Saturday, December 31, 2022

Music VF: Songs of the Year, 1900-2018

Music VF:

Songs of the Year, 1900-2022

Music VF is an online database of more than 120,000 U.S. and UK chart hits. One can search for top songs and artists by year and by decade. Here are the top songs of each year according to Music VF:

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First posted 4/8/2019; last updated 1/7/2023.

Dave's Music Database: Song of the Year, 1800-2022

DMDB Song of the Year:

1800-2022

These are the best songs for each year from 1800 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.

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First posted 3/31/2019; last updated 8/28/2023.

Canada: Songs of the Year, 1967-2022

Canada:

Songs of the Year, 1967-2022

These are the biggest hits for Canada each year from 1967 to present. 1967 to 1999 are based on Year-End RPM charts. 2008 onward are based on Billboard Canadian Hot 100 year-end charts. Other years are determined by selecting the song which spent the most weeks at #1 that year.

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First posted 4/24/2020; last updated 1/7/2023.

Steve Sullivan: Songs of the Year, 1889-2022

Steve Sullivan:

Songs of the Year, 1889-2022

To my delight, Steve Sullivan was one of my early fans on my Dave’s Music Database Facebook page. He did vital research for the Pop Memories 1890-1954 Record Research book, which has become one of my chart bibles. He has since published some of his own lists and several volumes of his Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. By tapping into those sources (see bottom of page) and his own posts on his personal Facebook page, I’ve assembled his picks for song of the year from 1889 to present.

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First posted 4/14/2019; last updated 12/31/2022.

Australia: Songs of the Year, 1950-2022

Australia:

Sogs of the Year, 1950-2022

The top songs from 1988 on are based on the Australian (ARIA) charts’ actual year-end lists (link at bottom of page). Year-end #1 songs prior to 1988 are based on which song had the most weeks at #1 that year.

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First posted 4/24/2020; last updated 1/7/2023.

Pop Culture Madness: Songs of the Year, 1898-2022

Pop Culture Madness:

Songs of the Year, 1898-2022

Pop Culture Madness bills itself as having charts which reflect continued popularity of songs, not just what was popular in its time. As such, their choices for best songs each year are often songs which never hit #1 on the charts. They have annual charts dating from 1955 to the present. With lists for 1900-1919 and another for the 1800s, that span can be stretched back to 1898.

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First posted 4/12/2019; last updated 1/7/2023.

Dave’s Faves: Songs of the Year

Dave’s Faves:

Songs of the Year, 1900-2022

These are my personal favorite songs for each year from 1900 to present.

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Last updated 1/7/2023.