars “The Lazy Song” (2010) 1.750 60. Becky G with Bad Bunny “Mayores” (2017) 1.732 61. LMFAO, Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem” (2011) 1.730 62. Shawn Mendes “Treat You Better” (2016) 1.717 63. Drake “Hotline Bling” (2015) 1.712 64. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj “Side to Side” (2016) 1.680 65. Silento “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” (2015) 1.652 66. J. Balvin “Ay Vamos” (2014) 1.638 67. The Weeknd “The Hills” (2015) 1.635 68. Becky G “Sin Pijama” (2018) 1.612 69. Daddy Yankee with Snow “Con Calma” (2019) 1.610 70. Post Malone with Swae Lee “Sunflower” (2018) 1.609 71. Ricky Martin & Maluma “Vente Pa Ca” (2016) 1.588 72. Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like” (2016) 1.584 73. John Legend “All of Me” (2013) 1.580 74. Maluma “Felices los 4” (2017) 1.563 75. Bruno Mars “24K Magic” (2016) 1.560 76. CNCO “Reggaeton Lento (Bailemos)” (2016) 1.546 77. Romeo Santos & Eliza Gonzalez “Propuesta Indecente” (2013) 1.539 78. Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are (Amazing)” (2010) 1.524 79. Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018) 1.524 80. Guns N’ Roses “November Rain” (1991) 1.500 81. Daddy Yankee “Dura” (2018) 1.496 82. The Chainsmokers with Daya “Don’t Let Me Down” (2016) 1.477 83. Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull “On the Floor” (2011) 1.460 84. Piso 21 with Manuel Turizo “Déjala Que Vuelva” (2017) 1.458 85. Christina Perri “A Thousand Years” (2011) 1.450 86. Chino & Nacho with Daddy Yankee “Andas en Mi Cabeza” (2016) 1.445 87. Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood” (2014) 1.434 88. Maluma with Nego Do Borel “Corazón” (2017) 1.430 89. Adele “Someone Like You” (2011) 1.430 90. Shawn Mendes with Camila Cabello “Señorita” (2019) 1.430 91. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, & Nicki Minaj “Bang Bang” (2014) 1.429 92. Nicky Jam “Hasta El Amanecer” (2016) 1.420 93. Rihanna “Diamonds” (2012) 1.420 94. Post Malone with 21 Savage “Rockstar” (2017) 1.417 95. Jason Derulo with Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign “Swalla” (2017) 1.402 96. Daddy Yankee “Shaky Shaky” (2016) 1.401 97. Ellie Goulding “Burn” (2013) 1.381 98. XXXtentacion “Sad!” (2018) 1.374 99. Danny Ocean “Me Rehúso” (2016) 1.367 100. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975) 1.358 101. Twenty One Pilots “Heathens” (2016) 1.358 102. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991) 1.357 103. Carlos Vives & Shakira “La Bicicleta” (2016) 1.355 104. Martin Garrix “Animals” (2013) 1.348 105. Billie Eilish “Bad Guy” (2019) 1.346 106. Eminem “Not Afraid” (2010) 1.344 107. Calvin Harris “Summer” (2014) 1.340 108. DJ Khaled with Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, & Lil’ Wayne “I’m the One” (2017) 1.332 109. Calvin Harris & Disciples “How Deep Is Your Love” (2015) 1.325 110. David Guetta with Nicki Minaj & Afrojack “Hey Mama” (2015) 1.324 111. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop” (2012) 1.320 112. Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011) 1.317 113. Imagine Dragons “Radioactive” (2012) 1.307 114. Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe” (2011) 1.300 115. Pulcinopiotv “El Pollito Pio” (2012) 1.287 116. Nicky Jam with Enrique Iglesias “El Perdon (Forgiveness)” (2015) 1.280 117. Psy “Gentleman” (2013) 1.277 118. Katy Perry “Firework” (2010) 1.268 119. Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper “Shallow” (2018) 1.265 120. Nicky Jam “El Amante” (2017) 1.259 121. Joey Montana “Picky” (2015) 1.247 122. Mike Posner “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” (2015) 1.247 123. Rihanna with Drake “Work” (2016) 1.243 124. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” Whitney Houston (1992) 1.212 125. Katy Perry “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” (2010) 1.203 126. Gente de Zona with Marc Anthony “La Gozadera” (2015) 1.202 127. Lukas Graham “7 Years” (/2015) 1.201 128. Drake “God’s Plan” (2018) 1.200 129. Ariana Grande with Iggy Azalea “Problem” (2014) 1.192 130. Linkin Park “Numb” (2003) 1.190 131. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1987) 1.188 132. Taylor Swift “You Belong with Me” (2008) 1.187 133. Maluma “El Perdedor” (2016) 1.175 134. Pitbull with Ke$ha “Timber” (2013) 1.163 135. Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (2016) 1.157 136. Ricky Martin with Yotuel “La Mordidita” (2015) 1.152 137. Sam Smith “Stay with Me” (2014) 1.150 138. Rosalía with J. Balvin & El Guincho “Con Altura” (2019) 1.150 139. Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” (2009) 1.140 140. Shawn Mendes “Stitches” (2015) 1.140 141. Post Malone with Quavo “Congratulations” (2016) 1.135 142. Bruno Mars “Grenade” (2016) 1.134 143. The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” (2015) 1.134 144. Prince Royce “Darte Un Beso” (2013) 1.115 145. Taylor Swift “Look What You Made Me Do” (2017) 1.114 146. Skrillex with Diplo & Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now” (2015) 1.113 147. Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002) 1.105 148. One Direction “What Makes You Beautiful” (2011) 1.103 149. Future with Drake “Life Is Good” (2020) 1.100 150. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983) 1.095 151. Aha “Take on Me” Aha (1984) 1.066 152. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1982) 1.054 153. Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball” (2013) 1.051 154. Iggy Azalea with Charli XCX “Fancy” (2014) 1.048 155. Cardi B with Bad Bunny & J. Balvin “I Like It” (2018) 1.043 156. Rihanna with Calvin Harris “We Found Love” (2011) 1.039 157. French Montana with Swae Lee “Unforgettable” (2017) 1.029 158. James Arthur “Say You Won’t Let Me Go” (2016) 1.028 159. Eminem “Without Me” (2002) 1.027 160. Ariana Grande with Zedd “Break Free” (2014) 1.029 161. The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (2019) 1.014 162. 50 Cent “In Da Club” (2002) 1.003 163. Twenty One Pilots “Ride” (2015) 1.000 Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Genre/Category Song Lists Wikipedia.org (12/10/2019). “List of Most Viewed You Tube Videos Wikipedia.org (10/12/2017). “List of Most Viewed Vevo Videos”